Funding search · EIN 412009840 · St Paul, MN

Lillehei Family Charitable Foundation Agency

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

43
grants reported
$850,500
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$10,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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Top recipients

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  • American Swedish Institute2 grants · $250,000
  • University of Minnesota Foundation3 grants · $205,000
  • University of Mn Foundation1 grant · $135,000
  • Bakken Museum3 grants · $36,000
  • Brighter Days Grief Ctr4 grants · $27,500
  • Team Heart3 grants · $25,000
  • New Hope Peru3 grants · $20,000
  • Crescent Cove3 grants · $20,000
  • Magnum Chorum3 grants · $20,000
  • Sky High Hope Camp2 grants · $20,000

Giving over time

$200,000
2022
$200,000
2023
$214,000
2024
$236,500
2025

Grant history

All 43 reported grants, largest first.

  • $145,000

    University of Minnesota Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Program support

  • $135,000

    University of Mn Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2025

    Program support

  • $125,000

    American Swedish Institute · Minneapolis, MN · 2023

    General operating funds

  • $125,000

    American Swedish Institute · Minneapolis, MN · 2022

    General operating funds

  • $35,000

    University of Minnesota Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2022

    Program support

  • $25,000

    University of Minnesota Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2023

    Program support

  • $12,500

    Brighter Days Grief Ctr · Eden Prairie, MN · 2025

    Program support

  • $12,000

    Bakken Museum · Minneapolis, MN · 2025

    Program support

  • $12,000

    Bakken Museum · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Program support

  • $12,000

    Bakken Museum · Minneapolis, MN · 2023

    Program support

  • $10,000

    Agate Housing and Services · Minneapolis, MN · 2025

    General program support

  • $10,000

    Crescent Cove · Minneapolis, MN · 2025

    General support

  • $10,000

    Magnum Chorum · Minneapolis, MN · 2025

    General operating fund

  • $10,000

    New Hope Peru · Yorkville, NY · 2025

    Program support

  • $10,000

    Sky High Hope Camp · Lone Tree, CO · 2025

    Program support

  • $10,000

    Team Heart · Milton, MA · 2025

    Program support

  • $10,000

    University of Colorado Foundation · Aurora, CO · 2025

    Program support

  • $10,000

    Sky High Hope Camp · Lone Tree, CO · 2024

    Program support

  • $10,000

    Team Heart · Milton, MA · 2024

    Program support

  • $10,000

    Neurosurgery Research & Education Fndt · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Program support

  • $10,000

    Sax-Zim Bog · Duluth, MN · 2023

    Program support

  • $10,000

    University of Colorado Foundation · Aurora, CO · 2022

    Program support

  • $5,000

    The Lift Garage · Minneapolis, MN · 2025

    General support

  • $5,000

    A Breath of Hope Lung Foundation · Wayzata, MN · 2024

    Program support

  • $5,000

    Brighter Days Grief Ctr · Eden Prairie, MN · 2024

    Program support

  • $5,000

    Crescent Cove · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    General support

  • $5,000

    Magnum Chorum · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    General operating fund

  • $5,000

    New Hope Peru · Yorkville, NY · 2024

    Program support

  • $5,000

    The Lift Garage · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    General support

  • $5,000

    The Wild Animal Sanctuary · Keenesburg, CO · 2024

    Program support

  • $5,000

    Brighter Days Grief Ctr · Eden Prairie, MN · 2023

    Program support

  • $5,000

    New Hope Peru · Yorkville, NY · 2023

    Program support

  • $5,000

    Brighter Days Grief Ctr · Eden Prairie, MN · 2022

    Program support

  • $5,000

    Crescent Cove · Minneapolis, MN · 2022

    General support

  • $5,000

    Magnum Chorum · Minneapolis, MN · 2022

    General operating fund

  • $5,000

    Team Heart · Milton, MA · 2022

    Program support

  • $5,000

    Thanksgiving Meals On Wheels · St Paul, MN · 2022

    Thanksgiving meals donation

  • $5,000

    The Lift Garage · Minneapolis, MN · 2022

    General support

  • $4,000

    The Lift Garage · Minneapolis, MN · 2023

    General support

  • $2,000

    Thanksgiving Meals On Wheels · White Bear Lake, MN · 2025

    Thanksgiving meals donation

  • $2,000

    Thanksgiving Meals On Wheels · St Paul, MN · 2024

    Thanksgiving meals donation

  • $2,000

    American Lung Associate of Minnesota · St Paul, MN · 2023

    Program support

  • $2,000

    Thanksgiving Meals On Wheels · St Paul, MN · 2023

    Thanksgiving meals donation

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.