Archie D & Bertha H Walker Foundation Annual Grant
Funding Amount
$5K
Deadline
February 4, 2027
128 days left
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Current deadline
- February 4, 2027
- Tracked since
- September 2026
Deadlines each year: January 2 · January 3 · January 4
From the program guidelines: “The 2026 anti-racism deadline (Feb 2, 2026) has passed; the next open window is the Arts track, accepted Jan 4-Feb 4, 2027, so the next deadline is 2027-02-04 (subsequent windows: anti-racism Jan 3-Feb 1, 2028; arts Jan 2-Feb 1, 2029).”
Can we apply?
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Eligible organizations
- Nonprofits
Geography
- Minnesota
Overview
The Archie D & Bertha H Walker Foundation makes annual operating grants to small nonprofits in the Minnesota Twin Cities 7-county metro (Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington counties). Beginning 2026 the foundation rotates two priority areas by year: organizations whose primary focus is combating systemic racism, prejudice & exclusivity (even years), and organizations in the arts (odd years). The 2026 anti-racism deadline (Feb 2, 2026) has passed; the next open window is the Arts track, accepted Jan 4-Feb 4, 2027, so the next deadline is 2027-02-04 (subsequent windows: anti-racism Jan 3-Feb 1, 2028; arts Jan 2-Feb 1, 2029).
How to Apply
Apply online via the foundation's Annual Grant Application (abwalkerfoundation.org). Submit under the category matching the organization's primary focus and the year's active priority. Revenue verified by the Grants & Operations Manager.
What Archie D and Bertha H Walker actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 8
- Total given
- $299K
- Median grant
- $7,500
- Range
- $5,000–$246K
- 86% of its 2025 grant dollars went to recipients in Minnesota, where this grant's project is located.
- By dollars: Minnesota 86%, Massachusetts 5%, Vermont 3%. Top recipient cities: Excelsior, MN; Provincetown, MA; Minneapolis, MN.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
Example grants
Grants Under 5000 · Excelsior, MN
Charitable
$246K
Fine Arts Work Ctr in Provincetown · Provincetown, MA
Charitable
$15K
The Center for Cartoon Studies · White River Junction, VT
Charitable
$8,000
Friends of the Hennepin Cty Library · Minneapolis, MN
Charitable
$7,500
Wild Rivers Conservancy · Osceola, WI
Charitable
$7,500
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Unrestricted nonprofits
- Operating support
- Social justice
Project Locations
- MN
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