Land O'lakes Foundation
St Paul, MN · EIN 41-1864977. Reported 7,498 grants totalling $28.5M to 3,433 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$750median grant
$28.5Mgranted, 2021-2025
3,433recipients, as named on its returns
50%of grantees funded again the next year
$2,397,882assets, latest filing
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. Land O'lakes 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.
This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $750. Half of everything it gave fell between $250 and $1,600; the smallest was $10 and the largest $2,250,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
3,433 recipient names appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Minnesota Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $9,028,213 | 38 | 5 | 2025 |
| Iowa State University Foundation | Ames, IA | $2,578,950 | 16 | 5 | 2025 |
| Greater Twin Cities United Way | Minneapolis, MN | $1,449,508 | 17 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Blackbaud Giving Fund | Charleston, SC | $1,135,605 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| American National Red Cross | Washington, DC | $530,384 | 12 | 5 | 2025 |
| Second Harvest Heartland | Brooklyn Park, MN | $316,981 | 27 | 4 | 2025 |
| Upper Des Moines Opportunity Inc | Graettinger, IA | $290,374 | 16 | 5 | 2025 |
| Feeding America - National Chapter | Chicago, IL | $205,000 | 3 | 2 | 2025 |
| Ohio FFA Foundation Inc | Columbus, OH | $161,500 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison | Madison, WI | $160,000 | 9 | 4 | 2024 |
| Kansas Rural Communities Foundation | Wamego, KS | $156,000 | 7 | 5 | 2025 |
| Kansas Food Bank Warehouse Inc | Wichita, KS | $142,269 | 11 | 5 | 2025 |
| United Way of Greater St Joseph Inc | Saint Joseph, MO | $137,353 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Kansas 4-H Foundation Inc | Manhattan, KS | $125,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| United Way of Tulare County | Tulare, CA | $119,619 | 9 | 5 | 2025 |
| Nebraska FFA Foundation | Lincoln, NE | $112,250 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Franklin County Area United Way Inc | Washington, MO | $110,482 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Central Valley Christian School Society | Visalia, CA | $101,300 | 29 | 5 | 2025 |
| St Brigid Community Outreach Center | Fresno, CA | $100,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| United Way of Ashland County Ohio Inc | Ashland, OH | $100,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Feeding Pennsylvania | Lemoyne, PA | $97,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Central Pennsylvania Food Bank | Harrisburg, PA | $90,134 | 13 | 4 | 2025 |
| Salt and Light Works | Visalia, CA | $88,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Protestant Episcopal Parish of the Church of the Saviour | Hanford, CA | $84,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Arthur G James Cancer Hospital & Richard J Solove Rsrch Inst Fndtn | Columbus, OH | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Farm Supply Foundation | Modesto, CA | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Brandlab | Minneapolis, MN | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Project Share of Carlisle | Carlisle, PA | $76,393 | 7 | 5 | 2025 |
| Foodlink for Tulare County Inc | Exeter, CA | $75,882 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Center for Dairy Excellence Foundation of Pennsylvania | Harrisburg, PA | $75,500 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Indiana 4-H Foundation | West Lafayette, IN | $71,000 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| St James Youth Baseball Association | Saint James, MN | $68,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Minnesota Council on Foundations | Minneapolis, MN | $63,700 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Feeding America | Chicago, IL | $60,305 | 13 | 2 | 2023 |
| Roots for the Home Team | Saint Paul, MN | $60,250 | 8 | 3 | 2023 |
| Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin | Madison, WI | $58,100 | 7 | 5 | 2025 |
| United Way of Story County Inc | Ames, IA | $52,635 | 10 | 5 | 2025 |
| Marshfield Area United Way | Marshfield, WI | $50,457 | 8 | 5 | 2025 |
| Philabundance | Philadelphia, PA | $50,018 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Tule Basin Land and Water Conservation Trust | Tulare, CA | $46,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Bethlehem Center | Visalia, CA | $45,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Tri State Food Bank Inc | Evansville, IN | $45,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Harrisburg School District | Harrisburg, AR | $42,500 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Kansas FFA Foundation Inc | Manhattan, KS | $42,000 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $41,575 | 11 | 5 | 2025 |
