Wilderness Inquiry Incorporated
Wilderness Inquiry is a St. Paul, MN–based nonprofit that connects people of all ages, backgrounds, identities, and abilities to shared outdoor adventures. The site describes programs, trips, accessibility supports, and scholarship/financial aid opportunities and lists contact details and organizational information.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Small-to-medium nonprofits working in Minnesota (and nearby Wisconsin) on outdoor access, trail or parks projects, youth nature engagement, or programs that expand inclusive outdoor participation.
Good Fit
- • Project is geographically tied to Minnesota or nearby Wisconsin and benefits local outdoor access.
- • Proposal advances trail-building, park connections, youth outdoor programming, or accessibility in outdoors.
- • Request size and scope match past grants (roughly in the $10k–$35k range).
- • Organizational partners or local stewardship groups are engaged.
Geography
Observed grants in the latest year went to two states (Minnesota and Wisconsin) with 60% of dollars concentrated in Minnesota, indicating a regional (state-level) footprint rather than a national reach.
Recipient Variety
In the latest year the funder made four grants to four distinct recipients and three of those were new, showing a moderately diverse recipient set for a small regional funder; multi-year history is limited but does not show an extremely small or captive recipient circle.
New Applicants
Behavioral evidence shows new entrants: three new grantees in 2024 and only one returning recipient across the observed years, and the funder expanded from one grant in 2023 to multiple recipients in 2024; although no formal application guidelines were found, the pattern indicates unfamiliar organizations have a realistic path to funding.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
