Russell T Lund Charitable Trust
Eagan, MN · EIN 41-6015851. Reported 216 grants totalling $637,100 to 154 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. Russell T Lund Charitable Trust 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 $1,500. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,000 and $1,500; the smallest was $500 and the largest $50,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Minneapolis Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $151,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Open Arms of Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Minnesota Military Family Foundation | Golden Valley, MN | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity | St Paul, MN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Operation Gratitude | Encino, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Second Harvest Heartland | St Paul, MN | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Vibrant and Safe Downtown | Minneapolis, MN | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jdrf Minnesota & Dakota | Bloomington, MN | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lifeworks Services Inc | Richfield, MN | $11,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Habitat for Humanity | Albuquerque, NM | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Habitat for Humanity | St Paul, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Habitat for Humanity | Atlanta, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hunger Related Events | Edina, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Open Arms | St Paul, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Take Charge Mn | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pacer Center | Minneapolis, MN | $9,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Ica Food Shelf | Minnetonka, MN | $7,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Nc Little Memorial Hospice Inc | Edina, MN | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Partnership Resources Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| 360 Communities | Burnsville, MN | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Community Emergency | Minneapolis, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nc Little Hospice | Edina, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Edina Give and Go | Edina, MN | $4,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Rise Early Learning Center | St Louis Park, MN | $4,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Missions Inc | Plymouth, MN | $4,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Every Third Saturday | Minneapolis, MN | $3,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| We Can Ride | Maple Plain, MN | $3,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Blind Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Bridging Inc | Bloomington, MN | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Corner House | Minneapolis, MN | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Glen Lake Elementary Parent Teacher Org | Minnetonka, MN | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Grace Neighborhood Nursery School | Minneapolis, MN | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Greater Minneapolis Crisis Nursery | Minneapolis, MN | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Oasis for Youth | Bloomington, MN | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Open Hands Foundationhope House | Excelsior, MN | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Ruff Start Rescue Inc | Princeton, MN | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Southern Valley Alliance | Shakopee, MN | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Southside Family Nurturing Center | Minneapolis, MN | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Cole Foundation | Woodbury, MN | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| The Richfield Foundation | Richfield, MN | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Appetite for Change | Minneapolis, MN | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Community Emergency Service Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Cross Food Shelf Rogers | Rogers, MN | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Dakota Woodlands | Eagan, MN | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Eastview Community Foundation | Apple Valley, MN | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Edina Community Foundation | Edina, MN | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Edina Education Fund | Edina, MN | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Cornerstone Advocacy Service | Bloomington, MN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cross Food Shelf | Rogers, MN | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Eden Prairie High School Booster Association | Eden Prairie, MN | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Edina Crime Prevention Fund | Edina, MN | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Gatewood Elementary School | Minnetonka, MN | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Jeremiah Program | Minneapolis, MN | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Last Hope | Farmington, MN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Missions Inc Programs | Plymouth, MN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Open Cupboard | Oakdale, MN | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| People Reaching Out to Other People Inc | Eden Prairie, MN | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| St Louis Park Emergency Program Inc | St Louis Park, MN | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Tricounty Humane Society | St Cloud, MN | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| St Louis Park Crime Prevention Fund | St Louis Park, MN | $1,600 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| 360 Communities-Apple Valley Food Shelf | Apple Valley, MN | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Agate Housing and Services | Minneapolis, MN | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Burnsville Police Fire Foundation | Burnsville, MN | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Cedar Ridge Elementary School | Eden Prairie, MN | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Children's First | Sst Louis Park, MN | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Cornerstone | Bloomington, MN | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Eagan Beyond the Yellow Ribbon | St Paul, MN | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Every Meal | Roseville, MN | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Every Meal in Roseville | Roseville, MN | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gildas Club | Davenport, IA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Girls in Aviation | Saint Michael, MN | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Highland Friendship Club | Saint Paul, MN | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Highland Popcorn | Saint Paul, MN | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Lake Mills Area Ministerial Assn | Lake Mills, IA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Lake Mills Fire Fighters Assn | Lake Mills, IA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Majestic Hills Ranch Foundation | Lakeville, MN | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Maple Grove | Chillicothe, OH | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| N C Little Memorial Hospice Inc | Edina, MN | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Newtrax Inc | Edina, MN | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nokomis