Grants paid by Bluffton International Assoc of Lions
EIN 41-1260473 · Bluffton, MN · Form 990, Schedule I
Bluffton International Assoc of Lions of Bluffton, MN (EIN 41-1260473) reported 101 grants paid totaling $28,718 to 64 recipients in tax years 2021–2025, on Form 990, Schedule I. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$28,718
101 grants
Recipients
64
distinct organizations
Tax years
2021–2025
5 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 18 | $5,039 | — |
| 2022 | 18 | $4,550 | — |
| 2023 | 21 | $4,083 | — |
| 2024 | 25 | $8,062 | — |
| 2025 | 19 | $6,984 | — |
Top recipients
The 64 recipients receiving the most from Bluffton International Assoc of Lions, by grants paid, out of 64 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knute Nelson 41-1263433 | C | Bluffton, MN | 6 | $5,289 | 2025 |
| City of Bluffton | U | Bluffton, MN | 1 | $2,759 | 2025 |
| 5m-9 Lions 11 Projects | U | Bluffton, MN | 1 | $2,250 | 2021 |
| Lcif | U | Bluffton, MN | 4 | $2,025 | 2025 |
| Mn Lions Vision and Diabetes Foundation | U | Bluffton, MN | 1 | $1,750 | 2022 |
| Can Do Canines 41-1594165 | C | Bluffton, MN | 3 | $950 | 2025 |
| Mn Vision Foundation and Diabetes and Hearing | U | Bluffton, MN | 1 | $650 | 2023 |
| Leader Dog | U | Bluffton, MN | 3 | $600 | 2025 |
| Wadena Food Shelf | U | Wadena, MN | 3 | $600 | 2024 |
| Nym Trap Booster Club Close Up | U | New York Mills, MN | 1 | $600 | 2025 |
| Mn Lions Hearing Diabetes Vision | U | Bluffton, MN | 1 | $600 | 2025 |
| Mn Diabetes Vision and Hearing | U | Bluffton, MN | 1 | $600 | 2024 |
| Youth Outreach | U | Bluffton, MN | 3 | $600 | 2025 |
| New York Mills Schools | U | New York Mills, MN | 2 | $550 | 2022 |
| Project New Hope | U | Bluffton, MN | 2 | $400 | 2024 |
| Food Shelf | U | Wadena, MN | 1 | $400 | 2021 |
| Kamp Kace | U | Bluffton, MN | 3 | $400 | 2025 |
| New York Mills Food Shelf 41-1718771 | D | New York Mills, MN | 2 | $400 | 2024 |
| Ronald Mcdonald 41-1313107 | C | Wadena, MN | 3 | $320 | 2025 |
| Santa Anonymous | U | Wadena, MN | 3 | $300 | 2024 |
| Emma Bushinger | U | Wadena, MN | 1 | $300 | 2022 |
| Chase Keskitalo | U | New York Mills, MN | 1 | $300 | 2022 |
| Lucas Hinojos | U | Wadena, MN | 1 | $300 | 2021 |
| Childhood Cancer 84-1937145 | D | Bluffton, MN | 4 | $300 | 2025 |
| Tiffany Thompson | U | New York Mills, MN | 1 | $300 | 2021 |
| Empty Stocking | U | Wadena, MN | 3 | $300 | 2024 |
| Eyes of Mexico | U | Bluffton, MN | 3 | $300 | 2025 |
| Bluffton Fire Dept | U | Bluffton, MN | 1 | $275 | 2021 |
| Project New Hope Youth Exchange | U | Bluffton, MN | 1 | $250 | 2025 |
| Wadena Schools | U | Wadena, MN | 2 | $200 | 2022 |
| New York Mills Trap 41-1690163 | D | New York Mills, MN | 1 | $200 | 2024 |
| Gordy Dykhoff | U | New York Mills, MN | 1 | $200 | 2021 |
| Hagen Family | U | Wadena, MN | 1 | $200 | 2021 |
| Nym Mills Food Shelf | U | New York Mills, MN | 1 | $200 | 2023 |
