Land Stewardship Project

Nonprofit · Grant recipient Minneapolis, MN EIN 41-1466054

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2020–2025

Total received

$12.7M

Foundation funders

76

Grants recorded

200

Years covered

2020–2025

Who funds Land Stewardship Project?

Land Stewardship Project is funded by 76 grantmakers, led by The Ford Foundation ($2.8M), The Schmidt Family Foundation ($1.3M), The McKnight Foundation ($1.1M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $12.7M in grants to Land Stewardship Project between 2020–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
The Ford Foundation$2,750,000112020–2023
The Schmidt Family Foundation$1,250,00052020–2024
The McKnight Foundation$1,125,00092020–2024
Walton Family Foundation Inc$880,00042020–2023
Windward Fund$800,00042021–2024
Cedar Tree Foundation$675,00052020–2024
New Venture Fund$670,00042020–2023
Tides Foundation$562,00032021–2023
Silicon Valley Community Foundation$425,00042020–2024
Otto Bremer Trust$350,00042020–2024
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation$285,12122020–2025
Builders Vision Foundation$250,00012024
The Chicago Community Trust$175,00032021–2023
Sixteen Thirty Fund$175,00022021–2022
The Minneapolis Foundation$163,20052021–2025
Mortenson Family Foundation$160,00052021–2024
Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement$114,34652021–2025
State Voices$110,00022022–2023
Communitygiving$107,00852021–2025
Community Foundation for San Benito County$100,00022022–2024
Resist Inc$100,00012023
Farm Aid Inc$85,00042021–2024
Patagoniaorg$80,00042021–2025
Firefly Scientists Foundation$80,00022021–2022
National Philanthropic Trust$76,50012024
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Impactassetsinc$75,00012024
Bradshaw-Knight Foundation Inc$75,00032021–2024
Sustainable Markets Foundation$75,00012020
Wright Service Corp Foundation$67,50042022–2025
Mightycause Charitable Foundation$65,07642021–2024
Clif Family Foundation$60,00032022–2024
Jim & Yvonne Sexton Family Foundation$57,00042021–2024
Movement Strategy Center$50,00022021–2024
Still Ain't Satisfied - a Foundation$44,00022024–2025
Holthues Trust$40,00042021–2024
One World Fund$35,00022021–2023
Headwaters Foundation for Justice$35,00032021–2022
Gold Bay Foundation$30,00012023
The Hawkins Family Foundation$28,00032021–2024
Earth Island Institute Inc$26,00032022–2024
The Musser Fund$25,00012023
Liberty Hill Foundation$25,00012022
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program$24,20022021–2024
Natural Resources Defense Council Inc$22,50022024–2025
Proteus Action League$20,50022021
Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc$20,00012024
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals$19,50012023
Igrb Foundation$18,00022022–2024
John W Pope Foundation$16,80052021–2025
Climate and Clean Energy Equity Fund$16,00012024
California Community Foundation$15,00012024
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation$15,00012023
Minnesota Environmental Fund$11,04612021
Athwin Foundation$10,00022024–2025
Common Counsel Foundation$10,00012021
Clean up the River Environment$10,00012021
HRK Foundation$10,00022021
Proteus Fund Inc$7,00012021
Institute for Agriculture & Trade Policy$6,00012023
Wayne Goldstein Memorial Foundation$5,25052021–2025
Chizek Family Foundation$5,00022024–2025
The Ida and Robert Gordon Family Foundation$5,00012023
Longview Foundation$4,50022022–2023
BFK Foundation Inc$4,00042022–2025
Douglas and Maria Bayer Foundation$2,54852021–2025
The Elisabeth a and Alva W Emerson$2,50012025
Laird Norton Family Foundation$2,50012024
Raikes Foundation$2,00012024
Moore Family Foundation$2,00022021–2022
Nandale Foundation$2,00012021
Kopp Family Foundation$1,00012021
Bame Foundation$82022023–2024
Phyllis & Donald Kahn Foundation Inc$50012021
Baxter Family Foundation$20022021–2022
Gannett Foundation Inc$16022021–2022
The Kerr Center for$3512022

Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$1M$2M$3M$4M11 grants2020 47 grants2021 40 grants2022 43 grants2023 44 grants2024 15 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $459K (2025) to $3.0M (2023). In 2025 it made 15 grants totaling $459K.

