Grants paid by Michael J & Karen B Frey Foundation
EIN 75-3140739 · Wayzata, MN · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T22
Michael J & Karen B Frey Foundation of Wayzata, MN (EIN 75-3140739) reported 97 grants paid totaling $2,173,237 to 65 recipients in tax years 2020–2024, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$2,173,237
97 grants
Recipients
65
distinct organizations
Tax years
2020–2024
4 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 25 | $477,050 | — |
| 2022 | 24 | $527,987 | — |
| 2023 | 22 | $503,200 | — |
| 2024 | 26 | $665,000 | — |
Top recipients
The 65 recipients receiving the most from Michael J & Karen B Frey Foundation, by grants paid, out of 65 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence Academy 41-1883866 | B | Plymouth, MN | 4 | $615,000 | 2024 |
| Friends of Education 31-1646135 | C | Wayzata, MN | 2 | $250,000 | 2024 |
| Institute for Justice 52-1744337 | B | Arlington, VA | 4 | $150,000 | 2024 |
| Alpha News 47-3178268 | B | Minnetonka, MN | 4 | $125,000 | 2024 |
| Umlc | U | Minnetonka, MN | 2 | $125,000 | 2024 |
| Minnesota Voters Alliance 20-2957982 | B | St Paul, MN | 3 | $100,000 | 2024 |
| Center for American Experiment | U | Golden Valley, MN | 3 | $93,000 | 2024 |
| Crook County School District | U | Sundance, WY | 3 | $85,000 | 2024 |
| Upper Midwest Law Center 83-2728196 | C | Minneapolis, MN | 2 | $85,000 | 2022 |
| Center for the American Experiment 36-3611426 | D | Golden Valley, MN | 1 | $75,000 | 2020 |
| Weston County Fire | U | Newcastle, WY | 2 | $50,000 | 2024 |
| Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Inc | U | Missoula, MT | 1 | $50,000 | 2020 |
| Crook County Fire Fund | U | Sundance, WY | 2 | $35,000 | 2024 |
| Saint John the Baptist | U | New Brighton, MN | 1 | $26,000 | 2024 |
| Crook County | U | Sundance, WY | 1 | $25,000 | 2022 |
| Mn Voters Alliance | U | St Paul, MN | 1 | $25,000 | 2022 |
| St Bartholomew Catholic Church | U | Wayzata, MN | 1 | $25,000 | 2020 |
| Ed Choice | U | Indianapolis, ID | 1 | $25,000 | 2020 |
| Weston County Fire Protection District | U | Newcastle, WY | 1 | $25,000 | 2022 |
| Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation 41-6031510 | C | Saint Paul, MN | 3 | $22,000 | 2024 |
| Flaherty Family Foundation 41-1622611 | B | Eden Prairie, MN | 1 | $16,000 | 2020 |
| Folds of Honor 46-5531485 | C | Wayzata, MN | 1 | $16,000 | 2024 |
| Perspectives | U | Chicago, IL | 1 | $15,000 | 2023 |
| St Thomas Academy 41-6045110 | B | Mendota Heights, MN | 1 | $15,000 | 2024 |
| Treehouse 91-1425676 | B | Seattle, WA | 1 | $10,000 | 2020 |
| Giving Womn | U | St Paul, MN | 1 | $10,000 | 2024 |
| Folds of Honor 75-3240683 | C | Owasso, OK | 1 | $10,000 | 2020 |
| Crook County Rodeo Royalty 83-0269103 | D | Sundance, WY | 2 | $9,500 | 2024 |
| Basilica of Saint Mary | U | Minneapolis, MN | 1 | $5,832 | 2022 |
| Saint Bartholomew of Wayzata | U | Wayzata, MN | 3 | $5,000 | 2024 |
| Rein in Sarcoma | U | Fridley, MN | 1 | $5,000 | 2022 |
| Giving Women | U | Saint Paul, MN | 1 | $5,000 | 2020 |
| Perspectives | U | St Louis Park, MN | 1 | $5,000 | 2020 |
| Children's Hope Chest 33-0430285 | C | Palmer Lake, CO | 1 | $5,000 | 2020 |
| Como Friends 41-1943928 | B | Saint Paul, MN | 3 | $4,055 | 2024 |
| Crook County Search and Rescue | U | Sundance, WY | 2 | $3,500 | 2024 |
| Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Foundation 23-7081057 | B | Chaska, MN | 3 | $2,250 | 2024 |
| Wiki Media | U | Washington, DC | 2 | $2,000 | 2023 |
| The Basillica of Saint Mary | U | Minneapolis, MN | 1 | $1,000 | 2024 |
| Animal Humane Society 41-0693842 | B | Minneapolis, MN | 1 | $1,000 | 2020 |
| Eb Reseach Partnership 27-2417202 | C | New York, NY | 1 | $1,000 | 2024 |
| Honor Flight Maine Inc 46-5564538 | C | Portland, ME | 1 | $1,000 | 2020 |
| Wikimedia Foundation 20-0049703 | C | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $1,000 | 2020 |
| Greater Minneapolis Crisis Nursery 41-1379021 | B | Minneapolis, MN | 1 | $1,000 | 2022 |
| Saint Johns University 45-3656162 | B | Collegeville, MN | 1 | $1,000 | 2024 |
| Breakthrough T1d | U | Bloomington, MN | 1 | $1,000 | 2024 |
| St John Baptist Catholic Parish 41-0721661 | D | Excelsior, MN | 1 | $1,000 | 2022 |
| American Heart Association 13-5613797 | B | Dallas, TX | 1 | $1,000 | 2020 |
| Camp Brother Bear | U | Ashland, WI | 1 | $1,000 | 2023 |
| Interfaith Outreach and Community Partners 36-3482724 | B | Plymouth, MN | 1 | $600 | 2020 |
