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Lake Superior State University Foundation → Lake Superior State University: $10M across 6 grants, latest 2024Swenson Family Foundation → University of Wisconsin Superior Foundation Inc: $6.6M across 13 grants, latest 2025Conrad N Hilton Foundation → Lunione Internazionale Delle Superiore Generali: $3.8M across 2 grants, latest 2024Lloyd K Johnson Foundation → Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior: $1.3M across 3 grants, latest 2025C K Blandin Foundation → Fond Du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa: $191K across 2 grants, latest 2024The Depot Foundation → Lake Superior Railroad Museum: $158K across 13 grants, latest 2024Duluth-Superior Area Community → Bad River Band of Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians: $104K across 1 grant, latest 2024Head of the Lakes United Way → Mentor North: $77K across 2 grants, latest 2023Moon Jack Scholarship Trust → Lake Superior College Foundation Inc: $60K across 1 grant, latest 2023Ab Nicholas Scholarship Foundation → Mackenzie Eder: $35K across 4 grants, latest 2024Minnesota Power Foundation → University of Wisconsin Superior Foundati: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2024Ray & Peg Hirvonen Charitable Foundation → Superior String Alliance: $20K across 4 grants, latest 2024Conrad N Hilton Foundation → International Union of Superiors General: $2.2M across 2 grants, latest 2022C K Blandin Foundation → Duluth-Superior Educational Tv Corp: $155K across 4 grants, latest 2024The Depot Foundation → Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra: $106K across 14 grants, latest 2024Head of the Lakes United Way → Mentor North: $70K across 1 grant, latest 2021Swenson Family Foundation → Superior Public Museums: $63K across 1 grant, latest 2022Lloyd K Johnson Foundation → Superior Hiking Trail Association: $55K across 4 grants, latest 2025Duluth-Superior Area Community → Western Lake Superior Habitat for Humanity: $44K across 3 grants, latest 2024Ab Nicholas Scholarship Foundation → Niya Wilson: $25K across 3 grants, latest 2023Minnesota Power Foundation → Lake Superior Zoo: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2025Ray & Peg Hirvonen Charitable Foundation → Superior Youth Arts Theater: $19K across 3 grants, latest 2023Moon Jack Scholarship Trust → Lake Superior College Fbo Alexi Tondryk: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2023Conrad N Hilton Foundation → Conference of Major Superiors Cosumadrc: $1.3M across 5 grants, latest 2024Head of the Lakes United Way → Lake Superior Community Health Center: $54K across 2 grants, latest 2024Lloyd K Johnson Foundation → National Parks of Lake Superior Fou: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2025Duluth-Superior Area Community → School District of Superior: $26K across 1 grant, latest 2023Ab Nicholas Scholarship Foundation → Kyra Latvala: $25K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Depot Foundation → Duluth Superior Symphony Associatio: $22K across 1 grant, latest 2022Ray & Peg Hirvonen Charitable Foundation → Lake Superior Life Home Health Hosp: $18K across 4 grants, latest 2024Minnesota Power Foundation → Western Lake Superior Habitat for Humanity: $18K across 2 grants, latest 2023C K Blandin Foundation → Johnson Hunter: $12K across 4 grants, latest 2024Moon Jack Scholarship Trust → Lake Superior College Fbo Allan Haigh: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2023Swenson Family Foundation → Superior Douglas Co YMCA: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2021Conrad N Hilton Foundation → Conference of Major Superiors of Religious in Ghana: $840K across 3 grants, latest 2023Conrad N Hilton Foundation → Christian Brothers Major Superiors: $500K across 1 grant, latest 2023Conrad N Hilton Foundation → Conference of Major Superiors of Religious of Peru: $500K across 2 grants, latest 2024Conrad N Hilton Foundation → Misioneros Del Espiritu Santo Provincia De Mexico: $400K across 1 grant, latest 2022Conrad N Hilton Foundation → Union of Indigenous Womens Congregations of Francophone West Africa (Anima: $400K across 1 grant, latest 2022Conrad N Hilton Foundation → Conferencia De Superiores Mayores De Religiosos De Mxico Ar: $400K across 2 grants, latest 2024Conrad N Hilton Foundation → Association of Major Superiors of Women Religious in Korea: $383K across 1 grant, latest 2023Conrad N Hilton Foundation → Conference of Major Religious Superiors in the Philippines (Cmps) Inc: $378K across 1 grant, latest 2022Conrad N Hilton Foundation → Conference of Major Superiors in the Philippines (Cmps) Inc: $372K across 1 grant, latest 2023Conrad N Hilton Foundation → Conference of Major Superiors of Religious Ghana: $250K across 1 