| South Dakota FFA Foundation Inc | Bath, SD | $40,954 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Sdsu Extension 4-H Office | Brookings, SD | $40,612 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Maryland Food Bank Inc | Baltimore, MD | $40,550 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Hull Bright Start Inc | Hull, IA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Lindsay Area Development | Lindsay, NE | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Saint Anthony Retreat Center | Three Rivers, CA | $38,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Northeast Community College Foundation | Norfolk, NE | $37,550 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| A Combat Veterans Hope | Visalia, CA | $37,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Visalia Emergency Aid Council | Visalia, CA | $37,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Pennsylvania Friends of Agriculture Foundation | Camp Hill, PA | $37,000 | 8 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Indiana FFA Foundation Inc | Trafalgar, IN | $36,333 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ohio State University Foundation | Columbus, OH | $35,500 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Tulare Downtown Foundation | Tulare, CA | $35,050 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| United Way of Northwest Louisiana | Shreveport, LA | $32,508 | 8 | 5 | 2025 |
| Iowa State University | Ames, IA | $32,500 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| South Dakota State University | Brookings, SD | $32,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Feeding Our Communities Partners | North Mankato, MN | $32,250 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| South Central Community Foundation | Pratt, KS | $32,150 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Nebraska Community Foundation | Lincoln, NE | $31,250 | 6 | 4 | 2025 |
| New Hope Ministries Inc | Dillsburg, PA | $30,700 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Oregon FFA Foundation | Corvallis, OR | $30,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Second Harvest Community Food Bank | Saint Joseph, MO | $30,410 | 14 | 5 | 2025 |
| Able Industries Inc | Visalia, CA | $30,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Amp Ministries | Visalia, CA | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Appetite for Change Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $28,701 | 12 | 3 | 2023 |
| United Way of Southwest Minnesota | Marshall, MN | $28,445 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| United Way of Pennsylvania | Lemoyne, PA | $28,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Central California Food Bank | Fresno, CA | $27,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Iowa FFA Foundation | Ankeny, IA | $27,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| United Way of North Central Iowa | Mason City, IA | $26,316 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Daniels Memorial Hospital Foundation Inc | Scobey, MT | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Eod Warrior Foundation Inc | Niceville, FL | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Food Bank of South Jersey Inc | Pennsauken, NJ | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Mennonite Central Committee U S | Akron, PA | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| National FFA Foundation Inc | Indianapolis, IN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| North Scott Community School District | Eldridge, IA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Riders Unlimited Inc | Oak Harbor, OH | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Tulare County Farm Bureau Education & Scholarship Fund | Visalia, CA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| University of Wisconsin | Madison, WI | $24,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Good Acre | Falcon Hgts, MN | $23,766 | 14 | 3 | 2023 |
| Feeding America | Washington, DC | $23,523 | 3 | 1 | 2022 |
| Adams Rescue Mission Inc | Gettysburg, PA | $23,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Food Bank of Lincoln Inc | Lincoln, NE | $23,440 | 5 | 4 | 2025 |
| South Platte Public Schools | Big Springs, NE | $23,054 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Barn at Spring Brook Farm Inc | West Chester, PA | $22,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Farm and Forest Families of Tennessee Inc | Columbia, TN | $22,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Fort Hays State University Foundation | Hays, KS | $22,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Garrett County Maryland Community Action Committee Inc | Oakland, MD | $22,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Hull Firefighters Association | Hull, IA | $22,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Food Bank of Delaware Inc | Newark, DE | $22,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Fannett-Metal Fire and Ambulance Company Inc | Dry Run, PA | $21,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Mt Aetna Volunteer Fire Dept | Hagerstown, MD | $21,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Virginia Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom | Richmond, VA | $21,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Axtell Community School | Axtell, NE | $21,000 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Center for Dairy Excellence Foundation | Harrisburg, PA | $20,600 | 2 | 1 | 2025 |
| Rhett Revolution | Mcgregor, TX | $20,541 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| My Neighbor's Bounty | Mercersburg, PA | $20,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| United Way of Siouxland | Sioux City, IA | $20,256 | 5 | 4 | 2025 |
