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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 26-1915313

Expedition Foundation

A private foundation in Mendota Heights, MN. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 8 grants and $8,500 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Shawn Lannier
1270 Northland Drive Suite 350
Mendota Heights, MN 55120
(651) 264-0669
Form and materials
Application, school transcripts, letters of recommendation and essay for scholarship consideration
Deadlines
February of each year
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $8,500

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $3,716

  • Tax year 2024

    $8,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,171

  • Tax year 2023

    $7,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $2,750

  • Tax year 2022

    $8,500

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $3,030

  • Tax year 2021

    $7,500

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $3,985

  • Tax year 2020

    $9,130

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $5,707

  • Tax year 2019

    $8,981

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $10,825

  • Tax year 2018

    $9,900

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $18,055

Grants paid in 2025

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. American College of EducationDallas, TX

    Scholarship

    $2,000
  2. University of Northwestern - St PaulSaint Paul, MN

    Scholarship

    $1,500
  3. Irondale High SchoolNew Brighton, MN

    Grant award

    $1,000
  4. Metropolitan State UniversitySt Paul, MN

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  5. University of St ThomasSt Paul, MN

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  6. Minnesota State University - MoorheadMoorhead, MN

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  7. Coon Rapids Community Scholarship AssociationCoon Rapids, MN

    Scholarship

    $500
  8. Eastview Community FoundationApple Valley, MN

    Grant award

    $500

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Education4 grants $4,00089% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $50011% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Minnesota7 grants $6,500
  2. Texas1 grant $2,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Shawn LannierPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Caleb HennekSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Mona Springis-DossDIRECTOR Hours 0.01Pay $0
  • James SmolaDIRECTOR Hours 0.01Pay $0

The return

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