Ciresi Walburn Foundation
Minneapolis, MN · EIN 41-1955286. Reported 141 grants totalling $10.6M to 66 recipients across tax years 2020-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Ciresi Walburn Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $50,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $40,000 and $80,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $608,500. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of St Thomas | St Paul, MN | $1,178,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Minnesota Private College Fund | St Paul, MN | $906,763 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Way to Grow | Minneapolis, MN | $695,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Summit Academy Oic | Minneapolis, MN | $550,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Ed Allies | Minneapolis, MN | $525,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Ascension Church and School | Minneapolis, MN | $450,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Serve Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN | $450,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Global Academy | New Brighton, MN | $386,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Prodeo Academy | Columbia Heights, MN | $376,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Northside Achievement Zone | Minneapolis, MN | $350,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Minnesota Parent Union | St Paul, MN | $310,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Cristo Rey Jesuit High School | Minneapolis, MN | $300,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Greater Mn Schools | Minneapolis, MN | $275,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Montesori Center of Minnesota | St Paul, MN | $230,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Friendship Academy of the Arts | Minneapolis, MN | $225,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Reading Partners Twin Cities | St Paul, MN | $215,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Northfield Public Schools | Northfield, MN | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| St Paul Promise Neighborhood Co Amherst H Wilder Foundation | Saint Paul, MN | $175,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Dunwoody College of Technology | Minneapolis, MN | $135,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Jewish Family and Childrens Service of Mpls | Golden Valley, MN | $125,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Breakthrough Twin Cities | St Paul, MN | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Children's Theatre Company | Minneapolis, MN | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Close Gaps By 5 | Minneapolis, MN | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Hennepin Schools | Minneapolis, MN | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Jewish Family and Children's Service of Minneapolis | Waltham, MA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Think Small | St Paul, MN | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hopkins Public Schools Community Education | Hopkins, MN | $99,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Breakthorugh Twin Cities | St Paul, MN | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Sanneh Foundation | St Paul, MN | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Compas Inc | St Paul, MN | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Harvest Best Academy | Minneapolis, MN | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Migizi | Minneapolis, MN | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation | Owantonna, MN | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Thrive Ed | Hampton, GA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tntp (the New Teacher Project) | New York, NY | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Little Free Library | St Paul, MN | $70,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Tntp (teach Minnesota) | Minneapolis, MN | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Groves Learning Organization | St Louis Park, MN | $68,968 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Educators for Excellence | St Paul, MN | $65,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Reach Out & Read Minnesota | Bloomington, MN | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| YWCA Duluth | Duluth, MN | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Aim Higher Foundation | St Paul, MN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Elevating Education Mn | Minneapolis, MN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends of Education | Minnetonka, MN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jeremiah Program | Minneapolis, MN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Link Public Schools | Minneapolis, MN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Pillsbury United Communities | Minneapolis, MN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Reve Academy | Minneapolis, MN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Risen Christ Catholic School | Minneapolis, MN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Northeast College Prep | Minneapolis, MN | $40,475 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Decoding Dyslexia Minnesota | St Paul, MN | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friends of the Minnesota Orchestra | Minneapolis, MN | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Groves Academy | St Louis Park, MN | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Minnesota Council of Churches | Minneapolis, MN | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Montessori American Indian Childcare Center | St Paul, MN | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Venture Academies | Minneapolis, MN | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Amherst H Wilder Foundation | St Paul, MN | $32,259 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| East Side Learning Center | St Paul, MN | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Lundstrom Performing Arts | Minneapolis, MN | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chartersource | St Paul, MN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Duluth Community School Collaborative | Duluth, MN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Hunt Institute | Cary, NC | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Joyce Preschool | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Yes Network | St Cloud, MN | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dance City | Minneapolis, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| People Serving People | Minneapolis, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
35 of 66 (53%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 68%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Minnesota Private College Fund
RKMC FOUNDATION FOR CHILDREN SCHOLARSHIP AND CAPACITY BUILDING FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN MEN GRANTS ISSUED - Way to Grow
GREAT BY 8 EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION - Serve Minnesota
EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT, ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY, ENVIROMENTAL PROTECTION, SUBSTANCE USE RECOVERY, AFFORDABLE HOUSING - Friendship Academy of the Arts
EDUCATE CHILDREN TO BE CONFIDENT, COMPETENT AND CREATIVE CITIZENS - Summit Academy Oic
TRAINING THE EMERGING WORKFORCE - Ascension Church and School
ASCENSION CATHOLIC ACADEMY
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 90 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 24 | $1,963,401 | $50,000 |
| 2021 | 32 | $2,340,096 | $52,500 |
| 2022 | 26 | $1,659,468 | $55,000 |
| 2023 | 28 | $2,283,500 | $50,000 |
| 2024 | 31 | $2,370,000 | $50,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. Ciresi Walburn Foundation has 1 of them, worth $742,000. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Mn Private College Fund | St Paul, MN | $742,000 |
Where its money goes
97% of its giving went to organizations in Minnesota. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $50,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Minnesota.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Ciresi Walburn Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2020-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 225 South Sixth Street Suite 4600, Minneapolis, MN, 55402. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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