Funding search · EIN 753140739 · Wayzata, MN

Michael J & Karen B Frey Foundation

Name: Michael J & Karen B Frey Foundation grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

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

72
grants reported: $1.7M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $6,166
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Providence Academy3 grants · $515,000
Friends of Education2 grants · $250,000
Umlc2 grants · $125,000
Institute for Justice3 grants · $100,000
Alpha News3 grants · $100,000
Center for American Experiment3 grants · $93,000
Crook County School District3 grants · $85,000
Minnesota Voters Alliance2 grants · $75,000
Weston County Fire2 grants · $50,000
Upper Midwest Law Center1 grant · $50,000

Giving over time

$527,987

2022

$503,200

2023

$665,000

2024

Grant history

All 72 reported grants, largest first.

$250,000
Providence Academy · Plymouth, MN · 2022
General
$165,000
Providence Academy · Plymouth, MN · 2024
General
$150,000
Friends of Education · Wayzata, MN · 2023
General
$100,000
Friends of Education · Wayzata, MN · 2024
General
$100,000
Providence Academy · Plymouth, MN · 2023
General
$75,000
Umlc · Minnetonka, MN · 2024
General
$50,000
Center for American Experiment · Golden Valley, MN · 2024
General
$50,000
Institute for Justice · Arlington, VA · 2024
General
$50,000
Minnesota Voters Alliance · St Paul, MN · 2024
General
$50,000
Umlc · Minnetonka, MN · 2023
General
$50,000
Alpha News · Minnetonka, MN · 2022
General
$50,000
Upper Midwest Law Center · Golden Valley, MN · 2022
General
$42,000
Crook County School District · Sundance, WY · 2023
General
$26,000
Saint John the Baptist · New Brighton, MN · 2024
General
$25,000
Alpha News · Minnetonka, MN · 2024
General
$25,000
Crook County - Fire Fund · Sundance, WY · 2024
General
$25,000
Weston County Fire · Newcastle, WY · 2024
General
$25,000
Alpha News · Minnetonka, MN · 2023
General
$25,000
Institute for Justice · Arlington, VA · 2023
General
$25,000
Minnesota Voters Alliance · St Paul, MN · 2023
General
$25,000
Weston County Fire · Newcastle, WY · 2023
General
$25,000
Crook County · Sundance, WY · 2022
Fire fund
$25,000
Crook County School District · Sundance, WY · 2022
General
$25,000
Institute for Justice · Arlington, VA · 2022
General
$25,000
Mn Voters Alliance · St Paul, MN · 2022
General
$25,000
Weston County Fire Protection District · Newcastle, WY · 2022
General
$23,000
Center for American Experiment · Golden Valley, MN · 2022
General
$20,000
Center for American Experiment · Golden Valley, MN · 2023
General
$18,000
Crook County School District · Sundance, WY · 2024
General
$16,000
Folds of Honor · Wayzata, MN · 2024
General
$15,000
St Thomas Academy · Mendota Heights, MN · 2024
General
$15,000
Perspectives · Chicago, IL · 2023
General
$10,000
Giving Womn · St Paul, MN · 2024
General
$10,000
Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation · Saint Paul, MN · 2023
Giving womn community fund
$10,000
Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation · Saint Paul, MN · 2022
Giving womn
$6,500
Crook County Rodeo Royalty · Sundance, WY · 2023
General
$5,832
Basilica of Saint Mary · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
General
$5,000
Rein in Sarcoma · Fridley, MN · 2022
General
$3,000
Crook County Rodeo Royalty · Sundance, WY · 2024
General
$3,000
Saint Bartholomew of Wayzata · Wayzata, MN · 2023
General
$2,055
Como Friends · Saint Paul, MN · 2022
General
$2,000
Crook County Search and Rescue · Sundance, WY · 2024
General
$2,000
Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation · Saint Paul, MN · 2024
Giving womn community fund
$1,500
Crook County Search and Rescue · Sundance, WY · 2023
General
$1,000
Breakthrough T1d · Bloomington, MN · 2024
General
$1,000
Como Friends · Saint Paul, MN · 2024
General
$1,000
Eb Reseach Partnership · New York, NY · 2024
General
$1,000
Minnesota Landscape Arboretum · Chaska, MN · 2024
General
$1,000
Saint Bartholomew of Wayzata · Wayzata, MN · 2024
General
$1,000
Saint Johns University · Collegeville, MN · 2024
General
$1,000
The Basillica of Saint Mary · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
General
$1,000
Camp Brother Bear · Ashland, WI · 2023
General
$1,000
Como Friends · Saint Paul, MN · 2023
General
$1,000
Wiki Media · Washington, DC · 2023
General
$1,000
Greater Minneapolis Crisis Nursery · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
General
$1,000
Saint Bartholomew of Wayzata · Wayzata, MN · 2022
General
$1,000
St John Baptist Catholic Parish · Excelsior, MN · 2022
General
$1,000
Wiki Media · Washington, DC · 2022
General
$750
Minnesota Lanscape Arboretum Foundation · Chaska, MN · 2022
Gardens and plant collection
$500
American Swedish Institute · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
General
$500
Soles4souls · San Bernardino, CA · 2024
General
$500
Alzheimer'S Association · Rochester, MN · 2023
General
$500
Colorado Association for Behavior and Analysis · Golden, CO · 2023
General
$500
St Mary'S of the Lake · Lake City, MN · 2023
General
$500
Wayzata Yacht Club · Wayzata, MN · 2023
General
$500
Change the Outcome · Chanhassen, MN · 2022
General
$500
Delasalle High School · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Scherer endowed scholarship
$500
Innercity Tennis · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
General
$500
The Pennington School · Pennington, NJ · 2022
General
$250
Workabilities · Golden Valley, MN · 2022
General
$200
Wayzata Fire Department · Wayzata, MN · 2023
General
$100
Wayzata Fire Department · Wayzata, MN · 2022
General

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