Red Wing Shoe Company Foundation
Red Wing, MN · EIN 41-6020177. Reported 437 grants totalling $4,652,711 to 233 organizations across tax years 2020-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$500median grant
$4,652,711granted, 2020-2024
233organizations funded
42%of grantees funded again the next year
$602,687assets, latest filing
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. Red Wing Shoe Company 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.
This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $500. Half of everything it gave fell between $130 and $1,684; the smallest was $25 and the largest $950,000. 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. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Givinga Foundation Inc | Wellesley, MA | $1,480,600 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Red Wing Elc | Red Wing, MN | $747,975 | 10 | 4 | 2023 |
| Sheldon Theatre | Red Wing, MN | $322,450 | 6 | 5 | 2024 |
| Environmental Learning Center | Sandstone, MN | $255,100 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Creekstone Montessori School | Red Wing, MN | $178,700 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| United Way - Gwp | Red Wing, MN | $174,559 | 6 | 4 | 2023 |
| Red Wing Youth Outreach | Red Wing, MN | $146,151 | 10 | 3 | 2022 |
| The Friends of the Friedrich Civic Center | Red Wing, MN | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| United Way of Goodhue Wabasha & Pierce Counties | Red Wing, MN | $91,700 | 2 | 1 | 2020 |
| Red Wing Ignite | Red Wing, MN | $66,667 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Red Wing Arts Association | Red Wing, MN | $62,500 | 9 | 4 | 2023 |
| National Eagle Center | Wabasha, MN | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Hope & Harbor Homeless Shelter | Red Wing, MN | $51,700 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Red Wing YMCA | Red Wing, MN | $50,700 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Washington County Community Partnership | Springdale, AR | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Red Cottage Montessori | Red Wing, MN | $47,700 | 5 | 3 | 2022 |
| Universal Music Center | Red Wing, MN | $46,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Care Clinic | Red Wing, MN | $45,300 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Hispanic Outreach of Goodhue County | Red Wing, MN | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Assistance & Resource Center Inc | Red Wing, MN | $44,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| City of Red Wing | Red Wing, MN | $35,100 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Red Wing Family YMCA | Red Wing, MN | $28,325 | 7 | 3 | 2022 |
| Healing Play Inc | Prescott, WI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lake Street Council | Minneapolis, MN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Zumbrota Area Arts Council | Zumbrota, MN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Junior Achievement of the Upper Midwest | Saint Paul, MN | $21,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Lake Pepin Legacy Alliance | Red Wing, MN | $21,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Red Wing Nordic Club | Minneapolis, MN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Serveminnesota Reading Corps | Minneapolis, MN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends of the Ellsworth Public Library | Ellsworth, WI | $17,300 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hiawatha Valley Mental Health Center | Winona, MN | $15,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Faith in Action | Red Wing, MN | $15,200 | 4 | 2 | 2023 |
| Red Wing Innovative Incuabator | Red Wing, MN | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Serveminnesota | Minneapolis, MN | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| St John's Lutheran Church | Red Wing, MN | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| YMCA Camp Lakewood and Trout Lodge | Arlington, VA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Red Wing Area Seniors | Red Wing, MN | $11,680 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Goodhue County Historical Society | Red Wing, MN | $11,300 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Red Wing Downtown Main Street | Red Wing, MN | $10,050 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Big Turn Music Festival | Red Wing, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Goodhue County Child & Family Collaborative | Red Wing, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Rw Arts | Red Wing, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Washington County | Washington, IA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Anderson Center | Red Wing, MN | $9,750 | 6 | 4 | 2023 |
| Special Olympics Mn | Minneapolis, MN | $7,406 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Junior Achievement Upper Midwest | Saint Paul, MN | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Ellsworth School District Foundation | Ellsworth, WI | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Jesus Driven | Red Wing, MN | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Minnesota Landmarks Inc | Saint Paul, MN | $6,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Red Wing Park Naturalist | Red Wing, MN | $5,700 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cannon Valley Senior Center | Cannon Falls, MN | $5,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Noontime Kiwanis Foundation - Flower Baskets | Red Wing, MN | $4,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Red Wing Noontime Kiwanis Foundation | Red Wing, MN | $4,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Red Wing Area Food Shelf | Red Wing, MN | $4,005 | 7 | 4 | 2023 |
| Cannon Valley Trail | Cannon Falls, MN | $3,850 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Gamehaven Council BSA | Rochester, MN | $3,650 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Paws Protective Animal Welfare Society | River Falls, WI | $3,425 | 9 | 4 | 2023 |
| American Cancer Society | Hagerstown, MD | $3,222 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Visions of Hope Training Program | Park Hills, MO | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| YMCA Trout Lodge & Camp Lakewood | Potosi, MO | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| University of Mn Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $2,850 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Red Wing Wildlife League | Red Wing, MN | $2,600 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Isd #256 - Sunnyside Elementary | Red Wing, MN | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Meals on Wheels | Arligton, VA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Plum City Food Pantry | Plum City, WI | $2,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Mn Elks Youth Camp | Nisswa, MN | $2,150 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Camp Kudzu | Atlanta, GA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Clean River Partners | Northfield, MN | $2,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Ellsworth Community School Dist Foundation | Ellsworth, WI | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Live Healthy Red Wing | Red Wing, MN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Minnesota Military Family Foundation | Golden Valley, MN | $2,000 | 4 | 3 | 2022 |
| Saint Johns University | Collegeville, MN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Venice Theatre | Venice, FL | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Compassion International | Colorado Springs, CO | $1,785 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Visitation School | Mendota Heights, MN | $1,750 | 4 | 3 | 2022 |
| Standup for Kids - Orange County | Decatur, GA | $1,700 | 3 | 2 | 2021 |
