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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 82-3555198

The Lulu Foundation

A private foundation in Minneapolis, MN. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 40 grants and $550,000 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

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $550,000

    Grants listed
    40
    Assets, end of year
    $18,409

  • Tax year 2024

    $485,000

    Grants listed
    36
    Assets, end of year
    $121,539

  • Tax year 2023

    $350,000

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $151,933

  • Tax year 2022

    $430,000

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $6,728

  • Tax year 2021

    $307,000

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $524,115

  • Tax year 2020

    $568,457

    Grants listed
    36
    Assets, end of year
    $88,533

  • Tax year 2019

    $255,000

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $380,277

  • Tax year 2018

    $133,770

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $626,599

Grants paid in 2025

40 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Planned Parenthood North Central StatesSaint Paul, MN

    General fund

    $40,000
  2. American Civil Liberties Union of MNMinneapolis, MN

    General fund

    $30,000
  3. Everytown for Gun Safety Support FundNew York, NY

    General fund

    $30,000
  4. Southern Poverty Law CenterMontgomery, AL

    General fund

    $30,000
  5. Women in NeedNew York, NY

    General fund

    $30,000
  6. AeonMinneapolis, MN

    General fund

    $20,000
  7. Center for Victims of TortureSaint Paul, MN

    General fund

    $20,000
  8. Family Tree ClinicMinneapolis, MN

    General fund

    $20,000
  9. Nonviolent PeaceforceRichfield, MN

    General fund

    $20,000
  10. Page Education FoundationMinneapolis, MN

    General fund

    $20,000
  11. Summit Academy OicMinneapolis, MN

    General fund

    $20,000
  12. Battered Women's Justice ProjectOwatonna, MN

    General fund

    $20,000
  13. Arts IgniteNew York, NY

    General fund

    $15,000
  14. Comunidades Latinas Unidas En Servicio (clues)Saint Paul, MN

    General fund

    $15,000
  15. NAACP Legal Defense FundNew York, NY

    General fund

    $15,000
  16. Neighborhood Development CenterSaint Paul, MN

    General fund

    $15,000
  17. Son of A SaintNew Orleans, LA

    General fund

    $15,000
  18. The Trust for Public LandSan Francisco, CA

    General fund

    $15,000
  19. Arts & Minds IncNew York, NY

    General fund

    $10,000
  20. City HarvestBrooklyn, NY

    General fund

    $10,000
  21. Equal Justice InitiativeMontgomery, AL

    General fund

    $10,000
  22. Making Every Vote CountWashington, DC

    General fund

    $10,000
  23. Pen AmericaNew York, NY

    General fund

    $10,000
  24. Reporters Committee for Freedom of the PressWashington, DC

    General fund

    $10,000
  25. Reporters Without BordersWashington, DC

    General fund

    $10,000
  26. Save Our SonsSaint Paul, MN

    General fund

    $10,000
  27. The Black SchoolNew Orleans, LA

    General fund

    $10,000
  28. Coalition for the Homeless IncNew York, NY

    General fund

    $10,000
  29. Elpis EnterprisesSaint Paul, MN

    General fund

    $5,000
  30. Healthwell FoundationGermantown, MD

    General fund

    $5,000
  31. Henry Street SettlementNew York, NY

    General fund

    $5,000
  32. Project Row HousesHouston, TX

    General fund

    $5,000
  33. Rainforest Foundation IncBrooklyn, NY

    General fund

    $5,000
  34. The Bail ProjectVenice, CA

    General fund

    $5,000
  35. World Central Kitchen IncWashington, DC

    General fund

    $5,000
  36. The PhoenixDenver, CO

    General fund

    $5,000
  37. United Way WorldwideAlexandria, VA

    General fund

    $5,000
  38. Second Harvest HeartlandBrooklyn Park, MN

    General fund

    $5,000
  39. The Confess Project of AmericaLittle Rock, AR

    General fund

    $5,000
  40. Trees for the Future IncSilver Spring, MD

    General fund

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health4 grants $75,00018% of the total
  2. Crime and legal aid3 grants $65,00015% of the total
  3. Human services4 grants $55,00013% of the total
  4. International aid3 grants $45,00011% of the total
  5. Arts and culture3 grants $30,0007% of the total
  6. Environment3 grants $25,0006% of the total
  7. 8 other causes11 grants $130,00031% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Minnesota14 grants $260,000
  2. New York10 grants $140,000
  3. Alabama2 grants $40,000
  4. District of Columbia4 grants $35,000
  5. Louisiana2 grants $25,000
  6. California2 grants $20,000
  7. Maryland2 grants $10,000
  8. Arkansas1 grant $5,000
  9. Colorado1 grant $5,000
  10. Texas1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Richard A EricksonPRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Tyler C EricksonVICE PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Lucas C EricksonVICE PRESIDENT AND TREASURER Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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