The Lloyd K. Johnson Foundation 2019 Annual Report
Grants Awarded in 2019
Arts & Culture
Cook County Historical Society
Johnson Heritage Post Capital Improvements - $50,000
Grand Portage Reservation Tribal Council
Celebrating Minong - $2,000
Gunflint Trail Historical Society
Chik-Wauk Educational Program Expansion - $20,000
North House Folk School
Capacity Building Support - $45,000
North House Folk School
Historic Herring Skiff Community Boat Building - $2,000
WTIP Cook County Community Radio
Capital Support - $7,500
Community & Economic Development
Birch Grove Community School
Youth Hostel Project - $2,000
North Superior Ski & Run Club
Pincushion Chalet Renovation - $2,000
Education
Boreal Community Media
Intern Technology Program - $15,000
Boreal Community Media
Student Journalist & Digital Media Internship Program - $2,000
Cook County Higher Education
Student Support Services & Scholarships - $65,000
Grand Marais Music Collaborative
Lesson Program Coordinator Position - $2,000
North Shore Health Care Foundation
Capacity Support - $25,000
Environment
Northwoods Volunteer Connection
Capacity Building - $2,000
Cook County Local Energy Project
Fall Solar Tour - $1,000
Social Welfare
Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency, Inc.
Cook County Volunteer Appreciation Fair - $500
Care Partners of Cook County
Memory Care & Mindfulness Programming - $12,000
Arts & Culture
Finland Minnesota Historical Society
Historical Site Storage Building Project - $10,000
Lake Superior Community Theatre
Junie B. Jones the Musical Production - $5,000
Two Harbors Area Arts & Events
Chalk.a.Lot. Two Harbors Sidewalk Chalk Art Festival - $2,000
Community & Economic Development
Lake Superior School District - ISD 381
Coaching Development Programming - $2,000
Education
Lake Superior School District - ISD 381
Embroidery Education Program - $7,500
Arts & Culture
Duluth Superior Educational Television Corporation
Making It Up North Programming - $10,000
Lyric Opera of the North
School Tour of Cinderella - $5,000
Two Harbors Community Radio
Capacity Building Support - $20,000
Community & Economic Development
Entrepreneur Fund
Entrepreneur Support for the North Shore - $30,000
North Shore Area Partners
Building a Home Care Continuum - $30,000
Western Lake Superior Habitat for Humanity
Age In Place Program - $10,000
Education
Superior Hiking Trail Association
Superior Hiking Trail Improvements - $10,000
Minnesota Environmental Partnership
North Shore Nonprofits Supporting North Shore Tribes - $10,000
Social Welfare
Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans
Comprehensive Services for Veterans - $10,000
Violence Prevention Center
Strategic Planning - $10,000
Arts & Culture
Duluth Art Institute
Art After School Program - $10,000
Armory Arts & Music Center
Music Resource Center - $8,000
Duluth Playhouse
NorShore Presenting Series - $15,000
Minnesota Ballet
Outreach Week - $8,500
Nordic Center
Beads: A Northern Tradition & Inspiration - $1,000
Proctor Public Schools - ISD 710
Secondary Choir Bluegrass Collaboration Concert - $2,000
Twin Ports Choral Project
Considering Matthew Shepard - $2,000
Zeitgeist Center for Arts & Community
Traveling Production of The Meeting - $1,250
Community & Economic Development
Fathers Rise Together
LINCC Program - $15,000
Lake Superior College
Eco Entrepreneurship Program - $25,000
Local Initiatives Support Corporation
Collective Impact & Quality of Life Neighborhoods - $20,000
One Roof Community Housing
Capacity Building - $30,500
Rise, Inc.
Job Placement & Advancement Programming - $5,000
Zeitgeist Center for Arts & Community
Capacity Building - $15,000
Education
Animal Allies
Activity Center Building Project - $10,000
Chester Bowl Improvement Club
Capacity Support - $15,000
Duluth Community School Collaborative
Compass Program at Myers-Wilkins - $15,000
Duluth Library Foundation
Every Child Ready Duluth - $25,000
Duluth Public Schools - ISD 709
Coach Development Programming - $2,000
Girl Scouts of MN & WI Lakes & Pines
Outreach Efforts - $10,000
Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory
Secondary Education Program Area - $10,000
Lake Superior Sustainable Farming Association
Superior Preserved: Educating for a Stronger Local Food Culture & Commerce - $2,000
Lake Superior Youth Chorus
Capacity Support - $15,000
Lake Superior Zoological Society
Nature-Based Preschool - $10,000
Men As Peacemakers
Youth Development Program - $25,000
MN Masonic Children's Clinic for Communications Disorders
Social Communications Therapy Program - $16,410
ServeMinnesota
Minnesota Reading Corps - $25,000
St. Louis County Public Health
Farm to School Garden Food Safety Training - $2,000
YWCA Duluth
Parent Education Programs - $10,000
Environment
Conservation Corps Minnesota
Summer Youth Corps Program - $5,000
Hartley Nature Center
General Operating Support - $15,000
Social Welfare
Ecumen Lakeshore
Home Delivered Meals Program - $10,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Northland
Expanded Good Character & Citizenship Programming - $20,000
CHUM
Program Support for the Steve O'Neil Apartments - $25,000
Conflict Resolution Center
Conflict Resolution Programming at Denfeld - $10,000
Damiano Center
Community Kitchen Program - $20,000
Domestic Abuse Intervention Programs
Duluth Family Visitation Center - $10,000
Essentia Health Foundation
Support for Families of Hospitalized Children - $25,000
First Witness Child Advocacy Center
Child Abuse Prevention Council - $15,000
Gloria Dei Lutheran Church
Community Kitchen Capital Project - $5,000
JustUs Health
General Operating Support - $10,000
Kids Closet of Duluth
School Clothing for Duluth Students - $10,000
Life House, Inc.
The Loft: Teen Emergency Shelter - $21,500
Lincoln Park Children & Families Collaborative
Capacity Support - $10,000
Loaves & Fishes Housing, Inc.
Dorothy Day Capital Project - $20,000
Northland Minnesota Adult & Teen Challenge
Expansion Project - $20,000
PAVSA
Intercultural Guided Development Initiative - $12,000
Salvation Army
Homelessness Prevention: Rents & Utilities - $15,000