| New York Mills Softball 42-3266936 | D | New York Mills, MN | 2 | $200 | 2024 |
| Chuck Melchior | U | Bluffton, MN | 1 | $200 | 2022 |
| M5m Lions Kids Sight | U | Wadena, MN | 2 | $200 | 2024 |
| Wdc Bpa | U | Wadena, MN | 1 | $200 | 2025 |
| Matt Niemela | U | New York Mills, MN | 1 | $200 | 2021 |
| Friendly Rider | U | Wadena, MN | 2 | $200 | 2023 |
| Mn Vision Foundation | U | Bluffton, MN | 1 | $200 | 2024 |
| Santa Anonymous Empty Stocking | U | Wadena, MN | 1 | $200 | 2025 |
| Jerry and Joan Haman | U | New York Mills, MN | 1 | $200 | 2022 |
| Kids Sight Foundation 47-2182993 | D | Bluffton, MN | 1 | $100 | 2025 |
| Nym Mills Boosters | U | Perham, MN | 1 | $100 | 2024 |
| Team Sheeham | U | Bluffton, MN | 1 | $100 | 2025 |
| Santa Days | U | Bluffton, MN | 1 | $100 | 2025 |
| Youth Exchange | U | Bluffton, MN | 2 | $100 | 2024 |
| Team Sheehan | U | Bluffton, MN | 1 | $100 | 2024 |
| Wadena Empty Stocking | U | Wadena, MN | 1 | $100 | 2022 |
| Karen Goeller | U | Bluffton, MN | 1 | $50 | 2021 |
| Wdc Post Prom | U | Wadena, MN | 1 | $50 | 2023 |
| Wadena Lions 80-0935594 | D | Wadena, MN | 1 | $50 | 2022 |
| Wdc Prom | U | Wadena, MN | 1 | $50 | 2024 |
| Jenkins Area Lions | U | Wadena, MN | 1 | $50 | 2021 |
| Nym Mills Prom | U | New York Mills, MN | 1 | $50 | 2024 |
| East Ottertail Co Ext Office | U | Ottertail, MN | 1 | $50 | 2022 |
| New York Mills Post Prom | U | New York Mills, MN | 1 | $50 | 2023 |
| Central Mn Omega Leos | U | Bluffton, MN | 1 | $50 | 2025 |
| Pelican Rapids Area Club | U | Pel Rapids, MN | 1 | $50 | 2024 |
| East Gull Lake Club | U | Baxter, MN | 1 | $50 | 2023 |
| Bluffton Fire Department | U | Bluffton, MN | 1 | $0 | 2022 |
| Red Cross | U | Wadena, MN | 1 | $0 | 2021 |
| Scholast Inc | U | Bluffton, MN | 1 | $0 | 2022 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 101 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | City of Bluffton Bluffton, MN | U | $2,759 | paid | PARK FUND AND HANDICAP ENTRANCE | 202513189349306051 |
| 2025 | Nym Trap Booster Club Close Up New York Mills, MN | U | $600 | paid | 202513189349306051 | |
| 2025 | Mn Lions Hearing Diabetes Vision Bluffton, MN | U | $600 | paid | 202513189349306051 | |
| 2025 | Lcif Bluffton, MN | U | $525 | paid | 202513189349306051 | |
| 2025 | Can Do Canines Bluffton, MN | C | $300 | paid | 202513189349306051 | |
| 2025 | Knute Nelson Home Care Lake Itasca, MN | D | $280 | paid | 202513189349306051 | |
| 2025 | Project New Hope Youth Exchange Bluffton, MN | U | $250 | paid | 202513189349306051 | |
| 2025 | Youth Outreach Bluffton, MN | U | $200 | paid | 202513189349306051 | |
| 2025 | Leader Dog Bluffton, MN | U | $200 | paid | 202513189349306051 | |
| 2025 | Wdc Bpa Wadena, MN | U | $200 | paid | 202513189349306051 | |
| 2025 | Santa Anonymous Empty Stocking Wadena, MN | U | $200 | paid | 202513189349306051 | |
| 2025 | Kamp Kace Bluffton, MN | U | $200 | paid | 202513189349306051 | |
| 2025 | Ronald Mcdonald Wadena, MN | C | $120 | paid | 202513189349306051 | |