What grants has Land Stewardship Project received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025National Fish and Wildlife FoundationEDUCATE MN & IA FARMERS ON SOIL HEALTH METHODS$213,364
2025The Minneapolis FoundationDONOR ADVISED, ENVIRONMENT$83,700
2025Iowa Citizens for Community ImprovementCAMPAIGN FOR FAMILY FARMS AND THE ENVIRONMENT (CFFE) SUPPORT$59,250
2025CommunitygivingGEN/OPER SUPPORT$23,130
2025Still Ain't Satisfied - a FoundationGENERAL OPERATING$20,000
2025Natural Resources Defense Council IncENV. ADVOCACY$15,000
2025PatagoniaorgTO SUPPORT ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS.$15,000
2025Wright Service Corp FoundationSUPPORTING FARMERS TO ADOPT REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE PRACTICES$12,500
2025Athwin FoundationGENERAL OPERATING$5,000
2025John W Pope FoundationUNRESTRICTED$3,100
2025Chizek Family FoundationGENERAL OPERATIONS$3,000
2025The Elisabeth a and Alva W EmersonSUPPORT FARMER EDUCATION$2,500
2025Wayne Goldstein Memorial FoundationGENERAL FUNDING$1,500
2025BFK Foundation IncGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$1,000
2025Douglas and Maria Bayer FoundationGENERAL OPERATING FUNDS$516
2024The Schmidt Family FoundationWORKING TOWARDS A RESILIENT AND EQUITABLE FOOD SYSTEM$300,000
2024Builders Vision Foundationto educate farmers on sustainable and regenerative farming practices and to support related research efforts$250,000
2024The McKnight Foundationfor general operating support$225,000
2024The McKnight Foundationto steward climate justice planning and capacity building with Midwest BIPOC farmers$150,000
2024Silicon Valley Community FoundationFood Security$150,000
2024Cedar Tree FoundationPROJECT SUPPORT FOR PROMOTING REGENERATIVE GRAZING AS PART OF THE BRIDGE TO SOIL HEALTH PROGRAM$125,000
2024Otto Bremer TrustFARMER TRAINING, LAND ACCESS, FOOD SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT$100,000
2024The McKnight Foundationto steward climate justice planning and capacity building with Midwest BIPOC farmers$100,000
2024Windward FundENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS$100,000
2024National Philanthropic TrustENVIRONMENT, ANIMALS$76,500
2024ImpactassetsincGENERAL SUPPORT$75,000
2024Community Foundation for San Benito CountySTANDARD$60,000
2024Movement Strategy CenterHEAL FOOD ALLIANCE-GRANT$45,000
2024Mortenson Family FoundationUNRESTRICTED$45,000
2024The Minneapolis FoundationENVIRONMENT, DONOR-ADVISED, ENVIRONMENT$32,500

Showing 30 most recent of 200 recorded grants.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Land Stewardship Project?

Land Stewardship Project is funded by 76 grantmakers, led by The Ford Foundation ($2.8M), The Schmidt Family Foundation ($1.3M), The McKnight Foundation ($1.1M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $12.7M in grants to Land Stewardship Project between 2020–2025.

Who is Land Stewardship Project's largest funder?

The Ford Foundation is the largest recorded funder of Land Stewardship Project, with $2.8M across 11 grants (2020–2023).

How much grant funding has Land Stewardship Project received?

IRS 990 filings record $12.7M in grants to Land Stewardship Project across 200 grants from 76 funders between 2020–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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