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
$60,000
2018
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$30,000
2016
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$720,000
2020
Arts & Culture
for designing and implementing a residency consortium fellowship program for McKnight Artist Fellows
$15,000
2019
Arts & Culture
for the 2019 Alliance of Artists Communities Summit in St. Paul, MN
$622,000
2020
Arts & Culture
for the McKnight Artist Fellowships for composers
$160,000
2019
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$570,000
2017
Arts & Culture
for the McKnight Artist Fellowships for Composers and McKnight Visiting Composer program
$240,000
2016
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$555,000
2014
Arts & Culture
for a fellowship program for composer fellowships and visiting composer program
$240,000
2013
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$50,000
2012
Arts & Culture
to continue support for Live Music for Dance Minnesota (partnership with New Music USA)
$25,000
2011
Arts & Culture
to produce a book about the arts and outlook of Dale Warland
$555,000
2011
Arts & Culture
for a fellowship program for composers
$240,000
2010
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$50,000
2010
Arts & Culture
for Live Music for Dance/Music in Motion, a partnership with American Music Center
$80,000
2009
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$543,000
2008
Arts & Culture
for a fellowship program for composers
$160,000
2007
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$150,000
2005
Arts & Culture
for an organization that supports composers
$505,000
2005
Arts & Culture
for a fellowship program for composers
$75,000
2018
Arts & Culture
for the art program at Gimaajii, supporting the capacity of Native artists
$40,000
2016
Arts & Culture
to support Gimaajii, a native artist program to develop skills to connect to the marketplace
$15,000
2018
Arts & Culture
for scholarships for Minnesota artists to attend the June 2019 Americans for the Arts Annual Convention in the Twin Cities
$15,000
2015
Arts & Culture
for the New Community Visions convening of arts and culture professionals in St. Paul in 2015
$49,000
2016
Arts & Culture
to develop a Minnesota Compass topic area dedicated to arts and culture, including the research, technological requirements, and the Compass advisory group process
$70,000
2004
Arts & Culture
To produce a book titled Culture Builds Communities: A Handbook for Building the Economic, Physical, and Social Vitality of Your Community Through the Arts
$100,000
2020
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$100,000
2018
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$70,000
2016
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$40,000
2014
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$30,000
2012
Arts & Culture
to complete the final two pieces of a quartet of programs around the theme of women and nonviolence
$30,000
2010
Arts & Culture
for a contemporary dance company
$80,000
2020
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$35,000
2018
Arts & Culture
to support Future Forward: A Vision-Driven Leadership Succession planning process
$90,000
2017
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$70,000
2015
Arts & Culture
for general operating support and for The Heritage Partnership Program
$50,000
2013
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$30,000
2011
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$30,000
2010
Arts & Culture
to support the Lowertown Reading Jams Series
$60,000
2018
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$40,000
2016
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$45,000
2014
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$40,000
2012
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$40,000
2010
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$30,000
2008
Arts & Culture
for a contemporary dance company
$30,000
2006
Arts & Culture
for a contemporary dance company
$15,000
2005
Arts & Culture
for a contemporary dance company
$180,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for re-granting programs in support of individual artists
$180,000
2019
Arts & Culture
for re-granting programs in support of individual artists
$270,000
2016
Arts & Culture
for re-granting programs in support of individual artists
$270,000
2013
Arts & Culture
for re-granting programs in support of individual artists
$240,000
2010
Arts & Culture
for re-granting programs in support of individual artists
$144,000
2008
Arts & Culture
for regranting programs
$134,000
2006
Arts & Culture
for regranting programs
$67,000
2005
Arts & Culture
for regranting programs
$105,000
2018
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$50,000
2016
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$45,000
2018
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$30,000
2016
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$30,000
2014
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$30,000
2012
Arts & Culture
to support Bloomington Theatre and Art Center's visual arts program
$15,000
2011
Arts & Culture
to support an exhibitions program
$30,000
2009
Arts & Culture
for a community arts center
$10,000
2008
Arts & Culture
to build the capacity of a community arts center
$60,000
2006
Arts & Culture
for a community arts center
$35,000
2004
Arts & Culture
For a community arts center
$30,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$45,000
2018
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$30,000
2016
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$30,000
2014
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$30,000
2012
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$225,000
2016
Arts & Culture
to strengthen arts and artist-led organizations via ArtsLab
$170,000
2014
Arts & Culture
to strengthen Minnesota artists and arts organizations through in-depth peer learning, training, and coaching opportunities
$600,000
2011
Arts & Culture
to support ArtsLab, a capacity-building program for artist-driven arts organizations
$40,000
2006
Arts & Culture
to support the Somali Documentary Project
$160,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$150,000
2018
Arts & Culture
for capital support of the Northside Artspace Lofts
$240,000
2018
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$160,000