Healthy Seniors Program | Minneapolis, MN | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| North Suburban Emergency Assistance Response Inc | Crystal, MN | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Oak Point Elementary School | Eden Prairie, MN | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Orono Hockey Boosters Inc | Long Lake, MN | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Project Soar | Excelsior, MN | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| School of Engineering & Arts | Minneapolis, MN | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sojourner Project Inc (western Suburbs) | Hopkins, MN | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Paul Police Force K-9 Foundation | St Paul, MN | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Star Legacy Foundation | Eden Prairie, MN | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Good Acre | Falcon Heights, MN | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Loring Greenway Association | Minneapolis, MN | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Wellston Center | St Paul, MN | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Touchstone Mental Health | Minneapolis, MN | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Touchstone Mental Health Portland Place | Minneapolis, MN | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Urban Roots | St Paul, MN | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Vision Loss Resources | Minneapolis, MN | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Vista View Elementary | Burnsville, MN | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wayzata Symphony Orchestra | Wayzata, MN | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wayzata West Middle School PTO | Wayzata, MN | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| A Mothers Love Initiative | Minneapolis, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bear Boating of White Bear Lake | White Bear Lk, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Beyond the Yellow Ribbon S of the River | Prior Lake, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Blue Water Theatre Company | Wayzata, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Brighter Days Grief Center | Eden Prairie, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ceap Meals on Wheels- Community | Minneapolis, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chanhassen Firefighters Relief Assn | Chanhassen, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Christians Cupboard Emergency | Woodbury, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Commonbond Communities | St Paul, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Connected Families | Chaska, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| East Side Learning Center | St Paul, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Eden Prairie School District 272 PTO | Eden Prairie, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Edina Rotary Foundation Inc | Edina, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fraser | Minneapolis, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hallie Q Brown Comm Center Inc | St Paul, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hallie Q Brown Community Center | St Paul, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hammar Residences | Wayzata, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hope Chest for Breast Cancer | Wayzata, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hope House | Excelsior, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Interfaith Outreach and Community Partne | Plymouth, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kids 'n Kinship | Apple Valley, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lake Mills Ambulance Service | Lake Mills, IA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lake Mills Music Boosters | Lake Mills, IA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lake Mills Public Library | Lake Mills, IA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Les Dames D'escoffier International Inc | Taylors Falls, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Lets Go Fishing Eden Prairie | Eden Prairie, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Loaves & Fishes | Minneapolis, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Micasa | Shakopee, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Minneapolis Crisis | Minneapolis, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Minnesota Alliance With Youth | St Paul, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Minnesota Teen Challenge Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Neighborhood House | Milwaukee, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Northpoint Health & Wellness Center | Minneapolis, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nortre Dame Academy | Minnetonka, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pawsitive Tales Rescue | Sartell, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Prism | Golden Valley, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Reaching Our Communitys Kids | Prior Lake, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| River Valley Riders | Woodbury, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rosemount Beyond the Yellow Ribbon | Rosemount, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rotary Club of Maple Grove | Maple Grove, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Second Chance Animal Rescue | White Bear Lake, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Southeast Valley Alliance | Belle Plaine, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Louis Park Friends of the Arts | St Louis Park, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Step St Louis Park Emergency Prog | Minneapolis, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Long Fire Dept | Orono, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Open Door Mobile Pantry Center | Apple Valley, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Open Door Pantry | Eagan, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Prop Shop of Eden Prairie | Eden Prairie, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tri-County Humane Society | St Cloud, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Westside Communities in Action | Wayzata, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| White Bear Area Fooshelf | White Bear Lake, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wings for Widows | Wayzata, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Les Dames D'escoffier | Plymouth, MN | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Longfellow Community Council | Minneapolis, MN | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nokomis East Neighborhood Assoc | Minneapolis, MN | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Standish-Ericsson Neighborhood Assoc | Minneapolis, MN | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
42 of 154 (27%) 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 32%, 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 113 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 | 51 | $112,500 | $1,000 |
| 2022 | 36 | $155,000 | $1,000 |
| 2023 | 43 | $141,600 | $1,000 |
| 2024 | 42 | $96,000 | $1,500 |
| 2025 | 44 | $132,000 | $1,500 |
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
92% 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 $1,500. 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 Russell T Lund Charitable Trust'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 64193, Eagan, 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.
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