Our grants database features organizations from the past five years. It is updated on a quarterly basis about a month after board approval.
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								$15,000							
							
								2021							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
								for general operating support							
						 	
								 
			
	
 	
	
		
					
										
							
								$50,000							
							
								2021							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
								to uplift Black artists working toward better Black futures							
						 	
								 
			
	
 	
	
		
					
										
							
								$40,000							
							
								2023							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
								to plan and pilot programming and build new facility for increased artistic opportunities for African immigrant and next generation artists so they can catalyze the leadership, power, and creativity of artists and culture bearers							
						 	
								 
			
	
 	
	
		
					
										
							
								$933,000							
							
								2023							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
								for a residency consortium fellowship program for McKnight Artist Fellows							
						 	
								 
			
	
 	
	
		
					
										
							
								$625,000							
							
								2023							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
								for the McKnight Artist Fellowships for composers and for a visiting composer artists residency program							
						 	
								 
			
	
 	
	
		
					
										
							
								$160,000							
							
								2024							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
								for general operating support and capacity building							
						 	
											
							
								$100,000							
							
								2021							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
								for general operating support							
						 	
								 
			
	
 	
	
		
					
										
							
								$80,000							
							
								2024							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
								for general operating support - Arcata Press is a literary organization with an overarching goal to bring untold stories into the public realm, and to connect communities across cultures and generations through story.							
						 	
											
							
								$80,000							
							
								2022							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
								for general operating support							
						 	
								 
			
	
 	
	
		
					
										
							
								$75,000							
							
								2023							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
								for general operating support and capacity building support; and for capacity to convene and moderate discussions among the Twin Cities dance community following the abrupt closure of the Cowles Center and Goodale Theater							
						 	
											
							
								$90,000							
							
								2021							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
								for general operating support							
						 	
								 
			
	
 	
	
		
					
										
							
								$270,000							
							
								2023							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
								for re-granting programs in support of individual artists and culture bearers							
						 	
											
							
								$180,000							
							
								2021							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
								for re-granting programs in support of individual artists							
						 	
								 
			
	
 	
	
		
					
										
							
								$50,000							
							
								2025							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
								for general operating support - Artistry is a suburban hub for theater and visual artists and a driver for community development in the city of Bloomington.							
						 	
											
							
								$50,000							
							
								2023							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
								for general operating support							
						 	
											
							
								$30,000							
							
								2021							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
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								$40,000							
							
								2025							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
								for general operating support							
						 	
											
							
								$40,000							
							
								2023							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
								for general operating support							
						 	
											
							
								$80,000							
							
								2021							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
								for general operating support							
						 	
								 
			
	
 	
	
		
					
										
							
								$100,000							
							
								2024							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
								to delay the Go Dark Date for The Cowles Center for Dance and Performing Arts beyond January 31, 2024 and through March 2024							
						 	
											
							
								$160,000							
							
								2023							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
								for general operating support - Artspace Projects is a real estate developer that creates, fosters, and preserves affordable live/work space for artists and arts organizations.							
						 	
											
							
								$160,000							
							
								2021							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
								for general operating support							
						 	
								 
			
	
 	
	
		
					
										
							
								$40,000							
							
								2024							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
								for general operating support - Ballet Co.Laboratory cultivates a progressive, daring, and collaborative ballet organization that challenges the historical aspects of the art form.							
						 	
											
							
								$40,000							
							
								2022							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
								for general operating support							
						 	
								 
			
	
 	
	
		
					
										
							
								$40,000							
							
								2023							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
								to support the Miikanan Gallery, a native-focused gallery space inside Watermark Art Center in Bemidji, MN							
						 	
											
							
								$30,000							
							
								2021							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
								to support Miikanan Gallery's work focused on Indigenous creativity of the region							
						 	
								 
			
	
 	
	
		
					
										
							
								$55,000							
							
								2023							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
								for general operating support and for leadership development support							
						 	
											
							
								$90,000							
							
								2021							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
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								$100,000							
							
								2024							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
								for general operating support and capacity building - Brownbody is a figure skating performing arts company that activates on-ice storytelling from the African diaspora							
						 	
											
							
								$60,000							
							
								2022							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
								for general operating support							
						 	
								 
			
	
 	
	
		
					
										
							
								$100,000							
							
								2025							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
								for the 2025 Distinguished Artist Award							
						 	
								 
			
	
 	
	
		
					
										
							
								$70,000							
							
								2022							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
								to support Catalyst programming							
						 	
											
							
								$100,000							
							
								2022							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
								for capacity building support							
						 	
								 
			
	
 	
	
		
					
										
							
								$50,000							
							
								2023							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
								for general operating support - Center for Hmong Arts and Talent supports Hmong artists by paying artists for various projects, by organizing workshops for artists, and by creating a space for artists to network and support each other.							
						 	
