Funding Amount

Not stated

Deadline

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Grant Type

Foundation

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Geography

  • Located throughout northeastern Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin

Required status

  • Tax-exempt status

Other requirements

  • _You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's [website](https://www.wellsfargo.com/private-foundations/emberg-charitable-trust/)._

Overview

The Emberg Charitable Trust was established under the Kermit Charles Emberg Revocable Trust Agreement dated March 8, 2017. The trust provides grants for the benefit of education throughout northeastern Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin. Kermit Emberg died on March 28, 2019.

The Emberg Charitable Trust provides grants to tax exempt, nonprofit and governmental vocational, technical and trade school programs located throughout northeastern Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin. Preference is given to programs of study with the potential for providing qualified candidates for the workforce in prominent regional industries like forestry and aircraft maintenance. The Trust, administered by Wells Fargo Bank as trustees, awards grants yearly through applications that are reviewed at their annual grant meeting in June.

Eligibility

_You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website._

  • Tax exempt, nonprofit and governmental vocational, technical and trade school programs located throughout northeastern Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin.

What Emberg Charitable Trust-Main actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, 2025

Grants in 2025
3
Total given
$300K
Median grant
$50K
Range
$50K–$200K
  • By dollars: Minnesota 83%, Wisconsin 17%. Top recipient cities: Hibbing, MN; Virginia, MN; Wausau, WI.

Example grants

  • Minnesota North College · Hibbing, MN

    General operating

    $200K

  • Mesabi Range College Foundation · Virginia, MN

    General operating

    $50K

  • Northcentral Technical College Foundatio · Wausau, WI

    General operating

    $50K

IRS Form 990-PF, 2025. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

  • Nonprofits
  • Workforce development
  • Education

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