| Center for Land-Based Learning | Woodland, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| City of Alliance | Alliance, NE | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| City of Hay Springs | Hay Springs, NE | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Des Moines Public Schools | Des Moines, IA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Finger Lakes Canners Inc | Penn Yan, NY | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Oxford United Methodist Church | Oxford, NE | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| St James Youth Basketball Association | Saint James, MN | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Tulare County Fair Heritage Foundation | Tulare, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tulare Joint Union High School District Foundation | Tulare, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Visalia Educational Foundation | Visalia, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| South Dakota State 4-H | Brookings, SD | $19,950 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Postville Community Support Inc | Postville, IA | $19,400 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Greater Area Pantry | Calmar, IA | $19,300 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| All-American Dairy Foundation Inc | Millerstown, PA | $19,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Franklin Fire Company | Chambersburg, PA | $19,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Kings Fair Pledge Foundation Inc | Hanford, CA | $19,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Cambridge Public School | Cambridge, NE | $18,056 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Southwest Public Schools | Bartley, NE | $18,056 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Maywood Public Schools | Maywood, NE | $18,055 | 5 | 4 | 2025 |
| Medicine Valley High School | Curtis, NE | $18,055 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Emmons County Ministerial Association | Linton, ND | $18,000 | 7 | 5 | 2025 |
| Hemingford United Methodist Church | Hemingford, NE | $18,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Kidder County Food Pantry | Steele, ND | $18,000 | 7 | 5 | 2025 |
| Seventh Day Adventist Church | Willows, CA | $18,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| First Lutheran Church | Clarion, IA | $17,821 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $17,653 | 7 | 2 | 2022 |
| Arthur G James Cancer Hospital & Richard J Solove Rsrch Inst Fndtn | Chicago, IL | $17,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Berrysburg Borough | Berrysburg, PA | $17,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hillsboro United Methodist Church | Hillsboro, KS | $17,500 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| United Way of Carlisle & Cumberland County | Carlisle, PA | $16,835 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| United Way and Community Foundation of Greater Fort Dodge | Fort Dodge, IA | $16,808 | 8 | 4 | 2025 |
| Southwest Initiative Foundation | Hutchinson, MN | $16,800 | 6 | 3 | 2025 |
| Edible Classroom | Washington Boro, PA | $16,644 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Brazos Valley Food Bank Inc | Bryan, TX | $16,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Kansas Fairgrounds Foundation | Hutchinson, KS | $16,500 | 4 | 2 | 2023 |
| Orland Pantry | Orland, CA | $16,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Eustis-Farnam Public Schools | Eustis, NE | $16,389 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| American Farmland Trust | Washington, DC | $16,211 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| Cultivate Culinary School and Catering Inc | South Bend, IN | $16,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| City of Eagle Grove | Eagle Grove, IA | $15,800 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Arapahoe Public Schools | Arapahoe, NE | $15,555 | 5 | 4 | 2025 |
| Anchor House Inc | Seymour, IN | $15,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| City of Inwood | Inwood, IA | $15,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Dekalb County Community Foundation | Sycamore, IL | $15,402 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Trinity Lutheran Church | Hayfield, MN | $15,250 | 7 | 5 | 2025 |
| Redwood Area Communities Foundation Inc | Redwood Falls, MN | $15,175 | 9 | 5 | 2025 |
| Idaho Community Foundation Inc | Boise, ID | $15,012 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Albert City | Albert City, IA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Bread of Life Ministry Inc | Lynnville, IN | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Diamonds and Fields | Parkersburg, IA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Foodbank for the Heartland | Omaha, NE | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Gleanings for the Hungry | Sultana, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hoople Community Center Inc | Hoople, ND | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Lil Spuds Childcare Inc | Hoople, ND | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| North Star School | Cando, ND | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Northeast Texas Livestock Association | Sulphur Spgs, TX | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Oregon Agricultural Education Foundation | Salem, OR | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Oregon Agricultural Trust Inc | Salem, OR | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Park River Park District | Park River, ND | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Solanco Neighborhood Ministries | Quarryville, PA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Spencer County 4-H Association | Chrisney, IN | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Tulare County Farm Bureau Educational & Scholarship Fund Trust | Visalia, CA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Tulare Rotary Foundation | Tulare, CA | $15,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Interfaith Mission Center Inc | Richmond, IN | $14,594 | 7 | 5 | 2025 |
