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Linsmayer James B Fdn Tr-Main

Accepts applications Saint Louis, Missouri · EIN 356791172

Linsmayer James B Fdn Tr-Main is a private foundation in Saint Louis, Missouri. In tax year 2025 it gave $650,100 in 47 grants; the typical grant was $15,000 and the largest $25,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was down from $652,100 the year before.

49% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$461,60037$13.1 million
2024$652,10056$13.8 million
2025$650,10047$14.5 million

How to apply

ContactJames B Linsmayer Foundation
90 S Seventh St, Minneapolis, MN 55402
Phone or email(612) 667-9010
What to submitLetter form

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Linsmayer James B Fdn Tr-Main funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Minnesota.

StateGrantsAmount
Minnesota47$650,100

Grants paid in 2025

The 40 largest of 47 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Open Arms of Minnesota Inc
Minneapolis, MN
General operating$25,000
Wilderness Inquiry Inc
Bloomington, MN
General operating$25,000
Cristo Rey Jesuit High School- Twin Citi
Minneapolis, MN
General operating$20,000
Union Gospel Mission Associat of St Paul
St Paul, MN
General operating$20,000
Planned Parenthood MN ND SD
St Paul, MN
General operating$20,000
Greater Minneapolis Crisis Nursery
Minneapolis, MN
General operating$20,000
Jeremiah Program
Minneapolis, MN
General operating$20,000
Lundstrum Center for the Performing Arts
Minneapolis, MN
General operating$20,000
Division of Indian Work
Minneapolis, MN
General operating$20,000
Bethlehem Lutheran Church Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN
General operating$19,500
Childrens Theatre Company and School
Minneapolis, MN
General operating$15,000
Annex Teen Clinic
Robbinsdale, MN
General operating$15,000
Ujamaa Place
St Paul, MN
General operating$15,000
Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity
Saint Paul, MN
General operating$15,000
Page Education Foundation Diane Alan Pag
Minneapolis, MN
General operating$15,000
Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts
Minneapolis, MN
General operating$15,000
Tubman
Minneapolis, MN
General operating$15,000
Commonbond Communities
St Paul, MN
General operating$15,000
Catholic Charities Archdiocese St Paul M
Minneapolis, MN
General operating$15,000
Youthlink
Minneapolis, MN
General operating$15,000
Achieve Minneapolis
Minneapolis, MN
General operating$15,000
Walker West Music Academy
Saint Paul, MN
General operating$15,000
Simpson Housing Services Inc
Minneapolis, MN
General operating$15,000
The Lift Garage
Minneapolis, MN
General operating$15,000
Hopewell Music Cooperative-North
Minneapolis, MN
General operating$15,000
Latino Economic Development Center
Saint Paul, MN
General operating$15,000
Way to Grow
Minneapolis, MN
General operating$15,000
Black Men Teach
St Paul, MN
General operating$15,000
Queerspace Collective
Minneapolis, MN
General operating$15,000
Boys and Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities
Saint Paul, MN
General operating$12,500
Babys Space - A Place to Grow
Minneapolis, MN
General operating$10,000
Crescent Cove
Brooklyn Center, MN
General operating$10,000
Center for Victims of Torture
St Paul, MN
General operating$10,000
Phyllis Wheatley Community Center
Minneapolis, MN
General operating$10,000
Dunrovin Retreat Center
Marine on Saint Croix, MN
General operating$10,000
Community Emerg Assistance Program (Ceap
Brooklyn Ctr, MN
General operating$10,000
Community Emergency Service Inc
Minneapolis, MN
General operating$10,000
Pangea World Theater
Minneapolis, MN
General operating$10,000
Theater Latt Da
Minneapolis, MN
General operating$10,000
College Possible Minnesota
Saint Paul, MN
General operating$10,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Linsmayer James B Fdn Tr-Main accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Linsmayer James B Fdn Tr-Main give?

$650,100 in tax year 2025, across 47 grants, with a typical grant of $15,000.

Who runs Linsmayer James B Fdn Tr-Main?

Its 2025 filing lists Wells Fargo Bank N A (Trustee).

What does Linsmayer James B Fdn Tr-Main fund?

Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture, education and faith communities.

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