FUNDER
HELEN SPERRY LEA FOUNDATION
16recipients FY2016–24
$1Mgiving on file
2024latest grant year
yesaccepts unsolicited
LocalLocal funder, 53% of giving in Minnesota
Footprint
A local funder — 53% of its dollars go to MN. It is a candidate for organizations in the 4 states it has funded, whatever their cause: CA, DC, MA, MN.
Funders that fund the same organizations
| Funder | Location | Channel | Shared recipients |
|---|---|---|---|
| F R BIGELOW FOUNDATION TRUST 555 | SAINT PAUL, MN | program funder | 5 |
| JAMES M STANTON FOUNDATION | BLOOMINGTON, MN | program funder | 4 |
| JAMF NATION GLOBAL FOUNDATION | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | program funder | 4 |
| MCKNIGHT FOUNDATION | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | program funder | 4 |
| OTTO BREMER TRUST | SAINT PAUL, MN | large program funder | 4 |
| POHLAD FAMILY FOUNDATION | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | program funder | 4 |
| THE RICHARD M SCHULZE FAMILY FOUNDATION | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | large program funder | 4 |
| YOUTHPRISE | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | program funder | 4 |
| ALICE M OBRIEN FOUNDATION | WEST ST PAUL, MN | program funder | 3 |
| AMY AND CHIP PEARSON FAMILY FOUNDATION | SAINT PAUL, MN | program funder | 3 |
| GEORGE FAMILY FOUNDATION | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | program funder | 3 |
| GREATER TWIN CITIES UNITED WAY | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | program funder | 3 |
| GREYSTONE FOUNDATION | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | program funder | 3 |
| H B FULLER COMPANY FOUNDATION | SAINT PAUL, MN | program funder | 3 |
| HARDENBERGH FOUNDATION | SAINT PAUL, MN | program funder | 3 |
| HRK FOUNDATION | ST PAUL, MN | program funder | 3 |
| MARDAG FOUNDATION | SAINT PAUL, MN | program funder | 3 |
| MINNESOTA HUMANITIES CENTER | SAINT PAUL, MN | program funder | 3 |
| NICHOLSON FAMILY FOUNDATION | SAINT PAUL, MN | program funder | 3 |
| PATRICK & AIMEE BUTLER FAMILY FOUNDATION | SAINT PAUL, MN | program funder | 3 |
| RIVER ROAD FOUNDATION | SAINT PAUL, MN | program funder | 3 |
| SUNDANCE FAMILY FOUNDATION | CIRCLE PINES, MN | program funder | 3 |
| TARGET FOUNDATION | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | program funder | 3 |
| THE MORTENSON FAMILY FOUNDATION | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | program funder | 3 |
| THE WALSER FOUNDATION | BLOOMINGTON, MN | program funder | 3 |
Recent recipients
| Organization | State | Years | Latest | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE WOODEN FLOOR FOR YOUTH MOVEMENT | CA | 7 | 2024 | $166,377 |
| PROJECT FOR PRIDE IN LIVING INC | MN | 7 | 2024 | $111,576 |
| SECOND HARVEST HEARTLAND | MN | 7 | 2024 | $97,320 |
| MUSIC ACADEMY OF THE WEST | CA | 7 | 2024 | $73,000 |
| MASSACHUSETTS AUDUBON SOCIETY INC | MA | 7 | 2024 | $70,000 |
| INTERACT CENTER FOR THE VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS | MN | 5 | 2024 | $19,035 |
| HALLIE Q BROWN COMMUNITY CENTER INCORPORATED | MN | 5 | 2024 | $17,377 |
| URBAN BOATBUILDERS INC | MN | 6 | 2024 | $15,100 |
| WALK-IN COUNSELING CENTER INC | MN | 7 | 2024 | $11,500 |
| SIMPSON HOUSING SERVICES INC | MN | 6 | 2023 | $99,576 |
| FRIENDS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER | MN | 5 | 2023 | $8,071 |
| CENTER FOR TEACHING PEACE INC | DC | 4 | 2021 | $25,377 |
| ESALEN INSTITUTE | CA | 3 | 2020 | $8,745 |
| LANGE FOUNDATION | CA | 2 | 2020 | $2,704 |
| ST PAUL ACADEMY AND SUMMIT SCHOOL | MN | 2 | 2019 | $10,000 |
| JUXTAPOSITION INC | MN | 1 | 2019 | $5,000 |