RECIPIENTS OF FUNDER

recipients by amount granted from:

WEM Foundation [Whitney MacMillan]

ein: 41-1604640

P.O. Box 5628
Minneapolis, MN 55440-5828

With its assets down to zero, and no longer appearing in the IRS tax exempt database, it appears the WEM foundation is now closed.

Inside Philanthropy: "The WEM Foundation is the charitable vehicle of billionaire Whitney MacMillan."

For years:

2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023

$ 95,686,880 given to 55 recipients

Name Total
Great MN Schools 8,744,506
Hope Academy 7,433,600
Northside Achievement Zone 6,900,000
Twin Cities Public Television 6,585,000
Groves Academy 6,330,000
Cristo Rey Jesuit High School 6,215,000
Way to Grow 5,985,000
Blake School 5,171,254
Prodeo Academy 4,645,000
Ascension Church and School 4,415,000
Minnesota Public Radio 4,402,570
Think Small 3,508,000
Wallin Education Partners 3,000,000
Charlemagne Institute - nee Intellectual Takeout 2,025,000
Minnesota Comeback CLOSED 1,975,000
Center of the American Experiment 1,800,000
Risen Christ Catholic School 1,710,000
Catholic Schools Center of Excellence 1,450,000
Reading Partners 1,350,000
Achieve Twin Cities 1,150,000
The New Teacher Project 1,000,000
Hiawatha Academies 915,000
Teach for America Twin Cities 855,000
Northeast College Prep 795,000
Ed Allies 720,000
KIPP Minnesota 705,000
Community of Saints School 600,000
Educators 4 Excellence, Inc. 575,000
Blessed Trinity School 500,000
St. Helena Catholic School 500,000
Minnesota Transitions Charter School 478,000
Wildflower Foundation 350,000
Urban Ventures Leadership Foundation 285,000
Our Turn, Inc., nee Students for Education Reform (SFER) 275,000
Chapel Hill Academy 230,000
Trinity Catholic School 205,250
Global Academy 200,000
Education Evolving 200,000
Harvest Network of Schools CLOSED 180,000
MinnCAN CLOSED 175,000
Charter School Partners CLOSED 150,000
Link Public Schools CLOSED 150,000
Close Gaps by 5 135,000
Literacy Matters Foundation CLOSED 125,000
Minnesota Independent School Forum 120,000
Minneapolis Foundation [Education] 100,000
Minnesota Parent Union 100,000
Mastery School CLOSED 70,000
Twin Lakes STEM Academy - nee Tesfa International School 60,000
Benilde-St. Margaret's School 40,000
Harvest Preparatory Charter School CLOSED 30,000
Orono Alliance for Education [Orono Foundation for Schools] 29,200
College Possible 25,000
St. Mary's School [Bird Island] 9,500
Minnetonka Public Schools Foundation 5,000

 

 

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