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Lerner Foundation: 17 grants to organizations, $97,245 (tax year ended August 2025)
Lerner Foundation, a private foundation in Minneapolis, MN, paid 17 grants to organizations totaling $97,245 in its tax year ended August 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on July 31, 2026. The largest was $50,000 to University of Minnesota Foundation in Minneapolis, MN for academic purposes.
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- EIN
- 237032703
- Based in
- Minneapolis, MN
- Assets
- $5,260,526
- Grants paid
- $97,245
- Tax year ended
- August 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended August 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed July 31, 2026, IRS object ID 202602129349100410. It reported $97,245 in grants paid; 17 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Minnesota Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | Academic purposes | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jewish Family and Children's Services | St Paul, MN | General charitable purposes | $20,850 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jewish Community Relations Council | Minneapolis, MN | General charitable purposes | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Milkweek Editions | Minneapolis, MN | General charitable purposes | $4,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wishes and More | Minneapolis, MN | General charitable purposes | Human services | $2,700 | apps.irs.gov |
| Books for Africa | St Paul, MN | Academic purposes | International, foreign affairs and national security | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Adath Jeshurun Congregation | Minnetonka, MN | General charitable purposes | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Everylibrary Institute | Berwyn, IL | General charitable purposes | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Highlights Foundation | Honesdale, PA | Academic purposes | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hirshberg Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research | Los Angeles, CA | General charitable purposes | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $1,005 | apps.irs.gov |
| Alzheimer's Association | Minnetonka, MN | General charitable purposes | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| James Sewell Ballet | Minneapolis, MN | General charitable purposes | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Little Hospice | Edina, MN | General charitable purposes | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Unite Against Book Bans | Chicago, IL | General charitable purposes | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Minnesota Center for Book Arts | Minneapolis, MN | General charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ebenezer Community Church | Brooklyn Park, MN | General charitable purposes | $100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Heilicher Minneapolis Jewish Day School | Minneapolis, MN | Academic purposes | $90 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended August 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed February 10, 2025, IRS object ID 202510419349100616. It reported $125,844 in grants paid; 31 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Minnesota Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | Academic purposes | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Minneapolis Jewish Federation | Minnetonka, MN | General charitable purposes | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jewish Family and Children's Services | St Paul, MN | General charitable purposes | $11,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Books for Africa | St Paul, MN | Academic purposes | International, foreign affairs and national security | $5,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Friends of Alyn Hospital | New York, NY | General charitable purposes | International, foreign affairs and national security | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Friends of Magen David Adom | New York, NY | General charitable purposes | International, foreign affairs and national security | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Shanti Bhaven Children's Project | Bellevue, WA | General charitable purposes | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Adath Jeshurun Congregation | Minnetonka, MN | General charitable purposes | $3,898 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Friends of the St Paul Public Library | St Paul, MN | General charitable purposes | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Highlights Foundation | Honesdale, PA | Academic purposes | $2,250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wishes and More | Minneapolis, MN | General charitable purposes | Human services | $2,200 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Jewish Committee | Philadelphia, PA | General charitable purposes | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Temple Israel | Minneapolis, MN | General charitable purposes | Religion-related | $1,956 | apps.irs.gov |
| Association of Jewish Libraries | Minneapolis, MN | Academic purposes | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Habonim Dror Foundation | Monrovia, CA | General charitable purposes | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Page Education Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | General charitable purposes | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Friends of the Hebrew | New York, NY | General charitable purposes | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Forward Foundation | Waconia, MN | General charitable purposes | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hillel International | Washington, DC | General charitable purposes | $540 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Herlz Camp Foundation | St Louis Park, MN | General charitable purposes | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Minnesota Center for Book Arts | Minneapolis, MN | General charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Or Emet | Minneapolis, MN | General charitable purposes | $300 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Anderson Center | Red Wing, MN | General charitable purposes | $250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art | Amherst, MA | General charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $250 | apps.irs.gov |
| Society for Humanistic Judaism | Farmington Hills, MI | General charitable purposes | Religion-related | $150 | apps.irs.gov |
| Birthright Israel Foundation | New York, NY | General charitable purposes | International, foreign affairs and national security | $100 | apps.irs.gov |
| St Anthony Park Community Foundation | St Paul, MN | General charitable purposes | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $100 | apps.irs.gov |
| St Paul Urban Tennis | St Paul, MN | General charitable purposes | $100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Park Bugle | St Paul, MN | General charitable purposes | $100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Twin Cities Public Television | St Paul, MN | General public funding | Arts, culture and humanities | $100 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Minnesota Alumni Association | Minneapolis, MN | General charitable purposes | $50 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $100,000 |
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $18,100 |
| Human services | $4,900 |
| Religion-related | $2,106 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $1,350 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $1,105 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Minnesota | $194,294 |
| New York | $11,100 |
| Pennsylvania | $6,250 |
| Washington | $5,000 |
| Illinois | $3,000 |
| California | $2,505 |
| District of Columbia | $540 |
| Massachusetts | $250 |
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Updated July 31, 2026. 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.