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 20222024. 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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  • 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

$1.2M
2022
$2.1M
2023
$2.1M
2024

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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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.