| Soles4souls | U | San Bernardino, CA | 1 | $500 | 2024 |
| Change the Outcome 82-3590320 | B | Chanhassen, MN | 1 | $500 | 2022 |
| Colorado Association for Behavior and Analysis 47-1195009 | D | Golden, CO | 1 | $500 | 2023 |
| The Pennington School 21-0635004 | B | Pennington, NJ | 1 | $500 | 2022 |
| Innercity Tennis 41-6038537 | C | Minneapolis, MN | 1 | $500 | 2022 |
| Wayzata Yacht Club 23-7120748 | B | Wayzata, MN | 1 | $500 | 2023 |
| Alzheimer's Association 36-3336574 | D | Rochester, MN | 1 | $500 | 2023 |
| American Diabetes Association 13-1623888 | B | Arlington, VA | 1 | $500 | 2020 |
| American Swedish Institute 41-0711603 | B | Minneapolis, MN | 1 | $500 | 2024 |
| St Mary's of the Lake 41-0789357 | D | Lake City, MN | 1 | $500 | 2023 |
| Delasalle High School | U | Minneapolis, MN | 1 | $500 | 2022 |
| St Luke's Episcopal Church 41-0724047 | B | Minneapolis, MN | 1 | $300 | 2020 |
| Wayzata Fire Department 41-6027286 | D | Wayzata, MN | 2 | $300 | 2023 |
| Workabilities 41-1230842 | B | Golden Valley, MN | 1 | $250 | 2022 |
| St Therese Foundation Inc | U | New Hope, MN | 1 | $150 | 2020 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 97 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Providence Academy Plymouth, MN | B | $165,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202543169349102389 |
| 2024 | Friends of Education Wayzata, MN | C | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202543169349102389 |
| 2024 | Umlc Minnetonka, MN | U | $75,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202543169349102389 |
| 2024 | Minnesota Voters Alliance St Paul, MN | B | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202543169349102389 |
| 2024 | Center for American Experiment Golden Valley, MN | U | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202543169349102389 |
| 2024 | Institute for Justice Arlington, VA | B | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202543169349102389 |
| 2024 | Saint John the Baptist New Brighton, MN | U | $26,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202543169349102389 |
| 2024 | Weston County Fire Newcastle, WY | U | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202543169349102389 |
| 2024 | Alpha News Minnetonka, MN | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202543169349102389 |
| 2024 | Crook County - Fire Fund Sundance, WY | U | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202543169349102389 |
| 2024 | Crook County School District Sundance, WY | U | $18,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202543169349102389 |
| 2024 | Folds of Honor Wayzata, MN | C | $16,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202543169349102389 |
| 2024 | St Thomas Academy Mendota Heights, MN | B | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202543169349102389 |
| 2024 | Giving Womn St Paul, MN | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202543169349102389 |
| 2024 | Crook County Rodeo Royalty Sundance, WY | D | $3,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202543169349102389 |
| 2024 | Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation Saint Paul, MN | C | $2,000 | paid | GIVING WOMN COMMUNITY FUND | 202543169349102389 |
| 2024 | Crook County Search and Rescue Sundance, WY | U | $2,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202543169349102389 |
| 2024 | Eb Reseach Partnership New York, NY | C | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202543169349102389 |
| 2024 | Saint Bartholomew of Wayzata Wayzata, MN | U | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202543169349102389 |
| 2024 | Como Friends Saint Paul, MN | B | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202543169349102389 |
| 2024 | The Basillica of Saint Mary Minneapolis, MN | U | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202543169349102389 |
| 2024 | Saint Johns University Collegeville, MN | B | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202543169349102389 |
| 2024 | Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Chaska, MN | C | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202543169349102389 |
| 2024 | Breakthrough T1d Bloomington, MN | U | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202543169349102389 |
| 2024 | American Swedish Institute Minneapolis, MN | B | $500 | paid | GENERAL | 202543169349102389 |
| 2024 | Soles4souls San Bernardino, CA | U | $500 | paid | GENERAL | 202543169349102389 |
