Funding search · EIN 416018233 · Eagan, MN

W & a Soneson Scholarship Trust

Name: W & a Soneson Scholarship Trust grants, 2022–2025
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.

48
grants reported: $157,235
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $3,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. 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 scholarships

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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.

University of Mn Twin Cities2 grants · $16,000
Elmhurst University4 grants · $14,000
Grinnell College4 grants · $14,000
The College of St Scholastica2 grants · $12,000
University of Northwestern St Paul3 grants · $10,000
University of Wisconsin Madison3 grants · $10,000
College of St Scholastica2 grants · $10,000
University of Mn Duluth3 grants · $10,000
University of Wisconsin Stout3 grants · $8,000
University of Minnesota Twin Cities3 grants · $8,000

Giving over time

$40,480

2022

$38,000

2023

$48,755

2024

$30,000

2025

Grant history

All 48 reported grants, largest first.

$10,000
University of Mn Twin Cities · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Scholarships
$9,000
The College of St Scholastica · Duluth, MN · 2024
Scholarship
$6,000
University of Mn Twin Cities · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Scholarship
$6,000
College of St Scholastica · Duluth, MN · 2023
Scholarship
$5,000
University of Wisconsin Madison · Madison, WI · 2024
Scholarship
$4,000
College of St Scholastica · Duluth, MN · 2025
Scholarship
$4,000
University of Mn Duluth · Duluth, MN · 2025
Scholarship
$4,000
University of Northwestern St Paul · Roseville, MN · 2025
Scholarship
$4,000
University of Wisconsin Eau Claire · Bloomer, WI · 2025
Scholarship
$4,000
University of Wisconsin Madison · Madison, WI · 2025
Scholarship
$4,000
Elmhurst University · Elmhurst, IL · 2024
Scholarship
$4,000
Grinnell College · Grinnell, IA · 2024
Scholarship
$4,000
Minnesota State University Mankato · Mankato, MN · 2024
Scholarship
$4,000
University of Mn Duluth · Duluth, MN · 2024
Scholarship
$4,000
University of Northwestern St Paul · Roseville, MN · 2024
Scholarship
$4,000
University of Wi Stout · Menomonie, WI · 2024
Scholarship
$4,000
Elmhurst University · Elmhurst, IL · 2023
Scholarship
$4,000
Grinnell College · Grinnell, IA · 2023
Scholarship
$4,000
University of Minnesota Duluth · Duluth, MN · 2023
Scholarship
$4,000
University of Minnesota Twin Cities · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Scholarship
$4,000
University of Wisconsin Stout · Menomonie, WI · 2023
Scholarship
$4,000
Elmhurst University · Elmhurst, IL · 2022
General operating
$4,000
Grinnell College · Grinnell, IA · 2022
Scholarships
$3,000
University of Wisconsin - Madison · Madison, WI · 2023
Scholarship
$3,000
The College of St Scholastica · Duluth, MN · 2022
Scholarships
$2,755
Duluth Superior Area Community Fdn · Duluth, MN · 2024
Scholarship
$2,105
Duluth Superior Area Community Fdn · Duluth, MN · 2022
General operating
$2,000
Elmhurst University · Elmhurst, IL · 2025
Scholarship
$2,000
Grinnell College · Grinnell, IA · 2025
Scholarship
$2,000
Mankato State University · Mankato, MN · 2025
Scholarship
$2,000
University of Minnesota Twin Cities · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
Scholarship
$2,000
University of Wisconsin Stout · Menomonie, WI · 2025
Scholarship
$2,000
University of Wisconsin Eau Claire · Eau Claire, WI · 2024
Scholarship
$2,000
Bemidji State University · Bemidji, MN · 2023
Scholarship
$2,000
Drake University · Des Moines, IA · 2023
Scholarship
$2,000
Mankato State University · Mankato, MN · 2023
Scholarship
$2,000
University of Northwestern St Paul · St Paul, MN · 2023
Scholarship
$2,000
Bemidji State University · Bemidji, MN · 2022
General operating
$2,000
Drake University · Des Moines, IA · 2022
General operating
$2,000
Karin Berdahl and Drake University · Duluth, MN · 2022
General operating
$2,000
University of Minnesota Duluth · Duluth, MN · 2022
General operating
$2,000
University of Minnesota Twin Cities · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
General operating
$2,000
University of Mn Duluth · Duluth, MN · 2022
Scholarships
$2,000
University of Wisconsin Stout · Menomonie, WI · 2022
General operating
$2,000
University of Wisconsin- Stout · Menomonie, WI · 2022
General operating
$1,000
University of Wisconsin Madison · Chippewa Falls, WI · 2023
Scholarship
$1,000
University of Wisconsin- Madison · Madison, WI · 2022
General operating
$375
A Garden Center · Saginaw, MN · 2022
General operating

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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.