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.

2021 Grants Funded
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Birch Grove Community School
“Birch Grove Campsite Addition” – $10,000Courage Kenny Foundation (Courage Kenny Northland)
“Adaptive Recreation Northshore” – $15,000Family Rise Together
“Growing Kinship Connection” – $25,000GND Development Alliance
“GND Rec Skatepark” – $25,000Go Dog North Shore
“Grand Marais Dog Park” – $10,000Grand Marais Playhouse Inc.
“Operation Support School” – $25,000Kids Closet of Duluth
“Clothes for Young Students of Low Income” – $10,000Loaves and Fishes Housing Inc.
“Olive Branch Capital Project” – $25,000Local Initiatives Support Corporation Duluth
“Building Wealth and Equity” – $25,000Lutheran Social Services of Minnesota (Duluth)
“Another Door Emergency Center” – $25,000Sawtooth Mountain Clinic
“Oral Health Task Force – Expansion to Serve Seniors” – $10,000Bridging Hearts
“Bridging Lonely Hearts in Duluth” – $3,500Children’s Dental Service
“Duluth Oral Health Telehealth Hub ” – $25,000Conflict Resolution Center
“Conflict Resolution Programming at Denfeld” – $15,000Cook County Historical Society
“Restoration & Landscaping at the Johnson Heritage Post Art Gallery” – $28,000Duluth Art Institute
“The Power of Arts Series” – $21,500Duluth Community Garden Program
“Education & Outreach Programs” – $20,000Duluth Public Schools – Duluth Preschool
“Observing & Reflection of Children’s Play” – $8,960Essentia Health Foundation
“Supporting Families with Hospitalized Children” – $10,000First Witness Child Advocacy Center
“Child Abuse Prevention Coalition” – $20,000Lyric Opera of the North
“The Pirates of Penzance School Tour” – $7,500Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans
“Comprehensive Services for Northeast Minnesota Veterans” – $15,000Minnesota Ballet
“Outreach Week” – $8,500North Shore Health
“Capital Project” – $27,000Proctor Public Schools
“Collaboration with Duluth Core Learning” – $17,000Safe Haven Shelter & Resource Center
“Shelter Remodel” – $50,000YWCA
“Spirit Valley Young Mothers Program” – $15,000Duluth Public Schools
“Interactive Garden Mural” – $3,200Lake Superior Community Theatre
“Anne Frank Project Support” – $3,500Northern Expressions Arts Collective
“Community Playtime Series” – $1,000Life House
“Neighborhood Youth Services” – $30,000Ecumen Lakeshore
“Home Delivered Meals Program” – $3,500Matinee Musicale, Inc.
“Outreach & Artist Support” – $3,300Harbor Center, Inc.
“Senior & Caregiver Guide” – $2,500YMCA
“American Sign Language Interpreter” – $3,000American Indian Community Housing Organization (AICHO)
“COVID Emergency Food Distribution” – $10,000Community Action Duluth
“Free Tax Site” – $20,000Conservation Corps of MN & IA
“Summer Youth Corps Program” – $5,000Cook County Higher Education
“Student Support Services & Student Scholarships” – $60,000Cook County Local Energy Project
“Capacity Building” – $10,000Duluth Folk School
“BOAT Project” – $15,000Friends of the Finland Community
“Wild Rice Processing Facility” – $25.000Grand Marais Art Colony
“General Operating Support” – $30,000Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior
“Grand Portage Community Teen Center” – $7,500Great Expectations School Foundation
“Great Lunch Meal Program” – $10,000Minnesota Children’s Press
“Book Camp Sessions” – $25,000Minnesota Land Trust
“City of Duluth Natural Lands Acquisition Project” – $15,000North Shore Community Rink
“Community Rink Safety & Access Improvements” – $10,000One Roof Community Housing
“Operating Support” – $25,000Rise, Inc.
