Linsmayer James B Fdn Tr-Main
Saint Louis, MO · EIN 35-6791172. Reported 249 grants totalling $3,120,500 to 132 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. 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. Linsmayer James B Fdn Tr-Main 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 $10,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $10,000 and $15,000; the smallest was $5,000 and the largest $30,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilderness Inquiry Inc | Saint Paul, MN | $125,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Open Arms of Minnesota Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $115,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Lundstrum Center for the Performing Arts | Minneapolis, MN | $100,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Greater Minneapolis Crisis Nursery | Minneapolis, MN | $95,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Way to Grow | Minneapolis, MN | $90,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Lift Garage | Minneapolis, MN | $80,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Jeremiah Program | Minneapolis, MN | $75,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Tubman | Minneapolis, MN | $70,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Think Small | Saint Paul, MN | $65,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Crescent Cove | Brooklyn Ctr, MN | $60,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Simpson Housing Services Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $60,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Twin Cities | Minneapolis, MN | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Achieve Minneapolis | Minneapolis, MN | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Banyan Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Center for Victims of Torture | Saint Paul, MN | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Children's Theatre Company and School | Minneapolis, MN | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Our Lady of Peace | St Paul, MN | $42,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cristo Rey Jesuit High School- Twin Citi | Minneapolis, MN | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Hopewell Music Cooperative-North | Minneapolis, MN | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Newgate Education & Research Center | Minneapolis, MN | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Union Gospel Mission Assoc of St Paul | Saint Paul, MN | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Walker West Music Academy | Saint Paul, MN | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities | Saint Paul, MN | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Hunger Solutions Minnesota | Saint Paul, MN | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Minnesota Assistance Council for Veteran | St Paul, MN | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Page Education Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Queerspace Collective | Minneapolis, MN | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Illusion Theater and School Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $33,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Breakthrough Twin Cities | Saint Paul, MN | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Childrens Theatre Company and School | Minneapolis, MN | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Hope Academy Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Hopewell Music Cooperativenorth | Minneapolis, MN | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Latino Economic Development Center | Saint Paul, MN | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Project Success-Students Undertaking Cre | Minneapolis, MN | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Rebuilding Together Twin Cities | Minneapolis, MN | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota Inc | Saint Paul, MN | $27,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Annex Teen Clinic | Robbinsdale, MN | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Bethlehem Lutheran Church | Fairport, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Black Men Teach | Hopkins, MN | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Cristo Rey Jesuit High School | Minneapolis, MN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cristo Rey Jesuit High School Twin Citie | Minneapolis, MN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Native American Community Clinic | Minneapolis, MN | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Youthlink | Minneapolis, MN | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| One Voice Mixed Chorus | Saint Paul, MN | $22,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Project for Pride in Living Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $22,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Achieve Twin Cities | Minneapolis, MN | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Babys Space - a Place to Grow | Minneapolis, MN | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Division of Indian Work | Minneapolis, MN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Jermiah Program | Minneapolis, MN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Keystone Community Services | St Paul, MN | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Minnesota Shubert Center for Dance & Mus | Minneapolis, MN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Minnesota Shubert Center for Dance and M | Minneapolis, MN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Planned Parenthood Mn Nd Sd | St Paul, MN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Theater Latt Da | Minneapolis, MN | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Union Gospel Mission Associat of St Paul | St Paul, MN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Union Gospel Mission Association | St Paul, MN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bethlehem Lutheran Church Twin Cities | Minneapolis, MN | $19,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Community Emergency Service Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $17,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| The Link | Philadelphia, PA | $17,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Urban Ventures Leadership Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $17,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Catholic Charities Archdiocese St Paul M | Minneapolis, MN | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Commonbond Communities | St Paul, MN | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Greater Minneapolis Council of Churches | Minneapolis, MN | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hope Community Inc | Rensselaer, IN | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts | Minneapolis, MN | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Page Education Foundation Diane Alan Pag | Minneapolis, MN | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Planned Parenthood Minnesota | Saint Paul, MN | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Planned Parenthood Minnesota North Dakot | Saint Paul, MN | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Planned Parenthood Minnesota North Dakota South Dakota | St Paul, MN | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Reading Partners | St Paul, MN | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Resurrection Ascension Catholic Academy | Rego Park, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Cowles Center | Minneapolis, MN | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Family Partnership | Minneapolis, MN | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity | Saint Paul, MN | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Ujamaa Place | St Paul, MN | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Undertaking Creative Control | Minneapolis, MN | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Youth Community Advocacy Program | Harrisburg, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Loaves and Fishes Too | Minneapolis, MN | $14,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cookie Cart | Minneapolis, MN | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Our Saviours Community Services | Minneapolis, MN | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Alliance Francaise of the Twin Cities | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Archdiocese of St Paul and Minneapolis | Saint Paul, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ascension Place Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of St Paul and Minneapolis | St Paul, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| College Possible Minnesota | Saint Paul, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Community Emerg Assistance Program (ceap | Brooklyn Ctr, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Community Emergency Assistance Programs | Brooklyn Ctr, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Dunrovin Retreat Center | Marine on Saint Croix, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Guadalupe Alternative Programs | St Paul, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Minnesota Historical Society | St Paul, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mixed Blood Theatre Company | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Open Book | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pacer Center Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Pangea World Theater | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Phyllis Wheatley Community Center | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Pinky Swear Foundation | Edina, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Reading Partners | Oakland, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Redemption Project | Bloomington, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Relentless Academy | Brooklyn Center, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rise Early Learning Center | St Louis Park, MN | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Sead Project | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sholom Foundation | St Louis Park, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Mary's Health Clinics | Saint Paul, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Summit Academy Oic | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Cedar Cultural Center Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Food Group | New Hope, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Twin Cities Public Television Inc | St Paul, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wallin Education Partners | St Paul, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Washburn Center for Children | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| White Bear Area Food Shelf | White Bear Lake, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Womens Advocates Inc | Saint Paul, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Young Womens Christian Association | Allentown, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Clare Housing | Minneapolis, MN | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Community Emergency Services Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Junior Achievement North | St Paul, MN | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Our Saviour's Community Services | Minneapolis, MN | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Somali Community Resettlement Services | Rochester, MN | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| My Very Own Bed | Minneapolis, MN | $6,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Young Mens Christian Association of | Rome, GA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Young Mens Christian Association of the | Minneapolis, MN | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Young Mens Christian Association of the North | Minneapolis, MN | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ain Dah Yung Center | St Paul, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cantus | Minneapolis, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Ces of Minneapolis | Minneapolis, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cornerstone Advocacy Service | Bloomington, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jobs Foundation | Saint Paul, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Minnesota Center for Book Arts | Minneapolis, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Minnesota Teen Challenge Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Nexstar Legacy Foundation Inc | Bloomington, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Phoenix Alternatives Inc | White Bear Lake, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pillsbury United Communities | Minneapolis, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Reel Hope Project | Robbinsdale, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
58 of 132 (44%) 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 51%, 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 kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 173 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 | 52 | $637,100 | $10,000 |
| 2022 | 57 | $719,600 | $10,000 |
| 2023 | 37 | $461,600 | $10,000 |
| 2024 | 56 | $652,100 | $10,000 |
| 2025 | 47 | $650,100 | $15,000 |
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
95% 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 $10,000. 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 Linsmayer James B Fdn Tr-Main'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 505 Mac H0006-092, Saint Louis, MO, 63166. 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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