Charles a Weyerhaeuser Memorial
St Paul, MN · EIN 41-6012063. Reported 250 grants totalling $1,939,400 to 121 recipients across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation told the IRS it does not accept unsolicited requests: it contributes only to organizations it selects itself.
Does this foundation accept applications?
No -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation to check a box if it "only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds". Charles a Weyerhaeuser Memorial checked it on its most recent filing, as 78% of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered did. An unsolicited request is unlikely to go anywhere.
Organizations it funds that make grants of their own
4 of the organizations Charles a Weyerhaeuser Memorial funded make grants themselves, and it reported 6 grants totalling $32,200 to them. That is 2% of the $1,495,784 of its giving we could match to a registered organization. Each is classified by the IRS as a philanthropy or grantmaking organization, reported grants to at least 25 organizations of its own, and has at least 10 funders behind it.
All of them file Form 990, which never asks whether an organization funds only groups it picks, so there is no answer on record either way.
What that does not mean. It does not mean an application to any of them reaches this foundation's money. A private foundation's grant to a community foundation or a federated campaign is often a donor-advised fund or a gift designated for a purpose the foundation chose, and has nothing to do with any open programme the receiving organization runs. Its return's purpose text sometimes names a family fund or a designated purpose, which is the plainest case of money no applicant can reach; where it names none, neither return says which. The list is who this foundation paid that also makes grants. Whether any of them would fund you is a question for its own page.
| Grantmaker | Kind | State | Received | Grants | Years | Last | Only funds organizations it picks? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Minneapolis Foundation | community foundation | Minnesota | $20,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
| Community Foundation Boulder County | community foundation | Colorado | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
| Park County Community Foundation | community foundation | Montana | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 | Its form does not ask |
| The Community Foundation | community foundation | North Carolina | $2,200 | 1 | 1 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
A floor, not a full list. A grantmaker appears here only where this foundation's return named it clearly enough for us to match the name to an EIN, which we manage for about two thirds of 990-PF grant rows, and only where that grantmaker has a page on this site. There may be more. Dollars here are summed by EIN across every spelling on its returns, so a figure can differ from the matching row in the full list below, which groups names as written. And the IRS classification cannot tell a grantmaker from a funders' association or a donor-advised fund sponsor, so a payment to one of these may be dues or an account rather than support for a grants programme.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $5,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,500 and $10,000; the smallest was $600 and the largest $51,167.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Blake School | Hopkins, MN | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Mount | Lenox, MA | $75,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| World Bicycle Relief | Chicago, IL | $71,167 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Buffalo Bill Center of the West | Cody, WY | $57,875 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Minnesota Public Radio | St Paul, MN | $57,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Farmworker Justice | Washington, DC | $53,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Coalition of Immokalee Workers Inc | Immokalee, FL | $52,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Montana State University Foundation | Bozeman, MT | $45,020 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Forest History Society | Durham, NC | $42,020 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Avon Old Farms School | Avon, CT | $41,075 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Guthrie Theatre | Minneapolis, MN | $41,075 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hathaway-Sycamores Child and Family Services | Pasadena, CA | $38,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Colorado Ballet Company | Denver, CO | $38,100 | 4 | 2 | 2024 |
| Tunnel to Towers Foundation | Staten Island, NY | $38,075 | 4 | 2 | 2024 |
| Polar Bear International | Bozeman, MT | $37,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Morgan Library and Museum | New York, NY | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| International Institute of New England | Boston, MA | $29,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Friends of Linden Hills Inc | Little Falls, MN | $28,466 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Johns Hopkins Center for Indigenous Health | Baltimore, MD | $27,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wounded Warrior Project Inc | Jacksonville, FL | $27,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Morrison County Historical Society | Little Falls, MN | $25,700 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Groundwork Denver | Denver, CO | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| International Dark-Sky Association | Tucson, AZ | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust | Seattle, WA | $22,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Trans Lifeline | San Francisco, CA | $22,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Beacon Interfaith Housing Collaborative | Saint Paul, MN | $20,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ethel Walker School | Simsbury, CT | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Indian Land Tenure Foundation | Little Canada, MN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Minneapolis Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $20,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| South Carolina Aquarium | Charleston, SC | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Minnestoa | Roseville, MN | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Billion Oyster Project | New York, NY | $19,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends Committee on National Legislation Education Fund | Washington, DC | $19,100 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hope Communities | Denver, CO | $19,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Weyerhaeuser Family Foundation | St Paul, MN | $18,700 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group | White Salmon, WA | $17,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Montana Wilderness School | Bozeman, MT | $17,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Reach Out and Read Minnesota | Bloomington, MN | $17,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Access Fund | Boulder, CO | $17,020 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Historic Charleston Foundation | Charleston, SC | $16,500 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Path Making It Home | Los Angeles, CA | $16,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Farmlink Project | Pacific Plsds, CA | $16,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Neighbor to Neighbor Loveland | Fort Collins, CO | $15,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gibbes Museum of Art | Charleston, SC | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Innocence Project | New York, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Scandia Valley Volunteer Fire Relief Association | Cushing, MN | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| World Central Kitchen Inc | Washington, DC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | $13,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tunnel to Tower Foundation | Staten Island, NY | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Coral Reef Alliance | San Francisco, CA | $12,400 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Northwest Weather and Avalanche Center | Bellevue, WA | $12,400 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Native American Rights Fund | Boulder, CO | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Heart of the Valley Animal Humane Society | Bozeman, MT | $11,520 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Institute of Range and American Mustang | Hot Springs, SD | $11,300 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Farestart | Seattle, WA | $11,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Musc Foundation | Charleston, SC | $11,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Food Bank of Larimer County | Loveland, CO | $10,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Warren Village | Denver, CO | $10,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Charleston Waterkeeper | Mount Pleasant, SC | $10,100 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| 4 Community Theatre | Wayzata, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Buffalo Bill Historical Center | Cody, WY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Charity Water | Hagerstown, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Colorado Cattlemen's Agricultural Land Trust - Ccalt | Arvada, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Coral Restoration Foundation | Tavernier, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Equal Justice Initiative | Montgomery, AL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Food Bank for Larimer County | Loveland, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gallatin Valley Land Trust | Bozeman, MT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Montana Land Reliance | Helena, MT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Outdoor Leadership School | Lander, WY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Peace Tree Vietnam | Seattle, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Better Angels Society | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Eagle Mount Bozeman | Bozeman, MT | $9,620 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Betsy-Tacy Society | Mankato, MN | $9,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Grandpaws Foundation | Lakewood, CA | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Preservation Society of Charleston | Charleston, SC | $9,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| 826 Valencia | San Francisco, CA | $8,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| A Place Called Home | Los Angeles, CA | $8,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pacific Crest Trail Association | Sacramento, CA | $8,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Groundworks Art Lab | Boulder, CO | $8,100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Humane Association | Washington, DC | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lowcountry Food Bank | Charleston, SC | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Opera Bozeman | Bozeman, MT | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Project Hope | Washington, DC | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends in Need Food Shelf | Cottage Grove, MN | $6,600 | 3 | 1 | 2024 |
| Heroes and Horses | Belgrade, MT | $6,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Burton K Wheeler Center | Bozeman, MT | $5,700 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Farm Sanctuary | Watkins Glen, NY | $5,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Metropolitan Opera Guild | New York, NY | $5,050 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Charleston Carriage House Advocates | Charleston, SC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community Foundation Serving Boulder County | Boulder, CO | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Doberman Rescue | Princeton, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Feast World Kitchen | Spokane, WA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Heart of the Valley Humane Society | Bozeman, MT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Park County Community Foundation | Livingston, MT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pet Helpers Inc | Charleston, SC | $5,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Scandia Valley First Response Team | Cushing, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Seattle Indian Health Board | Seattle, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Paul Union Gospel Mission | St Paul, MN | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Whitney Plantation Museum | Wallace, LA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| First Tee - Greater Charleston | Mt Pleasant, SC | $4,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Charleston Parks Conservancy | Charleston, SC | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Los Angeles Mission | Los Angeles, CA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Minnesota Land Trust | Saint Paul, MN | $3,300 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art | Boulder, CO | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Frick Collection | New York, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Fricke Collection | New York, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mental Health America of Montana Inc | Bozeman, MT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| People for Bikes | Boulder, CO | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rescue 4 All | Spokane, WA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Studio Arts Boulder | Boulder, CO | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Dogs Unbroken | Berthoud, CO | $2,200 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina | Asheville, NC | $2,200 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Minnesota State Fair Foundation | St Paul, MN | $1,750 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of Montana Shakespeare in the Parks | Bozeman, MT | $1,667 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bridger Canyon Fire Department | Bozeman, MT | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Human Resource Development Council | Bozeman, MT | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Be Good Foundation | Ketchum, ID | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union | Mount Vernon, VA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Shejumps | Salt Lake City, UT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Socks It 2 Me | Harrisburg, PA | $600 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
54 of 121 (45%) received money in more than one year over the 4 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 62%, across 3 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, and this foundation told the IRS it does not.
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.
- World Bicycle Relief
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT - BENTONVILLE 2022 - Johns Hopkins Center for Indigenous Health
THE ELDERS RESILIENCE CURRICULUM - Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust
WORK IN THE TEANAWAY COMMUNITY FOREST - Minnesota Public Radio
OPERA BROADCAST SPONSORSHIPS - Minneapolis Foundation
THE WEYERHAEUSER FAMILY FOUNDATION FUND (296448) - Friends Committee on National Legislation Education Fund
EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES THAT WILL SUPPORT GETTING THE TRUTH AND HEALING COMMISSION ON INDIAN BOARDING SCHOOL POLICIES IN THE UNITED STATES ACT PASSED
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 172 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 59 | $435,000 | $5,000 |
| 2022 | 62 | $535,500 | $7,500 |
| 2023 | 60 | $477,300 | $5,000 |
| 2024 | 69 | $491,600 | $5,000 |
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.
Where its money goes
22% of its giving went to organizations in Minnesota.
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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. Unlike this foundation, none of them is on record as funding only organizations it picks, and each page says what its filings show.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Charles a Weyerhaeuser Memorial's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). 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: 30 E Seventh St Suite 2000, St Paul, MN, 55101. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS.
EIN 41-6012063 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
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