Grants awarded
Who does Lloyd K Johnson Foundation fund?
Lloyd K Johnson Foundation has awarded $8.9 million across 429 grants to 244 organizations between 2020 and 2025. Its giving concentrates in arts & culture. Its typical grant is $15,000, with most between $7,500 and $25,000. Repeat grantees receive a median $15,246 versus $10,000 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$8.9M
Typical grant
$15K
Grantees
244
Grants
429
Years
2020–2025
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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| G Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior | $1.3M | 4 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| L Lake Superior College | $384K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$335K | 9 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MN | |
| W Wtip Cook County Community Radio | $180K | 4 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| W Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning C | $175K | 5 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$155K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | MN | |
| G Grand Marais Art Colony | $134K | 5 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S Sawtooth Mountain Clinic | $130K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Sawtooth Mountain Clinic INC
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$124K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MN | |
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$120K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MN | |
| N North Shore Health | $107K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| V Violence Prevention Center | $106K | 3 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| L Life House INC | $105K | 4 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| C Cook County Schools- Isd 166 | $100K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Chum | $100K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Friends of the Finland Community
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$100K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | MN | |
Minnesota Land Trust
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$97K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MN | |
First Witness Child Advocacy Center
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$90K | 3 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | MN | |
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$90K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MN | |
| D Duluth Art Institute Association | $86K | 4 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
One Roof Community Housing
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$80K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | MN | |
| M Minnesota North College | $76K | 3 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
North Shore Health Care Foundation
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$75K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | MN | |
| B Boys & Girls Club of the Northland | $75K | 4 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Cook County Higher Education | $70K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| Y YWCA Duluth | $70K | 4 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$70K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | MN | |
| G Great Expectations Foundation | $65K | 3 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Duluth Area Family YMCA
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$65K | 5 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | MN | |
Mentor North
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$65K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MN | |
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$60K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | MN | |
| M Minnesota Assistance Council Vets | $60K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| E Entrepreneur Fund | $60K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Local Initiatives Support Corporation
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$60K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
| G Gunflint Trail Historical Society | $59K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MN | |
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$58K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | MN | |
Duluth Playhouse INC
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$55K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MN | |
North Shore Area Partners
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$55K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | MN | |
Chester Bowl Improvement Club
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$54K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | MN | |
| Z Zeitgeist Center for Arts & Communi | $51K | 3 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Churches United in Ministry | $50K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Children's Dental Services INC
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$50K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | MN | |
| C Cook County Hra | $50K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S Safe Haven Shelter & | $50K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| N National Parks of Lake Superior Fou | $50K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| M Maji Ya Chai Land Sanctuary | $50K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T Twin Ports Choral Project | $50K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | MN | |
| D Divine Konnections INC | $50K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| L Lutheran Social Service of Minnesot | $50K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Superior Hiking Trail Association
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$50K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | MN | |
Family Freedom Center
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$50K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | MN | |
| C Conflict Resolution Center | $50K | 3 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Gnd Development Alliance
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$50K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | MN | |
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$50K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MN | |
| D Duluth Community Garden Program | $50K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| A American Indian Community Housing O | $50K | 2 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Cook County YMCA | $45K | 3 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| P Pavsa | $45K | 2 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| D Duluth Community School Collaborati | $45K | 3 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$44K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | MN | |
| F Fond Du Lac Tribal Community Colleg | $41K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| D Duluth Salvation Army | $40K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Ecolibrium3
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$40K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | MN | |
| M Mentor North | $40K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| G Great Lakes Aquarium | $40K | 2 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Hartley Nature Center
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$40K | 2 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | MN | |
| D Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra | $40K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Minnesota Ballet INC
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$38K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | MN | |
| N Northland Foundation | $38K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| O Old Maple Hill Church | $35K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Conservation Corps Minnesota | $35K | 3 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| K Knife River Heritage & Cultural Cen | $35K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| L Lake Superior School Dist Isd 381 | $33K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| C Cook County Local Energy Project | $32K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | MN | |
| D Duluth Public Schools - Isd 709 | $31K | 3 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| U University of Minnesota Foundation | $30K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S Second Harvest Northern Lakes Food | $30K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$30K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | MN | |
| F Finland Community Nature Childcare | $30K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Armory Arts and Music Center
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$30K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | MN | |
| F Fond Du Lac Tribal & Community Coll | $30K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| G Green New Deal Housing | $27K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| M Minnesota Children's Press | $27K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| A Arrowhead Chorale | $26K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MN | |
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Loaves and Fishes Housing INC
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$25K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | MN | |
| F Family Rise Together | $25K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| G Gunflint Trail Historical Society | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| L Lincoln Park Children & Families | $25K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| H Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S Safe Haven Shelter for Battered Wom | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| G Grand Marais Playhouse INC | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Twin Ports Ministry to Seafarers INC
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$25K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | MN | |
| S Serve Minnesota | $25K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| N North House Folk School | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| D Duluth Superior Educ Television | $25K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| F Friends of Silver Bay Public Librar | $25K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| C Care Partners of Cook County | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| M Minnesota Land Trust | $21K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| L Lifehouse | $20K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
The Nature Conservancy
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$20K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | VA |
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