Funders › MN › Wem Foundation › 2020
Grants paid by Wem Foundation, tax year 2020
EIN 41-1604640 · MN · Form 990-PF, Part XV
In tax year 2020, Wem Foundation (EIN 41-1604640) reported 136 grants paid totaling $28,478,518. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Every grant, 2020
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Yale University New Haven, CT | U | $12,667,368 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Cornell Lab Or Ornithology Ithaca, NY | U | $4,000,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | University of Minnesota Foundation - Bell Museum and Planetarium Minneapolis, MN | U | $1,000,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Indian River Land Trust Inc Vero Beach, FL | U | $700,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Great Mn Schools Minneapolis, MN | C | $675,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Risen Christ School Minneapolis, MN | U | $600,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | National Academies of Sciences Washington, DC | U | $500,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Dunwoody College of Technology Minneapolis, MN | B | $500,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | The Learning Alliance Vero Beach, FL | C | $325,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Youth Frontiers Minneapolis, MN | B | $325,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Center of the American Experiment Minneapolis, MN | C | $300,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Groves Academy St Louis Park, MN | B | $300,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Way to Grow Minneapolis, MN | B | $300,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Hope Faith & Love Global Ministries Minneapolis, MN | U | $290,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Livingston Healthcare Foundation Livingston, MT | B | $265,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Summit Academy Oic Minneapolis, MN | B | $250,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Minnesota Historical Society St Paul, MN | B | $250,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History New Haven, CT | U | $250,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Hope Academy Minneapolis, MN | B | $225,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Synergy & Leadership Exchange North Mankato, MN | B | $225,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Junior Achievement of the Upper Midwest St Paul, MN | U | $175,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Catholic Schools Center of Excellence Minneapolis, MN | C | $150,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | YMCA of the North Minneapolis, MN | U | $150,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | YWCA Minneapolis Minneapolis, MN | D | $140,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | College Possible - Twin Cities St Paul, MN | D | $130,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | The Charlemagne Institute Bloomington, MN | U | $125,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Minneapolis Parks Foundation Minneapolis, MN | B | $120,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Property & Environment Research Center Bozeman, MT | U | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Minnesota Transitions Charter School Minneapolis, MN | C | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Vna & Hospice Foundation Vero Beach, FL | U | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Northeast College Prep Minneapolis, MN | B | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Cristo Rey Jesuit High School Minneapolis, MN | B | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Prodeo Academy Minneapolis, MN | C | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Northside Achievement Zone Minneapolis, MN | B | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Church of the Ascension Minneapolis, MN | U | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Hope Academy Minneapolis, MN | B | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Project for Pride in Living Minneapolis, MN | B | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Hiawatha Academies Minneapolis, MN | B | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Blessed Trinity Catholic School Richfield, MN | U | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Kipp Minnesota Minneapolis, MN | C | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Global Academy New Brighton, MN | B | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | St Helena Catholic School Minneapolis, MN | U | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Community of Saints Reg Catholic School West St Paul, MN | C | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Second Harvest Heartland Brooklyn Park, MN | B | $90,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Reading Partners St Paul, MN | U | $75,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | We Care Solar Berkeley, CA | C | $75,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Ed Allies Minneapolis, MN | C | $75,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Twin Cities Public Television St Paul, MN | B | $60,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Genesys Works - Twin Cities St Paul, MN | U | $60,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Young Life Boulder Valley Prescott, AZ | U | $60,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Minnesota Council On Economic Education St Paul, MN | U | $55,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Tree Trust St Paul, MN | B | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Boys & Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities St Paul, MN | B | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Nature Conservancy Minneapolis, MN | U | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Banyan Community Minneapolis, MN | U | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Bestprep Brooklyn Park, MN | B | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | University of Minnesota Foundation St Paul, MN | C | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Achievempls Minneapolis, MN | U | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Literacy Matters Minneapolis, MN | D | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Urban Ventures Leadership Foundation Minneapolis, MN | B | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Think Small St Paul, MN | B | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Project Success Minneapolis, MN | D | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | First Tee of St Paul Shakopee, MN | U | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Kingswood College Grahamstown | U | $30,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Ussac Fund Hamilton, MT | U | $30,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Ussac Fund Hamilton, MT | U | $30,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Close Gaps by 5 Minneapolis, MN | U | $30,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Cookie Cart Minneapolis, MN | B | $30,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Ruckelshaus Institute Haub School of Environment & Natural Resources Laramie, WY | U | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Smithsonian Institution American Art Museum Washington, DC | U | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Riverside Theatre Vero Beach, FL | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Macphail Center for Music Minneapolis, MN | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | United Way of Indian River County Vero Beach, FL | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | One Village Partners Minneapolis, MN | U | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Vero Beach Museum of Art Vero Beach, FL | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Montana Council for History and Civics Education Brady, MT | U | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Museum of the Rockies Bozeman, MT | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Minneapolis Institute of Art Minneapolis, MN | U | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History Washington, DC | U | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Minnesota Independent School Forum St Paul, MN | U | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Treehouse Minneapolis, MN | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Smithsonian Institution National Museum of American History Washington, DC | U | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Chaska, MN | C | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Minnesota Historical Society St Paul, MN | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Creating Friendships for Peace Wolfeboro, NH | U | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Cleveland Clinic Indian River Foundation Vero Beach, FL | U | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Smithsonian Institution Washington, DC | C | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Park County Community Foundation Livingston, MT | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Mckee Botanical Garden Vero Beach, FL | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Wild Salmon Center Portland, OR | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies New Haven, CT | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Blake Schools Annual Fund Plymouth, MN | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Westminster Presbyterian Church Minneapolis, MN | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Williamsburg, VA | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Guthrie Theater Minneapolis, MN | C | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Environmental Learning Center Vero Beach, FL | C | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Cystic Fibrosis Foundation - Arizona Chapter Tuscon, AZ | U | $6,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Tubman Minneapolis, MN | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Friends of Barrington Roswell, GA | C | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Angel Foundation Mendota Heights, MN | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Civil War Round Table Congress Olympia, WA | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Angel Foundation Mendota Heights, MN | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Gilda's Club Twin Cities Minnetonka, MN | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Relate Counseling Center Minnetonka, MN | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Feed My Starving Children Coon Rapids, MN | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Smithsonian Institution American Art Museum Boston, MA | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Planned Parenthood Minnesota North Dakota South Dakota Washington, DC | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Hope Academy Minneapolis, MN | B | $3,750 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Ronald Mcdonald House Charities Minneapolis, MN | D | $3,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Civil War Trust Baltimore, MD | U | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Helping Paws of Minnesota Hopkins, MN | C | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Renville County Food Shelf Olivia, MN | B | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | University of Mn Masonic Children's Hospital Mn Medical Foundation Minneapolis, MN | U | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | St Mary's School Bird Island, MN | U | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Cross Rogers, MN | U | $2,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | The Rock Minneapolis, MN | U | $2,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Matter St Louis Park, MN | B | $2,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Second Harvest Heartland Brooklyn Park, MN | B | $2,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Minnesota Adult & Teen Challenge Minneapolis, MN | U | $2,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Feed My Starving Children Coon Rapids, MN | B | $2,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Source Mn Minneapolis, MN | B | $2,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | The Sheridan Story Roseville, MN | U | $2,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Greater Minneapolis Crisis Nursery Minneapolis, MN | B | $2,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Small Sums St Paul, MN | B | $2,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Jeremiah Program Minneapolis, MN | C | $2,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Interfaith Outreach Plymouth, MN | U | $2,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Sharing and Caring Hands Minneapolis, MN | B | $1,750 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Operation Smile Hagerstown, MD | U | $1,500 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Comusication St Paul, MN | D | $1,500 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Gifts for Seniors Roseville, MN | C | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Team8 Inc Eden Prairie, MN | C | $500 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Morgridge Institute of Research Madison, WI | C | $200 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Museum of the Rockies Bozeman, MT | B | $200 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Jdrf Bloomington, MN | U | $100 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Wilderness Inquiry Minneapolis, MN | C | $100 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
| 2020 | Gifford Youth Achievement Center Vero Beach, FL | B | $50 | paid | GENERAL | 202133149349102643 |
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