Lenfestey Family Foundation Inc
Green Bay, WI · EIN 39-1748548. Reported 215 grants totalling $943,000 to 114 organizations 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. Lenfestey Family Foundation Inc 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 $2,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,000 and $5,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $140,000. 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. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| See the List of Contributions | Green Bay, WI | $140,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Open Book | Minneapolis, MN | $125,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Woman's Club of Minneapolis | Minneapolis, MN | $50,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Advocates for Human Rights | Minneapolis, MN | $40,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hill & Lake Press Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $35,500 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Valencia Elementary Home and School Club | Aptos, CA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Womans Club of Minneapolis | Minneapolis, MN | $30,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Loft Literary Center | Minneapolis, MN | $28,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Ukrainian American Community Center | Minneapolis, MN | $26,500 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Flow for Love of Water | Traverse City, MI | $23,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Mackinac Island Community Foundation | Mackinac Island, MI | $21,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Plymouth Congregational Church | Minneapolis, MN | $18,000 | 6 | 3 | 2024 |
| League of Women Voters of Seattle King County Education Fund | Seattle, WA | $17,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Doctors Without Borders | Hagerstown, MD | $17,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies | Red Wing, MN | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Guthrie Theater Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $12,500 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Lensic Performing Arts Center | Santa Fe, NM | $11,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| 350ORG | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Alight | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Environmental Defense Fund | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Minnesota Center for Book Arts | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina | Asheville, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| World Central Kitchen Inc | Washington, DC | $8,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Espanola Valley Humane Society | Espanola, NM | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Black Mesa Trust | Kykotzmovi Village, AZ | $7,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Migizi Communications Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Rain Taxi Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $7,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Janet S Munt Family Room | Burlington, VT | $6,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Nurse Family Partnership | Denver, CO | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Twin Cities Public Television | St Paul, MN | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Springboard for the Arts | St Paul, MN | $5,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| 350 Org | Boston, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Environmental Defense Fund | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Global Synergy Group | Minneapolis, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Minneapolis Climate Action | Minneapolis, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| New England Foundation for the Arts | Boston, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Southwest Shakespeare Company | Mesa, AZ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Summit Academy Oic | Minneapolis, MN | $5,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| United States Association for Unhcr | Washington DC, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Coffee House Press | Minneapolis, MN | $4,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Congregations Caring for Creation Dba Minnesota Interfaith Power and Light | Minneapolis, MN | $4,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Economic Opportunity Institute | Seattle, WA | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Minnesota Public Radio | St Paul, MN | $4,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Project Success | Minneapolis, MN | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Darrow School | New Lebanon, NY | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Tree Trust | St Paul, MN | $4,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Fresh Energy | St Paul, MN | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of Mn Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $3,500 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Citizens Climate Education Corp | Coronado, CA | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Climate Generation - a Will Steger Legacy | Minneapolis, MN | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Eden Reforestation Projects | Glendora, CA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Great Plains Institute | Minneapolis, MN | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Mackinac Arts Council | Mackinac Island, MI | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Nature Conservancy | Minneapolis, MN | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Red Dragonfly Press | Northfield, MN | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Resilient Cities and Communities | Minneapolis, MN | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Sanibel Captiva Conservation Foundation | Sanibel, FL | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ten Thousand Things Theater Company | St Paul, MN | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Moving Company | Minneapolis, MN | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Trees for the Future Inc | Silver Spring, MD | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Minnesota Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $3,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Amp Concerts | Albuquerque, NM | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Graywolf Press | Minneapolis, MN | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Knkx Radio | Tacoma, WA | $2,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Northside Achievement Zone | Minneapolis, MN | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ernest C Oberholtzer Foundation | Marine on Saint Croux, MN | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Fund Texas Choice | Austin, TX | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kitchen Angels | Sante Fe, NM | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Minnesota Museum of American Art | St Paul, MN | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Minnpost | Minneapolis, MN | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Moving Arts Espanola | Verlarde, NM | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Nonviolent Peaceforce | Minneapolis, MN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc | New York, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Plymouth Christian Youth Centercapri Theatre | Minneapolis, MN | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The American Chestnut Foundation | Asheville, NC | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Union of Concerned Scientists Inc | Cambridge, MA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tiwahe Foundation | St Paul, MN | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Xerces Society Inc | Washington, DC | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Espanola Humane | Espanola, NM | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Feeding America | Washington DC, DC | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Health Professionals for a Healthy Climate | Hinckley, MN | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Monarch Joint Venture | St Paul, MN | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Tewa Women United | Santa Cruz, NM | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Good Acre | St Paul, MN | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Innocence Project | New York, NY | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Surfrider Foundation | San Clemente, CA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Voter Participation Center | Washington DC, DC | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Association of University Women | Minneapolis, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Center for Purposeful Leadership | Minneapolis, MN | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Compassion and Choices | Etna, NH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Forests for Monarchs | Dedham, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friends of the Hennepin County Libraries | Minneapolis, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ghost Ranch Education & Retreat Center | Abiquiu, NM | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Global Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Growth & Justice | St Paul, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jungle Theater | Minneapolis, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Little Traverse Conservancy Trust | Harbor Springs, MI | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Michigan Environmental Council | Lansing, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Michilimackinac Historical Society | St Ignace, MI | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Minneapolis Parks Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Minnesota Media Arts | Minneapolis, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop | Minneapolis, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mixed Blood Theater | Minneapolis, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Oil and Water Don't Mix (michigan Environmental Council) | Lansing, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Open Door Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Phoenix Alternatives Inc | White Bear Lake, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Plymouth Christian Youth Center | Minneapolis, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sandy Hook Promise | Newtown, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Center for International Education | Minneapolis, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Town of Islesboro | Islesboro, ME | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Vocalessence | Minneapolis, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Swedish Institute | Minneapolis, MN | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Doctors Without Borders USA Inc | New York, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
59 of 114 (52%) 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 59%, across 2 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
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.
- See the List of Contributions
SEE THE LIST OF CONTRIBUTIONS ATTACHED BY FAX. - Open Book
OPEN BOOK CAMPAIGN FOR THE FUTURE, FOR MTCE AND UPGRADE OF THE FACILITIES - The Advocates for Human Rights
CAPACITY BUILDING CAMPAIGN - Hill & Lake Press Inc
IN HONOR OF NEW LEADERSHIP - The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina
EMERGENCY AND DISASTER RESPONSE FUND - Ukrainian American Community Center
UKRAINE HUMANITARIAN AND ARMED FORCES RELIEF
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 163 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | $140,000 | $140,000 |
| 2022 | 74 | $229,000 | $1,500 |
| 2023 | 80 | $344,000 | $2,000 |
| 2024 | 60 | $230,000 | $2,500 |
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
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 56% of this one's giving went to organizations in Minnesota. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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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 the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $2,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- 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 Lenfestey Family Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 1175 Lombardi Avenue 200, Green Bay, WI, 54304. 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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