OVERVIEW: The Lanterman Foundation supports higher education in North Dakota. Other interest areas include Christian organizations, diseases and gardening.
IP TAKE: The Lanterman Foundation’s largest grants provide ongoing support to two universities in North Dakota. The remainder of the foundation’s giving is modest, but Christian groups in and around Toledo, Ohio, may wish to network with past grantees for an introduction. This is a small and low-key family funder, and it will be difficult to get on its radar.
PROFILE: Established in 1997, the Lanterman Foundation was founded by businessman A. Kirk Lanterman and his wife, Janet. Kirk was chairman of Holland America Line. The foundation does not maintain a website, which limits information available on its grantmaking priorities and activities. According to tax filings, the Lanterman Family Foundation primarily funds grantmaking related to higher education. Grants also support Catholic organizations and community environmental efforts. Grantmaking prioritizes North Dakota and Toledo, Ohio, but is not strictly limited to these places.
Grants for Higher Education
The Lantermans are heavily involved with University of Mary in Bismark, North Dakota. While Lanterman did not attend the school, he graduated from Bismarck High School in 1950. The institution is home to the A. Kirk Lanterman Financial Center in the Tharaldson School of Business. The Lantermans also supported a financial center at the University of North Dakota. Both schools receive ongoing support from the foundation.
Grants for Religious Causes
Tax filings indicate that Lanterman supports Catholic and other Christian organizations. In Toledo, the foundation has made grants to the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales and the Catholic Club. Other religious grantees include the Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Spokane, Washington and Florida’s Touch a Hand Bless a Heart, a Christian organization in St. Augustine, Florida.
Grants for Environment and Animal Welfare
This funder demonstrates interest in gardening and animal organizations and has made grants to the Toledo Zoological Society, the Atlanta Botanical Garden and the Country Garden Club in Perrysburg, Ohio.
Grants for Diseases
Diseases are a small area of giving for the Lanterman Foundation. Grantees include the ALS Association of St. Paul, Minnesota and the Maya Dronca Foundation, which raises money for research on childhood cancers.
Important Grant Details:
Grants range from $1,000 to $1.8 million.
Lanterman’s largest grants go to institutions of higher education in North Dakota.
In addition to North Dakota, Toledo, Ohio appears to be an area of interest.
The foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited proposals for funding.
For additional information about past grants, see the foundation’s tax filings.
The foundation keeps a low profile and does not provide a direct way to get in touch. Its phone number is listed as 206-281-8610, and a mailing address is provided below.
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CONTACT:
Lanterman Foundation
201 W North River Dr., Ste. 515
Spokane, WA 99201-2262
206-281-8610