grant, latest 2024Conrad N Hilton Foundation → Confederation of Conferences of Major Superiors of Africa and Madagascar: $250K across 1 grant, latest 2023Conrad N Hilton Foundation → Council of Major Superiors of Women Religious: $165K across 1 grant, latest 2024Conrad N Hilton Foundation → Lovers of the Holy Cross of Hanoi Inc: $158K across 1 grant, latest 2024Conrad N Hilton Foundation → Conference of Major Religious Superiors of Colombia: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2024Head of the Lakes United Way → Lake Superior Community Health Center: $33K across 2 grants, latest 2023Lloyd K Johnson Foundation → Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra: $30K across 2 grants, latest 2023Duluth-Superior Area Community → University of Wisconsin Superior Foundation Inc: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2023Duluth-Superior Area Community → Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua: $22K across 2 grants, latest 2023Lloyd K Johnson Foundation → Minnesota Land Trust: $21K across 1 grant, latest 2025Conrad N Hilton Foundation → National Parks of Lake Superior Foundation: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Depot Foundation → Lake Superior Railrod Museum: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2024Head of the Lakes United Way → Boys & Girls Clubs of the Northland: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2024Head of the Lakes United Way → Duluth Superior Area Educational Television Corporation (Wdse): $18K across 1 grant, latest 2022Lloyd K Johnson Foundation → North Superior Ski & Run Club: $18K across 1 grant, latest 2023Head of the Lakes United Way → Superior School District: $17K across 1 grant, latest 2021Head of the Lakes United Way → Western Lake Superior Habitat for Humanity: $16K across 2 grants, latest 2023Ab Nicholas Scholarship Foundation → Jacksen Smith: $15K across 2 grants, latest 2022Lloyd K Johnson Foundation → Lake Superior Youth Chorus: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2023Minnesota Power Foundation → Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation: $15K across 2 grants, latest 2023Duluth-Superior Area Community → Lake Superior College Foundation: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2023Conrad N Hilton Foundation: $12M on this topic. Open the funder.Conrad N Hilton Foundation$12MLake Superior State University Foundation: $10M on this topic. Open the funder.Lake Superior State Universit…$10MSwenson Family Foundation: $6.7M on this topic. Open the funder.Swenson Family Foundation$6.7MLloyd K Johnson Foundation: $1.5M on this topic. Open the funder.Lloyd K Johnson Foundation$1.5MC K Blandin Foundation: $358K on this topic. Open the funder.C K Blandin Foundation$358KThe Depot Foundation: $305K on this topic. Open the funder.The Depot Foundation$305KHead of the Lakes United Way: $305K on this topic. Open the funder.Head of the Lakes United Way$305KDuluth-Superior Area Community: $235K on this topic. Open the funder.Duluth-Superior Area Community$235KAb Nicholas Scholarship Foundation: $100K on this topic. Open the funder.Ab Nicholas Scholarship Found…$100KMinnesota Power Foundation: $78K on this topic. Open the funder.Minnesota Power Foundation$78KMoon Jack Scholarship Trust: $73K on this topic. Open the funder.Moon Jack Scholarship Trust$73KRay & Peg Hirvonen Charitable Foundation: $57K on this topic. Open the funder.Ray & Peg Hirvonen Charitable…$57KLake Superior State University: received $10M on this topicLake Superior State University$10MUniversity of Wisconsin Superior Foundation Inc: received $6.7M on this topicUniversity of Wisconsin Superio…$6.7MLunione Internazionale Delle Superiore Generali: received $3.8M on this topicLunione Internazionale Delle Su…$3.8MInternational Union of Superiors General: received $2.2M on this topicInternational Union of Superior…$2.2MGrand Portage Band of Lake Superior: received $1.3M on this topicGrand Portage Band of Lake Supe…$1.3MConference of Major Superiors Cosumadrc: received $1.3M on this topicConference of Major Superiors C…$1.3MConference of Major Superiors of Religious in Ghana: received $840K on this topicConference of Major Superiors o…$840KChristian Brothers Major Superiors: received $500K on this topicChristian Brothers Major Superi…$500KConference of Major Superiors of Religious of Peru: received $500K on this topicConference of Major Superiors o…$500KMisioneros Del Espiritu Santo Provincia De Mexico: received $400K on this topicMisioneros Del Espiritu Santo P…$400KUnion of Indigenous Womens Congregations of Francophone West Africa (Anima: received $400K on this topicUnion of Indigenous Womens Cong…$400KConferencia De Superiores Mayores De Religiosos De Mxico Ar: received $400K on this topicConferencia