| 2023 | Friends of Education Wayzata, MN | C | $150,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202413189349102636 |
| 2023 | Providence Academy Plymouth, MN | B | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202413189349102636 |
| 2023 | Umlc Minnetonka, MN | U | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202413189349102636 |
| 2023 | Crook County School District Sundance, WY | U | $42,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202413189349102636 |
| 2023 | Minnesota Voters Alliance St Paul, MN | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202413189349102636 |
| 2023 | Weston County Fire Newcastle, WY | U | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202413189349102636 |
| 2023 | Alpha News Minnetonka, MN | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202413189349102636 |
| 2023 | Institute for Justice Arlington, VA | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202413189349102636 |
| 2023 | Center for American Experiment Golden Valley, MN | U | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202413189349102636 |
| 2023 | Perspectives Chicago, IL | U | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202413189349102636 |
| 2023 | Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation Saint Paul, MN | C | $10,000 | paid | GIVING WOMN COMMUNITY FUND | 202413189349102636 |
| 2023 | Crook County Rodeo Royalty Sundance, WY | D | $6,500 | paid | GENERAL | 202413189349102636 |
| 2023 | Saint Bartholomew of Wayzata Wayzata, MN | U | $3,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202413189349102636 |
| 2023 | Crook County Search and Rescue Sundance, WY | U | $1,500 | paid | GENERAL | 202413189349102636 |
| 2023 | Como Friends Saint Paul, MN | B | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202413189349102636 |
| 2023 | Wiki Media Washington, DC | U | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202413189349102636 |
| 2023 | Camp Brother Bear Ashland, WI | U | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202413189349102636 |
| 2023 | Alzheimer's Association Rochester, MN | D | $500 | paid | GENERAL | 202413189349102636 |
| 2023 | Wayzata Yacht Club Wayzata, MN | B | $500 | paid | GENERAL | 202413189349102636 |
| 2023 | St Mary's of the Lake Lake City, MN | D | $500 | paid | GENERAL | 202413189349102636 |
| 2023 | Colorado Association for Behavior and Analysis Golden, CO | D | $500 | paid | GENERAL | 202413189349102636 |
| 2023 | Wayzata Fire Department Wayzata, MN | D | $200 | paid | GENERAL | 202413189349102636 |
| 2022 | Providence Academy Plymouth, MN | B | $250,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202322709349100517 |
| 2022 | Upper Midwest Law Center Golden Valley, MN | C | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202322709349100517 |
| 2022 | Alpha News Minnetonka, MN | B | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202322709349100517 |
| 2022 | Institute for Justice Arlington, VA | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202322709349100517 |
| 2022 | Mn Voters Alliance St Paul, MN | U | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202322709349100517 |
| 2022 | Crook County School District Sundance, WY | U | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202322709349100517 |
| 2022 | Crook County Sundance, WY | U | $25,000 | paid | FIRE FUND | 202322709349100517 |
| 2022 | Weston County Fire Protection District Newcastle, WY | U | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202322709349100517 |
| 2022 | Center for American Experiment Golden Valley, MN | U | $23,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202322709349100517 |
| 2022 | Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation Saint Paul, MN | C | $10,000 | paid | GIVING WOMN | 202322709349100517 |
| 2022 | Basilica of Saint Mary Minneapolis, MN | U | $5,832 | paid | GENERAL | 202322709349100517 |
| 2022 | Rein in Sarcoma Fridley, MN | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202322709349100517 |
| 2022 | Como Friends Saint Paul, MN | B | $2,055 | paid | GENERAL | 202322709349100517 |
| 2022 | St John Baptist Catholic Parish Excelsior, MN | D | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202322709349100517 |
| 2022 | Wiki Media Washington, DC | U | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202322709349100517 |
