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.
Grants Made in 2021
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