											
							
								$100,000							
							
								2021							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
								for general operating support							
						 	
								 
			
	
 	
	
		
					
										
							
								$300,000							
							
								2023							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
								for re-granting programs in support of individual artists and culture bearers							
						 	
											
							
								$200,000							
							
								2021							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
								for re-granting programs in support of individual artists							
						 	
								 
			
	
 	
	
		
					
										
							
								$100,000							
							
								2023							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
								to support work that centers the leadership of artists and culture bearers							
						 	
								 
			
	
 	
	
		
					
										
							
								$40,000							
							
								2025							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
								for general operating support							
						 	
											
							
								$75,000							
							
								2023							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
								for general operating support and capital support							
						 	
											
							
								$30,000							
							
								2021							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
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								$120,000							
							
								2024							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
								for general operating support - Coffee House Press is an independent literary press known for publishing work, producing programming, and championing unheard and underrepresented authors.							
						 	
											
							
								$120,000							
							
								2022							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
								for general operating support							
						 	
								 
			
	
 	
	
		
					
										
							
								$50,000							
							
								2025							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
								for general operating support							
						 	
											
							
								$50,000							
							
								2023							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
								for general operating support							
						 	
											
							
								$50,000							
							
								2021							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
								for general operating support							
						 	
								 
			
	
 	
	
		
					
										
							
								$100,000							
							
								2023							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
								to support work toward an equitable economic transition for the Appalachian region and to work with coalition partners to connect cultural stories into the economic development framework							
						 	
								 
			
	
 	
	
		
					
										
							
								$100,000							
							
								2024							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
								for programs supporting artists and culture bearers							
						 	
											
							
								$100,000							
							
								2022							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
								for capital support to plan for new cultural center for Latino arts on Lake Street in Minneapolis							
						 	
											
							
								$100,000							
							
								2022							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
								for ongoing support of Latino artists and community arts initiatives							
						 	
								 
			
	
 	
	
		
					
										
							
								$125,000							
							
								2021							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
								for general operating support							
						 	
								 
			
	
 	
	
		
					
										
							
								$20,000							
							
								2023							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
								for a travel exchange pilot program for Minnesota artists							
						 	
								 
			
	
 	
	
		
					
										
							
								$500,000							
							
								2023							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
								for general operating support							
						 	
								 
			
	
 	
	
		
					
										
							
								$100,000							
							
								2025							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
								to design and install a more energy efficient temperature control system that will enable artist and community reliable access to the theater space							
						 	
											
							
								$60,000							
							
								2024							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
								for general operating support - Crow River Players dba Little Theater Auditorium is an artist-led center for art experimentation, a creative home for the community, and a host for artists in rural southwestern Minnesota.							
						 	
											
							
								$90,000							
							
								2022							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
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								$140,000							
							
								2023							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
								for general operating support – Dakota Wicohan preserves and rejuvenates traditional Dakota culture, concentrating on language.							
						 	
											
							
								$140,000							
							
								2021							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
								to support the expansion of the Tawokaga (Making Beautiful Things) art program to support more Indigenous artists in our community							
						 	
								 
			
	
 	
	
		
					
										
							
								$200,000							
							
								2023							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
								for general operating support - DoPT is an artist-led organization that works to develop creative strategies for increased community connection, civic engagement, and equitable participation in rural places in Minnesota and across the country.							
						 	
											
							
								$100,000							
							
								2022							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
								for capital support to renovate a building in Granite Falls for artists and community use							
						 	
								 
			
	
 	
	
		
					
										
							
								$100,000							
							
								2023							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
								for the 2023 Distinguished Artist Award							
						 	
								 
			
	
 	
	
		
					
										
							
								$100,000							
							
								2023							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
								for general operating support - Dream of Wild Health runs a 30-acre farm, native fruit orchard, and pollinator meadow and is leading an inter-tribal vision toward Indigenous food sovereignty.							
						 	