| 2022 | Greater Minneapolis Crisis Nursery Minneapolis, MN | B | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202322709349100517 |
| 2022 | Saint Bartholomew of Wayzata Wayzata, MN | U | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202322709349100517 |
| 2022 | Minnesota Lanscape Arboretum Foundation Chaska, MN | C | $750 | paid | GARDENS AND PLANT COLLECTION | 202322709349100517 |
| 2022 | Change the Outcome Chanhassen, MN | B | $500 | paid | GENERAL | 202322709349100517 |
| 2022 | The Pennington School Pennington, NJ | B | $500 | paid | GENERAL | 202322709349100517 |
| 2022 | Delasalle High School Minneapolis, MN | U | $500 | paid | SCHERER ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP | 202322709349100517 |
| 2022 | Innercity Tennis Minneapolis, MN | C | $500 | paid | GENERAL | 202322709349100517 |
| 2022 | Workabilities Golden Valley, MN | B | $250 | paid | GENERAL | 202322709349100517 |
| 2022 | Wayzata Fire Department Wayzata, MN | D | $100 | paid | GENERAL | 202322709349100517 |
| 2020 | Providence Academy Plymouth, MN | B | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202143169349100014 |
| 2020 | Center for the American Experiment Golden Valley, MN | D | $75,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202143169349100014 |
| 2020 | Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Inc Missoula, MT | U | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202143169349100014 |
| 2020 | Institute for Justice Arlington, VA | B | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202143169349100014 |
| 2020 | Upper Midwest Law Center Minneapolis, MN | C | $35,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202143169349100014 |
| 2020 | Minnesota Voters Alliance St Paul, MN | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202143169349100014 |
| 2020 | St Bartholomew Catholic Church Wayzata, MN | U | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202143169349100014 |
| 2020 | Alpha News Minnetonka, MN | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202143169349100014 |
| 2020 | Ed Choice Indianapolis, ID | U | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202143169349100014 |
| 2020 | Flaherty Family Foundation Eden Prairie, MN | B | $16,000 | paid | GENREAL | 202143169349100014 |
| 2020 | Folds of Honor Owasso, OK | C | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202143169349100014 |
| 2020 | Treehouse Seattle, WA | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202143169349100014 |
| 2020 | Crook County Fire Fund Sundance, WY | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202143169349100014 |
| 2020 | Giving Women Saint Paul, MN | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202143169349100014 |
| 2020 | Children's Hope Chest Palmer Lake, CO | C | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202143169349100014 |
| 2020 | Perspectives St Louis Park, MN | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202143169349100014 |
| 2020 | Wikimedia Foundation San Francisco, CA | C | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202143169349100014 |
| 2020 | Animal Humane Society Minneapolis, MN | B | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202143169349100014 |
| 2020 | Honor Flight Maine Inc Portland, ME | C | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202143169349100014 |
| 2020 | American Heart Association Dallas, TX | B | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202143169349100014 |
| 2020 | Interfaith Outreach and Community Partners Plymouth, MN | B | $600 | paid | GENERAL | 202143169349100014 |
| 2020 | American Diabetes Association Arlington, VA | B | $500 | paid | GENERAL | 202143169349100014 |
| 2020 | Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Foundation Chaska, MN | B | $500 | paid | GENERAL | 202143169349100014 |
| 2020 | St Luke's Episcopal Church Minneapolis, MN | B | $300 | paid | GENERAL | 202143169349100014 |
| 2020 | St Therese Foundation Inc New Hope, MN | U | $150 | paid | GENERAL | 202143169349100014 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990PF | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.2 | 202543169349102389 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.1 | 202413189349102636 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202322709349100517 |
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.1 | 202143169349100014 |
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/753140739.json.
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