La Amundson Ohana Foundation
Sleepy Eye, MN · EIN 41-1692528. Reported 303 grants totalling $3,173,659 to 174 recipients across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. La Amundson Ohana Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $4,500. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,500 and $10,000; the smallest was $100 and the largest $175,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Scholarship | Sleepy Eye, MN | $270,856 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Canby Public School | Canby, MN | $186,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Canby High School | Canby, MN | $175,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Red Rock Central | Lamberton, MN | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sleepy Eye Healthcare Foundation | Sleepy Eye, MN | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| South Dakota State Univ | Brookings, SD | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Augsburg Univ | Minneapolis, MN | $99,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ndsu | Fargo, ND | $85,250 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lati | Watertown, SD | $80,750 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Robinson Volunteer Fire Dept | Robinson, ND | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| South Dakot State Univ | Brookings, SD | $61,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Und | Grand Forks, ND | $59,250 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mn State University-Moorhead | Moorhead, MN | $54,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Augustana University | Sioux Falls, SD | $51,250 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lamberton Municipal Fire Dept | Lamberton, MN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ridgewater College Wilmar | Willmar, MN | $49,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Smsu | Marshall, MN | $45,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| G&l Builders Inc | Ottertail, MN | $42,241 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mn State University-Mankato | Mankato, MN | $42,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mn Comm & Tech Coll Fergus Falls | Fergus Falls, MN | $41,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Beulah Park District | Beulah, ND | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Danbury Firefighters Association | Danbury, IA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| University of South Dakota | Vermillion, SD | $37,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Southeast Technical College | Sioux Falls, SD | $36,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Sleepy Eye Basketball Boosters | Sleepy Eye, MN | $32,100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Iowa State University | Ames, IA | $32,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| University Ofmn Twin Cities | Minneapolis, MN | $32,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Lakes County Service Coop | Fergus Falls, MN | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rcw Public School | Renville, MN | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Benson Public School | Benson, MN | $29,800 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Alexandria Tech & Comm Coll | Alexandria, MN | $29,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Sleepy Eye Sportsmen's Club | Sleepy Eye, MN | $29,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ndscs | Wahpeton, ND | $26,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Sleepy Eye American Legion Post 7 | Sleep Eye, MN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sleepy Eye Baseball Association | Sleepy Eye, MN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Renville | Renville, MN | $21,189 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Northland Comm & Tech College | Thief River Falls, MN | $20,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| City of Porter | Porter, MN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sleepy Eye Arena Association | Sleepy Eye, MN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| West Central Initiative | Fergus Falls, MN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sleepy Eye Area Fast Pitch Assoc | Sleepy Eye, MN | $19,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bismark State College | Bismark, ND | $19,250 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Sleepy Eye Arena | Sleepy Eye, MN | $18,150 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Gustavus Adolphus College | St Peter, MN | $17,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Canby Police Dept | Canby, MN | $15,667 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Grand Canyon University | Phoenix, AZ | $15,250 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| University of Sioux Falls | Sioux Falls, SD | $15,250 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| University of Mary | Bismark, ND | $15,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Beulah Elementary School | Beulah, ND | $14,266 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Dakota State University | Madison, SD | $14,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Benson High School | Benson, MN | $13,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Nsu | Aberdeen, SD | $13,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Central Lakes College | Brainerd, MN | $12,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| University of Mn Morris | Morris, MN | $12,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| College of St Benedict | St Joseph, MN | $12,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Arc Electric | Browerville, MN | $11,072 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Northwest Missouri State University | Maryville, MO | $11,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Bethany Lutheran College | Mankato, MN | $10,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| University of Mn Duluth | Duluth, MN | $10,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Beulah Rural Fire Protection | Beulah, ND | $10,249 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bemidji State University | Bemidji, MN | $10,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Benson Golf Club | Benson, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Detroit Lakes | Detroit Lakes, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| City of Mapleton | Mapleton, IA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| City of Sleepy Eye | Sleepy Eye, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Concordia University | Moorhead, MN | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Danube Fire Dept | Danube, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lake Benton Opera House | Lake Benton, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Olivia Ambulance Service | Olivia, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Park Moms | Renville, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Red Rock School Weekend Food Pantry | Lamberton, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Dlccc Inc | Detroit Lakes, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Maple Valley Anthon-Oto Community | Mapleton, IA | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Mn Crookston | Crookston, MN | $9,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| University of Northern Iowa | Cedar Falls, IA | $9,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| University of Wi La Crosse | La Crosse, WI | $9,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Concordia Moorhead | Moorhead, MN | $8,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Oklahoma State University | Stillwater, OK | $8,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Rasmussen University | Fargo, ND | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| University of Mn Rochester | Rochester, MN | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Mn West Comm & Tech College | Canby, MN | $7,250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Arts | Renville, MN | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mount Marty University | Sioux Falls, SD | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Mstate - Detroit Lakes | Detroit Lakes, MN | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| St Mary's School | Sleepy Eye, MN | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of Nebraska Lincoln | Lincoln, NE | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Black Hills State University | Spearfish, SD | $6,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Lake