Funding search · EIN 416494372 · Glencoe, MN

Wakefield Family Foundation

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

48
grants reported
$219,050
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$3,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

horserescuebreastcanceremergencyjackieoveromacademic

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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  • Polk County K9 Association4 grants · $40,000
  • Hoofbeats Therapeutic Riding Center3 grants · $28,000
  • Guild2 grants · $20,000
  • Animal Humane Society4 grants · $20,000
  • Allina Health Foundation2 grants · $17,500
  • Polk County Historical Society4 grants · $14,000
  • Orono Foundation for Education1 grant · $12,500
  • Southwest Virginia Dressage Association3 grants · $11,000
  • Guild Incorporated2 grants · $10,500
  • Abbott Northwestern Hospital Foundation2 grants · $8,000

Giving over time

$44,000
2022
$40,750
2023
$69,300
2024
$65,000
2025

Grant history

All 48 reported grants, largest first.

  • $16,000

    Polk County K9 Association · Amery, WI · 2025

    Unrestricted general support

  • $16,000

    Polk County K9 Association · Amery, WI · 2024

    Unrestricted general support

  • $15,000

    Hoofbeats Therapeutic Riding Center · Lexington, VA · 2025

    Unrestricted general support

  • $12,500

    Orono Foundation for Education · Maple Plain, MN · 2022

    $10,000 personal academic fund and $2,500 bullying program fund

  • $10,000

    Guild · St Paul, MN · 2025

    Unrestricted general support

  • $10,000

    Allina Health Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Unrestricted general support

  • $10,000

    Guild · St Paul, MN · 2024

    Unrestricted general support

  • $10,000

    Hoofbeats Therapeutic Riding Center · Lexington, VA · 2024

    Unrestricted general support

  • $7,500

    Allina Health Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2025

    Unrestricted general support

  • $7,000

    Guild Incorporated · Saint Paul, MN · 2023

    Unrestricted general support

  • $5,000

    Animal Humane Society · Golden Valley, MN · 2025

    $1,000 horse rescue and $4,000 general support

  • $5,000

    Animal Humane Society · Golden Valley, MN · 2024

    $1,000 horse rescue and $4,000 general support

  • $5,000

    New Freedom Farm · Buchanan, VA · 2024

    Unrestircted general support

  • $5,000

    Southwest Virginia Dressage Association · Riner, VA · 2024

    Unrestricted general support

  • $5,000

    Animal Humane Society · Golden Valley, MN · 2023

    $1,000 horse rescue and $4,000 general support

  • $5,000

    Animal Humane Society · Golden Valley, MN · 2022

    $1,000 horse rescue and $4,000 general support

  • $4,000

    Abbott Northwestern Hospital Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2023

    Jackie and tim overom breast cancer emergency assistance fund

  • $4,000

    Polk County Historical Society · Crookston, MN · 2023

    Unrestricted general support

  • $4,000

    Polk County K9 Association · Crookston, MN · 2023

    Unrestricted general support

  • $4,000

    Abbott Northwestern Hospital Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2022

    Jackie and tim overom breast cancer emergency assistance fund

  • $4,000

    Polk County Historical Society · Crookston, MN · 2022

    Unrestricted general support

  • $4,000

    Polk County K9 Association · Crookston, MN · 2022

    Unrestricted general support

  • $3,500

    Guild Incorporated · Saint Paul, MN · 2022

    Unrestricted general support

  • $3,000

    Natural Bridge Appalachian Trail Club · Lynchburg, VA · 2025

    Unrestricted general support

  • $3,000

    Polk County Historical Society · Balsam Lake, WI · 2025

    Unrestricted general support

  • $3,000

    Polk County Historical Society · Balsam Lake, WI · 2024

    Unrestricted general support

  • $3,000

    Hoofbeats Therapeutic Riding Center · Lexington, VA · 2023

    Unrestricted general support

  • $3,000

    Southwest Virginia Dressage Association · Woolwine, VA · 2023

    Unrestricted general support

  • $3,000

    Southwest Virginia Dressage Association · Woolwine, VA · 2022

    Unrestricted general support

  • $2,500

    We Can Ride · Maple Plain, MN · 2025

    Unrestricted general support

  • $2,500

    Always B Smiling · Bridgeville, PA · 2022

    Unrestricted general support

  • $2,000

    Friends of the Chessie Trail · Lexington, VA · 2025

    Unrestricted general support

  • $2,000

    Blake School · Hopkins, MN · 2024

    Unrestricted general support

  • $2,000

    8 To a Lamp · Chanhassen, MN · 2023

    Unrestricted general support

  • $2,000

    Blake School · Hopkins, MN · 2023

    Unrestricted general support

  • $2,000

    Glasgow Volunteer Fire Department · Glasgow, VA · 2023

    Unrestricted general support

  • $2,000

    Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation · Center City, MN · 2023

    Unrestricted general support

  • $2,000

    Blake School · Hopkins, MN · 2022

    Unrestricted general support

  • $2,000

    Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation · Center City, MN · 2022

    Unrestricted general support

  • $1,300

    Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation · Center City, MN · 2024

    Unrestricted general support

  • $1,250

    Always B Smiling · Bridgeville, PA · 2023

    Unrestricted general support

  • $1,000

    Blake School · Hopkins, MN · 2025

    Unrestricted general support

  • $1,000

    Always B Smiling · Bridgeville, PA · 2024

    Unrestricted general support

  • $1,000

    Friends of the Chessie Trail · Lexington, VA · 2024

    Unrestricted general support

  • $1,000

    Ride With Pride · Staunton, VA · 2023

    Unrestricted general support

  • $1,000

    Ride With Pride · Staunton, VA · 2022

    Unrestricted general support

  • $500

    Friends of the Chessie Trail · Lexington, VA · 2023

    Unrestricted general support

  • $500

    Friends of the Chessie Trail · Lexington, VA · 2022

    Unrestricted general support

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