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Private foundation (trust)EIN 834534853Est. 2019-07

CARLSON FAMILY LIGHTSHIELD FOUNDATION

ELK RIVER, MN 55330

Total Assets

$4.8M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$665K

FY 2024

Grants Made

32

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$21K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$500–$350K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$903K

Total Expenses

$709K

Qualifying Distributions

$669K

Distributable Amount

$233K

Min. Investment Return

$245K

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

32 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $500 through median $2K to maximum $350K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

4 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $665K in 2024. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

96 grants

GATEWAY CHURCH
$503K
3 grants
COVENANT CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
$350K
1 grant
GATEWAY CH
$250K
1 grant
MN ADULT TEEN CHALLENGE
$96K
3 grants
FISHING FOR LIFE
$55K
3 grants
CAER FOOD SHELF AKA COMMUNITY AID ELK RIVER
$50K
3 grants
TURNING POINT
$50K
1 grant
MN ADULT TEEN CHALLENGE (LAKESIDE ACADEMY)
$50K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

96 grants

<$10K
69
grants
$10–50K
22
grants
$50–250K
4
grants
$250K–1M
1
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

6 states

Minnesota
$1.8M
99% of total
Missouri
$18K
1% of total
California
$5K
0% of total
Maryland
$1K
0% of total
District of Columbia
$1K
0% of total
Wisconsin
$1K
0% of total

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