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Mary Ruth Weisel Foundation Grants
Private foundation · EIN 86-3717265 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025
- Total grants paid
- $1.8M
- Grants reported
- 33
- Median grant
- $50K
- Future commitments
- None reported
Giving by tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26 | $1.5M |
| 2024 | 7 | $238K |
Where Mary Ruth Weisel Foundation gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
The biggest individual grants on file, as reported by the foundation to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Tax year | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEMCAC | RUSHFORD, MN | SUPPORT NON-EMERGENCY MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION FOR UNDERSERVED RURAL MN POPULATIONS. | 2025 | $479.3K |
| ALLINA FOUNDATIONCOURAGE KENNY GRANT #2 | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | SUPPORT SPINAL CORD REHABILITATION RESEARCH. | 2025 | $138.7K |
| ADVOCATES FOR HUMAN RIGHTS GRANT #1 | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | EMERGENCY LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR UNDERRESOURCED CLIENTS | 2025 | $100K |
| WAYSIDE RECOVERY GRANT #1 | ST LOUIS PARK, MN | SUPPORT RECOVERY PROGRAMS FOR UNDERRESOURCED PREGNANT AND PARENTING PERSONS. | 2025 | $100K |
| TUBMAN GRANT #2 | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | SUPPORT PROGRAMMING FOR UNDERRESOURCED HUMAN SERVICES CLIENTS. | 2025 | $100K |
| SENIOR COMMUNITY SERVICES GRANT #1 | MINNETONKA, MN | SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT AND DELIVERY OF TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION AND SUPPORT SERVICES FOR LOW-INCOME SENIORS. | 2025 | $90K |
| THE POWER OF PEOPLE LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | SUPPORT ENTREPRENEURSHIP AMONG UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS. | 2025 | $60K |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA | NEW YORK, NY | CONTINUED SUPPORT OF PPFA PROGRAM THAT OFFERS DIGITAL TOOLS THAT REACH PEOPLE WHERE THEY ARE WITH SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH INFORMATION AND EDUCATION AND CONNECT THEM TO CARE IN REAL TIME. TO BRING TRUSTED INFORMATION, EDUCATION, AND SERVICES TO MORE PEOPLE, IN THE COMING YEAR PPFA WILL ADAPT AND IMPROVE UPON OUR DIGITAL TOOLS SUCH AS OUR CHAT/TEXT SERVICE; OUR CHATBOT, ROO, AND SPOT ON, OUR APP TO HELP USERS TRACK THEIR PERIODS AND BIRTH CONTROL. IN ADDITION, PPFA WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD AN INTEGRATED AND SEAMLESS PATIENT JOURNEY FROM INITIAL INQUIRY TO APPOINTMENT SCHEDULING TO TELEHEALTH VISIT. | 2024 | $50K |
| WILDLIFE REHABILITATION CENTER | ROSEVILLE, MN | PROJECT/PROGRAM NAME: ANNUAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THE MISSION OF THE WILDLIFE REHABILITATION CENTER TO PROVIDE QUALITY MEDICAL CARE FOR ALL INJURED, SICK OR ORPHANED ANIMALS AND TO SHARE OUR KNOWLEDGE TO THOSE WHO CARE ABOUT THEM. WRC IS REQUESTING $50,000 IN SUPPORT OF ITS UNIQUE MISSION OF PROVIDING VETERINARY CARE TO WILD ANIMALS AND PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR THE PEOPLE WHO TAKE THE TIME TO RESCUE INJURED AND ORPHANED WILD ANIMALS. WE EXPECT TO SERVE MORE 12,000 PEOPLE AND THE NEARLY 20,000 PATIENTS THEY BRING WRC. OUR GOAL IS TO RELEASE HALF OF THE ANIMALS WE TREAT BACK TO THE WILD AND TO PROVIDE ADVICE AND INSTRUCTION TO THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE. | 2024 | $50K |
| ADVOCATES FOR HUMAN RIGHTS GRANT #2 | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | MATCHING GIFT: 2025 FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN | 2025 | $50K |
