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It’s hard to let go of our trustees — especially when they’ve served for so long. We stay in touch with them and they with us and continue to graciously provide valuable counsel when we need their expertise.


Portrait of Al Lenzmeier

Al Lenzmeier

Al served on the RMSFF board of trustees from 2013 – 2021.

A longtime colleague of our founder, Dick Schulze, Al held many leadership roles at Best Buy and served on the board for Envoy Medical Corp. and American TeleCare, Inc. and brought his love for and commitment to youth organizations, complementing the foundation’s mission. A philanthropist in his own right, Al has been very generous with many Minnesota non-profits.

Al continues to serve on board committees and advise the foundation as appropriate; we are grateful he is always within reach.

Portrait of Robert Bruininks

Bob Bruininks

A professor and president emeritus of the University of Minnesota, Bob joined the board of trustees of the Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation in 2013.

He served as the 15th president of the University of Minnesota from 2002 to 2011, was a leading advocate for accountability and reform in higher education, has ties with Minnesota business and industry and has served the university in some capacity for over 40 years. Bob brought that expertise to our board.

Bob continues to serve on board committees and advise the foundation as appropriate. We are grateful he stays within reach.

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  • About Us
    • About Us Overview
    • Our Vision, Mission and Values
      • How We Do Our Work
      • Why We Do Our Work
      • Where We Do Our Work
    • Our Founder
    • Our Board
      • Trustees Emeriti
      • Health Care Advisor
      • Housing Advisor
      • Post Secondary/Higher Education Advisor
    • Our Recent Awards
    • Our Staff
  • What We Support
    • Overview
    • Focus Areas and Service Categories
      • Focus Areas & Service Categories Overview
      • Education
      • Human Services
      • Health and Medicine
    • Best Buy Employees
      • Best Buy Employee Relief
      • Best Buy Disaster Relief
      • Best Buy Hope Fund
    • Power of 100 – Women Who Care
  • Apply for a Grant
    • Grants Request Schedule
    • Grants Overview
    • Eligibility
    • Guidelines
    • Resources
    • Update Contact Information
  • Apply for Scholarships
    • Scholarship Schedule
    • College Scholarships Overview
      • Eligible High Schools
      • Downloadable Documents
      • Renew Your College Scholarship
      • Our 2024 Schulze Scholar Graduates
      • Meet Our 2024-25 New Schulze Scholars
    • Early Learning Scholarship Overview
      • Eligible Catholic Schools
      • Early Learning Scholarship Documents
  • Thank Yous
    • Thanks to You!
    • Thanks from You!
  • News
    • RMSFF Grants Historic $20 million to NCH Healthcare Systems, Florida
    • RMSFF Board visits Children’s Hospital
    • RMSFF issues $1.5 mil challenge to Children’s Minnesota fundraising community