Recent Grants

The mission of the Lloyd K. Johnson Foundation is to promote access to educational opportunities in Cook County and to improve the quality of life in the North Shore communities of Cook, Lake and Southern St. Louis counties through grantmaking in the areas of Arts and Culture, Community & Economic Development, Education, Environment, and Social Welfare programs to qualified organizations.

Grantee: Wolf Ridge

2021 Grants Funded

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Birch Grove Community School
“Birch Grove Campsite Addition” – $10,000

Courage Kenny Foundation (Courage Kenny Northland)
“Adaptive Recreation Northshore” – $15,000

Family Rise Together
“Growing Kinship Connection” – $25,000

GND Development Alliance
“GND Rec Skatepark” – $25,000

Go Dog North Shore
“Grand Marais Dog Park” – $10,000

Grand Marais Playhouse Inc.
“Operation Support School” – $25,000

Kids Closet of Duluth
“Clothes for Young Students of Low Income” – $10,000

Loaves and Fishes Housing Inc.
“Olive Branch Capital Project” – $25,000

Local Initiatives Support Corporation Duluth
“Building Wealth and Equity” – $25,000

Lutheran Social Services of Minnesota (Duluth)
“Another Door Emergency Center” – $25,000

Sawtooth Mountain Clinic
“Oral Health Task Force – Expansion to Serve Seniors” – $10,000

Bridging Hearts
“Bridging Lonely Hearts in Duluth” – $3,500

Children’s Dental Service
“Duluth Oral Health Telehealth Hub ” – $25,000

Conflict Resolution Center
“Conflict Resolution Programming at Denfeld” – $15,000

Cook County Historical Society
“Restoration & Landscaping at the Johnson Heritage Post Art Gallery” – $28,000

Duluth Art Institute
“The Power of Arts Series” – $21,500

Duluth Community Garden Program
“Education & Outreach Programs” – $20,000

Duluth Public Schools – Duluth Preschool
“Observing & Reflection of Children’s Play” – $8,960

Essentia Health Foundation
“Supporting Families with Hospitalized Children” – $10,000

First Witness Child Advocacy Center
“Child Abuse Prevention Coalition” – $20,000

Lyric Opera of the North
“The Pirates of Penzance School Tour” – $7,500

Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans
“Comprehensive Services for Northeast Minnesota Veterans” – $15,000

Minnesota Ballet
“Outreach Week” – $8,500

North Shore Health
“Capital Project” – $27,000

Proctor Public Schools
“Collaboration with Duluth Core Learning” – $17,000

Safe Haven Shelter & Resource Center
“Shelter Remodel” – $50,000

YWCA
“Spirit Valley Young Mothers Program” – $15,000

Duluth Public Schools
“Interactive Garden Mural” – $3,200

Lake Superior Community Theatre
“Anne Frank Project Support” – $3,500

Northern Expressions Arts Collective
“Community Playtime Series” – $1,000

Life House
“Neighborhood Youth Services” – $30,000

Ecumen Lakeshore
“Home Delivered Meals Program” – $3,500

Matinee Musicale, Inc.
“Outreach & Artist Support” – $3,300

Harbor Center, Inc.
“Senior & Caregiver Guide” – $2,500

YMCA
“American Sign Language Interpreter” – $3,000

American Indian Community Housing Organization (AICHO)
“COVID Emergency Food Distribution” – $10,000

Community Action Duluth
“Free Tax Site” – $20,000

Conservation Corps of MN & IA
“Summer Youth Corps Program” – $5,000

Cook County Higher Education
“Student Support Services & Student Scholarships” – $60,000

Cook County Local Energy Project
“Capacity Building” – $10,000

Duluth Folk School
“BOAT Project” – $15,000

Friends of the Finland Community
“Wild Rice Processing Facility” – $25.000

Grand Marais Art Colony
“General Operating Support” – $30,000

Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior
“Grand Portage Community Teen Center” – $7,500

Great Expectations School Foundation
“Great Lunch Meal Program” – $10,000

Minnesota Children’s Press
“Book Camp Sessions” – $25,000

Minnesota Land Trust
“City of Duluth Natural Lands Acquisition Project” – $15,000

North Shore Community Rink
“Community Rink Safety & Access Improvements” – $10,000

One Roof Community Housing
“Operating Support” – $25,000

Rise, Inc.
“Assisting Deaf Minnesotans Find Employment” – $5,000

Sawtooth Mountain Clinic
“Oral Health Task Force” – $10,000

St. Louis County Historical Society
“Veterans Oral History & 100th Anniversary Publication” – $15,000

Twin Ports Choral Project
“Capacity Building” – $10,000

Finland Minnesota Historical Society
“Site Improvements for Visitor Experience” – $3,500

Nordic Center
“Shift: Ethnic Origin, Identity & Belonging – The Duluth Lynchings: A Family Perspective with Author Karen F. Nance” – $3,500

Zeitgeist Center for Arts & Community
“Between” – $3,500

Kako Foundation
“Hiking in Harmony” – $2,000

Animal Allies Humane Society
“Expanded Humane Education Programs to Underserved Communities” – $3,500

Positive Energy Outdoors
“Climbing Outdoors & Climbing Wall” – $3,500

Duluth Superior Sailing Association
“Sailing Training & Experiences for At-Risk Youth” – $2,000

Green New Deal Housing
“Green New Deal Housing Traveling Exhibition” – $2,000

Women’s Initiative for Service & Education (WISE)
“Smaby Pandemic Book Project” – $2,000

Boys & Girls Clubs of the Northland
“Academic Support – COVID Focused” – $20,000

CHUM
“Food Shelf Delivery Program” – $25,000

Cook County Extension
“Garden Addition” – $5,985

Damiano Center
“Community Kitchen” – $20,000

Duluth Superior Area Television Corporation (WDSE)
“Education Initiative” – $25,000

