2010 Annual Report
May 2011 – Our 2010 “year-at-a-glance” annual report, in PDF format.
2011 Annual Report
April 2012 – Our 2011 “year-at-a-glance” annual report, in PDF format.
Lake Region Arts Council
The Lake Region Arts Council (LRAC) has served its region since 1977. It is one of 11 Regional Arts Councils designated by the Minnesota State Arts Board. The Lake Region Arts Council serves nine counties, including Becker, Clay, Douglas, Grant, Otter Tail, Pope, Stevens, Traverse, and Wilkin. The McKnight Foundation helps fund the state’s 11 …
The Surprising Lessons We Can Learn from Puppets
Drawing inspiration from the world’s traditions of puppet and mask theater and its lively roots in transformative ritual and street theater, the artists of In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre (HOBT) create vital, poetic theater for all ages and backgrounds. HOBT creates specially commissioned pageants throughout Minnesota and beyond, teaches puppetry …
MacPhail Center for Music
MacPhail Center for Music, the largest community music school in the state, offers music education in 35 instruments, including voice, at three different locations throughout the Twin Cities. The school seeks to provide students of all backgrounds and abilities access to exceptional music learning experiences through extraordinary faculty, innovative programs and integrated learning technology to …
Ten Thousand Things
Ten Thousand Things (TTT) invigorates ancient tales, classic stories, and contemporary plays through vital, open interactions between actors and non-traditional audiences. An artist-centered company, TTT produces lively, intelligent plays in venues around Minnesota, including community centers, shelters and correctional facilities. With minimal sets, multirole casting and no lighting or theatrical effects, TTT relies on exceptional …
Getting Families off the Streets and into Secure Housing
Catholic Charities of St. Paul and Minneapolis strengthens families and works to end poverty and homelessness in the Twin Cities. Annually serving 37,000 people regardless of faith, Catholic Charities provides programs for children, families, and adults most in need. Additionally, Catholic Charities’ Office for Social Justice works with state lawmakers, Catholic parishes, citizens, and other …
Arkansas Public Policy Panel
The Arkansas Public Policy Panel is dedicated to achieving social and economic justice by organizing citizen groups around the state, educating and supporting them to be more effective and powerful, and linking them with one another in coalitions and networks. The Panel is currently working in support of policies to strengthen environmental regulations for Natural …
Commonweal Theatre Company
The Commonweal Theatre Company is a nonprofit, professional theater company dedicated to delighting and challenging audiences in its region, and enriching the common good through actor-based storytelling. Run by a collective of artist-administrators, the Commonweal is committed to the values of artistic excellence, education, balance, community, sustainability, and diversity while producing high-quality work in Greater …
SE Asia Grants Program: Historical Overview, 1983-2011
August 2012 – Composed of individual recollections and historical data, this report is meant to serve as part of the “institutional memory” of McKnight’s Southeast Asia grants program.