Funding search · EIN 411708009 · Wayzata, MN
Lukis Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 71
- grants reported
- $5.5M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $25,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. 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
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Gustavus Adolphus College3 grants · $1.1M
- University of Minnesota Foundation2 grants · $700,000
- Put Me in3 grants · $420,000
- Minnesota Waldorf School3 grants · $400,000
- Mate Ii3 grants · $300,000
- Robonation3 grants · $300,000
- University of Maine Foundation1 grant · $200,000
- Trivent Charitable Impact1 grant · $200,000
- Maine Community Foundation1 grant · $200,000
- Minneapolis Foundation1 grant · $200,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 71 reported grants, largest first.
- $1.1M
Gustavus Adolphus College · St Peter, MN · 2024
Unrestricted
- $600,000
University of Minnesota Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Unrestricted
- $300,000
Minnesota Waldorf School · St Paul, MN · 2022
Unrestricted
- $250,000
Put Me in · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Unrestricted
- $200,000
University of Maine Foundation · Orono, ME · 2024
Unrestricted
- $200,000
Maine Community Foundation · Elsworth, ME · 2023
Unrestricted
- $200,000
Minneapolis Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Unrestricted
- $200,000
Trivent Charitable Impact · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Unrestricted
- $120,000
Put Me in · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Unrestricted
- $100,000
Mate Ii · Monterey, CA · 2024
Unrestricted
- $100,000
Ocean Discovery League · Saunderstown, RI · 2024
Unrestricted
- $100,000
Robonation · Arlington, VA · 2024
Unrestricted
- $100,000
University of Minnesota Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Unrestricted
- $100,000
Mate Ii · Monterey, CA · 2023
Unrestricted
- $100,000
Robonation · Arlington, VA · 2023
Unrestricted
- $100,000
Wayzata Conservancy · Wayzata, MN · 2023
Unrestricted
- $100,000
Mate Ii · Monterey, CA · 2022
Unrestricted
- $100,000
Robonation · Arlington, VA · 2022
Unrestricted
- $75,000
Camp Amnicon · South Range, WI · 2024
Unrestricted
- $75,000
Camp Amnicon · South Range, WI · 2023
Unrestricted
- $50,000
Minnesota Waldorf School · St Paul, MN · 2024
Unrestricted
- $50,000
Put Me in · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Unrestricted
- $50,000
The Blake School · Hopkins, MN · 2024
Unrestricted
- $50,000
University of Buffalo Foundation · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Unrestricted
- $50,000
Gustavus Adolphus College · St Peter, MN · 2023
Unrestricted
- $50,000
Maine Coast Waldorf School · Freeport, ME · 2023
Unrestricted
- $50,000
Minnesota Waldorf School · St Paul, MN · 2023
Unrestricted
- $50,000
The Blake School · Hopkins, MN · 2023
Unrestricted
- $50,000
University of Buffalo Foundation · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Unrestricted
- $50,000
Gustavus Adolphus College · St Peter, MN · 2022
Unrestricted
- $50,000
Maine Coast Waldorf School · Freeport, ME · 2022
Unrestricted
- $50,000
The Blake School · Hopkins, MN · 2022
Unrestricted
- $50,000
University of Buffalo Foundation · Buffalo, NY · 2022
Unrestricted
- $40,000
Maine Coast Waldorf School · Freeport, ME · 2024
Unrestricted
- $31,154
Lake Superior Tall Ships · Bayfield, WI · 2022
Unrestricted
- $25,000
American Migraine Foundation · Mount Royal, NJ · 2024
Unrestricted
- $25,000
Arthritis Foundation · St Paul, MN · 2024
Unrestricted
- $25,000
Greater Mpls Crisis Nursery · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Unrestricted
- $25,000
Mn Network of Hospice and Palliative Care · Arden Hills, MN · 2024
Unrestricted
- $25,000
Planned Parenthood North Central States · St Paul, MN · 2024
Unrestricted
- $25,000
American Migraine Foundation · Mount Royal, NJ · 2023
Unrestricted
- $25,000
Arthritis Foundation · St Paul, MN · 2023
Unrestricted
- $25,000
Greater Mpls Crisis Nursery · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Unrestricted
- $25,000
Mn Network of Hospice and Palliative Care · Arden Hills, MN · 2023
Unrestricted
- $25,000
Planned Parenthood North Central States · St Paul, MN · 2023
Unrestricted
- $25,000
Sandy Hook Promise · Newtown, CT · 2023
Unrestricted
- $25,000
Alive and Kickin' · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Unrestricted
- $25,000
American Migraine Foundation · Mount Royal, NJ · 2022
Unrestricted
- $25,000
Arthritis Foundation · St Paul, MN · 2022
Unrestricted
- $25,000
Camp Amnicon · South Range, WI · 2022
Unrestricted
- $25,000
Greater Mpls Crisis Nursery · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Unrestricted
- $25,000
Mn Network of Hospice and Palliative Care · Arden Hills, MN · 2022
Unrestricted
- $25,000
Planned Parenthood North Central States · St Paul, MN · 2022
Unrestricted
- $10,000
Eden Prairie Schools · Eden Prairie, MN · 2024
Unrestricted
- $10,000
Make a Wish Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Unrestricted
- $10,000
Ronald McDonald House Charities · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Unrestricted
- $10,000
Second Harvest Heartland · St Paul, MN · 2024
Unrestricted
- $10,000
Treehouse · Seattle, WA · 2024
Unrestricted
- $10,000
Eden Prairie Schools · Eden Prairie, MN · 2023
Unrestricted
- $10,000
Make a Wish Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Unrestricted
- $10,000
Ronald McDonald House Charities · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Unrestricted
- $10,000
Second Harvest Heartland · St Paul, MN · 2023
Unrestricted
- $10,000
Treehouse · Seattle, WA · 2023
Unrestricted
- $10,000
Eden Prairie Schools · Eden Prairie, MN · 2022
Unrestricted
- $10,000
Make a Wish Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Unrestricted
- $10,000
Ronald McDonald House Charities · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Unrestricted
- $10,000
Second Harvest Heartland · St Paul, MN · 2022
Unrestricted
- $10,000
Treehouse · Seattle, WA · 2022
Unrestricted
- $1,000
Pmc Jimmy Ride · Brookline, MA · 2024
Unrestricted
- $1,000
Pmc Jimmy Ride · Brookline, MA · 2023
Unrestricted
- $1,000
Pmc Jimmy Ride · Brookline, MA · 2022
Unrestricted
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