Funding search · EIN 396129125 · Eagan, MN

Melvin F and Ellen L Wagner Fdn

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

44
grants reported
$1.8M
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$42,025
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

scholarship

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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  • Alzheimers Association4 grants · $168,022
  • Sheboygan County Humane Society4 grants · $168,022
  • St James United Church of Christ4 grants · $168,022
  • United Way Worldwide4 grants · $168,022
  • Unity Christian Church4 grants · $168,022
  • Uw-Sheboygan County Foundation4 grants · $168,022
  • Aurora Health Foundation4 grants · $168,022
  • Children'S Hospital & Health4 grants · $168,022
  • Lakeland University4 grants · $168,022
  • Muscular Dystrophy Association4 grants · $168,022

Giving over time

$498,674
2022
$425,018
2023
$451,000
2024
$473,550
2025

Grant history

All 44 reported grants, largest first.

  • $45,334

    Alzheimers Association · Milwaukee, WI · 2022

    General operating

  • $45,334

    Aurora Health Foundation · Sheboygan, WI · 2022

    General operating

  • $45,334

    Children'S Hospital & Health · Milwaukee, WI · 2022

    General operating

  • $45,334

    Lakeland University · Plymouth, WI · 2022

    Scholarship

  • $45,334

    Muscular Dystrophy Association · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General operating

  • $45,334

    Sheboygan County Humane Society · Sheboygan, WI · 2022

    General operating

  • $45,334

    St James United Church of Christ · Newton, WI · 2022

    General operating

  • $45,334

    The Salvation Army · Alexandria, VA · 2022

    General operating

  • $45,334

    United Way Worldwide · Alexandria, VA · 2022

    General operating

  • $45,334

    Unity Christian Church · Sheboygan, WI · 2022

    General operating

  • $45,334

    Uw-Sheboygan County Foundation · Sheboygan, WI · 2022

    Scholarship

  • $43,050

    Alzheimers Association · Milwaukee, WI · 2025

    General operating

  • $43,050

    Aurora Health Foundation · Sheboygan, WI · 2025

    General operating

  • $43,050

    Children'S Hospital & Health · Milwaukee, WI · 2025

    General operating

  • $43,050

    Lakeland University · Plymouth, WI · 2025

    Scholarship

  • $43,050

    Muscular Dystrophy Association · Chicago, IL · 2025

    General operating

  • $43,050

    Sheboygan County Humane Society · Sheboygan, WI · 2025

    General operating

  • $43,050

    St James United Church of Christ · Newton, WI · 2025

    General operating

  • $43,050

    The Salvation Army · Alexandria, VA · 2025

    General operating

  • $43,050

    United Way Worldwide · Alexandria, VA · 2025

    General operating

  • $43,050

    Unity Christian Church · Sheboygan, WI · 2025

    General operating

  • $43,050

    Uw-Sheboygan County Foundation · Sheboygan, WI · 2025

    Scholarship

  • $41,000

    Alzheimers Association · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $41,000

    Aurora Health Foundation · Sheboygan, WI · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $41,000

    Children'S Hospital & Health · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $41,000

    Lakeland University · Plymouth, WI · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $41,000

    Muscular Dystrophy Association · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General operating

  • $41,000

    Salvation Army National Corp · Alexandria, VA · 2024

    General operating

  • $41,000

    Sheboygan County Humane Society · Sheboygan, WI · 2024

    General operating

  • $41,000

    St James United Church of Christ · Newton, WI · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $41,000

    United Way Worldwide · Alexandria, VA · 2024

    General operating

  • $41,000

    Unity Christian Church · Sheboygan, WI · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $41,000

    Uw-Sheboygan County Foundation · Sheboygan, WI · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $38,638

    Alzheimers Association · Milwaukee, WI · 2023

    Scholarship

  • $38,638

    Aurora Health Foundation · Sheboygan, WI · 2023

    Scholarship

  • $38,638

    Children'S Hospital & Health · Milwaukee, WI · 2023

    Scholarship

  • $38,638

    Lakeland University · Plymouth, WI · 2023

    Scholarship

  • $38,638

    Muscular Dystrophy Association · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General operating

  • $38,638

    Sheboygan County Humane Society · Sheboygan, WI · 2023

    General operating

  • $38,638

    St James United Church of Christ · Newton, WI · 2023

    Scholarship

  • $38,638

    The Salvation Army · Alexandria, VA · 2023

    General operating

  • $38,638

    United Way Worldwide · Alexandria, VA · 2023

    General operating

  • $38,638

    Unity Christian Church · Sheboygan, WI · 2023

    Scholarship

  • $38,638

    Uw-Sheboygan County Foundation · Sheboygan, WI · 2023

    Scholarship

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.