Funding search · EIN 411988112 · Mendota Heights, MN
Whaley 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.
- 139
- grants reported
- $5.4M
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $5,000
- 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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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Cretin-Derham Hall3 grants · $1.1M
- Walker Art Center3 grants · $870,000
- Cretin-Derham Hall School2 grants · $800,000
- University of Minnesota Foundation1 grant · $500,000
- Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library5 grants · $388,000
- Sisters Rising Worldwide5 grants · $224,000
- Minnesota Historical Society4 grants · $202,000
- Nativity School Fund - 2023 Stewardship3 grants · $187,500
- United Way4 grants · $160,000
- Macalester College - Annual Fund5 grants · $125,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 139 grants.
- $500,000
University of Minnesota Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
Education - general purposes
- $400,000
Cretin-Derham Hall · St Paul, MN · 2024
Education - general purposes
- $400,000
Cretin-Derham Hall · St Paul, MN · 2024
Education - general purposes
- $400,000
Cretin-Derham Hall School · St Paul, MN · 2023
Education - general purposes
- $400,000
Cretin-Derham Hall School · St Paul, MN · 2022
Education - general purposes
- $290,000
Walker Art Center · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
Public charity - general purposes
- $290,000
Walker Art Center · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Public charity - general purposes
- $290,000
Walker Art Center · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Public charity - general purposes
- $250,000
Cretin-Derham Hall · Saint Paul, MN · 2025
Education - general purposes
- $129,500
Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library · Saint Paul, MN · 2024
Public charity - general purposes
- $129,500
Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library · Saint Paul, MN · 2024
Public charity - general purposes
- $125,000
Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library · Saint Paul, MN · 2025
Public charity - general purposes
- $100,000
Minnesota Historical Society · St Paul, MN · 2023
Public charity - general purposes
- $100,000
Minnesota Historical Society · St Paul, MN · 2022
Public charity - general purposes
- $70,000
Sisters Rising Worldwide · Saint Paul, MN · 2025
Public charity - general purposes
- $67,500
Walker Arts Center · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Public charity - general purposes
- $62,500
Nativity School Fund · Saint Paul, MN · 2025
Education - general purposes
- $62,500
Nativity School Fund - 2023 Stewardship · St Paul, MN · 2024
Education - general purposes
- $62,500
Nativity School Fund - 2023 Stewardship · St Paul, MN · 2024
Education - general purposes
- $62,500
Nativity School Fund - 2023 Stewardship · St Paul, MN · 2023
Education - general purposes
- $50,000
Catholic Schools Center of Excellence · Saint Paul, MN · 2025
Public charity - general purposes
- $50,000
Sisters Rising Worldwide · St Paul, MN · 2024
Public charity - general purposes
- $50,000
Sisters Rising Worldwide · St Paul, MN · 2024
Public charity - general purposes
- $50,000
Sisters Rising Worldwide · St Paul, MN · 2023
Public charity - general purposes
- $50,000
Walker Arts Center · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Public charity - general purposes
- $40,000
United Way · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
Public charity - general purposes
- $40,000
United Way · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Public charity - general purposes
- $40,000
United Way · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Public charity - general purposes
- $40,000
United Way · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Public charity - general purposes
- $40,000
Greater Tw United Way · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Public charity - general purposes
- $35,000
Kgsa Foundation · St Paul, MN · 2024
Education - general purposes
- $35,000
Kgsa Foundation · St Paul, MN · 2024
Education - general purposes
- $30,000
Macalester College - Annual Fund · Saint Paul, MN · 2025
Education - general purposes
- $30,000
Macalester College - Annual Fund · St Paul, MN · 2024
Education - general purposes
- $30,000
Macalester College - Annual Fund · St Paul, MN · 2024
Education - general purposes
- $25,000
Kiberia Girls Soccer Academy Foundation · Saint Paul, MN · 2025
Education - general purposes
- $25,000
Minnesota Public Radio · Saint Paul, MN · 2025
Education - general purposes
- $25,000
University of Denver Sturm College of Law · Denver, CO · 2025
Education - general purposes
- $25,000
Mpr - Gnc · St Paul, MN · 2024
Education - general purposes
- $25,000
Mpr - Gnc · St Paul, MN · 2024
Education - general purposes
- $25,000
Kgsa Foundation · St Paul, MN · 2023
Education - general purposes
- $25,000
Macalester College - Annual Fund · St Paul, MN · 2023
Education - general purposes
- $25,000
Mpr - Gnc · St Paul, MN · 2023
Education - general purposes
- $25,000
Kgsa Foundation · St Paul, MN · 2022
Education - general purposes
- $20,000
Catholic Charities - Hope Street · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
Religious - general purposes
- $20,000
Catholic Charities - Hope Street · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Religious - general purposes
- $20,000
Catholic Charities - Hope Street · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Religious - general purposes
