Wallestad Foundation

EDINA, MN EIN: 36-3485265

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$7.6M

+1.8% YoY

Annual Giving

$337K

-23.9% YoY

Grant Count

12

-33.3% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$28K

+14.1% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$244K$488K$732K$975K20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$7,579,079$7,443,741$7,226,112
Revenue$795,831$886,804$578,138
Expenses$660,493$669,175$559,273
Qualifying Distributions$379,848$484,958$357,754
Net Investment Income$443,463$707,299$328,319
Distributable Amount$507,481$456,584$473,440

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$111K$222K$332K$443K12 grants202014 grants202115 grants202218 grants202312 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

NATIONAL CHRISTIAN FOUND…$200KDREAM CITY CHURCH$27KAVAIL ACADEMY$25KHOPE ACADEMY$25KCITY VISION$20KUNSEEN$10KAMPLIFY MISSION NETWORK$5KHALFTIME INSTITUTE$5KNEW LIFE FAMILY SERVICES$5KYOUNG LIFE FOUNDATION$5K

Grant Size Distribution

71 grants across all recorded years

61<$50K5$50–100K5$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$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

ANDY BENNETTPRESIDENT$50K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
JAY L BENNETTDIRECTOR5
ANDY BENNETTPRESIDENT7$50,000
WILLIAM DUNKLEYDIRECTOR1
ANDREW GIERTSENDIRECTOR1

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

10states
+2 more states

Cities

AlpharettaBrooklyn CenterBuffaloBurnsvilleColorado SprigsColorado SpringsCorcoranEaganEden PrairieEdinaEncinitasFalcon HeightsFridleyIrvingMemphisMinneapolisMinnetonkaNew YorkPhoenixPittsburgh

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

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