											
							
								$100,000							
							
								2022							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
								for general operating support							
						 	
								 
			
	
 	
	
		
					
										
							
								$80,000							
							
								2025							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
								for general operating support							
						 	
											
							
								$165,000							
							
								2024							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
								for capital support to assist with costs associated with moving locations and with extensive damage to a failed stairway at a building owned by DAI							
						 	
											
							
								$80,000							
							
								2023							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
								for general operating support							
						 	
											
							
								$60,000							
							
								2021							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
								for general operating support							
						 	
								 
			
	
 	
	
		
					
										
							
								$90,000							
							
								2025							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
								for general operating support							
						 	
											
							
								$90,000							
							
								2023							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
								for general operating support of a year-round main stage season, children's theatre series, second stage season, and an education program for youth and adults							
						 	
											
							
								$90,000							
							
								2021							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
								for general operating support							
						 	
								 
			
	
 	
	
		
					
										
							
								$50,000							
							
								2024							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
								for general operating support							
						 	
											
							
								$55,000							
							
								2022							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
								for general operating support							
						 	
								 
			
	
 	
	
		
					
										
							
								$150,000							
							
								2023							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
								for re-granting programs in support of individual artists and culture bearers							
						 	
											
							
								$84,000							
							
								2021							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
								for re-granting programs in support of individual artists							
						 	
								 
			
	
 	
	
		
					
										
							
								$40,000							
							
								2023							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
								for general operating support  - The Ely Folk School builds community, provides learning experiences and celebrates the wilderness, heritage, art, history, culture, and craft of the people in rural, northern Minnesota.							
						 	
								 
			
	
 	
	
		
					
										
							
								$100,000							
							
								2022							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
								for the 2022 Distinguished Artist Award							
						 	
								 
			
	
 	
	
		
					
										
							
								$60,000							
							
								2024							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
								for general operating support - Exposed Brick Theatre supports Black, indigenous, and people of color theater artists to create new works and tell their unique, authentic stories, producing work at spaces throughout the Twin Cities.							
						 	
											
							
								$90,000							
							
								2022							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
								for general operating support							
						 	
								 
			
	
 	
	
		
					
										
							
								$40,000							
							
								2024							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
								for general operating support - Fargo-Moorhead Opera's overarching goal is to create diverse, high-quality performances, while providing opportunities for artists to pursue their artform in a supportive environment and being financially compensated.							
						 	
											
							
								$35,000							
							
								2022							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
								for general operating support							
						 	
								 
			
	
 	
	
		
					
										
							
								$25,000							
							
								2024							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
								for a Sundance Film Festival Bid							
						 	
											
							
								$593,000							
							
								2023							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
								for the McKnight Artist Fellowships for media artists							
						 	
											
							
								$100,000							
							
								2022							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
								for a capital campaign							
						 	
											
							
								$240,000							
							
								2021							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
								for general operating support							
						 	
								 
			
	
 	
	
		
					
										
							
								$200,000							
							
								2025							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
								for general operating support							
						 	
											
							
								$300,000							
							
								2023							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
								to grow and strengthen the Indigenous Arts Ecology in Minnesota							
						 	
								 
			
	
 	
	
		
					
										
							
								$138,000							
							
								2023							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
								for re-granting programs in support of individual artists and culture bearers							
						 	
											
							
								$92,000							
							
								2021							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
								for re-granting programs in support of individual artists							
						 	
								 
			
	
 	
	
		
					
										
							
								$110,000							
							
								2021							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
								for general operating support							
						 	
								 
			
	
 	
	
		
					
										
							
								$60,000							
							
								2025							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
								for general operating support							
						 	
											
							
								$60,000							
							
								2023							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
								for general operating support for an organization that provides support structures of training and education, specialty equipment, and a sales gallery to glass artists working in glass blowing, casting, fusing, neon bending, and coldworking							
						 	
											
							
								$40,000							
							
								2021							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
								for general operating support							
						 	
								 
			
	
 	
	
		
					
										
							
								$30,000							
							
								2025							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
								for a Climate Week NYC event							
						 	
								 
			
	
 	
	
		
					
										
							
								$140,000							
							
								2025							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
								for general operating support							
						 	
											
							
								$196,000							
							
								2025							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
								for a grant program for Minnesota artists working in public art							
						 	
											
							
								$196,000							
							
								2023							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
								to support a grant program for Minnesota mid-career public artists							
						 	
											
							
								$140,000							
							
								2023							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
								for general operating support							
						 	
											
							
								$144,000							
							
								2021							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
								for general operating support							
						 	
											
							
								$196,000							
							
								2021							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
								to support a grant program for Minnesota mid-career public artists							
						 	
								 
			
	
 	
	
		
					
										
							
								$180,000							
							
								2025							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
								to educate, convene, and communicate the strength of the Forum of Regional Arts Councils, through a statewide project to help transform the RAC's individually and as a system							
						 	
											
							
								$135,000							
							
								2022							
							
								Arts & Culture							
							
								to educate, empower, and strengthen the Forum through a statewide project to help transform the Regional Arts Council's individually and as a system to be more equitable and work to decrease historic inequities