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Filing year 2024

WILSON FOUNDATION

Saint Paul, Minnesota·EIN 86-3212786·NTEE T20 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$14.1M
Total assets
$88.4M
Total expenses
$14.5M
Reported officers
4

Reported officers (all unpaid)

No paid executives reported in 2024. WILSON FOUNDATION reported 4 unpaid officers and board members on its 990-PF.

President
Treasurer/secretary
Secretary
Director

Grants paid

Itemized grants reported on this foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF, Part XV.

Total granted

$11.1M

Itemized grants

20

Median grant

$155k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUSTJENKINTOWN, PADISCRETIONARY BOARD MEMBER GIFTS FROM DAF$7.3M
BEACON INTERFAITH HOUSINGSAINT PAUL, MNPOVERTY/HOUSING GRANT$400k
CENTER FOR ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENTMINNEAPOLIS, MNCLIMATE/POLICY, WORKFORCE/POVERTY GRANT$400k
FRESH ENERGYSAINT PAUL, MNCLIMATE/POLICY GRANT$400k
GREAT PLAINS INSTITUTEMINNEAPOLIS, MNCLIMATE/POLICY GRANT$400k
PROJECT FOR PRIDE IN LIVINGMINNEAPOLIS, MNPOVERTY/HOUSING/WORKFORCE GRANT$400k
YOUTHPRISEMINNEAPOLIS, MNPOVERTY/MULTIPLE GRANT$400k
HIREDMINNEAPOLIS, MNJOINT/WORKFORCE GRANT$300k
TWIN CITIES HABITAT FOR HUMANITYSAINT PAUL, MNPOVERTY/HOUSING GRANT$250k
SUMMIT ACADEMY OICMINNEAPOLIS, MNJOINT/WORKFORCE GRANT$160k
ONE ROOF HOUSING - DULUTHDULUTH, MNPOVERTY/HOUSING GRANT$150k
ECOLIBRIUM3 - DULUTHDULUTH, MNCLIMATE/MULTIPLE GRANT$100k
COMMUNITY ACTION DULUTHDULUTH, MNJOINT/WORKFORCE GRANT$71k
HIREDMINNEAPOLIS, MNJOINT/WORKFORCE GRANT$66k
AVIVOMINNEAPOLIS, MNJOINT/WORKFORCE GRANT$52k
MN COUNCIL ON FOUNDATIONSSAINT PAUL, MNCLIMATE/POLICY GRANT$50k
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT INCROCHESTER, MNJOINT/WORKFORCE GRANT$40k
MINNESOTA TRAINING PARTNERSHIPSAINT PAUL, MNJOINT/WORKFORCE GRANT$39k
INITIATIVE FOUNDATIONLITTLE FALLS, MNJOINT/WORKFORCE GRANT$36k
UNIDOS MN EDUCATIONMINNEAPOLIS, MNJOINT/WORKFORCE GRANT$36k
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Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

WILSON FOUNDATION reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$81.6M
$5.9M
2023
$14.1M
$14.5M
2024
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.

This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($50M - $150M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.

Sector benchmark

What Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking executives earn in Minnesota

WILSON FOUNDATION reported no executive compensation in its latest filing. For context, the highest-paid executive at a comparable philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organization in Minnesota earns a median of $32,530.

25th percentile
$8k
Median
$32,530
75th percentile
$93k
90th percentile
$243k

These are philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 399 organizations across 399 filings (2021 – 2024).

See full Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking pay data for Minnesota
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What are WILSON FOUNDATION's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, WILSON FOUNDATION reported $14.1M in total revenue and $14.5M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($50M - $150M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.