2016
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$100,000
2015
Arts & Culture
to develop affordable live/work artist housing and community space for the arts in Hastings, MN
$120,000
2014
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$120,000
2012
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$75,000
2011
Arts & Culture
to support predevelopment of the Liner Parcel project (formerly ArtCube)
$120,000
2010
Arts & Culture
for an organization that develops living and working space for artists
$120,000
2008
Arts & Culture
for an organization that develops living and working space for artists
$120,000
2006
Arts & Culture
for an organization that develops living and working space for artists
$100,000
2004
Arts & Culture
For an organization that develops living and working space for artists
$75,000
2020
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$75,000
2018
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$80,000
2016
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$80,000
2014
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$145,000
2012
Arts & Culture
for general operating support, and to build capacity with a capital grant toward the improvement of a new Performance Lab
$60,000
2010
Arts & Culture
for the James Sewell Ballet
$50,000
2008
Arts & Culture
for the James Sewell Ballet
$50,000
2006
Arts & Culture
for the James Sewell Ballet
$50,000
2004
Arts & Culture
For the James Sewell Ballet
$45,000
2018
Arts & Culture
to support the Miikanan Gallery
$40,000
2019
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$40,000
2017
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$40,000
2015
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$40,000
2013
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$40,000
2020
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$40,000
2018
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$60,000
2020
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$60,000
2018
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$60,000
2016
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$60,000
2014
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$40,000
2012
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$30,000
2010
Arts & Culture
for a professional male vocal chamber ensemble
$30,000
2008
Arts & Culture
for a professional male vocal chamber ensemble
$30,000
2006
Arts & Culture
for a professional male vocal chamber ensemble
$15,000
2005
Arts & Culture
for a professional male vocal chamber ensemble
$70,000
2019
Arts & Culture
for support of Catalyst programming
$50,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$50,000
2019
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$50,000
2017
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$50,000
2015
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$50,000
2013
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$50,000
2011
Arts & Culture
for a Hmong artist center
$50,000
2009
Arts & Culture
for a Hmong artist center
$50,000
2007
Arts & Culture
for a Hmong artist center
$40,000
2005
Arts & Culture
for a Hmong arts center
$200,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for re-granting programs in support of individual artists
$200,000
2019
Arts & Culture
for re-granting programs in support of individual artists
$400,000
2015
Arts & Culture
for re-granting programs in support of individual artists
$300,000
2012
Arts & Culture
for re-granting programs in support of individual artists
$160,000
2010
Arts & Culture
for re-granting programs in support of individual artists
$65,000
2009
Arts & Culture
for regranting programs
$65,000
2008
Arts & Culture
for regranting programs
$128,000
2006
Arts & Culture
for regranting programs
$118,000
2004
Arts & Culture
For regranting programs
$120,000
2018
Arts & Culture
for general operating support, and for capital investment in physical expansion
$30,000
2016
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$30,000
2014
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$120,000
2018
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$100,000
2016
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$100,000
2014
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$150,000
2011
Arts & Culture
to support a performing apprentice program
$160,000
2009
Arts & Culture
for a professional children's theater
$300,000
2006
Arts & Culture
for a professional children's theater
$160,000
2004
Arts & Culture
For a professional children's theater
$120,000
2020
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$180,000
2017
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$120,000
2015
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$150,000
2013
Arts & Culture
for general operating support and special initiatives
$100,000
2011
Arts & Culture
for author advances, book production, audience development, educational outreach, and administrative needs
$85,000
2009
Arts & Culture
for a literary press
$25,000
2008
Arts & Culture
for office relocation expenses for a literacy press
$165,000
2006
Arts & Culture
for a literary press
$55,000
2005
Arts & Culture
for a literary press
$50,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$50,000
2019
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$50,000
2017
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$50,000
2015
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$100,000
2014
Arts & Culture
in support of the Common Roots Campaign
$50,000
2013
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$50,000
2011
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$40,000
2009
Arts & Culture
for a regional professional theater company
$50,000
2007
Arts & Culture
for a regional professional theater company
$500,000
2005
Arts & Culture
to construct a theater facility
$40,000
2005
Arts & Culture
for a regional professional theater company
$100,000
2015
Arts & Culture
for the Legacy Amendment Accountability Project
$150,000
2011
Arts & Culture
for the Amendment Accountability Project
$50,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$75,000
2018
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$50,000
2016
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$50,000
2014
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$50,000
2012
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$50,000
2010
