Minnesota · Public charity
Lovin' Lake County
To promote and develop tourism through marketing and events, stimulating Lake Countys economy, enhancing the quality of life for all residents, and protecting the areas unique attributes for the continual benefit of its citizens.
- $704k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 26
- Itemized grants FY2024
- 26
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 46%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2024
- $523k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2024
- $10,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $130,006
- Organizations funded a year
- 17 to 26
- FY2022 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 2
- Total assets, FY2024
- $839k
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 46% of the organizations Lovin' Lake County funded were first-time grantees, receiving 21% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 26 | $523k | 35% |
| FY2023 | 26 | $487k | 46% |
| FY2022 | 17 | $454k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2022 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2022 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall Lake Township | $370,006 | 3 | n/a |
| Lake County Chamber of Commerce | $253,494 | 3 | 38% |
| Bay Days | $90,000 | 3 | 33% |
| Green DoorCity of Beaver Bay | $72,398 | 3 | n/a |
| Rocky Wall Productions | $71,964 | 3 | 59% |
| City of Two Harbors | $67,737 | 3 | n/a |
| Knife River Recreation Council | $57,576 | 3 | 27% |
| Friends of Finland and Community | $44,965 | 3 | 5% |
| Lake County Agricultural Society | $33,000 | 2 | n/a |
| City of Silver Bay | $31,475 | 3 | n/a |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall Lake Township | $370,006 | 3 | n/a |
| Lake County Chamber of Commerce | $253,494 | 3 | 38% |
| Bay Days | $90,000 | 3 | 33% |
| Green DoorCity of Beaver Bay | $72,398 | 3 | n/a |
| Rocky Wall Productions | $71,964 | 3 | 59% |
| City of Two Harbors | $67,737 | 3 | n/a |
| Knife River Recreation Council | $57,576 | 3 | 27% |
| Friends of Finland and Community | $44,965 | 3 | 5% |
| Lake County Agricultural Society | $33,000 | 2 | n/a |
| City of Silver Bay | $31,475 | 3 | n/a |
| Mike and Marty Party LLC | $30,000 | 2 | n/a |
| DJH Capital LLC | $28,335 | 3 | n/a |
| Chrissy Scandin LLC | $25,895 | 2 | n/a |
| Silver Bay Blue Line Club | $25,300 | 3 | n/a |
| Duluth & North Shore Railway Inc | $25,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Burlington Station | $23,700 | 2 | n/a |
| Finland Minnesota Historical Society | $16,500 | 2 | n/a |
| Scott Young Distribution | $16,121 | 1 | n/a |
| Two Harbors Farmer's Market | $14,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Lake County Historical Society | $13,500 | 2 | 2% |
| John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon Inc | $12,725 | 2 | 7% |
| Timber Ghost Tours | $12,480 | 2 | n/a |
| Tracks N Racks | $11,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Dueces Wild LLC | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Veterans on the Lake Resort | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Two Harbors Community Radio | $9,525 | 1 | 14% |
| Four Seasons Restaurant | $9,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Moose Lodge 1463 | $8,900 | 1 | n/a |
| Two Harbors Area Arts & Events | $8,804 | 1 | n/a |
| Isaac GironZenviva LLC | $7,485 | 1 | n/a |
| Ballet Magnificat Inc | $7,100 | 1 | 0% |
| Odyssey Operating Company LLC | $7,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Minnesota Historical Society | $7,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Lous Fish | $7,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Finland Fire Fighters Relief Association | $6,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Larsmont Trading Post | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| North Shore Camping Co LLP | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Silver Bay Shuttle Service | $5,850 | 1 | n/a |
Where it is load-bearing
Lovin' Lake County supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 4 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 11 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: Lloyd K Johnson Foundation · Duluth-Superior Area Community Foundation · Northland Foundation · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About Lovin' Lake County
- How much does Lovin' Lake County give?
- Lovin' Lake County reported 26 itemized grants totaling $523,223, out of $704,246 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 17 and 26 organizations a year over FY2022 to FY2023.
- What does Lovin' Lake County fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2022 to FY2024, its largest causes are Community Improvement (55%), Arts & Culture (16%), Recreation & Sports (16%).
- Who are Lovin' Lake County's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2022 to FY2024: Fall Lake Township ($370k), Lake County Chamber of Commerce ($253k), Bay Days ($90k).
- Does Lovin' Lake County fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 46% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Lovin' Lake County?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Lloyd K Johnson Foundation, Duluth-Superior Area Community Foundation, Northland Foundation.
- Where is Lovin' Lake County based?
- Lovin' Lake County is based in MN.
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