Duluth YMCA
“True North AmeriCorps COVID Gap Funding” – $30,000

Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory
“New Education Facilities Master Plan” – $10,000

Minnesota Sixth Judicial District
“Shore Substance Use Recovery Court” – $10,000

Superior Hiking Trail Association
“Volunteer Powered Renewal Work & Training” – $10,000

Twin Ports Ministry to Seafarer’s
“Lincoln Park Community Housing” – $15,000

Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center
“Re-Opening Wolf Ridge” – $50,000

2022 Grants Funded

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Arrowhead Chorale $8,500
Sing for Good

Boreal Community Media $15,000
Freelance Journalism Funding for
Boreal Community Media

Boys & Girls Clubs of the Northland $20,000
Capacity Building

Children’s Dental Services $25,000
Panoramic x-ray Machine

Community Partners $20,000
Housekeeping Services for Seniors

Conflict Resolution Center $20,000
Programming in Duluth Public Schools

Duluth Makerspace $17,000
Volunteer Coordinator Position

Family Freedom Center $25,000
Family Freedom Center & Neighborhood
Youth Services – General Operating

Gunflint Trail Historical Society $25,000
Anishinaabe Exhibit for Chik-Wauk
Museum

Kids Closet of Duluth $10,000
Clothing for Children from Low
Income Families

Land Access Alliance $10,000
Land Access Alliance Launch

Legal Aid Service of $10,000
Northeastern Minnesota
Strategic Planning for Duluth

Matinee Musicale Inc $10,000
Audience Development:
Funding for Marketing Consultant
Fee and Implementation of
Recommendations

Noatun Community Wooden Boat Works $10,000
Community Wooden Boat Building

Northland Minnesota Adult & $10,000
Teen Challenge
Duluth Campus Green Space

Violence Prevention Center
Office and Development Coordinator

Zeitgeist Center for Arts and Community
General operating support

$25,000

$15,000

Armory Arts & Music Center $10,000
Support for Music Resource Center

CHUM $25,000
Support for Steve O’Neil Youth

Copeland Valley Youth Centers-Welch Ctr. $15,000
Youth Intervention & Prevention
Program Support

Minnesota Land Trust $20,000
Boreal Wetlands Restoration Initiative

Lyric Opera of the North $7,500
Lyric Opera of the North COR: First
Full Season

Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans $15,000
Comprehensive Services for Northeast
Minnesota Veterans

Minnesota Autism Center $15,000
Young Adult Life Skills Program

Minnesota Ballet $15,000
General Operating Support

One Roof Community Housing $25,000
General Operating Support

Rise Inc $5,000
Supporting Employment Needs for
Those with Hearing Disabilities

ServeMinnesota $20,000
Minnesota Recovery Corps

Twin Ports Choral Project $15,000
Twin Ports Choral Project
Production and Administrative
Support

Two Harbors Community Radio $20,000
KTWH Staffing for Full Power
Radio/KTWH-LP

WTIP Cook County Community Radio $25,000
General Operating

YWCA Duluth $15,000
Young Mothers Program

Boulder Lake ELC *Capacity Building*	$20,000
Community Action Duluth *Mobile Market*	$20,000
Cook County Higher Education *Student Support Services and Student Scholarships*	$60,000
Damiano of Duluth, Inc. *Community Kitchen*	$20,000
Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra *Support of our Celebrate Unheard Voices Initiative*	$15,000
Entrepreneur Fund Capacity Building to Support Economic Justice & BIPOC Small Business	$30,000
Essentia Health Foundation *Supporting Families with Hospitalized Children*	$20,000
First Witness Child Advocacy Center *Restoring Hope: A Capital Campaign to End Child Abuse*	$50,000
Girl Scouts of Minnesota and Wisconsin Lakes and Pines *Girl Scouts Leadership Pathways*	$10,000
Green New Deal Housing *Community Engagement Campaign and Program Launch*	$25,000
Knife River Heritage & Cultural Center *Support for Historic Fishing Exhibit*	$15,000
Lincoln Park Children and Families Collaborative *Building Capacity and Strategic Planning*	$15,000
The Nature Conservancy *Highway 61 Reforested*	$10,000
University of Minnesota Foundation *Educational Initiative to Recruit Diverse Medical Students*	$25,000
Western Lake Superior Habitat for Humanity *Age in Place Home Repairs*	$10,000

Duluth Playhouse Inc. Presenting Glensheen: The Musical	$12,000
Finland Community Nature Childcare Nature Childcare in Finland	$26,500
Friends of the Finland Community Development Opportunity	$25,000
Great Expectations Foundation Great Expectations Expansion Project	$50,000
Life House Inc. Life House Youth Center	$25,000

Men As Peacemakers Youth Development Programs	$25,000
Mentor North ‘It Takes a Village’ Mentor Recruitment Campaign	$15,000
MN Masonic Children’s Clinic for Communication Disorders Expanded Programming	$15,000
North House Folk School Building the Northern Crossroads of Crafts	$100,000
North Shore Area Partners The Blossoming of a Community Senior Center	$30,000
North Shore Health Care Foundation Leading Change to Build Capacity	$25,000

Sugarloaf The North Shore Stewardship Association Lake Superior Multimedia Gallery – Sugarloaf Edition	$12,000
Superior Hiking Trail Association Resilient Volunteer Program for a Resilient Future	$10,000
Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center Adventure Ropes Course	$50,000

Duluth Area Family YMCA
Youth in Government
Transportation $2,000

Duluth Fiber Guild
Nordic Reflections in Fiber $2,000

Sawtooth Mountain Clinic
Childcare Worker
Appreciation Event $1,785

Women’s Care Center
Garden to Table Classes $3,500