| Eastern Lancaster County Library | New Holland, PA | $14,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Manna Food Pantry Inc | Worthington, MN | $14,500 | 7 | 5 | 2025 |
| Oxford Area Neighborhood Services Center Inc | Oxford, PA | $14,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Kiel Area Community Food Pantry Inc | Kiel, WI | $14,393 | 7 | 5 | 2025 |
| Siouxland Community Foundation | Sioux City, IA | $14,300 | 5 | 3 | 2025 |
| Oregon Ag Fest Inc | Salem, OR | $14,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Oregon Ag Link | Salem, OR | $14,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Trellis for Tomorrow | Phoenixville, PA | $14,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Every Meal | Roseville, MN | $13,941 | 7 | 3 | 2023 |
| Ellendale Community Food Pantry | Ellendale, ND | $13,750 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Oklahoma State University Foundation | Stillwater, OK | $13,750 | 9 | 3 | 2023 |
| Osborne County | Osborne, KS | $13,625 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Bishop Garrigan Schools | Algona, IA | $13,550 | 9 | 3 | 2023 |
| Heavens Table Food Shelf | Fairmont, MN | $13,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Kids Korner Day Care Center Inc | Clarion, IA | $13,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Randolph Area Foundation Inc | Randolph, NE | $13,500 | 4 | 3 | 2025 |
| White Horse Fire Company | Gap, PA | $13,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Ellendale Public School | Ellendale, ND | $13,250 | 7 | 5 | 2025 |
| Nobel Initiative Foundation | Griswold, IA | $13,200 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cecil County Agricultural Education Planning Association | Elkton, MD | $13,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Gordonville Fire Company | Gordonville, PA | $13,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Land of Goshen Ministries | Torrington, WY | $13,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Sharing and Caring Neighbors | Hay Springs, NE | $13,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| United Way of Stanislaus County | Modesto, CA | $12,905 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| South Hardin Athletic Booster Club Inc | Eldora, IA | $12,650 | 3 | 2 | 2025 |
| Feeding South Dakota | Sioux Falls, SD | $12,625 | 12 | 5 | 2025 |
| Hope Horizon Mental Health | Tulare, CA | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Lead Maryland Foundation Inc | Queenstown, MD | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Parish Resource Center Inc | Lancaster, PA | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Salvation Army Aberdeen Chapter | Aberdeen, SD | $12,484 | 2 | 1 | 2025 |
| Feed My Starving Children | Coon Rapids, MN | $12,478 | 13 | 4 | 2024 |
| City of Rake | Rake, IA | $12,000 | 6 | 4 | 2025 |
| Notre Dame Church | Chippewa Falls, WI | $12,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Matt Talbot Kitchen and Outreach | Lincoln, NE | $11,914 | 7 | 5 | 2025 |
| Family & Community Services Inc | Ravenna, OH | $11,792 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| United Samaritans Foundation | Turlock, CA | $11,700 | 6 | 4 | 2025 |
| Hendricks County Fair Association | Danville, IN | $11,666 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Salvation Army | Newton, IA | $11,537 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Blain Fire Company Inc | Blain, PA | $11,500 | 3 | 2 | 2025 |
| Bruning Community Foundation Inc | Bruning, NE | $11,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Visalia Rescue Mission | Visalia, CA | $11,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Williamsburg Volunteer Fire Company 1 | Williamsburg, PA | $11,500 | 4 | 3 | 2025 |
| Kossuth County Food Pantry Inc | Algona, IA | $11,392 | 7 | 5 | 2025 |
| Tri-County Good Samaritan Center | Redfield, SD | $11,200 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| National 4-H Council | Washington, DC | $11,054 | 4 | 3 | 2025 |
| North Dakota FFA Foundation | Bismarck, ND | $11,050 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| City of Ellendale | Ellendale, ND | $11,000 | 5 | 4 | 2025 |
| Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque | Dubuque, IA | $11,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Friends of the Goodhue County Fair | Goodhue, MN | $11,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Little Knights Learning Center | Dysart, IA | $11,000 | 4 | 2 | 2022 |
| Stevens County Agricultural Society | Morris, MN | $11,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Blue Valley Community Action Inc | Fairbury, NE | $10,797 | 8 | 4 | 2025 |
| Phelps County Community Foundation Inc | Holdrege, NE | $10,664 | 8 | 1 | 2022 |
