Grants awarded
Who does Lerner Foundation fund?
Lerner Foundation has awarded $517,000 across 193 grants to 88 organizations between 2019 and 2023. Its giving concentrates in arts & culture. Its typical grant is $500, with most between $100 and $2,000.
Total awarded
$517K
Typical grant
$500
Grantees
88
Grants
193
Years
2019–2023
Organizations this funder supports
Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Follow |
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| U University of Minnesota Foundation | $161K | 5 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Minneapolis Jewish Federation
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$70K | 4 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | MN | |
| A Adath Jeshurun Congregation | $32K | 5 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| H Heilicher Minneapolis Jewish Day School | $31K | 4 | 2019–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| J Jewish Family and Children's Services | $26K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| B Books for Africa | $24K | 5 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| J Jewish Family and Children's Service | $20K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| J Jewish Community Relations Council | $16K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| T Temple Israel | $10K | 5 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| H Hennepin County Library | $10K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$9K | 5 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | MN | |
Highlights Foundation INC
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$9K | 5 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | PA | |
| H Hamline University | $8K | 3 | 2019–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| T The Friends of the St Paul Public Library | $8K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
American Jewish Committee
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$6K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | NY | |
Page Education Foundation
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$6K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | MN | |
American Friends of Alyn Hospital INC
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$6K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | NY | |
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$5K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | NY | |
| S Shanti Bhaven Children's Project | $5K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$3K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | NY | |
| M Milkweek Editions | $2K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| S Sesame Workshop Benefit Heal | $2K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| B Boston Foundation INC | $2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
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$2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | MN | |
Macalester College
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$2K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | MN | |
American Friends of the Hebrew University INC
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$2K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | NY | |
| T The Forward Foundation | $2K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| U University of Minnesota Libraries (kerlan) | $2K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| C Central Conference of American Rabbis | $2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | NY | |
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$2K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | MN | |
| A Association of Jewish Libraries | $2K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| A Association for Jewish Libraries | $2K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| R Rimon Arts Fund | $2K | 3 | 2019–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| J James Sewell Ballet | $1K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| A Anderson Center | $1K | 5 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| P Planned Parenthood of North Central Minnesota | $1K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| H Hillel International | $1K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Washburn Center for Children
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$1K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | MN | |
| A Als Association of Mn | $1K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Len Ragozin Foundation INC
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$1K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | NY | |
Friends of the Hennepin County Library
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$1K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | MN | |
| A Assoc for Library Service to Children | $1K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation
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$1K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | MN | |
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$950 | 5 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | MN | |
Milkweed Editions INC
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$900 | 2 | 2019–2021 | 2021 | MN | |
| O Or Emet | $900 | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| H Herlz Camp Foundation | $700 | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| M Minnesota Orchestra | $600 | 4 | 2019–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| D Doctors Without Borders | $600 | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Center for Victims of Torture
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$550 | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | MN | |
The North Carolina Writers Network INC
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$500 | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | NC | |
| T The Bakken Museum | $500 | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | — | — |
Mission Hospice & Home Care INC
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$500 | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | CA | |
| G Guthrie Theatre | $500 | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| T The Brady Campaign | $500 | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| F Flame | $500 | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| B Bmpp Giving Circle | $500 | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| T The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art | $450 | 2 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| S St Anthony Park Community Foundation | $400 | 4 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| T The Park Bugle | $400 | 4 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| C Chapel Hills United Church of Christ | $400 | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | — | — |
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$350 | 4 | 2019–2022 | 2022 | MN | |
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$350 | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | MI | |
Minnpost
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$300 | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | MN | |
Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence
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$300 | 3 | 2019–2021 | 2021 | DC | |
International Campaign for Tibet
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$300 | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | DC | |
| S St Paul Urban Tennis | $300 | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| S St Paul Jewish Community Center | $300 | 3 | 2019–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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$300 | 2 | 2019–2021 | 2021 | WA | |
Multiple Sclerosis Foundation INC
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$235 | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | FL | |
| S St Louis Park Dollars for Scholars | $200 | 2 | 2019–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| U University of Minnesota Alumni Association | $200 | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Science Museum of Minnesota
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$200 | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | MN | |
| S St Mary's Greek Orthodox Church | $200 | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| A Alzheimer's Association | $200 | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | — | — |
| E Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art | $200 | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| P Park Public Schools & Community Foundation | $200 | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| X Xavier Catholic Schools Foundation | $200 | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| S Saint Paul Urban Tennis | $200 | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | — | — |
| F Fair Oaks Presbyterian Church | $100 | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | CA | |
| D Darts | $100 | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| T Talmud Torah of St Paul | $100 | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
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$100 | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | NY | |
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$100 | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | NY | |
Fresh Air Fund
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$100 | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | NY | |
| S Salvation Army | $50 | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| T The USO | $50 | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| N National Council of Jewish Woman | $25 | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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