Jeannette Lund Scholarship Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Dawson, MN EIN: 81-5373457

Jeannette Lund Scholarship Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Dawson, MN. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $41K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $3K. Net investment income was $1K.

Jeannette Lund Scholarship Foundation at a glance

In short: Jeannette Lund Scholarship Foundation gave $3K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $3K), mostly in Minnesota. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$2,500
-37.5% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
-50.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$2,500
+25.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$2,500
Total assets
$41,142
-0.4% vs 2024
Primary geography
Minnesota (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Jeannette Lund Scholarship Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

6 grants across all recorded years

6<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 6 grants of 6 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

DuluthMorrisBrookingsDawsonMoorhead MN

How Jeannette Lund Scholarship Foundation gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+0%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 121% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$1K$2K$3K$4K1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 2 grants2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2020) to $4K (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $3K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
1 individual scholarship Recipients not named —$2,500
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$41,142$2,334$2,500$2,5001$2,500$1,244$2,063
2024$41,308$5,943$4,000$4,0002$4,000$3,362$1,935
2023$39,365$5,815$2,500$2,5001$2,500$353$1,859
2022$36,050$5,063$2,500$2,5001$2,500$92$1,655
2021$33,487$7,226$2,000$2,0001$2,000$173$1,426
2020$26,261$8,497$2,000$2,0001—$362$1,169

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Jeannette Lund Scholarship Foundation reported a distributable amount of $2K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Jeannette Lund Scholarship Foundation is led by John Lund, President since 2025 (on filings since 2021); none of the 10 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • John Lund

    President

    Director → President, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Bruce A. Lund

    Director

    President → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Daniel K. Lund

    Director

    Treasurersecrectary → Treasurer Secretary, 2022

    Treasurer Secretary → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • David O Lund

    Director

    Vice President → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Diane Hahn

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Shay Hahn

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Stephen Lund

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Karen Senst

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    No compensation reported

  • Britta Willenbring

    Treasurer Secretary

    Director → Treasurer Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Ryan Lund

    Vice President

    Director → Vice President, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Karen Lund (2020–2021) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Jeannette Lund Scholarship Foundation

How much does Jeannette Lund Scholarship Foundation give each year?

Jeannette Lund Scholarship Foundation gave $3K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $4K across 2 grants.

How large is Jeannette Lund Scholarship Foundation?

Jeannette Lund Scholarship Foundation reported $41K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $3K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $2K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Jeannette Lund Scholarship Foundation?

Jeannette Lund Scholarship Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Dawson, MN. It holds $41K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Jeannette Lund Scholarship Foundation operate?

Jeannette Lund Scholarship Foundation has awarded grants in Minnesota, South Dakota.

What is Jeannette Lund Scholarship Foundation's EIN?

Jeannette Lund Scholarship Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-5373457. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 15, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 11, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 9, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)

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