| ALLINA FOUNDATIONCOURAGE KENNY | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | ALLANA FOUNDATION IS REQUESTING A GRANT TO BE ABLE TO PURCHASE AN ARMEO SPRING UPPER EXTREMITY ROBOTICS DEVICE TO HELP THEIR CLIENTS REGAIN UPPER BODY FUNCTION TO BETTER CARE FOR THEMSELVES. THEY WOULD LIKE TO ADD ANOTHER DEVICE AT THE COURAGE KENNY LOCATION TO BE ABLE TO BETTER SERVE THEIR TRP AND OUTPATIENT CLIENTS, AS CURRENTLY IT IS USED EXTENSIVELY AND THEY HAVE MANY MORE CLIENTS WHO WOULD BENEFIT FROM THIS FORM OF THERAPY. | 2024 | $50K |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA | NEW YORK, NY | DEVELOP AND DELIVER DIGITAL TOOLS TO IMPROVE PROGRAM ACCESS FOR UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS. | 2025 | $50K |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD-NORTH CENTRAL STATES | ST PAUL, MN | SUPPORT MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH TO IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR UNDERSERVED PERSONS. | 2025 | $50K |
| SENIOR COMMUNITY SERVICES GRANT #2 | MINNETONKA, MN | SUPPORT OUTREACH AND CAREGIVER SERVICES FOR UDERSERVED SENIORS AND THEIR FAMILIES. | 2025 | $50K |
| TUBMAN GRANT #3 | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | SUPPORT PROGRAMMING FOR UNDERRESOURCED HUMAN SERVICES CLIENTS. | 2025 | $50K |
| WAYSIDE RECOVERY GRANT #2 | ST LOUIS PARK, MN | SUPPORT RECOVERY PROGRAMS FOR UNDERRESOURCED PREGNANT AND PARENTING PERSONS. | 2025 | $50K |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD-NORTH CENTRAL STATES | ST PAUL, MN | PLANNED PARENTHOOD WILL INCREASE ACCESS TO COMPASSIONATE, EQUITY-CENTERED MATERNITY SERVICES BY LAUNCHING PRE AND POSTNATAL CARE AT SELECT HEALTH CENTERS IN MINNESOTA, IOWA, AND NEBRASKA, FOCUSING ON LOCATIONS CLOSEST TO MEDICAL DESERTS. FUNDING FROM THE MARY RUTH WEISEL FOUNDATION WILL SUPPORT US IN HIRING A MEDICAL DIRECTOR, PROGRAM DIRECTOR PREGNANCY AND ABORTION SERVICES, WHO WILL DEVELOP THIS NEW SERVICE LINE AND DURING THE PILOT PHASE WORK TO: 1) UNDERTAKE A GEOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS TO IDENTIFY INITIAL HEALTH CENTERS THAT WILL OFFER PRE AND POSTNATAL CARE; 2) DEVELOP A PRE AND POSTNATAL CARE STAFFING AND TRAINING PLAN; 3) IDENTIFY VETTED PARTNERS WHO WE WILL REFER PATIENTS TO FOR DELIVERY SERVICES; AND 4) BEGIN MARKETING THE NEW SERVICES. | 2024 | $50K |
| ALLINA FOUNDATIONCOURAGE KENNY GRANT #1 | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | IMPROVE UTILITY AND ACCESS FOR OUTDOOR SPACES FOR CLIENTS AND STAFF. | 2025 | $31.4K |
| ADVOCATES FOR HUMAN RIGHTS GRANT #4 | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | LEGAL SERVICES FOR UNDERRESOURCED CLIENTS | 2025 | $30K |
| WILDLIFE REHABILITATION CENTER (WRC) | ROSEVILLE, MN | SUPPORT VETERINARY INTERN TRAINING PROGRAM AND RELATED COMMUNITY INITIATIVES | 2025 | $25K |
| DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS | NEW YORK, NY | GENERAL SUPPORT FUNDING ALLOWS FOR OUR RAPID RESPONSE TO ALL TYPES OF EMERGENCIES - WHICH ARE INCREASINGLY COMPOUNDED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, CONFLICT, AND CLIMATE CHANGE. WE ARE ENSURING ACCESS TO MEDICAL CARE FOR THE MILLIONS OF PATIENTS WHO RELY ON MSF FOR SURGERY, TRAUMA CARE, AND TREATMENT FOR MALNUTRITION, MALARIA, TUBERCULOSIS, AND OTHER DISEASES. SPECIFICALLY, MSF PROGRAMS SEEK TO REDUCE MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY BY ADDRESSING THE HEALTH, NUTRITIONAL, AND WATER AND SANITATION NEEDS OF VULNERABLE POPULATIONS. | 2024 | $25K |
| THE POWER OF PEOPLE LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | SUPPORT JOB FAIR FOR UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS. | 2025 | $25K |
| EQUAMORE FOUNDATION | ASHLAND, OR | IMPROVED UTILITY FOR THE CARE OF RESCUED HOURSES AND DONKEYS. | 2025 | $10K |
| BEYOND THE DANCE NETWORK | ST PAUL, MN | FOOD AND CLOTHING FOR UNHOUSED PERSONS. | 2025 | $10K |
| TUBMAN GRANT #1 | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | SUPPORT PROVISION OF HOUSEHOLD ESSENTIALS FOR UNDERRESOURCED CLIENTS. | 2025 | $10K |
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This foundation reports on its 990-PF that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited applications.
About this data
Figures are aggregated from Mary Ruth Weisel Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2025). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF e-file archive.