A river running through a deep pine forest valley

Grant recipient EIN 41-1466054Environment

Who funds Land Stewardship Project?

38 private foundations gave Land Stewardship Project in Minneapolis, MN $7.5 million across 134 grants, in tax years 2017 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2017 to 2025, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

134 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. Wright Service Corp Foundation for Sustainability and InnovationWest Des Moines, IA 2025

    Supporting farmers to adopt regenerative agriculture practices

    $12,500
  2. Chizek Family FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2025

    General operations

    $3,000
  3. The Elisabeth A and Alva W Emerson Charitable FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2025

    Support farmer education

    $2,500
  4. Wayne Goldstein Memorial FoundationSt Paul, MN 2025

    General funding

    $1,500
  5. BFK Foundation IncGranville, OH 2025

    General operating support

    $1,000
  6. Douglas and Maria Bayer FoundationTH Ave Ne, WA 2025

    General operating funds

    $516
  7. The Schmidt Family FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2024

    Working towards a resilient and equitable food system

    $300,000
  8. Builders Vision FoundationChicago, IL 2024

    to educate farmers on sustainable and regenerative farming practices and to support related research efforts

    $250,000
  9. The McKnight FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2024

    for general operating support

    $225,000
  10. The McKnight FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2024

    to steward climate justice planning and capacity building with Midwest BIPOC farmers

    $150,000
  11. Cedar Tree FoundationBoston, MA 2024

    Project support for promoting regenerative grazing as part of the bridge to soil health program

    $125,000
  12. The McKnight FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2024

    to steward climate justice planning and capacity building with Midwest BIPOC farmers

    $100,000
  13. Otto Bremer TrustSt Paul, MN 2024

    Farmer training, land access, food systems development

    $100,000
  14. Mortenson Family FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2024

    Unrestricted

    $45,000
  15. Clif Family FoundationSaint Helena, CA 2024

    Transform Food Systems

    $25,000
  16. Bradshaw-Knight Foundation IncMadison, WI 2024

    General support

    $25,000
  17. Mortenson Family FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2024

    Capacity building

    $20,000
  18. PatagoniaorgVentura, CA 2024

    To support environmental projects.

    $15,000
  19. Holthues TrustMuscatine, IA 2024

    Unrestricted-no spending requirement

    $10,000
  20. Wright Service Corp Foundation for Sustainability and InnovationWest Des Moines, IA 2024

    Supporting farmers to adopt regenerative agriculture practices

    $5,000
  21. The Hawkins Family FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2024

    General

    $2,500
  22. Laird Norton Family FoundationSeattle, WA 2024

    Declination grant

    $2,500
  23. Chizek Family FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2024

    General operations

    $2,000
  24. Raikes FoundationSeattle, WA 2024

    General operating support

    $2,000
  25. Wayne Goldstein Memorial FoundationSt Paul, MN 2024

    General funding

    $1,000
  26. BFK Foundation IncGranville, OH 2024

    General operating support

    $1,000
  27. Douglas and Maria Bayer FoundationTH Ave Ne, WA 2024

    General operating funds

    $516
  28. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    General support and core support for institutional strengthening

    $250,000
  29. Walton Family Foundation IncBentonville, AR 2023

    To support farmers in "going deeper" on sustainability by layering regenerative practices on their farms and evaluating the effectiveness of the Land Stewardship Project peer-to-peer model.

    $200,000
  30. The Schmidt Family FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2023

    Working towards a resilient and equitable food system

    $200,000
  31. The McKnight FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2023

    To steward climate justice planning and capacity building with Midwest BIPOC farmers

    $150,000
  32. Cedar Tree FoundationBoston, MA 2023

    Project support for promoting regenerative grazing as part of the bridge to soil health program

    $125,000
  33. Otto Bremer TrustSt Paul, MN 2023

    Land access equity, beginning farmers, & food systems

    $100,000
  34. The McKnight FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2023

    For general operating support

    $75,000
  35. The McKnight FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2023

    For general operating support

    $75,000
  36. Mortenson Family FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2023

    Equitable land transition emerg. Farmers

    $50,000
  37. Wright Service Corp Foundation for Sustainability and InnovationWest Des Moines, IA 2023

    Supporting farmers to adopt regenerative agriculture practices

    $37,500
  38. Gold Bay FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2023

    Support for the Wisconsin Rural Coalition for 501c3 voter engagement activities

    $30,000
  39. Clif Family FoundationSaint Helena, CA 2023

    Transform Food Systems

    $25,000
  40. Bradshaw-Knight Foundation IncMadison, WI 2023

    General support

    $25,000
  41. The Musser FundMilwaukee, WI 2023

    General operating

    $25,000
  42. PatagoniaorgVentura, CA 2023

    To support environmental projects.

