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Michael J & Karen B Frey Foundation: 41 grants to organizations, $756,000 (tax year ended December 2025)
Michael J & Karen B Frey Foundation, a private foundation in Wayzata, MN, paid 41 grants to organizations totaling $756,000 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on August 5, 2026. The largest was $250,000 to Friends of Education in Minnetonka, MN for general support.
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- EIN
- 753140739
- Based in
- Wayzata, MN
- Assets
- $15,061,707
- Grants paid
- $756,000
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed August 5, 2026, IRS object ID 202632179349100503. It reported $756,000 in grants paid; 41 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friends of Education | Minnetonka, MN | General support | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Upper Midwest Law Center | Minnetonka, MN | General support | Crime and legal-related | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Providence Academy | Plymouth, MN | General support | Education | $70,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Center of the American Experiment | Minnetonka, MN | General support | Youth development | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Institute for Justice | Arlington, VA | General support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Minnesota Voters Alliance | St Paul, MN | General support | Public and societal benefit | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Alpha News | Minnetonka, MN | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Crook County Fire | Sundance, WY | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Basillica Landmark | Minneapolis, MN | Restoring beauty, inspiring hope campaign | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Weston County Fire Protection District | Newcastle, WY | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Crook County Fair | Sundance, WY | General support | $17,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation | Saint Paul, MN | Giving womn community fund | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Breakthrough T1D | Hagerstown, MD | General support | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St David's Center | Minnetonka, MN | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Paul's Catholic Church | Sundance, WY | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Treehouse Inc | St Louis Park, MN | General support | Mental health and crisis intervention | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| St Bartholomew Catholic Church and School | Wayzata, MN | General support | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sundance Rodeo Club Inc | Sundance, WY | General support | Recreation and sports | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wyoming State 4-H Foundation | Laramie, WY | General support | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Crook County Search and Rescue | Sundance, WY | General support | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Crook County Sheriff & Deputy Association | Sundance, WY | General support | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Saint Johns University | Collegeville, MN | Scholz family scholarship | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of St Thomas | St Paul, MN | Dougherty family college student emergency fund | Education | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Black Hills State University Foundation | Spearfish, SD | Black hills state jacket rodeo club | Education | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| St John the Baptist Catholic Parish | Excelsior, MN | General support | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Como Friends | Saint Paul, MN | General support | Animal-related | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Vail Communities | Hopkins, MN | General support | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chruch of St William | Fridley, MN | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Community Housing Solutions | Greensboro, NC | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friends of Hennepin County Library | Minneapolis, MN | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hillsdale College | Hillsdale, MI | General support | Education | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hope Chest for Breast Cancer Foundation | Wayzata, MN | General support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Minds Matter of the Twin Cities Inc | Chanhassen, MN | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Multiple Sclerosis Society | New York, NY | General support | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wikimedia Foundation | Washington, DC | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Helping Paws Inc | Eden Prairie, MN | General support | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Holy Angels | Belmont, NC | General support | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Newburyport Preservation Trust Inc | Newburyport, MA | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sweet Paws Rescue | Groveland, MA | General support | Animal-related | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum | Chaska, MN | General support | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wayzata High School Athletic Department | Plymouth, MN | General support | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 12, 2025, IRS object ID 202543169349102389. It reported $665,000 in grants paid; 26 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence Academy | Plymouth, MN | General | Education | $165,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Friends of Education | Wayzata, MN | General | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Umlc | Minnetonka, MN | General | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Center for American Experiment | Golden Valley, MN | General | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Institute for Justice | Arlington, VA | General | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Minnesota Voters Alliance | St Paul, MN | General | Public and societal benefit | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Saint John the Baptist | New Brighton, MN | General | $26,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Alpha News | Minnetonka, MN | General | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Crook County - Fire Fund | Sundance, WY | General | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Weston County Fire | Newcastle, WY | General | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Crook County School District | Sundance, WY | General | $18,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Folds of Honor | Wayzata, MN | General | $16,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Thomas Academy | Mendota Heights, MN | General | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Giving Womn | St Paul, MN | General | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Crook County Rodeo Royalty | Sundance, WY | General | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Crook County Search and Rescue | Sundance, WY | General | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation | Saint Paul, MN | Giving womn community fund | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Breakthrough T1D | Bloomington, MN | General | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Como Friends | Saint Paul, MN | General | Animal-related | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Eb Reseach Partnership | New York, NY | General | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Minnesota Landscape Arboretum | Chaska, MN | General | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Saint Bartholomew of Wayzata | Wayzata, MN | General | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Saint Johns University | Collegeville, MN | General | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Basillica of Saint Mary | Minneapolis, MN | General | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Swedish Institute | Minneapolis, MN | General | Arts, culture and humanities | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Soles4souls | San Bernardino, CA | General | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $240,500 |
| Crime and legal-related | $100,000 |
| Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $100,000 |
| Public and societal benefit | $100,000 |
| Youth development | $50,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $13,000 |
| Mental health and crisis intervention | $5,000 |
| Recreation and sports | $3,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Minnesota | $1,150,000 |
| Wyoming | $156,000 |
| Virginia | $100,000 |
| Maryland | $6,000 |
| South Dakota | $2,000 |
| New York | $2,000 |
| North Carolina | $1,500 |
| Michigan | $1,000 |
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Updated August 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.