Russell T Lund Charitable Trust
Milwaukee, WI · EIN 41-6015851. Reported 172 grants totalling $505,100 to 132 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. 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 $1,000. 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Minneapolis Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $101,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Open Arms of Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity | St Paul, MN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Minnesota Military Family Foundation | Golden Valley, MN | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Take Charge Mn | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lifeworks Services Inc | Richfield, MN | $8,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Nc Little Memorial Hospice Inc | Edina, MN | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Pacer Center | Minneapolis, MN | $6,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ica Food Shelf | Minnetonka, MN | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| 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 |
| Partnership Resources Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Every Third Saturday | Minneapolis, MN | $3,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Blind Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Bridging Inc | Bloomington, MN | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Grace Neighborhood Nursery School | Minneapolis, MN | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Oasis for Youth | Bloomington, MN | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Rise Early Learning Center | St Louis Park, MN | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Southside Family Nurturing Center | Minneapolis, MN | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Richfield Foundation | Richfield, MN | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Eastview Community Foundation | Apple Valley, MN | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Edina Community Foundation | Edina, MN | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Missions Inc | Plymouth, MN | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Tricounty Humane Society | St Cloud, MN | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| We Can Ride | Maple Plain, MN | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| 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 |
| Corner House | Minneapolis, MN | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cross Food Shelf Rogers | Rogers, MN | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Eagan Beyond the Yellow Ribbon | St Paul, MN | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Every Meal in Roseville | Roseville, MN | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Girls in Aviation | Saint Michael, MN | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Glen Lake Elementary Parent Teacher Org | Minnetonka, MN | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Greater Minneapolis Crisis Nursery | Minneapolis, MN | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Highland Friendship Club | Saint Paul, MN | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lake Mills Fire Fighters Assn | Lake Mills, IA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Newtrax Inc | Edina, MN | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nokomis Healthy Seniors Program | Minneapolis, MN | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Oak Point Elementary School | Eden Prairie, MN | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Open Hands Foundationhope House | Excelsior, 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 |
| Ruff Start Rescue Inc | Princeton, 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 |
| Southern Valley Alliance | Shakopee, MN | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Paul Police Force K-9 Foundation | St Paul, MN | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Cole Foundation | Woodbury, MN | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Good Acre | Falcon Heights, MN | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Wellston Center | St Paul, MN | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Touchstone Mental Health Portland Place | Minneapolis, MN | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Urban Roots | St Paul, MN | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Vista View Elementary | Burnsville, MN | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wayzata Symphony Orchestra | Wayzata, MN | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| A Mothers Love Initiative | Minneapolis, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Appetite for Change | Minneapolis, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| 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 |
| Dakota Woodlands | Eagan, 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 Crime Prevention Fund | Edina, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Edina Education Fund | Edina, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 Emergency Program Inc | St Louis Park, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| 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 |
28 of 132 (21%) 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 25%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. 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 kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 86 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
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 |
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. 91% 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 $1,000. 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 Russell T Lund Charitable Trust'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: Po Box 0634, Milwaukee, WI, 53201. 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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