| 2025 | Eyes of Mexico Bluffton, MN | U | $100 | paid | 202513189349306051 | |
| 2025 | Kids Sight Foundation Bluffton, MN | D | $100 | paid | 202513189349306051 | |
| 2025 | Childhood Cancer Bluffton, MN | D | $100 | paid | 202513189349306051 | |
| 2025 | Santa Days Bluffton, MN | U | $100 | paid | 202513189349306051 | |
| 2025 | Team Sheeham Bluffton, MN | U | $100 | paid | 202513189349306051 | |
| 2025 | Central Mn Omega Leos Bluffton, MN | U | $50 | paid | 202513189349306051 | |
| 2024 | Knute Nelson Bluffton, MN | C | $2,741 | paid | 202403199349313860 | |
| 2024 | Knute Nelson Bluffton, MN | C | $1,421 | paid | PURCHASE OF LIFELINES | 202403199349313860 |
| 2024 | Mn Diabetes Vision and Hearing Bluffton, MN | U | $600 | paid | 202403199349313860 | |
| 2024 | Lcif Bluffton, MN | U | $500 | paid | 202403199349313860 | |
| 2024 | Can Do Canines Bluffton, MN | C | $300 | paid | 202403199349313860 | |
| 2024 | Mn Vision Foundation Bluffton, MN | U | $200 | paid | 202403199349313860 | |
| 2024 | Youth Outreach Bluffton, MN | U | $200 | paid | 202403199349313860 | |
| 2024 | Leader Dog Bluffton, MN | U | $200 | paid | 202403199349313860 | |
| 2024 | Wadena Food Shelf Wadena, MN | U | $200 | paid | 202403199349313860 | |
| 2024 | New York Mills Food Shelf New York Mills, MN | D | $200 | paid | 202403199349313860 | |
| 2024 | New York Mills Trap New York Mills, MN | D | $200 | paid | CLUB DONATION | 202403199349313860 |
| 2024 | Project New Hope Bluffton, MN | U | $200 | paid | 202403199349313860 | |
| 2024 | Empty Stocking Wadena, MN | U | $100 | paid | 202403199349313860 | |
| 2024 | Team Sheehan Bluffton, MN | U | $100 | paid | 202403199349313860 | |
| 2024 | Kamp Kace Bluffton, MN | U | $100 | paid | 202403199349313860 | |
| 2024 | Nym Mills Boosters Perham, MN | U | $100 | paid | CLUB DONATION | 202403199349313860 |
| 2024 | Eyes of Mexico Bluffton, MN | U | $100 | paid | 202403199349313860 | |
| 2024 | Santa Anonymous Wadena, MN | U | $100 | paid | 202403199349313860 | |
| 2024 | M5m Lions Kids Sight Wadena, MN | U | $100 | paid | 202403199349313860 | |
| 2024 | New York Mills Softball New York Mills, MN | D | $100 | paid | 202403199349313860 | |
| 2024 | Childhood Cancer Bluffton, MN | D | $100 | paid | 202403199349313860 | |
| 2024 | Wdc Prom Wadena, MN | U | $50 | paid | 202403199349313860 | |
| 2024 | Youth Exchange Bluffton, MN | U | $50 | paid | 202403199349313860 | |
| 2024 | Nym Mills Prom New York Mills, MN | U | $50 | paid | 202403199349313860 | |
| 2024 | Pelican Rapids Area Club Pel Rapids, MN | U | $50 | paid | 202403199349313860 | |
| 2023 | Mn Vision Foundation and Diabetes and Hearing Bluffton, MN | U | $650 | paid | DIABETES HEARING VISION | 202343199349318314 |
| 2023 | Knute Nelson Bluffton, MN | C | $583 | paid | LIFELINE AGNES GEISER | 202343199349318314 |
| 2023 | Lcif Bluffton, MN | U | $500 | paid | LIONS INTERNATIONAL | 202343199349318314 |
