Louise M & Elizabeth J Manke Foundation
Private foundation · LE Sueur, MN · EIN 84-3776228 · reported 2023–2025 · files as Louise M & Elizabeth J Manke Founda
31grants reported
$2,500median award
$1,500lower quartile
$200smallest grant
$102Ktotal paid
2states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 7 of its 31 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $27K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
108 S Main St
LE Sueur, MN 56058-1909
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Little Giants Preschool | LE Sueur, MN | $10,000 |
| Trinity Luthern Church | St Peter, MN | $9,528 |
| Rasmussen Foundation CONATION | LE Sueur, MN | $8,000 |
| Rasmussen Foundation | LE Sueur, MN | $6,500 |
| LE Sueur Food Shelf | LE Sueur, MN | $5,000 |
| Elca Ministries | Merrifield, VA | $4,800 |
| Ridgeview Foundation | LE Sueur, MN | $4,500 |
| Anoka-Hennepin Comm Colege | Coon Rapids, MN | $4,000 |
| Minnesota State University | Mankato, MN | $4,000 |
| Bethany Lutheran College | Mankato, MN | $4,000 |
| Anoka-Hennepin Comm Colege | Coon Rapids, MN | $4,000 |
| United Fund of LE Sueur | LE Sueur, MN | $3,000 |
| Friends of the Library | LE Sueur, MN | $3,000 |
| Legacy Fund of LE Sueur Rotary | LE Sueur, MN | $2,750 |
| Green Lake Lutheran Ministries | Spicer, MN | $2,560 |
| Friends of the Library | LE Sueur, MN | $2,500 |
| Trinity Luthern Church | LE Sueur, MN | $2,500 |
| LE Sueur Community Foundation | LE Sueur, MN | $2,500 |
| Friends of the Library | LE Sueur, MN | $2,500 |
| Ridgeview Foundation | Waconia, MN | $2,500 |
| Elca Ministries | Merrifield, VA | $2,500 |
| Gustavus Adolphus College | St Peter, MN | $2,500 |
| College of St Benedict | St Joseph, MN | $2,000 |
| Trinity Luthern Church | St Peter, MN | $1,500 |
| LE Sueur Food Shelf | LE Sueur, MN | $1,500 |
| Ridgeview Foundation | Waconia, MN | $1,000 |
| Little Giants Preschool | LE Sueur, MN | $1,000 |
| Legacy Fund of LE Sueur Rotary | LE Sueur, MN | $750 |
| Treasures in Town | LE Sueur, MN | $500 |
| Mankato Symphony | Mankato, MN | $250 |
| Have Inc | LE Sueur, MN | $200 |
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