| Hiawatha Valley Mental Health | Winona, MN | $1,608 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Minnesota Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $1,600 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hope Coalition | Red Wing, MN | $1,584 | 5 | 3 | 2022 |
| Face to Face | Philadelphia, PA | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| First United Methodist Church | Red Wing, MN | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Friends of St Paul College | Saint Paul, MN | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| NAMI Minnesota | St Paul, MN | $1,485 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Friends of the Bluffs | Red Wing, MN | $1,300 | 4 | 3 | 2022 |
| Our Savior's Lutheran Church | Moorhead, MN | $1,300 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Friends of the Sheldon | Red Wing, MN | $1,200 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Gamehaven Council BSA #299 | Rochester, MN | $1,200 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Minneapolis, MN | $1,160 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Amerian Red Cross | Boone, IA | $1,100 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| JP4 Foundation | Vadnais Heights, MN | $1,100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Croix Valley Foundation | Hudson, WI | $1,100 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Smile Train | New York, NY | $1,050 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Cannon River Watershed Clean-Up | Northfield, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Cuyuna Lakes Education Foundation | Crosby, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ellsworth Elementary School | Ellsworth, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hillsdale College | Hillsdale, MI | $1,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Hispanic Outreach | Red Wing, MN | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Historic Saint Paul | St Paul, MN | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Mankato Area Foundation | Mankato, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Red Wing Area Farmers Market | Red Wing, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Red Wing Arts Ass'n | Red Wing, MN | $1,000 | 2 | 1 | 2020 |
| Red Wing Collectors Society Foundation | Red Wing, MN | $1,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Red Wing Singers | Red Wing, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| American Foundation for Suicide Prevention | New York, NY | $950 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Red Cross | Boone, IA | $950 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Evangelical Lutheran Church - Good Gifts | Minneapolis, MN | $765 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Heifer International | Little Rock, AR | $750 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Loaves & Fishes | Minneapolis, MN | $700 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Trout Unlimited - Kiap-Tu-Wish | Hudson, WI | $656 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Catholic Charities | Winona, MN | $650 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Keller Family Community Foundation | Richmond, MN | $550 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Out of the Darkness Walk | St Paul, MN | $515 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Church of St Joseph | Red Wing, MN | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| City of Red Wing - Sustainability Commission | Red Wing, MN | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ellsworth Area Ambulance | Ellsworth, WI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Goodhue County Master Gardeners | Red Wing, MN | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Healthy Kids Running Series | Chadds Ford, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Historic St Paul | Saint Paul, MN | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Indy Neighborhood Cats | Indianapolis, IN | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Maiden Rock Area Community | Maiden Rock, WI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Maiden Rock Area Community Association | Maiden Rock, WI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Maiden Rock Press | Maiden Rock, WI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nicolas Greve Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Paws for Purple Hearts | Penngrove, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pierce County 4-H | Tacoma, WA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Red Wing Municipal Golf Corp | Red Wing, MN | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Ruffed Grouse Society | Superior, WI | $500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Oak Clinic | Uniontown, OH | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wounded Warrior Project | Topeka, KS | $500 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Hayward Community Food Shelf | Hayward, WI | $475 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| St Francis School | Cleveland, OH | $425 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Red Wing Area Fund | Red Wing, MN | $400 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Red Wing Police Benevolent Association | Red Wing, MN | $400 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Stephen Siller Tunnel to Tower Fdn | Staten Island, NY | $400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| United Lutheran Church | Red Wing, MN | $390 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Second Harvest Heartland | Brooklyn Park, MN | $375 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Minneapolis Institute of Art | Minneapolis, MN | $350 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| United Way of Gwp | Red Wing, MN | $350 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Alzheimer's Association | Edina, MN | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Carpenter St Croix Valley Nature Center | Hastings, MN | $300 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Haitian Relief Services | River Falls, WI | $300 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Holderness School | Holderness, NH | $300 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Lutheran World Relief | Baltimore, MD | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Minnesota Chorale | Minneapolis, MN | $300 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Random Acts of Flowers | Knoxville, TN | $300 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| St Mary's University of Mn | Winona, MN | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Trevor Project Inc | West Hollywood, CA | $300 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| University of Mary | Bismarck, ND | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Heart Association | Dallas, TX | $295 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Mayo Clinic | Rochester, MN | $283 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Winona Health Foundation | Winona, MN | $283 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Every Hand Joined | Red Wing, MN | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Modern Widows Club - Minneapolis | Winter Park, FL | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sola - School of Leadership Afghanistan | Boston, MA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation | Staten Island, NY | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Thrive Mighty | Minneapolis, MN | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Twin Cities Public Television Inc | Saint Paul, MN | $220 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Spring Valley Elementary School | Spring Valley, WI | $210 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Minnesota Ovarian Cancer Alliance | Minneapolis, MN | $200 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Mn Assistance Council for Veterans | Saint Paul, MN | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mn Landscape Arboretum Foundation | Chaska, MN | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pasadena Humane Society | Pasadena, CA | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pottery Museum of Red Wing | Red Wing, MN | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tcpt Inc | Saint Paul, MN | $200 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Heritage Foundation | Washington, DC | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Williams College | Williamstown, MA | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Wounded Warrior | Topeka, KS | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Protective Animal Welfare Society | River Falls, WI | $175 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Children's Minnesota | Saint Paul, MN | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Listening House of St Paul Inc | Saint Paul, MN | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Loaves and Fishes | Minneapolis, MN | $150 | 2 | 1 | 2020 |
