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 2022–2025. 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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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- 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
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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