The Dorsey & Whitney Foundation

MINNEAPOLIS, MN EIN: 41-1424522 Website

Supporting tax exempt charitable and educational organizations.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$324K

+7.7% YoY

Annual Giving

$726K

-66.0% YoY

Grant Count

48

-15.8% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$15K

-59.6% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$881K$2M$3M$4M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$323,824$300,635$346,225
Revenue$1,028,899$2,365,566$2,417,287
Expenses$1,005,709$2,411,156$2,414,145
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$28,899$31$34
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$709K$1M$2M$3M67 grants202046 grants202148 grants202257 grants202348 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

Greater Twin Cities Unit…$150KFund for the Legal Aid S…$81KAdvocates for Human Rights$30KAnd Justice for All$25KGuthrie Theater$20KLawyers Co for Civil Rig…$20KUniversity of Minnesota …$20KProject PAVE$16KTreehouse$15KIntermountain Healthcare…$15K

Grant Size Distribution

266 grants across all recorded years

240<$50K5$50–100K6$100–250K9$250–500K5$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
Theresa MielkeChair & Director2
Jennifer EdeSec/Treasurer & Director0.3
Ellen BickalDirector0.3
Jay RiffkinDirector0.3
Layne SmithDirector0.3
Katie CownieDirector0.3
Brian BurkeDirector0.3
Michael RoweDirector0.3

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

14states
+6 more states

Cities

BellevueBrooklyn ParkChaskaChicagoDallasDenverGreenfieldGreenwood VillageHagerstownHudsonIrvineJersey CityJohnstonMinneapolisMinnetonkaMountain ViewMurrahNew HopeNew YorkOakland

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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