“Assisting Deaf Minnesotans Find Employment” – $5,000Sawtooth Mountain Clinic
“Oral Health Task Force” – $10,000St. Louis County Historical Society
“Veterans Oral History & 100th Anniversary Publication” – $15,000Twin Ports Choral Project
“Capacity Building” – $10,000Finland Minnesota Historical Society
“Site Improvements for Visitor Experience” – $3,500Nordic Center
“Shift: Ethnic Origin, Identity & Belonging – The Duluth Lynchings: A Family Perspective with Author Karen F. Nance” – $3,500Zeitgeist Center for Arts & Community
“Between” – $3,500Kako Foundation
“Hiking in Harmony” – $2,000Animal Allies Humane Society
“Expanded Humane Education Programs to Underserved Communities” – $3,500Positive Energy Outdoors
“Climbing Outdoors & Climbing Wall” – $3,500Duluth Superior Sailing Association
“Sailing Training & Experiences for At-Risk Youth” – $2,000Green New Deal Housing
“Green New Deal Housing Traveling Exhibition” – $2,000Women’s Initiative for Service & Education (WISE)
“Smaby Pandemic Book Project” – $2,000Boys & Girls Clubs of the Northland
“Academic Support – COVID Focused” – $20,000CHUM
“Food Shelf Delivery Program” – $25,000Cook County Extension
“Garden Addition” – $5,985Damiano Center
“Community Kitchen” – $20,000Duluth Superior Area Television Corporation (WDSE)
“Education Initiative” – $25,000Duluth YMCA
“True North AmeriCorps COVID Gap Funding” – $30,000Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory
“New Education Facilities Master Plan” – $10,000Minnesota Sixth Judicial District
“Shore Substance Use Recovery Court” – $10,000Superior Hiking Trail Association
“Volunteer Powered Renewal Work & Training” – $10,000Twin Ports Ministry to Seafarer’s
“Lincoln Park Community Housing” – $15,000Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center
“Re-Opening Wolf Ridge” – $50,000
2022 Grants Funded
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Arrowhead Chorale $8,500
Sing for GoodBoreal Community Media $15,000
Freelance Journalism Funding for
Boreal Community MediaBoys & Girls Clubs of the Northland $20,000
Capacity BuildingChildren’s Dental Services $25,000
Panoramic x-ray MachineCommunity Partners $20,000
Housekeeping Services for SeniorsConflict Resolution Center $20,000
Programming in Duluth Public SchoolsDuluth Makerspace $17,000
Volunteer Coordinator PositionFamily Freedom Center $25,000
Family Freedom Center & Neighborhood
Youth Services – General OperatingGunflint Trail Historical Society $25,000
Anishinaabe Exhibit for Chik-Wauk
MuseumKids Closet of Duluth $10,000
Clothing for Children from Low
Income FamiliesLand Access Alliance $10,000
Land Access Alliance LaunchLegal Aid Service of $10,000
Northeastern Minnesota
Strategic Planning for DuluthMatinee Musicale Inc $10,000
Audience Development:
Funding for Marketing Consultant
Fee and Implementation of
RecommendationsNoatun Community Wooden Boat Works $10,000
Community Wooden Boat BuildingNorthland Minnesota Adult & $10,000
Teen Challenge
Duluth Campus Green SpaceViolence Prevention Center
Office and Development CoordinatorZeitgeist Center for Arts and Community
General operating support$25,000
$15,000Armory Arts & Music Center $10,000
Support for Music Resource CenterCHUM $25,000
Support for Steve O’Neil YouthCopeland Valley Youth Centers-Welch Ctr. $15,000
Youth Intervention & Prevention
Program SupportMinnesota Land Trust $20,000
Boreal Wetlands Restoration InitiativeLyric Opera of the North $7,500
Lyric Opera of the North COR: First
Full SeasonMinnesota Assistance Council for Veterans $15,000
Comprehensive Services for Northeast
Minnesota VeteransMinnesota Autism Center $15,000
Young Adult Life Skills ProgramMinnesota Ballet $15,000
General Operating SupportOne Roof Community Housing $25,000
General Operating SupportRise Inc $5,000
Supporting Employment Needs for
Those with Hearing DisabilitiesServeMinnesota $20,000
Minnesota Recovery CorpsTwin Ports Choral Project $15,000
Twin Ports Choral Project
Production and Administrative
SupportTwo Harbors Community Radio $20,000
KTWH Staffing for Full Power
Radio/KTWH-LP
WTIP Cook County Community Radio $25,000
General OperatingYWCA Duluth $15,000
Young Mothers ProgramBoulder 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
$25,000Men 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
$15,000North House Folk School
Building the Northern Crossroads of Crafts
$100,000North Shore Area Partners
The Blossoming of a Community Senior Center
$30,000North Shore Health Care Foundation
Leading Change to Build Capacity
$25,000Sugarloaf The North Shore Stewardship Association
Lake Superior Multimedia Gallery – Sugarloaf Edition
$12,000Superior Hiking Trail Association
Resilient Volunteer Program for a Resilient Future$10,000
Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center
Adventure Ropes Course
$50,000Duluth 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