WTIP North Shore Community
Radio News Team

WTIP’s mission is to conncet, reflect and build community on the North Shore of Lake Superior. In 2017 a grant of $40,000 was awarded by the Lloyd K. Johnson Foundation to support WTIP in expanding their local news reporting. Additonal staff will assist the station with more reporting from the field, producing news stories and programming to benefit the community.

Community Action Duluth
Family Freedom School

Community Action Duluth – Family Freedom School Initiative was developed by leaders in the Black community to create a safe space, enhance a sense of belonging, provide opportunities to identify with culture and develop resources and confidence to speak up on their own behalf. The Lloyd K. Johnson Foundation provided a grant of $10,000 to support the initiative and for summer programming.

American Indian Community
Housing Organization (AICHO)

The American Indian Community Housing Organization (AICHO) mission is to “strengthen our community by centering indigenous values in all aspects of its work and to honor the resiliency of Native American people”. In 2017 the Lloyd K. Johnson Foundation provided a grant of $10,000 to support a solar array to offset some of the buildings energy costs and provide opportunity for the community to learn more about solar energy.

William Kelley Auditorium
Silver Bay

William Kelley High School is located in Silver Bay serving students K-12th grade. The school auditorium has been a central meeting space for the community for decades hosting concerts, ceremonies and events. Redesigning the space, replacing the well-worn seats and making the auditorium more welcoming was the goal of this project. The Lloyd K. Johnson Foundation provided a grant of $30,000 to that end.

YWCA Duluth Girl Power!

YWCA Duluth Girl Power! program celebrated 20 years of service in 2017. The program increases marginalized youth’s access to and engagement in high quality programming which promotes academic achievement, self-esteem and positive role models. In 2017 the Lloyd K. Johnson Foundation awarded the program $25,000 to support their work to help girls become strong, smart and confident leaders.

The Scottish Rite Clinic

The Scottish Rite Clinic works with children up to age nine who have difficulty comprehending language, formulating ideas, or expressing their needs and wants. Now settled into their new facility, their talented staff use a variety of techniques to help children learn to communicate effectively. As parent education is one of the most powerful tools to aid children with a variety of language disorders, the Lloyd K. Johnson Foundation provided a grant of $15,000 targeted towards providing parent education for children on the autism spectrum.

Minnesota Council of Nonprofits

The Minnesota Council of Nonprofits (MCN) has a mission to “inform, promote, connect and strengthen individual nonprofits and the nonprofit sector”. MCN has been addressing a pressing need for cost-effective, accessible trainings that would strengthen nonprofit leaders’ professional development, build leadership skills and encourage nonprofits to best practices. In 2017 the Lloyd K. Johnson Foundation awarded MCN a $10,000 grant to provide scholarships for new e-Learning opportunities for nonprofit leaders in the Foundation’s service area. These scholarships dramatically reduce workshop fees, thereby increasing access to valuable trainings, especially among smaller organizations with limited financial resources.