Support the Maple Grove community through volunteer service and strategic fundraising, with a focus on vision and hearing programs, scholarships, youth development, environmental projects, and other local charitable needs.
Maple Grove Lions Club’s giving centers on local community needs, with recent grants reaching food assistance, civic programs, veterans support, education, and domestic violence awareness across Maple Grove and nearby Minnesota communities. One of the clearest signals in the grant history is repeated support for Cross Food Shelf, including a $50,000 grant in 2024 and a $30,000 grant in 2025 to feed needy individuals. The club also made sizeable awards to the City of Maple Grove for civic programs, including $22,357 in 2023 and $19,273 in 2024, showing that public-facing community projects are a regular part of its work. Its program list also points to active scholarship support, including the Dick Reimer Memorial Scholarship for graduating high school seniors and first-year trade or vocational students. Alongside that, the club maintains charitable donation requests for local organizations and causes, with review by a committee and board recommendation. The pattern is one of neighborhood-level grantmaking tied to practical services, youth support, and community infrastructure.
Food insecurity is a visible part of Maple Grove Lions Club’s grantmaking. They gave $50,000 in 2024 and $30,000 in 2025 to Cross Food Shelf in Rogers for feeding needy individuals. Civic engagement is another recurring area: the City of Maple Grove received $22,357 in 2023, $19,273 in 2024, and $8,657 in 2025 for civic programs. Education support appears through school-based and scholarship funding, including $10,000 to District 279 Foundation in 2024 and $9,050 to School Dist 279 in 2025 for education assistance and athletics. The club also backs social-services work, including $6,999 in 2024 to Marias Voice in Chaska for domestic violence awareness.
Typical grants fall in the middle five figures, with a p25 of $8,242, a median of $14,000, and a p75 of $20,589. The recent record shows repeated support to the same organizations across multiple years, including Cross Food Shelf, the City of Maple Grove, District 279 Foundation, and Magnus Veterans Foundation. That pattern suggests ongoing relationships rather than one-time awards. The club is a local funder, and the grant programs show a committee review process for charitable donation requests. It also funds scholarships directly through named scholarship programs.
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Most grants fall between $8K and $21K, with a median of $14K.
25th Percentile
$8K
Median
$14K
75th Percentile
$21K
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All recent grants in the data went to U.S. recipients, and every grant was made to organizations in Minnesota. Maple Grove appears most often, including grants to the City of Maple Grove, District 279 Foundation, School Dist 279, and the Maple Grove Lions Club Foundation. Other Minnesota recipient cities include Rogers, Dayton, and Chaska. The grant programs themselves are also local, centered on Maple Grove and immediate surrounding communities.
Recent grants support food insecurity, civic programs, veterans assistance, education assistance, domestic violence awareness, and community support. Examples include grants to Cross Food Shelf for feeding needy individuals, the City of Maple Grove for civic programs, and Magnus Veterans Foundation for veteran assistance.
No. Every grant in the recent data went to Minnesota recipients, but several were outside Maple Grove, including organizations in Rogers, Dayton, and Chaska. The club’s program descriptions still emphasize local community support in Maple Grove and nearby communities.
The grant-size distribution centers in the middle five figures: p25 is $8,242, median is $14,000, and p75 is $20,589. Recent awards include both smaller grants and larger gifts, including repeated support for the same organizations over multiple years.
Yes. The club’s charitable donation request programs say local organizations and causes may submit requests. A charitable review committee evaluates each request and makes recommendations to the board, and the club responds to every request.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Current and upcoming funding from Maple Grove Lions Club that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Requests must concern a worthy cause or need within the local Maple Grove area. The committee reviews requests and makes recommendations to the board; the Lions cannot satisfy all requests but responds to every submission.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CROSS FOOD SHELF | ROGERS, MN | $30,000 | 2025 | FEED NEEDY INDIVIDUALS |
| SCHOOL DIST 279 | MAPLE GROVE, MN | $9,050 | 2025 | EDUCATION ASSISTANCEATHLETICS |
| CITY OF MAPLE GROVE | MAPLE GROVE, MN | $8,657 | 2025 | CIVIC PROGRAMS |
| CROSS FOOD SHELF | ROGERS, MN | $50,000 | 2024 | FEED NEEDY INDIVIDUALS |
| MAGNUS VETERANS FOUNDATION | DAYTON, MN | $20,000 | 2024 | VETERAN ASSISTANCE |
| CITY OF MAPLE GROVE | MAPLE GROVE, MN | $19,273 | 2024 | CIVIC PROGRAMS |
| DISTRICT 279 FOUNDATION | MAPLE GROVE, MN | $10,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION ASSISTANCE |
| MARIAS VOICE | CHASKA, MN | $6,999 | 2024 | DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS |
| CITY OF MAPLE GROVE | MAPLE GROVE, MN | $22,357 | 2023 | CIVIC PROGRAMS |
| MAPLE GROVE LIONS CLUB FOUNDATION | MAPLE GROVE, MN | $18,000 | 2023 | PROGRAM EXPENDITURES |
| DISTRICT 279 FOUNDATION | MAPLE GROVE, MN | $5,000 | 2023 | EDUCATION ASSOSTANCE |
| MAGNUS VETERANS FOUNDATION | DAYTON, MN | $5,000 | 2023 | VETERAN ASSISTANCE |
SCHOOL DIST 279
$9,050EDUCATION ASSISTANCEATHLETICS
CITY OF MAPLE GROVE
$8,657CIVIC PROGRAMS
MAGNUS VETERANS FOUNDATION
$20,000VETERAN ASSISTANCE
CITY OF MAPLE GROVE
$19,273CIVIC PROGRAMS
DISTRICT 279 FOUNDATION
$10,000EDUCATION ASSISTANCE
MARIAS VOICE
$6,999DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS
CITY OF MAPLE GROVE
$22,357CIVIC PROGRAMS
MAPLE GROVE LIONS CLUB FOUNDATION
$18,000PROGRAM EXPENDITURES
DISTRICT 279 FOUNDATION
$5,000EDUCATION ASSOSTANCE
MAGNUS VETERANS FOUNDATION
$5,000VETERAN ASSISTANCE