    $15,000
  43. Jim & Yvonne Sexton Family FoundationLoretto, MN 2023

    Environmental protection

    $15,000
  44. One World FundAndover, MA 2023

    General support

    $10,000
  45. Holthues TrustMuscatine, IA 2023

    Operating

    $10,000
  46. The Ida and Robert Gordon Family Foundation IncWilmington, DE 2023

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  47. Wayne Goldstein Memorial FoundationSt Paul, MN 2023

    General funding

    $1,000
  48. Longview FoundationMilwaukee, WI 2023

    General operating

    $1,000
  49. BFK Foundation IncGranville, OH 2023

    General operating support

    $1,000
  50. The Hawkins Family FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2023

    General

    $500
  51. Douglas and Maria Bayer FoundationTH Ave Ne, WA 2023

    General operating funds

    $500
  52. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $78
  53. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    General support and core support for institutional strengthening

    $250,000
  54. Walton Family Foundation IncBentonville, AR 2022

    To support regenerative agriculture.

    $250,000
  55. The Schmidt Family FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2022

    Working towards a resilient and equitable food system

    $200,000
  56. Cedar Tree FoundationBoston, MA 2022

    Project support for promoting regenerative grazing as part of the bridge to soil health program

    $125,000
  57. The McKnight FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2022

    For general operating support

    $75,000
  58. The McKnight FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2022

    For general operating support

    $75,000
  59. Firefly Scientists FoundationSt Louis, MO 2022

    Retired farmer transitions program

    $50,000
  60. Mortenson Family FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2022

    Farm beginnings and land access

    $40,000
  61. PatagoniaorgVentura, CA 2022

    To support environmental projects.

    $35,000
  62. Jim & Yvonne Sexton Family FoundationLoretto, MN 2022

    Environmental protection

    $15,000
  63. Wright Service Corp Foundation for Sustainability and InnovationWest Des Moines, IA 2022

    Supporting farmers to adopt regenerative agriculture practices

    $12,500
  64. Clif Family FoundationSaint Helena, CA 2022

    Strengthen the Food System

    $10,000
  65. Holthues TrustMuscatine, IA 2022

    Operating

    $10,000
  66. Longview FoundationMilwaukee, WI 2022

    General operating

    $3,500
  67. Moore Family FoundationNew Brighton, MN 2022

    Charitable

    $1,000
  68. Wayne Goldstein Memorial FoundationSt Paul, MN 2022

    General funding

    $1,000
  69. BFK Foundation IncGranville, OH 2022

    General operating support

    $1,000
  70. Douglas and Maria Bayer FoundationTH Ave Ne, WA 2022

    General operating funds

    $516
  71. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $109
  72. Gannett Foundation IncNew York, NY 2022

    Charitable purpose

    $100
  73. The Kerr Center for Sustainable Agriculture IncPoteau, OK 2022

    One time donation for stewardship project

    $35
  74. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    General support and core support for institutional strengthening

    $250,000
  75. Walton Family Foundation IncBentonville, AR 2021

    To support regenerative agriculture.

    $215,000
  76. The Schmidt Family FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2021

    Working towards a resilient and equitable food system

    $200,000
  77. Cedar Tree FoundationBoston, MA 2021

    Project support for promoting regenerative grazing as part of the bridge to soil health program

    $125,000
  78. Otto Bremer TrustSt Paul, MN 2021

    Securing a resilient local farm economy

    $75,000
  79. Firefly Scientists FoundationSt Louis, MO 2021

    Farm beginnings experiential learning program

    $30,000
  80. Bradshaw-Knight Foundation IncMadison, WI 2021

    General support

    $25,000
  81. The Hawkins Family FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2021

    General

    $25,000
  82. Jim & Yvonne Sexton Family FoundationLoretto, MN 2021

    Environmental protection

    $15,000
  83. Holthues TrustMuscatine, IA 2021

    Operating

    $10,000
  84. Mortenson Family FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2021

    The land stewardship project's mission is to foster an ethic of stewardship for farmland, to promote sustainable agriculture and to develop healthy communities. LSP is dedicated to creating transformational change in our food & farming system with the core values of stewardship, justice & democracy.

