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Private foundation (trust)EIN 814479493Est. 2017-01

THE WURTELE FOUNDATION

MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55402

Total Assets

$211K

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$6M

FY 2024

Grants Made

4

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$1.5M

FY 2024

Grant Range

$500K–$2.5M

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$6.0M

Total Expenses

$6.0M

Qualifying Distributions

$6.0M

Distributable Amount

$11K

Min. Investment Return

$11K

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

4 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $500K through median $1.5M to maximum $2.5M, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

5 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2024. Peak $10.6M in 2023. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

21 grants

THE MINNESOTA OPERA
$12M
3 grants
SMITH COLLEGE
$6M
3 grants
MINNESOTA ORCHESTRA
$5M
2 grants
THE ARTS PARTNERSHIP
$3M
3 grants
GREATER TWIN CITIES UNITED WAY
$750K
3 grants
EPISCOPAL HOUSE OF PRAYER
$600K
2 grants
ARTSPACE PROJECTS
$500K
1 grant
MACPHAIL CENTER FOR MUSIC
$500K
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

21 grants

<$10K
$10–50K
3
grants
$50–250K
5
grants
$250K–1M
5
grants
$1–5M
8
grants
$5M+

Geographic Focus

2 states

Minnesota
$22.4M
79% of total
Massachusetts
$6M
21% of total

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