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Filing year 2024

CARLSON FAMILY LIGHTSHIELD FOUNDATION

Elk River, Minnesota·EIN 83-4534853·NTEE T20 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$903k
Total assets
$4.8M
Total expenses
$709k
Reported officers
4

Reported officers (all unpaid)

No paid executives reported in 2024. CARLSON FAMILY LIGHTSHIELD FOUNDATION reported 4 unpaid officers and board members on its 990-PF.

President & Director
Treasurer & Director
Secretary & Director
Vice President & Director

Grants paid

Itemized grants reported on this foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF, Part XV.

Total granted

$665k

Itemized grants

32

Median grant

$2k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
COVENANT CHRISTIAN ACADEMYBIG LAKE, MNGENERAL SUPPORT$350k
GATEWAY CHURCHELK RIVER, MNGENERAL SUPPORT$153k
MN ADULT TEEN CHALLENGEMINNEAPOLIS, MNGENERAL SUPPORT$26k
CITY OF BIG LAKE FINANCEHUMAN RESOURSES DEPARTMENTBIG LAKE, MNGENERAL SUPPORT$25k
ST JUDESMINNEAPOLIS, MNGENERAL SUPPORT$17k
BIG LAKE COMMUNITY FOOD SHELFBIG LAKE, MNGENERAL SUPPORT$13k
CAER FOOD SHELF AKA COMMUNITY AID ELK RIVERELK RIVER, MNGENERAL SUPPORT$13k
HUNTER HOULE MEMORIAL FOUNDATIONFOREST LAKE, MNGENERAL SUPPORT$10k
FISHING FOR LIFEMINNEAPOLS, MNGENERAL SUPPORT$10k
MINNESOTA FCAARDEN HLLLS, MNGENERAL SUPPORT$10k
THUMBS UP HIGHELK RIVER, MNGENERAL SUPPORT$5k
ALL NATIONS NEW LIFEWARROAD, MNGENERAL SUPPORT$5k
WORLD HARVEST NETWORKINVER GRIVE HEIGHTS, MNGENERAL SUPPORT$5k
SRP CRITICAL RESPONSE TEAMLOS ANGELES, CAGENERAL SUPPORT$5k
COOK LIONS CLUB FLOOD RELIEFCOOK, MNGENERAL SUPPORT$4k
CHILDRENS CANCER RESEARCH FUNDMINNEAPOLIS, MNGENERAL SUPPORT$2k
ANOKA TECHNICAL COLLEGEANOKA, MNGENERAL SUPPORT$2k
THE FRONT LINE FOUNDATIONMINNEAPOLIS, MNGENERAL SUPPORT$1k
ACHIEVE SERVICESBLAINE, MNGENERAL SUPPORT$1k
AMERICAN LEGIONELK RIVER, MNGENERAL SUPPORT$1k
RIVER OF HOPEMINNEAPOLIS, MNGENERAL SUPPORT$1k
CENTRAL LAKE COLLEGEBRAINERD, MNGENERAL SUPPORT$1k
BIG LAKE BASS TEAMBIG LAKE, MNGENERAL SUPPORT$1k
VIETNAM VETERANS OF AMERICASILVER SPRING, MDGENERAL SUPPORT$1k
LIVIN FOUNDATIONANOKA, MNGENERAL SUPPORT$1k
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Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

CARLSON FAMILY LIGHTSHIELD FOUNDATION reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$189k
$434k
2023
$903k
$709k
2024
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.

This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($1M - $10M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.

Sector benchmark

What Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking executives earn in Minnesota

CARLSON FAMILY LIGHTSHIELD FOUNDATION reported no executive compensation in its latest filing. For context, the highest-paid executive at a comparable philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organization in Minnesota earns a median of $32,530.

25th percentile
$8k
Median
$32,530
75th percentile
$93k
90th percentile
$243k

These are philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 399 organizations across 399 filings (2021 – 2024).

See full Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking pay data for Minnesota
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What are CARLSON FAMILY LIGHTSHIELD FOUNDATION's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, CARLSON FAMILY LIGHTSHIELD FOUNDATION reported $903k in total revenue and $709k in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($1M - $10M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.