Funding search · EIN 274334047 · Tonka Bay, MN
Walker 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.
- 54
- grants reported
- $219,505
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $2,000
- 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.
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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
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- Iowa State University Foundation4 grants · $85,000
- Minnesota Ovarian Cancer Alliance4 grants · $22,613
- Youth Hope Quad3 grants · $19,000
- Vince Lombardi Cancer Foundation3 grants · $15,000
- Washburn Center for Children4 grants · $13,000
- Sharing and Caring Hands4 grants · $10,750
- Second Harvest Heartland4 grants · $8,500
- Mayo Clinic3 grants · $7,500
- Minneapolis Parks Foundation4 grants · $7,000
- Minnesota Zoo Foundation4 grants · $7,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 54 reported grants, largest first.
- $35,000
Iowa State University Foundation · Ames, IA · 2025
General operations
- $30,000
Iowa State University Foundation · Ames, IA · 2024
General operations
- $12,113
Minnesota Ovarian Cancer Alliance · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
General operations
- $10,000
Iowa State University Foundation · Ames, IA · 2023
General operations
- $10,000
Iowa State University Foundation · Ames, IA · 2022
General operations
- $9,000
Youth Hope Quad · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
General operations
- $5,000
Youth Hope Quad · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
General operations
- $5,000
Vince Lombardi Cancer Foundation · Elm Grove, WI · 2024
General operation
- $5,000
Youth Hope Quad · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
General operations
- $5,000
Minnesota Ovarian Cancer Alliance · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
General operations
- $5,000
Vince Lombardi Cancer Foundation · Elm Grove, WI · 2023
General operation
- $5,000
Sharing and Caring Hands · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
General operations
- $5,000
Vince Lombardi Cancer Foundation · Elm Grove, WI · 2022
General operation
- $5,000
Washburn Center for Children · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
General operations
- $3,000
Child Evangelism Fellowship · West St Paul, MN · 2025
General operations
- $3,000
Washburn Center for Children · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
General operations
- $3,000
Sharing and Caring Hands · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
General operations
- $3,000
Washburn Center for Children · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
General operations
- $3,000
Minneapolis Parks Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
General operations
- $3,000
Minnesota Ovarian Cancer Alliance · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
General operations
- $2,500
Mayo Clinic · Rochester, MN · 2025
General operations
- $2,500
Sharing and Caring Hands · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
General operations
- $2,500
Mayo Clinic · Rochester, MN · 2024
General operations
- $2,500
Minnesota Ovarian Cancer Alliance · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
General operations
- $2,500
Second Harvest Heartland · Grand Rapids, MN · 2024
General operation
- $2,500
Mayo Clinic · Rochester, MN · 2022
General operations
- $2,000
Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans · Saint Paul, MN · 2025
Operating support
- $2,000
Minnesota Zoo Foundation · Apple Valley, MN · 2025
Operating support
- $2,000
Second Harvest Heartland · Grand Rapids, MN · 2025
General operation
- $2,000
The Asher House · Salem, OR · 2025
General operations
- $2,000
Washburn Center for Children · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
General operations
- $2,000
Lifeline Christian Mission · Westerville, OH · 2024
General operations
- $2,000
Lifeline Christian Mission · Westerville, OH · 2023
General operations
- $2,000
Minneapolis Parks Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
General operations
- $2,000
Minnesota Zoo Foundation · Apple Valley, MN · 2023
Operating support
- $2,000
Second Harvest Heartland · Grand Rapids, MN · 2023
General operation
- $2,000
Union Gospel Mission · Saint Paul, MN · 2023
General operations
- $2,000
Lifeline Christian Mission · Westerville, OH · 2022
General operations
- $2,000
Minnesota Zoo Foundation · Apple Valley, MN · 2022
Operating support
- $2,000
Second Harvest Heartland · Grand Rapids, MN · 2022
General operation
- $1,000
Minneapolis Parks Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
General operations
- $1,000
University of Minnesota Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
General operations
- $1,000
Minneapolis Parks Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
General operations
- $1,000
Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans · Saint Paul, MN · 2024
Operating support
- $1,000
Minnesota Zoo Foundation · Apple Valley, MN · 2024
Operating support
- $1,000
University of Minnesota Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
General operations
- $1,000
Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans · Saint Paul, MN · 2023
Operating support
- $1,000
University of Minnesota Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
General operations
- $1,000
Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans · Saint Paul, MN · 2022
Operating support
- $1,000
Union Gospel Mission · Saint Paul, MN · 2022
General operations
- $1,000
University of Minnesota Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
General operations
- $942
Gather and Grow (Waconia United Food Shelf) · Waconia, MN · 2022
General operations
- $250
Sharing and Caring Hands · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
General operations
- $200
Horizon Husky Baseball · Scottsdale, AZ · 2025
General operations
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