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 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

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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  • 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

$713,500
2022
$859,000
2023
$2.3M
2024
$1.6M
2025

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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