| 2023 | Can Do Canines Bluffton, MN | C | $350 | paid | 202343199349318314 | |
| 2023 | Leader Dog Bluffton, MN | U | $200 | paid | DONATION | 202343199349318314 |
| 2023 | Youth Outreach Bluffton, MN | U | $200 | paid | YOUTH | 202343199349318314 |
| 2023 | Project New Hope Bluffton, MN | U | $200 | paid | DONATION | 202343199349318314 |
| 2023 | Wadena Food Shelf Wadena, MN | U | $200 | paid | FOOD | 202343199349318314 |
| 2023 | Nym Mills Food Shelf New York Mills, MN | U | $200 | paid | FOOD | 202343199349318314 |
| 2023 | Childhood Cancer Bluffton, MN | D | $100 | paid | DONATION | 202343199349318314 |
| 2023 | Santa Anonymous Wadena, MN | U | $100 | paid | DONATIONS FOR YOUTH | 202343199349318314 |
| 2023 | Ronald Mcdonald House New York Mills, MN | D | $100 | paid | CANCER VICTIMS | 202343199349318314 |
| 2023 | Friendly Rider Wadena, MN | U | $100 | paid | SUMMER REC TRAVEL FOR YOUTHS | 202343199349318314 |
| 2023 | M5m Lions Kids Sight Bluffton, MN | U | $100 | paid | DONATION | 202343199349318314 |
| 2023 | Kamp Kace Bluffton, MN | U | $100 | paid | DONATION | 202343199349318314 |
| 2023 | Empty Stocking Wadena, MN | U | $100 | paid | DONATION | 202343199349318314 |
| 2023 | Eyes of Mexico Bluffton, MN | U | $100 | paid | DONATION | 202343199349318314 |
| 2023 | East Gull Lake Club Baxter, MN | U | $50 | paid | NEW CLUB | 202343199349318314 |
| 2023 | New York Mills Post Prom New York Mills, MN | U | $50 | paid | PROM DONATION | 202343199349318314 |
| 2023 | Youth Exchange Bluffton, MN | U | $50 | paid | DONATION | 202343199349318314 |
| 2023 | Wdc Post Prom Wadena, MN | U | $50 | paid | PROM DONATION | 202343199349318314 |
| 2022 | Mn Lions Vision and Diabetes Foundation Bluffton, MN | U | $1,750 | paid | YOUTH OUTREACH DIABETES VISION CANINES CANCER | 202212869349301801 |
| 2022 | Lcif Bluffton, MN | U | $500 | paid | LIONS INTERNATIONAL | 202212869349301801 |
| 2022 | Chase Keskitalo New York Mills, MN | U | $300 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 202212869349301801 |
| 2022 | New York Mills Schools New York Mills, MN | U | $300 | paid | TRAP AND PROM | 202212869349301801 |
| 2022 | Emma Bushinger Wadena, MN | U | $300 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 202212869349301801 |
| 2022 | Jerry and Joan Haman New York Mills, MN | U | $200 | paid | HOUSE FIRE | 202212869349301801 |
| 2022 | Chuck Melchior Bluffton, MN | U | $200 | paid | FAMILY DEATH | 202212869349301801 |
| 2022 | New York Mills Food Shelf New York Mills, MN | D | $200 | paid | FOOD | 202212869349301801 |
| 2022 | Wadena Food Shelf Wadena, MN | U | $200 | paid | FOOD | 202212869349301801 |
| 2022 | Santa Anonymous New York Mills, MN | U | $100 | paid | SANTA ANONYMOUS | 202212869349301801 |
| 2022 | Wadena Empty Stocking Wadena, MN | U | $100 | paid | KIDS CHRISTMAS | 202212869349301801 |
| 2022 | Friendly Rider Wadena, MN | U | $100 | paid | SUMMER SCHOOL | 202212869349301801 |