Benton Public School | Lake Benton, MN | $6,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Mstate Moorhead | Moorhead, MN | $6,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of Northwestern | Roseville, MN | $6,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Concordia College | Moorhead, MN | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mitchell Technical Institute | Mitchell, SD | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mstate - Fergus Falls | Fergus Falls, MN | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Northwestern College | Orange City, IA | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Onawa Community Foundation | Onawa, IA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pettibone Community Club | Pettibone, ND | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Wi River Falls | River Falls, WI | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Az State University | Tempe, AZ | $5,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Butler Community College | El Dorado, KS | $5,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Drake University | Des Moines, IA | $5,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Iowa Lakes University | Spencer, IA | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Olaf College | Northfield, MN | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of St Thomas | St Paul, MN | $5,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Winona State University | Winona, MN | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boys Town | Boys Town, NE | $5,200 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Benson Lions Club | Benson, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Detroit | Detroit Lakes, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Canby Area Food Shelf | Canby, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Castana | Castana, IA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Creighton University | Omaha, NE | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Detroit Lakes Boys & Girls Club | Detroit Lakes, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Historic Renville Preservation | Renville, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| J&j's Tiny Teacher | Benson, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lake Benton American Legion | Lake Benton, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lincoln County VFW Post 2980 | Ivanhoe, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Renville County West Schools | Renville, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sleepy Eye Public School | Sleepy Eye, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| South Central College | North Mankato, MN | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Stonehill Regional Park | Canby, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Mn Twin Cities | Minneapolis, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ia Western Community College | Council Bluffs, IA | $4,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Iowa Lakes Community College | Emmetsburg, IA | $4,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Montana State University | Bozeman, MT | $4,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Danbury Youth Recreation Corp | Battle Creek, IA | $4,198 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sd School of Mines & Tech | Rapid City, SD | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| St Mary's University of Mn | Winona, MN | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Northern Michigan University | Marquette, MI | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rochester Comm & Tech College | Rochester, MN | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| St Johns Univ | Collegeville, MN | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Alabama | Huntsville, AL | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| University of Jamestown | Jamestown, ND | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| York University | York, NE | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Luther College | Decorah, IA | $3,129 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Bethany Lutheran | Mankato, MN | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bethel University | St Paul, MN | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Dakota Wesleyen Univ | Mitchell, SD | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Michigan Tech | Houghton, MI | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Normandale Community | Bloomington, MN | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Ambrose University | Davenport, IA | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Crown College | St Bonifacius, MN | $2,750 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Danbury Catholic School | Danbury, IA | $2,622 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Dakota Weslyan Univeristy | Mitchell, SD | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Granite Falls Alano Society Inc | Ottertail, MN | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hamline University | St Paul, MN | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Henry Sollie Post 10 | Lake Benton, MN | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Morningside University | Sioux City, IA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Canby Fire Department | Canby, MN | $2,205 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lake Benton Lake Association | Lake Benton, MN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lake Benton School District | Lake Benton, MN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Minot State University | Minot, ND | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mn State Comm & Tech College | Detroit Lakes, MN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Simpson College | Indianola, IA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Pages of Our Community | Olivia, MN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Salon Professional Academy | Maplewood, MN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| U of Wi Eau Claire | Eau Claire, WI | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of Wi Eau Claire | Eau Claire, WI | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Wi Madison | Madison, WI | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of Wi Stevens Point | Stevens Point, WI | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Wisconsin - Madison | Madison, WI | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Vermillion Community College | Ely, MN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Viterbo University | La Crossse, WI | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Waldorf University | Forest City, IA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wayne State College | Wayne, NE | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Arizona State University | Tempe, AZ | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Century College | White Bear Lake, MN | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dordt University | Sioux Center, IA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Morningside College | Sioux City, IA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wayne State | Wayne, NE | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Associated Training Services | Sun Prarie, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Haiti Medical Mission | Baraboo, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Henning Military Park | Henning, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tchc Foundation | Henning, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Oto Fire Department | Oto, IA | $865 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Delta Sigma Pi | Oxford, OH | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
75 of 174 (43%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 54%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 87 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 83 | $794,381 | $3,500 |
| 2022 | 70 | $586,950 | $4,000 |
| 2023 | 83 | $1,028,659 | $6,000 |
| 2024 | 67 | $763,669 | $5,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
66% of its giving went to organizations in Minnesota. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $4,500. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Minnesota.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from La Amundson Ohana Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 469, Sleepy Eye, MN, 56085. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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