Lloyd K Johnson Foundation
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About Lloyd K Johnson Foundation
The Lloyd K. Johnson Foundation expands opportunities for people and communities on the North Shore through intentional giving, a commitment to place, and working with people to make this region and its future better for everyone.
Focus Areas
Arts & CultureCommunity & Economic DevelopmentEducationEnvironmentSocial WelfareScholarship programs (Cook County)
Who They Fund
youth and students (K-12 and extracurricular)families with young children / early childhood caregiverspeople experiencing homelessness / shelter clientsrural and Northland communitiesIndigenous communities (Anishinaabe)low-income and food-insecure households
About Lloyd K Johnson Foundation
Cook County scholarship funding sits at the center of the Lloyd K Johnson Foundation’s recent grantmaking. The foundation repeatedly supports tuition, books, fees, and one-to-one student support for Cook County students, while also backing North Shore organizations with larger awards for shelter, media, health, and community facilities. Across the recent grants list, education appears alongside housing, food access, oral health, conservation, and arts programming. Among the largest recent awards, Chum received $100,000 for a shelter expansion project in Duluth, and North House Folk School received $100,000 for building the Northern Crossroads of the North House campus. The foundation also awarded $70,000 in 2025 to Cook County Higher Education for tuition scholarships and student support services. Other notable grants include support for Sawtooth Mountain Clinic, WTIP Cook County Community Radio, and Damiano of Duluth Inc., showing a pattern of funding that mixes student aid with community-serving organizations. The Lloyd K Johnson Foundation’s work is tied to the North Shore and to place-based support for Cook County residents. Its active programs include scholarship tracks and small or quarterly grants that can cover projects, operating needs, capacity building, and capital requests within its focus areas.
What Lloyd K Johnson Foundation Funds
Education is a major through line. In 2025, the foundation gave $70,000 to Cook County Higher Education for tuition scholarships and student support services, and it also made a $62,501 scholarship grant to Lake Superior College in 2023. Its scholarship programs are designed for Cook County high school seniors and Cook County residents in other high school programs, with support extending up to 2.5 academic years. Health and basic-needs work also shows up in the recent grants. Sawtooth Mountain Clinic received $62,050 in 2024 for early childhood connections and oral health work, followed by $30,000 in 2025 for the Oral Health Task Force dental project. In emergency shelter and food access, Chum received $100,000 for a shelter expansion project, while Damiano of Duluth Inc. received $30,000 in 2024 for its community kitchen program. The foundation also supports arts, media, and community development. WTIP Cook County Community Radio received $45,000 in both 2024 and 2025 for community media expansion and development, and North House Folk School received $100,000 for a building project tied to its North Shore presence.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$2.7M
Total Assets
$31.3M
Total Revenue
$2.2M
Total Expenses
$3.3M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $25K, with a median of $15K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$15K
75th Percentile
$25K
Geographic Reach
Local2 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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