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Bakken Family WRC Foundation: 24 grants to organizations, $1.1 million (tax year ended December 2025)
Bakken Family WRC Foundation, a private foundation in Prior Lake, MN, paid 24 grants to organizations totaling $1,100,000 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 5, 2026. The largest was $268,600 to Pavek Museum of Broadcasting in St Louis Park, MN for general support.
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- EIN
- 411796283
- Based in
- Prior Lake, MN
- Assets
- $22,811,608
- Grants paid
- $1,100,000
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed May 5, 2026, IRS object ID 202601259349100635. It reported $1,100,000 in grants paid; 24 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pavek Museum of Broadcasting | St Louis Park, MN | General support | $268,600 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Bakken Museum | Minneapolis, MN | General support | $173,100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Shepherd of the Lake Lutheran Church | Prior Lake, MN | General support | $98,600 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Norway House | Minneapolis, MN | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $91,100 | apps.irs.gov |
| First Lutheran Church | Columbia Heights, MN | General support | $85,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Allina Health Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | General support | Health care | $55,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Trinity Lutheran Church Foundation | Long Lake RD, MN | General support | $55,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Southern Valley Alliance for Battered Women | Belle Plaine, MN | General support | $53,600 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Northern Star Council Boy Scouts of America | St Paul, MN | General support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Attach | Minneapolis, MN | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Dodoma Tanzania Health Development | Minneapolis, MN | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Gillette Children's Hospital Foundation | St Paul, MN | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Children's Law Center of Minnesota | St Paul, MN | General support | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Second Harvest Heartland | Brooklyn Park, MN | General support | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ecumenical Community of Chautauqua | Chautauqua, NY | General support | Religion-related | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| St Louis Park Emergency Program (step) | St Louis Park, MN | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Minnesota Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | General support | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bricks To Bread | St Louis Park, MN | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hats & Mittens | Minnetonka, MN | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ordway Center for the Performing Arts | St Paul, MN | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Saca Food Shelf | Columbia Heights, MN | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Twin Cities Public Television | St Paul, MN | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ralph Reeder Food Shelf | Mounds View, MN | General support | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Trustees of Columbia University | New York, NY | General support | Education | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed May 1, 2025, IRS object ID 202501219349101415. It reported $1,000,000 in grants paid; 30 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pavek Museum of Broadcasting | St Louis Park, MN | General support | $255,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Bakken Museum | Minneapolis, MN | General support | $112,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| First Lutheran Church | Columbia Heights, MN | General support | $97,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Norway House | Minneapolis, MN | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $92,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Shepherd of the Lake Lutheran Church | Prior Lake, MN | General support | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Northern Star Council Boy Scouts of America | St Paul, MN | General support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Allina Health Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | General support | Health care | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Attach | Minneapolis, MN | General support | $30,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Southern Valley Alliance for Battered Women | Belle Plaine, MN | General support | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Trinity Lutheran Church Foundation | Long Lake RD, MN | General support | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Dodoma Tanzania Health Development | Minneapolis, MN | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Children's Law Center of Minnesota | St Paul, MN | General support | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mitchell Hamline School of Law | St Paul, MN | General support | Education | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| St Louis Park Emergency Program (step) | St Louis Park, MN | General support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Red Cross | Minneapolis, MN | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ecumenical Community of Chautauqua | Chautauqua, NY | General support | Religion-related | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gillette Children's Hospital Foundation | St Paul, MN | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jobs Foundation | St Paul, MN | General support | Employment | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Minnesota Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | General support | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Prior Lake Fire Department | Prior Lake, MN | General support | $8,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Prior Lake VFW | Prior Lake, MN | General support | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Snowmass Chapel | Snowmass Village, CO | General support | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Als Association | Arlington, VA | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Alzheimers Association of Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Cancer Socity | Atlanta, GA | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Aspen Mountain Rescue | Aspen, CO | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Crescent Cove | St Louis Park, MN | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Make-A-Wish Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rally Foundation | Atlanta, GA | General support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Twin Cities Public Television | St Paul, MN | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Arts, culture and humanities | $198,600 |
| Health care | $95,000 |
| Education | $37,000 |
| Religion-related | $20,000 |
| Food, agriculture and nutrition | $15,000 |
| Employment | $10,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $5,000 |
States funded
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Updated May 5, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.