Donations/Charitable Gaming

Northeast Minneapolis Lions Club

The Northeast Minneapolis Lions Club accepts donations of used eye glasses, and hearing aids at
LCM Concrete 714 18 1/2 Avenue NE Minneapolis, MN 55418. Enter in gated area  and go to the office
located under the red awning. Most often open Monday-Friday 7a.m. to 5 p.m. If building is locked feel free
to leave by the door or place in the mailbox next to the door.

Donations are then sorted by prescription and donated to those in need, most often over seas to small villages who otherwise may not have an opportunity to receive glasses. We recently were told a story of a fisherman who received glasses and the first thing he did was to mend his nets so the fish could be securely caught, and not escape from the nets as before. Or the indigenous villages whom now can see and return to their bead work.

The Northeast Minneapolis Lions Club is 501c4 (fraternal org) entity and donations made are charitable but not tax deductible under the 501c3 code.

To make a tax deductible donation to the NE Minneapolis Lions Community Foundation, send to 714 18 1/2 Ave NE Minneapolis, MN 55418. You can designate your donation be used specifically for scholarships or a broader give used to support the various community needs in northeast Minneapolis or St. Anthony Village.

Northeast Minneapolis Lions Community Foundation (501c3 entity) providing
Lawful Purpose donations made from Charitable Gambling Funds.

Lawful Purpose donations are donations made from Charitable Gambling Funds.
These funds are regulated by both City and State entities as well as by our Audit Committee/Board of Directors.

To Submit A Donation Request:

1. Please click here to submit a request

PLEASE NOTE-

• Donation requests should be submitted by the 15th of the month whenever possible.
• 501c3 organizations will be asked to submit a copy of their determination letter.
• The request must be for use in the geographic area of NE Minneapolis and the
  Village of St. Anthony. This would be the area in the strictest sense, although other projects would be included where northeast residents are the beneficiary (i.e. scholarships.)
• The request must be for a specific dollar amount. However, the Board may vote to give, but give a lesser or greater amount than was requested. The general mission statement the NE Lions use as guidance in determining a dollar amount is that “greater dollars are given where a greater population is served.”

NOTE: The Audit Committee meets the 4^th Wednesday monthly (unless it falls on a Holiday). If the Board approves the submitted donation request, our Gambling Manager or a Board Member will reach out to the person who submitted the request within 7 days to inform them and arrange for check delivery.
All donations are individually discussed and are approved/denied at the Board’s discretion.

Northeast Minneapolis Community Foundation approves a large donation yearly to the Lions Foundation of Northeast Minneapolis, whose sole purpose is Educational Scholarships for local area schools. They work closely with the local schools to directly provide the necessary guidelines and allocated funds. Each school chooses its own Lions Club of Northeast Minneapolis Scholarship recipients. If you would like to apply for this scholarship please contact the counselor at your/your child’s school to learn more about the qualifications/application.

This entity, Lions Foundation of Northeast Minneapolis is totally separate from our Club with its own mission, officers, and bylaws.
For this reason, our Club no longer gives priority to requests from graduating seniors.