The Rogers Lions Club mission is WE SERVE. The club organizes events and fundraisers so proceeds can be returned to the community and supports residents and organizations in need.
Rogers Lions Club centers its giving on community donation requests, with recent grants supporting hardship relief, schools, municipalities, and local services. The club’s grantmaking reflects its WE SERVE mission through direct support for residents and organizations in Rogers and nearby Minnesota communities. In the recent grants list, the largest award went to Metavivor Research & Support for $61,899, showing that the club also funds health-related causes beyond its immediate city. Other sizable grants include $49,219 to Isd 728 for education support and $36,000 to Independent School District 728 for student activities, pointing to a consistent interest in school-based support. The club also makes grants to local public entities and service organizations. Recent examples include $29,705 to the City of Rogers for various programs and $20,000 to Cross for its food shelf. These awards sit alongside its scholarship program for graduating high school seniors who lived in Rogers during their senior year, which connects the club’s philanthropy to youth and education in the same community it serves.
Education and student support are a major thread in the club’s giving. It gave $49,219 to Isd 728 for education support and $36,000 to Independent School District 728 for student activities, tying its funding to both classroom-related support and extracurricular participation. Local civic support is another clear area. The club awarded $29,705 to the City of Rogers for various programs, and it also made a $20,000 grant to the City of Rogers for various programs in a prior year, showing repeated support for municipal needs. Basic needs and community aid appear in the recent list as well. Cross in Rogers received $16,900 for its food shelf, and the club’s active programs include hardship assistance for residents affected by fire or illness, along with donations to local nonprofits and regional Lions projects.
Rogers Lions Club’s typical grant size is $10,250 at the 25th percentile, $20,000 at the median, and $32,852 at the 75th percentile. The recent list shows both larger awards, such as $61,899, and smaller community grants, including $5,500, suggesting a mix of flagship support and shorter-term local funding. The club’s grantmaking is recurring rather than one-off: several recipients appear in multiple years, including Isd 728, the City of Rogers, and Cross. It operates as a local community foundation-style club rather than a DAF, and it accepts unsolicited requests through its community donation and scholarship programs.
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Most grants fall between $10K and $33K, with a median of $20K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$20K
75th Percentile
$33K
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Grant dollars are overwhelmingly local. Ninety-one percent of grants go to recipients in Minnesota, and the recipient country distribution is entirely U.S.-based. The most visible city in the recent grants is Rogers, with awards to the City of Rogers, Cross, and Victory Riders. Outside Rogers, the club also funded Elk River, Dayton, Saint Michael, and Annapolis, Maryland. That out-of-state grant was to Metavivor Research & Support.
Its active programs cover hardship relief, local nonprofit support, school and youth programs, municipal projects, and health-related charities such as eye, diabetes, hearing, and cancer causes. Recent grants also show support for food access, education support, and student activities.
Typical grant size is $10,250 at the 25th percentile, $20,000 at the median, and $32,852 at the 75th percentile. Recent awards range from $5,500 to $61,899.
No. The giving is local overall, but it reaches beyond Rogers. Ninety-one percent of grants go to recipients in Minnesota, and recent Minnesota recipients include Elk River, Dayton, and Saint Michael, alongside Rogers.
Several recipients appear more than once across years, including Isd 728, the City of Rogers, and Cross. That pattern suggests the club often returns to the same local schools, civic bodies, and service providers.
Yes. The active community donation and scholarship programs both accept unsolicited requests. The donation program covers residents in hardship, local nonprofits, schools, municipalities, and regional Lions projects, while the scholarship program serves graduating high school seniors who lived in Rogers during their senior year.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Current and upcoming funding from Rogers Lions Club that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Requests should support residents or organizations serving the Rogers, Minnesota community, including hardship cases, local schools and sports clubs, municipal projects, Lions-supported projects, and other local services.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISD 728 | ELK RIVER, MN | $49,219 | 2025 | EDUCATION SUPPORT |
| CITY OF ROGERS | ROGERS, MN | $29,705 | 2025 | VARIOUS PROGRAMS |
| CROSS | ROGERS, MN | $16,900 | 2025 | FOOD SHELF |
| VICTORY RIDERS | ROGERS, MN | $10,500 | 2025 | VARIOUS PROGRAMS |
| MAGNUS VETERANS FOUNDATION | DAYTON, MN | $10,000 | 2025 | VARIOUS PROGRAMS |
| LEGACY 2 INSPIRE | SAINT MICHAEL, MN | $7,000 | 2025 | VARIOUS PROGRAMS |
| GATEWAY MEADOWS EQUINE | DAYTON, MN | $5,500 | 2025 | VARIOUS PROGRAMS |
| METAVIVOR RESEARCH & SUPPORT | ANNAPOLIS, MD | $23,613 | 2024 | VARIOUS PROGRAMS |
| CROSS | ROGERS, MN | $20,000 | 2024 | FOOD SHELF |
| METAVIVOR RESEARCH & SUPPORT | ANNAPOLIS, MD | $61,899 | 2023 | — |
| INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT 728 | ELK RIVER, MN | $36,000 | 2023 | STUDENT ACTIVITIES |
| CROSS | ROGERS, MN | $20,000 | 2023 | FOOD SHELF |
| CITY OF ROGERS | ROGERS, MN | $20,000 | 2023 | VARIOUS PROGRAMS |
ISD 728
$49,219EDUCATION SUPPORT
CITY OF ROGERS
$29,705VARIOUS PROGRAMS
VICTORY RIDERS
$10,500VARIOUS PROGRAMS
MAGNUS VETERANS FOUNDATION
$10,000VARIOUS PROGRAMS
LEGACY 2 INSPIRE
$7,000VARIOUS PROGRAMS
GATEWAY MEADOWS EQUINE
$5,500VARIOUS PROGRAMS
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT 728
$36,000STUDENT ACTIVITIES
CITY OF ROGERS
$20,000VARIOUS PROGRAMS