WSDC Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests, so an organisation without an invitation should not send it a proposal.
- Its recent grant record is heavily repeat giving: 77% of grant dollars to organisations in its most recent filing went to groups it had also funded in one of the two prior filings, so existing relationships matter.
- Its grants are mostly modest, with about 8 in 10 of its 81 grants to organisations falling between $10,000 and $200,000, a median of $50,000, and half at $50,000 or less, so a request in that region fits typical practice, though the largest grant was $600,000.
- No geographic focus is stated; its grants have gone mainly to Missouri, Colorado, New York and Alabama, but that is a pattern in its giving rather than a rule about who may apply.
Overview
WSDC Foundation is a US private foundation based in Minneapolis, MN.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation's filed grant record does not state a general funding field; its recorded grants are predominantly unrestricted. They went to a varied range of charitable organisations, including organisations serving deaf and hard-of-hearing people, animal welfare groups, faith communities, emergency and public-safety organisations, schools and community bodies. A small number of grants had named purposes such as wildfire relief, a rescue ranch and an animal sterilisation operation. The recorded grants reach multiple states, with Missouri taking the largest share, followed by Colorado, New York and Alabama. The filings do not describe a general eligibility policy.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Missouri, Colorado, New York and Alabama.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 77% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 81 grants to organisations were $50,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 6%
Outside the US or with no state on the filing: 1%
- The largest single recipient received 20% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 77% of grant dollars went to organisations WSDC Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- <1% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 25 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $50,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Deaf Empowerment Awareness Foundation · Unrestricted$600,0002024 tax year
- Aspen Camp of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing · Unrestricted$250,0002024 tax year
- Duo Dogs · Unrestricted$200,0002024 tax year
- Jovial Concepts · Unrestricted$135,0002024 tax year
- OG Hospitality Cares Foundation · Unrestricted$100,0002024 tax year
- Fentanyl Solutions · Unrestricted$100,0002024 tax year
- Longmeadow Rescue Ranch · Unrestricted$100,0002024 tax year
- Constitutional Coalition · Unrestricted$50,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Carolyn K Rayner — Director
- Steven W Keinath — Director
- David S Keinath — Director
- Warren C Keinath — Director
- Sarah Schaeffer — President / Treasurer
- Marlo Turcotte — Secretary
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $2,940,267 | $2,231,000 | $44,853,133 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $4,397,461 | $3,093,000 | $55,764,296 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $3,584,672 | $2,040,000 | $67,323,514 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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No credit card required
Contact
- Minneapolis, MN