Wellspring for the World Inc
The mission of Wellspring for the World is to provide safe drinking water for the people of the world.
Wellspring for the World Inc at a glance
- Revenue (2025)
- $854
- -99.7% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $440,823
- +4588.1% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-EZ, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-EZ, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Wellspring for the World Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
3 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 3 grants of 3 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Wellspring for the World Inc gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2020 to 2023 (+10%). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $270K (2020) to $570K (2019). In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $297K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| World Vision Minneapolis, MN | Fund Wells in Africa | $296,500 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | $854 | $440,823 | — | — | — |
| 2024 | $445,931 | $277,580 | $9,403 | — | — | $10 |
| 2023 | $171,792 | $195,562 | $317,983 | $296,500 | 1 | $10 |
| 2022 | $469,780 | $171,157 | $293,121 | $280,000 | 1 | $3 |
| 2021 | $597,718 | $160,576 | $294,282 | $285,000 | 1 | $1 |
| 2020 | $731,352 | $393,754 | $282,164 | $270,000 | 1 | $3 |
| 2019 | $619,562 | $280,292 | $593,734 | $570,000 | 1 | $2 |
About Wellspring for the World Inc
Based on IRS filings
Wellspring for the World Inc is a public charity focused on International, Foreign Affairs & National Security, based in Park Rapids, MN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Wellspring for the World Inc is led by Katy Bloomquist Freitag, Acting President on every filing since 2024; none of the 11 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Katy Bloomquist Freitag
Acting President
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Al Jaeger
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bonnie Freeland
Board Member
President → President & Board Member, 2023
President & Board Member → Board Member, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chris Pope
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jon Forness
Board Member
Treasurer → Board Member, 2022
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Larsen
Board Member & Pr Representative
Board Member → Board Member & Pr Representative, 2022
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Maureen Bartelt
Treasurer
President → Treasurer, 2022
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rynell Freeland
Secretary
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sue Anderson
Vice President
Board Member → Vice President, 2022
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Abby Freeland
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Abby Kohls
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (8)
- Former: Kim Lauf (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Sarah Lindemann (2022–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Laurie Kantonen (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Barbara Sheets Olson (2022) — Board Member
- Former: Katie Frietag (2022) — Board Member & Pr Representative
- Former: Carl Wall (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Amanda Amble (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Sasha Nasello (2019) — Board Member
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Wellspring for the World Inc
What is Wellspring for the World Inc?
Wellspring for the World Inc is a public charity focused on International, Foreign Affairs & National Security, based in Park Rapids, MN.
Where does Wellspring for the World Inc operate?
Wellspring for the World Inc has awarded grants in Minnesota.
What is Wellspring for the World Inc's EIN?
Wellspring for the World Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-3570846. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 18, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 13, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 10, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS July 7, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 11, 2024)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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