- $20,000
Catholic Charities - Hope Street · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Religious - general purposes
- $12,500
Ramsey County Historical Society · St Paul, MN · 2024
Public charity - general purposes
- $12,500
Ramsey County Historical Society · St Paul, MN · 2024
Public charity - general purposes
- $12,500
Ramsey County Historical Society · St Paul, MN · 2023
Public charity - general purposes
- $11,000
Nativity of Our Lord Church · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
Public charity - general purposes
- $11,000
Nativity of Our Lord Church · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Public charity - general purposes
- $11,000
Nativity of Our Lord Church · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Public charity - general purposes
- $11,000
Nativity of Our Lord Church · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Public charity - general purposes
- $11,000
Nativity of Our Lord Church · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Public charity - general purposes
- $10,000
Catholic Charities - Hope Street · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Religious - general purposes
- $10,000
Macalester College - Annual Fund · St Paul, MN · 2022
Education - general purposes
- $10,000
Northeastern University · Boston, MA · 2022
Education - general purposes
- $7,000
Alight · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Public charity - general purposes
- $5,000
Alight · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
Public charity - general purposes
- $5,000
Highland Friendship Club · Saint Paul, MN · 2025
Public charity - general purposes
- $5,000
Planned Parenthood of Minnesota · Saint Paul, MN · 2025
Public charity - general purposes
- $5,000
Unbreakable Pit Bull Rescue · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
Public charity - general purposes
- $5,000
Alight · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Public charity - general purposes
- $5,000
Alight · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Public charity - general purposes
- $5,000
Highland Friendship Club · St Paul, MN · 2024
Public charity - general purposes
- $5,000
Highland Friendship Club · St Paul, MN · 2024
Public charity - general purposes
- $5,000
Planned Parenthood of Minnesota · St Paul, MN · 2024
Public charity - general purposes
- $5,000
Planned Parenthood of Minnesota · St Paul, MN · 2024
Public charity - general purposes
- $5,000
Unbreakable Pit Bull Rescue · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Public charity - general purposes
- $5,000
Unbreakable Pit Bull Rescue · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Public charity - general purposes
- $5,000
Alight · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Public charity - general purposes
- $5,000
Highland Friendship Club · St Paul, MN · 2023
Public charity - general purposes
- $5,000
Macalaster Step Forward · St Paul, MN · 2023
Education - general purposes
- $5,000
Planned Parenthood of Minnesota · St Paul, MN · 2023
Public charity - genereal purposes
- $5,000
Highland Friendship Club · St Paul, MN · 2022
Public charity - general purposes
- $5,000
Planned Parenthood of Minnesota · St Paul, MN · 2022
Public charity - genereal purposes
- $4,000
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2025
Public charity - general purposes
- $4,000
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2024
Public charity - general purposes
- $4,000
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2024
Public charity - general purposes
- $4,000
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2023
Public charity - general purposes
- $4,000
International Rescue Committee · New York, NY · 2022
Public charity - general purposes
- $4,000
Sisters Rising Worldwide · St Paul, MN · 2022
Public charity - general purposes
- $4,000
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2022
Public charity - general purposes
- $2,000
Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center · Breckenridge, CO · 2025
Education - general purposes
- $2,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2025
Public charity - general purposes
- $2,000
Neighborhood House · Saint Paul, MN · 2025
Public charity - general purposes
- $2,000
Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center · Breckenridge, CO · 2024
Education - general purposes
- $2,000
Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center · Breckenridge, CO · 2024
Education - general purposes
- $2,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2024
Public charity - general purposes
- $2,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2024
Public charity - general purposes
- $2,000
Neighborhood House · Saint Paul, MN · 2024
Public charity - general purposes
- $2,000
Neighborhood House · Saint Paul, MN · 2024
Public charity - general purposes
- $2,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2023
Public charity - general purposes
- $2,000
Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library · Saint Paul, MN · 2023
Public charity - general purposes
- $2,000
Neighborhood House · Saint Paul, MN · 2023
Public charity - general purposes
- $2,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2022
Public charity - general purposes
- $2,000
Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library · Saint Paul, MN · 2022
Public charity - general purposes
- $2,000
Neighborhood House · Saint Paul, MN · 2022
Public charity - general purposes
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