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Emory T Clark Family Foundation

Accepts applications Eagan, Minnesota · EIN 391410324

Emory T Clark Family Foundation is a private foundation in Eagan, Minnesota. In tax year 2025 it gave $399,000 in 28 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $35,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $390,000 the year before.

46% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2022$394,51019$7.9 million
2023$333,50022$8.5 million
2024$390,00028$8.5 million
2025$399,00028$9.1 million

How to apply

ContactLinda Hansen
125 N Executive Dr Ste 363, Brookfield, WI 53005-6070
Phone or email(414) 765-5118
What to submitApplications should include a description of the agency and a brief summary of the project for which funds are requested. Include evidence the organization is tax exempt under sec 501(c)(3)
RestrictionsGrants to organizations described in sec 501(c)(3) and no private nonoperating foundations

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Emory T Clark Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 4 states, the most to Wisconsin.

StateGrantsAmount
Wisconsin25$379,000
Missouri1$10,000
Massachusetts1$5,000
Minnesota1$5,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 28 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Lifestriders
Waukesha, WI
General operating$35,000
Hunger Task Force
Milwaukee, WI
General operating$30,000
Carroll University
Brookfield, WI
General operating$25,000
Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, WI
General operating$25,000
Discovery World
Milwaukee, WI
General operating$20,000
Shepherds College
Union Grove, WI
General operating$20,000
Penfield Children's Center
Milwaukee, WI
General operating$20,000
Zoological Society of Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI
General operating$20,000
Zachariahs Acres Inc
Brookfield, WI
General operating$20,000
Jobswork Mke
Milwaukee, WI
General operating$20,000
St Augustine Preparatory Academy
Milwaukee, WI
General operating$20,000
Sharp Literacy
Milwaukee, WI
General operating$15,000
The Women's Center Inc
Waukesha, WI
General operating$15,000
Camp One
Brookfield, WI
General operating$10,000
Neighborhood House of Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI
General operating$10,000
Creative Community Living Services
Watertown, WI
General operating$10,000
Exceptional Equestrians Company
De Pere, WI
General operating$10,000
St Francis Childrens Center
Milwaukee, WI
General operating$10,000
Ronald McDonald House
Kansas City, MO
General operating$10,000
Chix 4 A Cause LTD
West Bend, WI
General operating$10,000
Teens Grow Greens
Milwaukee, WI
General operating$8,000
Hope Center Inc
Waukesha, WI
General operating$6,000
Schlitz Audubon Nature Center
Milwaukee, WI
General operating$5,000
Wisconsin Adaptive Sports Association
Brookfield, WI
General operating$5,000
College Possible
Saint Paul, MN
General operating$5,000
Above the Clouds Inc
Norwood, MA
General operating$5,000
Professional Firefighters of Wi
Madison, WI
General operating$5,000
Bread of Healing
Milwaukee, WI
General operating$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Emory T Clark Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Emory T Clark Family Foundation give?

$399,000 in tax year 2025, across 28 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs Emory T Clark Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Wendy Gahn-Ackley (Trustee), Kathryn Muldoon (Trustee), Jennelle Torgersen (Executive Director) and Martha Hansen (Trustee) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does Emory T Clark Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and youth programs.

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