The mission of the Lloyd K. Johnson Foundation is to promote access to educational opportunities in Cook County and to improve the quality of life in the North Shore communities of Cook, Lake and Southern St. Louis counties through grantmaking in the areas of Arts and Culture, Community & Economic Development, Education, Environment, and Social Welfare programs to qualified organizations.
Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency: Volunteer Services Outreach-$9,887
Care Partners of Cook County:Care Partners of Cook County Operational Funding-$25,000
Cook County Higher Education-Student Services Specialist Support and Long Distance Tuition Scholarships-$70,000
Community Action Duluth-Support for Kitchen Upgrades to Shared Community Kitchen Space-$3,500
Duluth Folk School-$3,500
Duluth NAACP– Freedom Fund Dinner Sponsorship-$1,000
Divine Konnections-Teen Parent Program and Early Childhood Center-$50,000
Great Expectations Foundation-Great Expectations School Expansion-$25,000
JAM Concert Series Inc.-2025 JAM Concert Series-$3,500
Life House–Life House Futures Education Program-$20,000
Lake Superior Community Theatre: “Up the Down Staircase” Production Start-Up Fund-$2,500
Matinee Musicale Inc-A Celebration in Poetry and Song-$3,500
Minnesota Land Trust: Headwaters Partnership Community Engagement and Environmental Justice-$20,000
The Nature Conservancy:Resilient Forests-$15,000
Northwoods Volunteer Connecton:Northwoods Volunteer Connection Operations Support-$10,000
PAVSA:PAVSA Outreach, Education and Support-$20,000
Sawtooth Mountain Clinic:Electronic Health Record Implementation-$100,000
University of Minnesota Board of Regents: Lake Superior Summit on Teaching Writing-$950
YWCA:Community Assessment-$15,000