Alliss Educational Foundation-equity
The Charles & Ellora Alliss Educational Foundation is a private foundation established in 1958 by Charles Clifford Alliss, a veteran employee and vice-president of the Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company (3M) at Duluth. The foundation is based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and has been tax-exempt since January 1964. It operates as a perpetual charitable trust managed by U.S. Bank National Association and a board of trustees.
Financial Overview
From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing
Total Assets
—
Annual Giving
$5.9M
+1.1% YoY
Grant Count
22
+0.0% YoY
Avg Grant Size
$269K
+1.1% YoY
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation was established "for the furtherance of the education of young people." Since 1962, the foundation has distributed over $100 million in scholarships to thousands of Minnesota students. The foundation focuses exclusively on supporting undergraduate education for students with financial need through institutional grant programs.
The foundation's grant-making priorities center on Education, Professional Societies & Associations, and Alliances & Advocacy, with a primary geographic focus on Minnesota.
Grantmaking
The foundation makes grants exclusively to educational institutions rather than directly to individual students. Institutions then administer scholarship programs for their students using the foundation's grants.
Grant Range
$500–$1,171,043
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Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Minnesota is the exclusive geographic focus for the foundation's grant-making activities.
Grant Distribution by State
Cities
Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
Assets & Revenue (2024):
- Total assets: $98,707,093
- Total revenues: $9,905,164
- Total expenses: $7,061,647
Assets & Revenue (2023):
- Total assets: $95.3 million
- Total revenues: $14.5 million
- Total expenses: $7.14 million
Staffing:
- 1 employee
Liabilities:
- $0 (2023)
| Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | — | — | — |
| Revenue | — | — | — |
| Expenses | — | — | — |
| Qualifying Distributions | — | — | — |
| Net Investment Income | — | — | — |
| Distributable Amount | — | — | — |
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
Grant Insights
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2024
Grant Size Distribution
101 grants across all recorded years
Giving History
Grant recipients and amounts by year
No grants recorded for .
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
- Primary Trustee: U.S. Bank National Association
- Board Members: Becky Roloff, Edward Stringer
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
From 2024 filing
| Name | Title | Hours | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| US BANK NA | TRUSTEE | 8 | $762,101 |
| BECKY ROLOFF | CO-TRUSTEE | 2 | — |
| ROBERT BRUININKS | CO-TRUSTEE | 2 | $8,500 |
| SHARON PIERCE EVANS | CO-TRUSTEE | 2 | $7,000 |
| GAYE ADAMS MASSEY | CO-TRUSTEE | 2 | $6,000 |
| MELISSA LOPEZ FRANZEN | CO-TRUSTEE | 2 | $6,500 |
| JOHN R FINNEGAN JR | CO-TRUSTEE | 2 | $7,000 |
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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated April 2026.
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