| Chicks Womens Ministries Inc | Clarion, IA | $10,630 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| River Bend Food Reservoir | Davenport, IA | $10,605 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| United Way of Southeast Louisiana | New Orleans, LA | $10,532 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Atlas of Lyon County | Rock Rapids, IA | $10,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Eden Valley Food Shelf Inc | Eden Valley, MN | $10,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Franklin County 4-H Council | Ottawa, KS | $10,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Grandma's House - a Vision of Hope | Tulare, CA | $10,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Greater Salina Community Foundation | Salina, KS | $10,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Hawarden American Lutheran Church | Hawarden, IA | $10,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Hawkeye Area Community Action Program Inc | Hiawatha, IA | $10,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Lake County Food Pantry Inc | Madison, SD | $10,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Nathanael Lutheran Church | Alcester, SD | $10,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Paynesville Community Service Center Inc | Paynesville, MN | $10,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Springfield Area Food Shelf | Springfield, MN | $10,500 | 9 | 5 | 2025 |
| United Church of Christ | Larchwood, IA | $10,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| University of Wisconsin Department of Food Science | Madison, WI | $10,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Black Lives Matter | San Francisco, CA | $10,401 | 4 | 1 | 2021 |
| Baptist Community Services | Amarillo, TX | $10,240 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| City of Hettinger | Hettinger, ND | $10,189 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Friends of Saunders County 4-H & Extension Foundation | Ithaca, NE | $10,100 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Herman Foundation of Minnesota | Herman, MN | $10,100 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Agriinstitute Inc | Danville, IN | $10,000 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Beaver County | Beaver, OK | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boise Rescue Mission | Boise, ID | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Cambridge School District #227 | Cambridge, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Christian Minstries of Huntingburg Inc | Huntingburg, IN | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| City of Aurora | Aurora, IA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Crawford Food Pantry Inc | Crawford, NE | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Dubois-Pike-Warrick Economic Opportunity Committee Inc | Jasper, IN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Edgeley Public School District #3 | Edgeley, ND | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
1,392 of 3,433 (41%) received money in more than one year over the 5 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 50%, across 4 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 the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- The Blackbaud Giving Fund
EMPLOYEE GIVING AND VOLUNTEERISM - Greater Twin Cities United Way
UNITED WAY/LOLGIVING WEEK - PLEDGE PAYMENTS - Second Harvest Heartland
UNITED WAY/LOLGIVING WEEK- EMPLOYEE GIVING CAMPAIGN MATCHES - Center for Dairy Excellence Foundation of Pennsylvania
EAST REGION COMMUNITY GRANT - Tulare County Fair Heritage Foundation
WEST REGION COMMUNITY GRANT - Center for Dairy Excellence Foundation
EAST REGION COMMUNITY VITALITY GRANT
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 3,763 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 | 2,052 | $7,147,952 | $500 |
| 2022 | 1,884 | $6,508,980 | $500 |
| 2023 | 1,659 | $5,699,208 | $530 |
| 2024 | 868 | $5,798,407 | $1,000 |
| 2025 | 1,035 | $3,357,800 | $1,250 |
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.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. Land O'lakes Foundation has 6 of them, worth $12.7M. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| University of Minnesota Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $6,750,000 |
| University of Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN | $4,500,000 |
| Iowa State University | Ames, IA | $1,000,000 |
| Greater Twin Cities United Way | Minneapolis, MN | $200,000 |
| Feeding America | Chicago, IL | $100,000 |
| Greater Twin Cities United Way | Minneapolis, MN | $100,000 |
Where its money goes
43% 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.
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund136 shared recipientsAmerican Online Giving Foundation Inc125 shared recipientsDonor Advised Charitable Giving Inc122 shared recipientsCharities Aid Foundation America93 shared recipientsVanguard Charitable Endowment Program81 shared recipientsThe Blackbaud Giving Fund76 shared recipients
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $750. 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 Land O'lakes Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). 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 64150, St Paul, MN, 55164. 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.
EIN 41-1864977 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
This is history, not an open call. Foundation returns are published about a year after the tax year ends. Nothing on this page is a deadline. It is a record of who this foundation has actually funded.
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