| 2022 | Wadena Schools Wadena, MN | U | $100 | paid | SCHOOL PATROL AND PROM | 202212869349301801 |
| 2022 | New York Mills Booster Club New York Mills, MN | D | $100 | paid | BOOSTERS | 202212869349301801 |
| 2022 | East Ottertail Co Ext Office Ottertail, MN | U | $50 | paid | GARDEN | 202212869349301801 |
| 2022 | Wadena Lions Wadena, MN | D | $50 | paid | LIONS CLUB 100 YRS OLD | 202212869349301801 |
| 2022 | Bluffton Fire Department Bluffton, MN | U | $0 + $320 non-cash | paid | FIRE DEPT | 202212869349301801 |
| 2022 | Scholast Inc Bluffton, MN | U | $0 + $443 non-cash | paid | BOOKS FOR KIDS WITH CANCER | 202212869349301801 |
| 2021 | 5m-9 Lions 11 Projects Bluffton, MN | U | $2,250 | paid | VARIOUS LIONS FOUNDATIONS | 202123069349302002 |
| 2021 | Food Shelf Wadena, MN | U | $400 | paid | 202123069349302002 | |
| 2021 | Lucas Hinojos Wadena, MN | U | $300 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 202123069349302002 |
| 2021 | Tiffany Thompson New York Mills, MN | U | $300 | paid | SCHOLARSHIP | 202123069349302002 |
| 2021 | Bluffton Fire Dept Bluffton, MN | U | $275 | paid | NEEDS | 202123069349302002 |
| 2021 | Knute Nelson Home Care Wadena, MN | D | $264 | paid | NEEDS | 202123069349302002 |
| 2021 | New York Mills Schools New York Mills, MN | U | $250 | paid | TRAP AND PROM | 202123069349302002 |
| 2021 | Gordy Dykhoff New York Mills, MN | U | $200 | paid | TRAVEL FOR MEDICAL | 202123069349302002 |
| 2021 | Matt Niemela New York Mills, MN | U | $200 | paid | MEDICAL TRAVEL | 202123069349302002 |
| 2021 | Hagen Family Wadena, MN | U | $200 | paid | LOSS OF SON | 202123069349302002 |
| 2021 | Ronald Mcdonald New York Mills, MN | C | $100 | paid | NEEDS | 202123069349302002 |
| 2021 | Empty Stocking Wadena, MN | U | $100 | paid | NEEDS | 202123069349302002 |
| 2021 | Wadena Schools Wadena, MN | U | $100 | paid | FCCLA TRIP | 202123069349302002 |
| 2021 | Karen Goeller Bluffton, MN | U | $50 | paid | MEDICAL TRAVEL | 202123069349302002 |
| 2021 | Jenkins Area Lions Wadena, MN | U | $50 | paid | NEW CLUB | 202123069349302002 |
| 2021 | Knute Nelson Home Care Wadena, MN | D | $0 + $255 non-cash | paid | 202123069349302002 | |
| 2021 | Childhood Cancer Wadena, MN | D | $0 + $322 non-cash | paid | 202123069349302002 | |
| 2021 | Red Cross Wadena, MN | U | $0 + $59 non-cash | paid | FOOD FOR WORKERS | 202123069349302002 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | 2025 | 2025-06-30 | not stated | 2024v5.2 | 202513189349306051 |
| 990 | 2024 | 2024-06-30 | not stated | 2023v5.1 | 202403199349313860 |
| 990 | 2023 | 2023-06-30 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202343199349318314 |
| 990 | 2022 | 2022-06-30 | not stated | 2021v4.2 | 202212869349301801 |
| 990 | 2021 | 2021-06-30 | not stated | 2020v4.1 | 202123069349302002 |
Derived from IRS Form 990 e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/411260473.json.
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