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Lerner Publishing Group

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American publishing company

Lerner Publishing Group, based in Minneapolis in the U.S. state of Minnesota since its founding in 1959, is one of the largest independently owned children's book publishers in the United States. With more than 5,000 titles in print, Lerner Publishing Group offers nonfiction and fiction books for grades K-12.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1959Founded1

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Lerner Publishing Group, based in Minneapolis in the U.S. state of Minnesota since its founding in 1959, is one of the largest independently owned children's book publishers in the United States. With more than 5,000 titles in print, Lerner Publishing Group offers nonfiction and fiction books for grades K-12.2

Corporate structure

Lerner Publishing Group sits at the top of its group. 5 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Lerner Publishing Group Minneapolis
    • Carolrhoda Books Subsidiary
    • Carolrhoda Lab Subsidiary
    • Millbrook Press Subsidiary
    • Zest Books Subsidiary

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

  • Carolrhoda Books
  • Carolrhoda Lab
  • Millbrook Press
  • Zest Books

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1959Founded Founded1

Funding

Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.

Money received by year$2.8M 2020–2021
Money received by yearMoney received by year, 2020–2021: $2.8M in all. PPP loans $2.8M.$0$500K$1M$1.5M2020 · PPP loans: $1.4M20202021 · PPP loans: $1.4M2021
Figures by year
YearPPP loansTotal
2021$1.4M$1.4M
2020$1.4M$1.4M

PPP loans

Paycheck Protection Program loans of $150,000 and up, approved April 2020 to July 2021, from the SBA4. Matched to this company by name and state.

  1. Apr 4, 2020$1.4M PPP loan (first draw) from Park State Bank4To LERNER PUBLISHING GROUP, INC., Minneapolis MN; $1.4M forgiven Apr 12, 2021
  2. Jan 21, 2021$1.4M PPP loan (second draw) from Park State Bank4To LERNER PUBLISHING GROUP INC., Minneapolis MN; $1.4M forgiven Oct 4, 2021

Sources

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