Lea has secured grants ranging from $10,000 to $1,000,000 from local and national foundations and corporations, as well as government sources. Following is sampling of grants from notable grantmakers:
- 3M Foundation
- Allianz Life Insurance
- Bremer Bank
- Bush Foundation
- C. H. Robinson Foundation
- Cargill Foundation
- City of Minneapolis
- Clare Luce Booth Fund of the Henry Luce Foundation
- Curtis L. Carlson Family Foundation
- General Mills Foundation
- F. R. Bigelow Foundation
- Healthier Minnesota Community Clinic Fund
- Hearst Foundation
- Kopp Family Foundation
- Mardag Foundation
- Minneapolis Foundation
- McKnight Foundation
- Minnesota State Arts Board
- Otto Bremer Foundation
- Pentair Foundation
- Phillips Foundation
- Saint Paul Foundation
- St. Paul Companies/Travelers Foundation
- Sexton Foundation
- Sieben Foundation
- Target Foundation
- UCare Foundation
- The Wasie Foundation
- WCA Foundation
- Women’s Foundation