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 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

operation

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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

$43,442
2022
$47,000
2023
$56,750
2024
$72,313
2025

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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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.