De Superiores Mayor…$400KAssociation of Major Superiors of Women Religious in Korea: received $383K on this topicAssociation of Major Superiors…$383KConference of Major Religious Superiors in the Philippines (Cmps) Inc: received $378K on this topicConference of Major Religious S…$378KConference of Major Superiors in the Philippines (Cmps) Inc: received $372K on this topicConference of Major Superiors i…$372KConference of Major Superiors of Religious Ghana: received $250K on this topicConference of Major Superiors o…$250KConfederation of Conferences of Major Superiors of Africa and Madagascar: received $250K on this topicConfederation of Conferences of…$250KFond Du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa: received $191K on this topicFond Du Lac Band of Lake Superi…$191KCouncil of Major Superiors of Women Religious: received $165K on this topicCouncil of Major Superiors of W…$165KLovers of the Holy Cross of Hanoi Inc: received $158K on this topicLovers of the Holy Cross of Han…$158KLake Superior Railroad Museum: received $158K on this topicLake Superior Railroad Museum$158KDuluth-Superior Educational Tv Corp: received $155K on this topicDuluth-Superior Educational Tv…$155KDuluth Superior Symphony Orchestra: received $136K on this topicDuluth Superior Symphony Orches…$136KBad River Band of Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians: received $104K on this topicBad River Band of Lake Superior…$104KConference of Major Religious Superiors of Colombia: received $100K on this topicConference of Major Religious S…$100KMentor North: received $77K on this topicMentor North$77KMentor North: received $70K on this topicMentor North$70KSuperior Public Museums: received $63K on this topicSuperior Public Museums$63KWestern Lake Superior Habitat for Humanity: received $61K on this topicWestern Lake Superior Habitat f…$61KLake Superior College Foundation Inc: received $60K on this topicLake Superior College Foundatio…$60KSuperior Hiking Trail Association: received $55K on this topicSuperior Hiking Trail Associati…$55KLake Superior Community Health Center: received $54K on this topicLake Superior Community Health…$54KNational Parks of Lake Superior Fou: received $50K on this topicNational Parks of Lake Superior…$50KMackenzie Eder: received $35K on this topicMackenzie Eder$35KLake Superior Community Health Center: received $33K on this topicLake Superior Community Health…$33KSchool District of Superior: received $26K on this topicSchool District of Superior$26KUniversity of Wisconsin Superior Foundati: received $25K on this topicUniversity of Wisconsin Superio…$25KNiya Wilson: received $25K on this topicNiya Wilson$25KKyra Latvala: received $25K on this topicKyra Latvala$25KLake Superior Big Top Chautauqua: received $22K on this topicLake Superior Big Top Chautauqua$22KDuluth Superior Symphony Associatio: received $22K on this topicDuluth Superior Symphony Associ…$22KMinnesota Land Trust: received $21K on this topicMinnesota Land Trust$21KSuperior String Alliance: received $20K on this topicSuperior String Alliance$20KLake Superior Zoo: received $20K on this topicLake Superior Zoo$20KNational Parks of Lake Superior Foundation: received $20K on this topicNational Parks of Lake Superior…$20KLake Superior Railrod Museum: received $20K on this topicLake Superior Railrod Museum$20KBoys & Girls Clubs of the Northland: received $20K on this topicBoys & Girls Clubs of the North…$20KSuperior Youth Arts Theater: received $19K on this topicSuperior Youth Arts Theater$19KLake Superior Life Home Health Hosp: received $18K on this topicLake Superior Life Home Health…$18KDuluth Superior Area Educational Television Corporation (Wdse): received $18K on this topicDuluth Superior Area Educationa…$18KNorth Superior Ski & Run Club: received $18K on this topicNorth Superior Ski & Run Club$18KSuperior School District: received $17K on this topicSuperior School District$17KWestern Lake Superior Habitat for Humanity: received $16K on this topicWestern Lake Superior Habitat f…$16KJacksen Smith: received $15K on this topicJacksen Smith$15KLake Superior Youth Chorus: received $15K on this topicLake Superior Youth Chorus$15KDuluth Superior Area Community Foundation: received $15K on this topicDuluth Superior Area Community…$15KLake Superior College Foundation: received $15K on this topicLake Superior College Foundation$15KJohnson Hunter: received $12K on this topicJohnson Hunter$12KLake Superior College Fbo Alexi Tondryk: received $6K on this topicLake Superior College Fbo Alexi…$6KLake Superior College Fbo Allan Haigh: received $6K on this topicLake Superior College Fbo Allan…$6KSuperior Douglas Co YMCA: received $5K on this topicSuperior Douglas Co YMCA$5K
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