Lisa Stuart Schmoker Family Foundation
The Lisa Stuart Schmoker Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Edina, Minnesota. Its 2025 filing reports grants to organizations working in areas including children’s health, hunger relief, education, and outdoor access.
Lisa Stuart Schmoker Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Lisa Stuart Schmoker Family Foundation gave $469K across 30 grants in 2025 (avg $16K), mostly in Minnesota. 0% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $469,000
- +8.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 30
- -6.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $15,633
- +16.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $5,000
- Total assets
- $6,925,608
- +0.6% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 0% first-time grantees (0 of 30, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Minnesota (54% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Lisa Stuart Schmoker Family Foundation
- How to Apply
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The filing says applications may be submitted at any time. A requesting organization should provide an opinion confirming its IRS certification as a 501(c)(3) organization eligible for deductible contributions, along with its tax ID number, and documentation that it meets the stated public-charity or operating-foundation criteria. The filing lists no restrictions on awards.
- Review Cycle
- Applications are accepted at any time.
- Deadline
- Applications are accepted at any time.
- Contact
Application contact: Lisa S Hesdorffer President Lisa St
Mailing address: 7607 Stonewood Court, Edina, MN 55439
Phone: (952) 941-9644
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Lisa Stuart Schmoker Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Children's Cancer Research Fund ($70K). Together the top 10 received $365K.
Grant Size Distribution
140 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 125 grants of 140 (89%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation is based in Minnesota. In 2025, 54% of grant dollars went to Minnesota recipients, 16% to Tennessee, 14% to North Carolina, 4% to Arizona, and 3% to Alabama. Grants were also made to recipients in other states.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 30 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Lisa Stuart Schmoker Family Foundation open to new grantees?
0%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 0 of 30 grantees (0%) were first-time recipients. How we count
- 97% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 42% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 92% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $331K (2022) to $479K (2021). In 2025 it made 30 grants totaling $469K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Children's Cancer Research Fund Minneapolis, MN | Charitable | $70,000 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital Memphis, TN | Charitable | $70,000 |
| Samaritan's Purse Boone, NC | Charitable | $65,000 |
| Second Harvest Heartland Brooklyn Park, MN | Charitable | $40,000 |
| Hope Academy Inc Minneapolis, MN | Educational | $25,000 |
| University of Northwestern - St Paul DBA Northwestern Media Saint Paul, MN | Educational | $25,000 |
| University of Arizona Foundation Tucson, AZ | Educational | $20,000 |
| Wilderness Inquiry Inc Bloomington, MN | Charitable | $20,000 |
| Auburn University Foundation Auburn, AL | Educational | $15,000 |
| Canine Companions for Independence Inc Santa Rosa, CA | Charitable | $15,000 |
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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 | $6,925,608 | $564,899 | $521,190 | $469,000 | 30 | $470,590 | $556,564 | $511,659 |
| 2024 | $6,881,899 | $477,017 | $480,958 | $431,000 | 32 | $432,500 | $437,815 | $475,615 |
| 2023 | $6,885,840 | $413,185 | $459,662 | $420,000 | 31 | $421,380 | $374,903 | $426,292 |
| 2022 | $6,932,317 | $329,017 | $370,897 | $331,000 | 26 | $332,200 | $289,482 | $432,485 |
| 2021 | $6,974,197 | $403,994 | $527,530 | $478,998 | 21 | $480,073 | $359,476 | $474,309 |
| 2020 | $7,097,733 | $323,843 | $486,213 | $447,000 | 25 | — | $280,450 | $402,606 |
| 2019 | $7,259,915 | $292,516 | $490,759 | $452,000 | 25 | — | $242,336 | $413,579 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Lisa Stuart Schmoker Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $512K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants include charitable and educational awards. Among its grantees, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital describes its mission as advancing cures and prevention for pediatric catastrophic diseases through research and treatment; Children’s Cancer Research Fund says it fuels research for better treatments and cures for children with cancer; and Second Harvest Heartland says its mission is to end hunger together.
Other supported organizations describe work in education and outdoor access. Hope Academy says it operates a K–12 school providing a classical Christian education in urban Minneapolis. Wilderness Inquiry says it connects people through shared outdoor adventures so they can equitably experience time in nature.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation awarded $469,000 through 30 grants. Grant amounts ranged from $1,000 to $70,000, with a median of $5,000.
Among the largest 2025 grants were $70,000 each to Children’s Cancer Research Fund and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital; $65,000 to Samaritan’s Purse; $40,000 to Second Harvest Heartland; and $25,000 each to Hope Academy and the University of Northwestern–St. Paul DBA Northwestern Media. Other grants included $20,000 each to the University of Arizona Foundation and Wilderness Inquiry, and $15,000 each to Auburn University Foundation, Canine Companions for Independence, and Clemson University Foundation.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Lisa S Hesdorffer as president and director, Catherine S Schmoker as vice president and director, and A Boyd Hesdorffer as secretary and treasurer.
Lisa Stuart Schmoker Family Foundation is led by Lisa Stuart Schmoker Hesdorffer, President & Director on every filing since 2019; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Lisa Stuart Schmoker Hesdorffer
President & Director
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Catherine S. Schmoker
Vice President & Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
A. Boyd Hesdorffer
Secretary & Treasurer
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
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 Lisa Stuart Schmoker Family Foundation
How much does Lisa Stuart Schmoker Family Foundation give each year?
Lisa Stuart Schmoker Family Foundation gave $469K across 30 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $431K across 32 grants.
What is Lisa Stuart Schmoker Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Lisa Stuart Schmoker Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $15,633, across 30 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Lisa Stuart Schmoker Family Foundation give grants?
Lisa Stuart Schmoker Family Foundation gives mostly in Minnesota: 54% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Tennessee (16%) and North Carolina (14%). The most frequent recipient cities were Minneapolis, MN (7 grants), Saint Paul, MN (3 grants), Edina, MN (2 grants) and Longville, MN (2 grants).
Does Lisa Stuart Schmoker Family Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 30 grants with a stated purpose on Lisa Stuart Schmoker Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Charitable" (22 grants) and "Educational" (8 grants).
Who are Lisa Stuart Schmoker Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Lisa Stuart Schmoker Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Children's Cancer Research Fund ($70,000), St Jude Children's Research Hospital ($70,000) and Samaritan's Purse ($65,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 44% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Lisa Stuart Schmoker Family Foundation?
Lisa Stuart Schmoker Family Foundation reported $6.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $471K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $512K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What does Lisa Stuart Schmoker Family Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants include charitable and educational awards. Among its grantees, St. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Lisa Stuart Schmoker Family Foundation?
The filing says applications may be submitted at any time. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Lisa Stuart Schmoker Family Foundation's EIN?
Lisa Stuart Schmoker Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-0772669. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 4, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 26, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 2, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 31, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 6, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 6, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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