2010 Grants
The Lloyd K Johnson Foundation Post-Secondary Scholarship program had an eventful year with four seniors from Cook County High School awarded Post-Secondary Scholarships, one recipient from 2009 awarded a Renewal Scholarship and three recipients from 2008 awarded a Second Renewal.
In addition to the scholarship program, the Foundation awarded $680,289 in grants to nonprofit organizations on the North Shore from Duluth to Grand Marais in our areas of interest of: Arts & Culture, Community and Economic Development, Education, Environment and Social Welfare.
Grants Made in 2010
St. Louis River Alliance, Duluth, Minnesota
“Support for Special Project” $1,950
Arrowhead Chorale, Duluth, Minnesota
“Support for Marketing Project” $3,500
The Boys & Girls Club of the Northland, Duluth, Minnesota
“General Operating Support” $20,000
Duluth Aviation Institute, Duluth, Minnesota
“Path to Aviation Program” $10,000
Lake Superior School District #381, Two Harbors, Minnesota
“Support for Fabulous Fridays” $10,000
Life House, Inc., Duluth, Minnesota
“Capacity Building for Drop-in Center Program” $20,000
Local Initiatives Support Corporation-Duluth, Duluth, Minnesota
“Support for AmeriCorps Project” $15,000
Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota, Duluth, Minnesota
“Support for Street Outreach Program” $15,000
Minnesota Teen Challenge, Northland Chapter, Duluth, Minnesota
“Support for Aftercare Jobs Project” $5,000
The Duluth Playhouse, Duluth Minnesota
“Support for Outreach Initiative” $8,000
UMD-Sustainable Agriculture Project” Duluth, Minnesota
“Program Development” $10,000
WTIP North Shore Community Radio, Grand Marais, Minnesota
“Support for Capacity Building” $25,000
YWCA of Duluth, Duluth, Minnesota
“Support for Emergency Repair” $1,500
East Hillside Patch, Duluth, Minnesota
“Capacity Building and Youth Program Expansion Support” $15,000
First Witness Child Abuse Resource Center, Duluth, Minnesota
“General Operating Support” $10,000
Lakewood School Foundation-fiscal sponsor ISD#709, Duluth, Minnesota
“Support for New Preschool” $10,000
Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans, St. Paul, Minnesota
“Support for Duluth Veterans Place” $10,000
Minnesota Land Trust, Duluth, Minnesota
“Support for North Shore Protection Initiative” $15,000
North Shore Visitation Center-fiscal sponsor Violence Prevention Center, Grand Marais, Minnesota
“Operating Support” $10,000
The Salvation Army, Duluth, Minnesota
“Support for Emergency Food Program” $15,000
United Way of Greater Duluth, Duluth, Minnesota
“Support for Early Childhood Initiative” $20,000
Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center, Finland, Minnesota
“Support for Environmental Science Immersion Program” $20,000
CHOICE,unlimited, Duluth, Minnesota
“”Support for BOLD-CHOICE Theatre” $1,999
Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency,Inc.,Virginia, Minnesota
“Support for Lake County Community Connect” $1,000
Animal Allies Humane Society, Duluth Minnesota
“Support for Vetrinary Needs” $10,000
Community Action Duluth, Duluth, Minnesota
“Support for Circles of Support Program” $15,000
Conservation Corps Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota
“Support for Summer Youth Program -area youth” $10,000
Duluth Festival Opera, Duluth, Minnesota
“General Operating Support” $6,000
Ecumen, Duluth, Minnesota
“Support for Little Treasures Build-Out” $30,000
Hartley Nature Center, Duluth, Minnesota
“Support for Environmental Education Program” $11,100
Junior Achievement of the Upper Midwest, Duluth, Minnesota
“Educational Curriculum Support” $10,000
Northeast Entrepreneur Fund, Inc. Duluth, Minnesota
“Support for Entrepreneurial Coaching -Lake & Cook Counties” $15,000
Northland American Red Cross, Duluth, Minnesota
“Support for Emergency Disaster Relief Services” $5,000
Program for Aid to Victims of Sexual Assault, Duluth, Minnesota
“Capacity Building Support” $22,000
Scottish Rite Foundation Duluth, Duluth, Minnesota
“Support for Outreach Program” $26,500
SOAR Career Solutions, Duluth, Minnesota
“Support for Job Skills Training” $20,000
Union Gospel Mission, Duluth, Minnesota
“Support for Purchase Food 2010 Project” $5,000
YWCA of Duluth, Duluth, Minnesota
“Support for Program Expansion” $15,000
Program of Promise, Duluth, Minnesota
“Support for Advertising Campaign” $1,890
Arrowhead Chorale, Duluth, Minnesota
“Support for 20th Anniversary Program” $1,000
Damiano Center, Duluth Minnesota
“Capital Project” $30,000
Domestic Abuse Intervention Project, Duluth, Minnesota
Support for “Curriculum Update” $25,000
Duluth Children’s Museum, Duluth, Minnesota
Support for “Museum on the Move” Project $20,000
Girls Scouts of MN and WI Lakes and Pines, Duluth, Minnesota
“General Operating Support” $20,000
Grant Community School Collaborative, Duluth, Minnesota
“Support for PACE Program” $20,000
Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory, Duluth, Minnesota
“Support for Discovering Birds Program” $10,000
Minnesota AIDS Project-Duluth, Duluth, Minnesota
“Project Support” $3,000
North House Folk School, Grand Marais, Minnesota
“Capacity Building Support” $25,000
North Shore Collaborative, Two Harbors, Minnesota
“Support for LOTS Literacy Project” $13,000
North Shore Music Association, Grand Marais, Minnesota
“Support for Capacity Building” $3,500
Safe Haven Shelter for Battered Women, Duluth, Minnesota
“Support for Pathways Project” $10,000
The Nature Conservancy, Duluth, Minnesota
“Support for Forest Restoration Project” $12,500
Voyageurs Area Council, Boy Scouts of America, Duluth, Minnesota
“Support for High-Risk Youth” $8,000
Kids Closet of Duluth, Duluth, Minnesota
“Program Support” $1,950
Renegade Theatre Company, Duluth, Minnesota
Support for “Shakespeare in the Schools” $1,900