| Wheelchair Foundation | Danville, CA | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wounded Warrior | Jacksonville, FL | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| YMCA Camp Pepin | Washington, DC | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Deluxe Corporation | Rncho Cordova, CA | $125 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans | St Paul, MN | $125 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| River Bluff Human Society | Red Wing, MN | $125 | 2 | 1 | 2020 |
| Sisters of Charity | Baltic, CT | $125 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Greater Minneapolis Crisis Nursery | Minneapolis, MN | $125 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Partners in Health | Brewer, ME | $104 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Children's Tumor Foundation | New York, NY | $103 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| 360 Communities | Burnsville, MN | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| American Players Theatre | Spring Green, WI | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Carpenter Nature Center | Hastings, MN | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Charitable Venture | Clifton Park, NY | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cornell University | Ithaca, NY | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Crazy Horse Memorial Foundation | Crazy Horse, SD | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Crohn's & Colitis Foundation | Roseville, MN | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Crohns & Colitis Foundation of America | Roseville, MN | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | Bethesda, MD | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Ellsworth High School Drama Organization | Ellsworth, WI | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friends of Animal Adoptions | Hastings, MN | $100 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness | Saint Paul, MN | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Habitat for Humanity International | Marshall, MN | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hastings Family Service | Hastings, MN | $100 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Hispanic Outreach Goodhue County | Red Wing, MN | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Jdrf Minnesota | Bloomington, MN | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Minnesota Public Radio | Saint Paul, MN | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Mn Assistance Council for Vets | Saint Paul, MN | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Northern Star Scouting | Fort Snelling, MN | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Pittsburgh Community Broadcasting | Pittsburgh, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Prescott Foundation | Latham, NY | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Red Wing Public School Foundation | Red Wing, MN | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House | Rochester, MN | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Saint Mary's University of Mn | Winona, MN | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Saint Rose of Lima School | St Paul, MN | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Rose of Lima School | Maywood, CA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Highground | Neillsville, WI | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tpt Twin Cities PBS | Saint Paul, MN | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| University of Wi Superior Foundation | Superior, WI | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Vertical Raise Np LLC | Coeur D Alene, ID | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bethel Church | Ellsworth, WI | $75 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cannon Falls Elementary PTO | Cannon Falls, MN | $60 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends of PBS Wi | Madison, WI | $60 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends of PBS Wisconsin Inc | Madison, WI | $60 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Friends of Oxbow | Rochester, MN | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Good for Girls - Red Wing | Red Wing, MN | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Sawyer Co | Hayward, WI | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Houston Food Bank | Houston, TX | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hunger Solutions Mn | Saint Paul, MN | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mount Dora Center for Arts | Mt Dora, FL | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Northeastern Minnesotans for Wilderness | Ely, MN | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| River Bluff Humane Society | Red Wing, MN | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Spring Valley Community Food Pantry | Spring Valley, WI | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| United Way of Hastings | Hastings, MN | $50 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| USO | Washington, DC | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Women Cents | St Paul, MN | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Hunger Prevention Council of Pierce County | Ellsworth, WI | $40 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Elks International Foundation | Chicago, IL | $30 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Diabetes Association | Arlington, VA | $25 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Stone Lake Area Historical Society | Stone Lake, WI | $25 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Open Door | Eagan, MN | $25 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Turban Project | Frazeysburg, OH | $25 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
79 of 233 (34%) 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 42%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 210 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 112 | $672,609 | $500 |
| 2021 | 144 | $824,187 | $500 |
| 2022 | 90 | $1,031,472 | $500 |
| 2023 | 87 | $1,103,568 | $500 |
| 2024 | 4 | $1,020,875 | $35,387 |
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.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 64% of this one's giving went to organizations in Minnesota. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
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How to approach this foundation
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- 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.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Red Wing Shoe Company Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2020-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 314 Main Street, Red Wing, MN, 55066. 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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