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Waffensmith Family Omnitool Fund

Accepts applications Golden Valley, Minnesota · EIN 873913406

Waffensmith Family Omnitool Fund is a private foundation in Golden Valley, Minnesota. In tax year 2024 it gave $40,000 in 3 grants; the typical grant was $12,000 and the largest $18,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was down from $41,000 the year before.

0% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$41,0007$6,726
2024$40,0003$6,139

How to apply

ContactWaffensmith Family Omnitool Fund
4444 Merribee Drive, Golden Valley, MN 55422
Phone or email(612) 965-6832
What to submitSubmission for scholarship directly
DeadlinesAnnually
RestrictionsNo Family and only one award

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Waffensmith Family Omnitool Fund funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to Minnesota.

StateGrantsAmount
Minnesota2$28,000
New York1$12,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 3 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Dunwoody
Minneapolis, MN
Scholarships$18,000
Alexandria Tech Foundation
New York, NY
Scholarships$12,000
Mpma
Brooklyn Park, MN
Scholarships$10,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Waffensmith Family Omnitool Fund accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Annually.

How much does Waffensmith Family Omnitool Fund give?

$40,000 in tax year 2024, across 3 grants, with a typical grant of $12,000.

Who runs Waffensmith Family Omnitool Fund?

Its 2024 filing lists Walter Waffensmith (President), Connie Waffensmith (Vice President) and Jennifer Waffensmith (Secretary).

What does Waffensmith Family Omnitool Fund fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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