Wem Foundation
Type: Private foundation · EIN: 41-1604640 · Headquarters: Minneapolis, MN 55440-5828
NTEE code: not stated · Applications: Preselected only — does not accept unsolicited applications
Total grants paid: $612,007,377.00 (2020–2023, all fiscal years on file). This total comes from the GetFunded foundation-years file (grants_paid), never from adding up the grants below.
Only 301 of this foundation's grants on file were matched to a named recipient ($284,205,455.00); $327,801,922.00 across 238 grants was not linked to a named recipient and is counted in the total above, not listed below. The 20 largest matched grants shown here total $181,690,000.00 — a subset of the total, not the total itself.
Foundation data: grants paid, latest complete year 2023 (2024 partial — included, each grant labelled by fiscal year). Each grant below shows its fiscal year plainly. 990-PF grant rows carry no recipient EIN — the recipient name shown is the organisation GetFunded matched the row to; matches can be wrong, so check the filing object ID against the source filing.
| Recipient | City / State | Amount | Fiscal year | Filing object ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts | Minneapolis, MN | $25,050,000.00 | FY2023 | 202402139349100605 |
| Dunwoody College of Technology | Minneapolis, MN | $25,000,000.00 | FY2022 | 202322019349100012 |
| Minnesota Historical Society | Saint Paul, MN | $20,000,000.00 | FY2022 | 202322019349100012 |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000,000.00 | FY2023 | 202402139349100605 |
| Minneapolis Parks Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000,000.00 | FY2023 | 202402139349100605 |
| United Presbyterian Church in the Usa Westminster Presbyterian Churc | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000,000.00 | FY2022 | 202322019349100012 |
| Second Harvest Heartland | Brooklyn Park, MN | $9,000,000.00 | FY2022 | 202322019349100012 |
| Guthrie Theatre Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $8,225,000.00 | FY2023 | 202402139349100605 |
| Project Success-Students Undertaking Creative Control | Minneapolis, MN | $7,100,000.00 | FY2023 | 202402139349100605 |
| Northside Achievement Zone | Minneapolis, MN | $6,250,000.00 | FY2023 | 202402139349100605 |
| Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | $6,100,000.00 | FY2023 | 202402139349100605 |
| Groves Academy | St Louis Park, MN | $5,255,000.00 | FY2023 | 202402139349100605 |
| Cristo Rey Jesuit High School | Minneapolis, MN | $5,150,000.00 | FY2023 | 202402139349100605 |
| Minnesota Historical Society | Saint Paul, MN | $5,100,000.00 | FY2023 | 202402139349100605 |
| Great Mn Schools | Minneapolis, MN | $5,100,000.00 | FY2023 | 202402139349100605 |
| Second Harvest Heartland | Brooklyn Park, MN | $5,060,000.00 | FY2023 | 202402139349100605 |
| Dunwoody College of Technology | Minneapolis, MN | $5,000,000.00 | FY2023 | 202402139349100605 |
| University of Minnesota Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $5,000,000.00 | FY2023 | 202402139349100605 |
| Way To Grow | Minneapolis, MN | $4,750,000.00 | FY2023 | 202402139349100605 |
| Urban Ventures Leadership Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $4,550,000.00 | FY2023 | 202402139349100605 |
| Total of grants shown on this page (matched grants only) | $181,690,000.00 | |||
Grants paid by fiscal year
From the foundation-years file. "Not linked" grants are counted here and in the total above, but have no named recipient to list. "Basis" is which 990-PF line the grants-paid figure was read from — qualifying distributions or disbursements for charitable purposes; the two lines are not the same measure. Years after FY2024, where present, are totals only — the matched-grant files end at FY2024, so no named grants are shown for those years.
| Fiscal year | Grants paid | Basis | Grants on file | Linked | Not linked | Amount not linked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $360,016,374.00 | qualifying_distributions | 135 | 81 | 54 | $177,285,704.00 |
| FY2022 | $204,380,117.00 | qualifying_distributions | 138 | 77 | 61 | $121,386,700.00 |
| FY2021 | $18,828,437.00 | qualifying_distributions | 130 | 75 | 55 | $6,813,200.00 |
| FY2020 | $28,782,449.00 | qualifying_distributions | 136 | 68 | 68 | $22,316,318.00 |
| All years on file | $612,007,377.00 | 539 | 301 | 238 | $327,801,922.00 |
Sources
Foundation profile on GetFunded: https://getfunded.ai/funder/0183493f-c9d9-43e4-8e30-8343837e3126
Foundation data: GetFunded Open Foundation List (release data-2026-10-08), CC BY 4.0 — Open Funder Database contributors (GetFunded), from IRS e-file data. Built from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Also listed on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer: EIN 41-1604640.
Each grant above names its filing object ID so it can be checked against the source filing. No purpose text is published with these grants (the source withholds it pending a privacy review).