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Leonette M & Fred T Lanners Foundation

Accepts applications Plymouth, Minnesota · EIN 411700476

Leonette M & Fred T Lanners Foundation is a private foundation in Plymouth, Minnesota. In tax year 2025 it gave $184,900 in 25 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $30,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $139,830 the year before.

8% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$162,55027$3.2 million
2024$139,83026$3.3 million
2025$184,90025$3.4 million

How to apply

ContactAlan Lanners
12805 Highway 55 Suite 102, Plymouth, MN 55441
Phone or email(763) 550-9892
What to submitGrant proposals should be submitted on the posted grant application devised by the foundation. (the preferred grant application devised by the foundation can be found at www.lannersfoundation.org). Please review our grant making policy located on our web-site for a complete description of our application process and format and required contents.
DeadlinesLetters of inquiry and proposals are accepted throughout the year, but proposals are evaluated from
RestrictionsPlease see our grant making policy at www.lannersfoundation.org for complete details of restrictions or limitations on awards.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Leonette M & Fred T Lanners Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 4 states, the most to Minnesota.

StateGrantsAmount
Minnesota22$158,900
District of Columbia1$12,000
Michigan1$10,000
New York1$4,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 25 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Center American Experiment
Minnetonka, MN
Provide funds for charitable operations$30,000
Our Lady of Peace
Minneapolis, MN
Provide funds for charitable operations$20,000
Concerned Women for America
Washington, DC
Provide funds for charitable operations$12,000
Hillsdale
Hillsdale, MI
Provide funds for charitable operations$10,000
The Redemption Project
St Paul, MN
Provide funds for charitable operations$10,000
Hope Academy
Minneapolis, MN
Provide funds for charitable operations$9,900
Rebuilding Together Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN
Provide funds for charitable operations$7,500
Choice
Eden Prairie, MN
Provide funds for charitable operations$7,000
Bridging
Bloomington, MN
Provide funds for charitable operations$6,500
Best Prep
Brooklyn Park, MN
Provide funds for charitable operations$6,000
Elder Voice
Bloomington, MN
Provide funds for charitable operations$6,000
Highland Friendship Club
St Paul, MN
Provide funds for charitable operations$6,000
Banyan
Minneapolis, MN
Provide funds for charitable operations$5,000
Breakthrough Twin Cities
St Paul, MN
Provide funds for charitable operations$5,000
College Possible
St Paul, MN
Provide funds for charitable operations$5,000
Elevate Life
Bloomington, MN
Provide funds for charitable operations$5,000
Junior Achievement
St Paul, MN
Provide funds for charitable operations$5,000
Mobile Hope
Corcoran, MN
Provide funds for charitable operations$5,000
St Johns University
Collegeville, MN
Provide funds for charitable operations$5,000
Bridging Hearts
Minneapolis, MN
Provide funds for charitable operations$4,000
Every Meal
Roseville, MN
Provide funds for charitable operations$4,000
Marriage Encounter
Stillwater, MN
Provide funds for charitable operations$4,000
National Assoc of Scholars
New York, NY
Provide funds for charitable operations$4,000
Lumen Christi
St Paul, MN
Provide funds for charitable operations$2,000
Littel Sisters of the Poor
St Paul, MN
Provide funds for charitable operations$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Leonette M & Fred T Lanners Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Letters of inquiry and proposals are accepted throughout the year, but proposals are evaluated from.

How much does Leonette M & Fred T Lanners Foundation give?

$184,900 in tax year 2025, across 25 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs Leonette M & Fred T Lanners Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Alan Lanners (President), Kathy Carruth (Treasurer), Carol Hockert (Secretary) and Aurelia Peschken (Director) among 6 officers and trustees.

What does Leonette M & Fred T Lanners Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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