    $5,000
  85. HRK FoundationSt Paul, MN 2021

    Program

    $5,000
  86. HRK FoundationSt Paul, MN 2021

    Gos

    $5,000
  87. Nandale FoundationMarine on St Croix, MN 2021

    Environmental

    $2,000
  88. Moore Family FoundationNew Brighton, MN 2021

    Charitable

    $1,000
  89. Wayne Goldstein Memorial FoundationSt Paul, MN 2021

    General funding

    $750
  90. Douglas and Maria Bayer FoundationTH Ave Ne, WA 2021

    Contribution to be used for charitable purposes

    $500
  91. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $135
  92. Gannett Foundation IncNew York, NY 2021

    Charitable purpose

    $60
  93. The Schmidt Family FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2020

    General operating support

    $350,000
  94. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    General support and core support for institutional strengthening

    $250,000
  95. Walton Family Foundation IncBentonville, AR 2020

    Bridge to Soil Health II

    $215,000
  96. The McKnight FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2020

    For general operating support

    $200,000
  97. Cedar Tree FoundationBoston, MA 2020

    Project support for advancing sustainable grazing in minnesota

    $175,000
  98. The McKnight FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2020

    For general operating support

    $40,000
  99. Jim & Yvonne Sexton Family FoundationLoretto, MN 2020

    Environmental protection

    $12,000
  100. The McKnight FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2020

    For general operating support

    $10,000
  101. Holthues TrustMuscatine, IA 2020

    Operating

    $10,000
  102. Cedar Tree FoundationBoston, MA 2020

    General support

    $5,000
  103. HRK FoundationSt Paul, MN 2020

    Gos

    $5,000
  104. Wayne Goldstein Memorial FoundationSt Paul, MN 2020

    General funding

    $1,500
  105. Moore Family FoundationNew Brighton, MN 2020

    Charitable

    $1,000
  106. Longview FoundationMilwaukee, WI 2020

    General operating

    $1,000
  107. Margaret A Cargill FoundationEden Prairie, MN 2020

    Employee matching grant

    $741
  108. Phyllis & Donald Kahn Foundation IncMinneapolis, MN 2020

    General charitable purposes

    $500
  109. Douglas and Maria Bayer FoundationTH Ave Ne, WA 2020

    Contribution to be used for charitable purposes

    $500
  110. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $88
  111. The Schmidt Family FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2019

    Advancing sustainable agriculture, general support

    $375,000
  112. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2019

    General support and project support for institutional strengthening

    $250,000
  113. The McKnight FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2019

    For general operating support

    $200,000
  114. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2019

    General support

    $150,000
  115. The Hawkins Family FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2019

    General

    $26,000
  116. PatagoniaorgVentura, CA 2019

    To support environmental projects.

    $20,000
  117. Holthues TrustMuscatine, IA 2019

    Operating

    $10,000
  118. The McKnight FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2019

    For general operating support

    $6,000
  119. Clif Family FoundationSaint Helena, CA 2019

    Expanding organic food & farming

    $5,000
  120. Lawson Valentine FoundationPrinceton, NJ 2019

    General purpose

    $3,000
  121. Moore Family FoundationNew Brighton, MN 2019

    Charitable

    $1,000
  122. Wayne Goldstein Memorial FoundationSt Paul, MN 2019

    General funding

    $1,000
  123. Phyllis & Donald Kahn Foundation IncMinneapolis, MN 2019

    General charitable purposes

    $500
  124. Douglas and Maria Bayer FoundationTH Ave Ne, WA 2019

    Contribution to be used for charitable purposes

    $500
  125. The McKnight FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2019

    For matching gifts

    $200
  126. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2018

    General support

    $150,000
  127. PatagoniaorgVentura, CA 2018

    To support environmental projects.

    $15,000
  128. Holthues TrustMuscatine, IA 2018

    Operating

    $10,000
  129. Clif Family FoundationSaint Helena, CA 2018

    Expanding organic food & farming

    $4,000
  130. Moore Family FoundationNew Brighton, MN 2018

    Charitable

    $1,000
  131. The Hawkins Family FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2018

    General

    $500
  132. Margaret A Cargill FoundationEden Prairie, MN 2018

    Employee matching grant

    $300
  133. Jim & Yvonne Sexton Family FoundationLoretto, MN 2017

    Land Stewardship

    $15,000
  134. John P & Eleanor R Yackel FoundationCircle Pines, MN 2017

    General fund

    $10,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other environment organizations in Minneapolis, MN and are not among Land Stewardship Project’s funders above.

  1. Marbrook FoundationMinneapolis, MN 13 grants Preselected only $253,000 to similar organizations
  2. Morgan Family FoundationYellow Springs, OH 8 grants Accepts applications $565,000 to similar organizations
  3. Xcel Energy FoundationMinneapolis, MN 10 grants Accepts applications $76,580 to similar organizations
  4. Manitou FundWhite Bear Lake, MN 9 grants Preselected only $1,340,000 to similar organizations
  5. John Larsen Foundation MNG Agy (PLG)Eagan, MN 10 grants Preselected only $416,000 to similar organizations
  6. FR Bigelow FoundationSt Paul, MN 7 grants Accepts applications $141,000 to similar organizations
  7. Centerpoint Energy Foundation IncHouston, TX 6 grants Preselected only $65,000 to similar organizations
  8. CH Robinson Worldwide FoundationSioux Falls, SD 6 grants Accepts applications $50,510 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 41-1466054 by name and ZIP code, or by name, city and State against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.