Lakeland Leadership League
Lakeland Leadership League is a private foundation, based in Wyoming, MN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $6K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $26K.
Lakeland Leadership League at a glance
In short: Lakeland Leadership League gave $26K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $9K), mostly in Minnesota. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $25,500
- +86.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $8,500
- +86.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $5,000
- Total assets
- $5,667
- -74.0% 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 Lakeland Leadership League funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was City of Forest Lake ($18K). Together the top 3 received $26K.
Grant Size Distribution
14 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 14 grants of 14 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
Cities
How Lakeland Leadership League gives
- Giving grew 303% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out well above 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
From 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2022) to $26K (2025). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $26K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| City of Forest Lake Forest Lake, MN | Veterans Memorial Gardens and Flag Pole | $17,500 |
| American Legion Forest Lake, MN | Sponsored Veterans with No Families for Pavers | $5,000 |
| Disabled American Vets Saint Paul, MN | 200 Acre Camp | $3,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5,667 | $28,000 | $44,141 | $25,500 | 3 | $42,912 | — | $505 |
| 2024 | $21,808 | $13,671 | $7,045 | $13,671 | 3 | — | — | $840 |
| 2023 | $16,530 | $11,006 | $18,306 | $10,500 | 4 | $15,476 | — | $994 |
| 2022 | $23,830 | $30,000 | $15,322 | $6,320 | 4 | $6,320 | — | $844 |
| 2021 | $9,152 | $15,000 | $7,024 | — | — | $390 | — | $254 |
| 2020 | $1,176 | $376 | $333 | — | — | — | $176 | $55 |
| 2019 | $1,133 | $119 | $100 | — | — | — | $119 | $53 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Lakeland Leadership League reported a distributable amount of $505 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Lakeland Leadership League is led by Gerald R. Peltier, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Gerald R. Peltier
President
On filings since 2019
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gary P. Bergstrom
Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Richard J. Runbeck
Corporate Secretary & Treasurer
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 Lakeland Leadership League
How much does Lakeland Leadership League give each year?
Lakeland Leadership League gave $26K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $14K across 3 grants.
What is Lakeland Leadership League's typical grant size?
Lakeland Leadership League's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $8,500, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Lakeland Leadership League give grants?
Lakeland Leadership League gives mostly in Minnesota: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Forest Lake, MN (2 grants).
Does Lakeland Leadership League give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Lakeland Leadership League's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
How large is Lakeland Leadership League?
Lakeland Leadership League reported $6K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $43K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $505 (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Lakeland Leadership League's EIN?
Lakeland Leadership League's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-3304708. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 11, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 16, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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