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Carlson Family Lightshield Foundation: 32 grants to organizations, $665,168 (tax year ended December 2024)
Carlson Family Lightshield Foundation, a private foundation in Elk River, MN, paid 32 grants to organizations totaling $665,168 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 17, 2025. The largest was $350,000 to Covenant Christian Academy in Big Lake, MN for general support.
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- EIN
- 834534853
- Based in
- Elk River, MN
- Assets
- $4,828,139
- Grants paid
- $665,168
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 17, 2025, IRS object ID 202523219349101877. It reported $665,168 in grants paid; 32 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covenant Christian Academy | Big Lake, MN | General support | Education | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gateway Church | Elk River, MN | General support | $153,466 | apps.irs.gov | |
| MN Adult Teen Challenge | Minneapolis, MN | General support | $25,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| City of Big Lake Financehuman Resourses Department | Big Lake, MN | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Judes | Minneapolis, MN | General support | $17,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Big Lake Community Food Shelf | Big Lake, MN | General support | Human services | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Caer Food Shelf Aka Community Aid Elk River | Elk River, MN | General support | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fishing for Life | Minneapols, MN | General support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hunter Houle Memorial Foundation | Forest Lake, MN | General support | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Minnesota Fca | Arden HLLLS, MN | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| All Nations New Life | Warroad, MN | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| SRP Critical Response Team | Los Angeles, CA | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Thumbs Up High | Elk River, MN | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| World Harvest Network | Inver Grive Heights, MN | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cook Lions Club Flood Relief | Cook, MN | General support | $3,510 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Anoka Technical College | Anoka, MN | General support | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Childrens Cancer Research Fund | Minneapolis, MN | General support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Front Line Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | General support | Crime and legal-related | $1,139 | apps.irs.gov |
| Achieve Services | Blaine, MN | General support | Human services | $1,033 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Legion | Elk River, MN | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Big Lake Bass Team | Big Lake, MN | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Central Lake College | Brainerd, MN | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Livin Foundation | Anoka, MN | General support | Human services | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| River of Hope | Minneapolis, MN | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Vietnam Veterans of America | Silver Spring, MD | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bethany Haugen | Cambridge, MN | General support | $520 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Backing the Blue Line | Bloomington, MN | General support | Human services | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Breezy Point 5K | Duluth, MN | General support | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Central Minnesota Christian School | Prinsburg, MN | General support | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Elks Club | Maple Grove, MN | General support | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Nisswa Fire Department | Nisswa, MN | General support | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Zimmerman Archery Club | Zimmerman, MN | General support | Recreation and sports | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $360,000 |
| Human services | $15,033 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $12,000 |
| Crime and legal-related | $1,139 |
| Recreation and sports | $500 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Minnesota | $659,168 |
| California | $5,000 |
| Maryland | $1,000 |
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Updated November 17, 2025. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.