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$50,000
2008
Arts & Culture
for the Shapiro and Smith Dance Company
$50,000
2006
Arts & Culture
for the Shapiro and Smith Dance Company
$50,000
2004
Arts & Culture
For the Shapiro and Smith Dance Company
$70,000
2019
Arts & Culture
to support Indigenous artists in our community
$60,000
2017
Arts & Culture
to support the Tawokaga arts program for Dakota artists in southwestern Minnesota
$60,000
2015
Arts & Culture
to support the Tawokaga arts program for Dakota artists in southwestern Minnesota
$70,000
2012
Arts & Culture
to begin expanding the capacity of Dakota artists to create, market, and sell their work
$60,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$60,000
2019
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$60,000
2017
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$60,000
2015
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$60,000
2013
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$105,000
2011
Arts & Culture
for general operating support and capital funding
$55,000
2009
Arts & Culture
for a visual art exhibition and education organization
$70,000
2007
Arts & Culture
for a visual art exhibition and education organization
$65,000
2005
Arts & Culture
for a visual art exhibition and education organization
$60,000
2020
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$60,000
2018
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$60,000
2016
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$60,000
2014
Arts & Culture
for general operating support for the Symphony Orchestra in Duluth
$70,000
2012
Arts & Culture
for general operating support and long range planning
$60,000
2010
Arts & Culture
for a symphony orchestra
$55,000
2008
Arts & Culture
for a symphony orchestra
$55,000
2005
Arts & Culture
for a symphony orchestra
$84,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for re-granting programs in support of individual artists
$84,000
2019
Arts & Culture
for re-granting programs in support of individual artists
$84,000
2017
Arts & Culture
for re-granting programs in support of individual artists
$130,000
2014
Arts & Culture
for re-granting programs in support of individual artists, and for capital support
$105,000
2011
Arts & Culture
for re-granting programs in support of individual artists
$40,000
2020
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$40,000
2018
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$40,000
2016
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$45,000
2014
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$40,000
2012
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$40,000
2010
Arts & Culture
for a professional, community-based opera company
$25,000
2008
Arts & Culture
for a professional, community-based opera company
$20,000
2006
Arts & Culture
for a professional, community-based opera company
$20,000
2004
Arts & Culture
For a professional, community-based opera company
$60,000
2018
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$50,000
2016
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$50,000
2014
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$60,000
2012
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$90,000
2008
Arts & Culture
for a regional symphony orchestra
$60,000
2006
Arts & Culture
for a regional symphony orchestra
$55,000
2004
Arts & Culture
For a regional symphony orchestra
$120,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$585,000
2020
Arts & Culture
for the McKnight Artist Fellowships for media artists
$180,000
2018
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$555,000
2017
Arts & Culture
for McKnight Artist Fellowships for Media Artists and Screenwriters
$145,000
2016
Arts & Culture
for general operating support and project support
$60,000
2015
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$25,000
2015
Arts & Culture
to purchase new and upgraded equipment for use by media artists in Minnesota
$494,000
2014
Arts & Culture
for a fellowship program for media artists
$120,000
2013
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$436,000
2012
Arts & Culture
for a fellowship and grant program for media artists
$98,000
2011
Arts & Culture
for a fellowship program for screenwriters
$90,000
2011
Arts & Culture
for a fellowship program for filmmakers
$140,000
2011
Arts & Culture
for general operations and technology upgrades
$180,000
2009
Arts & Culture
for a fellowship program for filmmakers
$196,000
2009
Arts & Culture
for a fellowship program for screenwriters
$120,000
2009
Arts & Culture
for an organization that assists independent film and video artists
$20,000
2007
Arts & Culture
to convene the leaders of the Twin Cities film community, and to create an economic and cultural impact study of the film community
$120,000
2007
Arts & Culture
for an organization that assists independent film and video artists
$294,000
2006
Arts & Culture
for a fellowship program for screenwriters
$270,000
2006
Arts & Culture
for a fellowship program for filmmakers
$80,000
2005
Arts & Culture
for capital support for an organization that assists independent film and video artists
$110,000
2005
Arts & Culture
for an organization that assists independent film and video artists
$65,000
2004
Arts & Culture
For an organization that assists independent film and video artists
$175,000
2004
Arts & Culture
For a fellowship program for filmmakers
$192,000
2004
Arts & Culture
For a fellowship program for screenwriters
$150,000
2019
Arts & Culture
to grow and strengthen the Indigenous Arts Ecology in Minnesota serving the entrepreneurial development and community leadership needs of Native artists
$150,000
2016
Arts & Culture
to build the capacity of Native community-based organizations and artists in Minnesota
$100,000
2012
Arts & Culture
for Native artist professional development and marketing trainings
$45,000
2010
Arts & Culture
for Arts Marketing and Professional Development workshops for American Indian artists in Minnesota
$60,000
2018
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$40,000
2016
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$40,000
2014
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$40,000
2012
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$40,000
2010
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$40,000
2008
Arts & Culture
for a percussive dance company
$40,000
2006
Arts & Culture
for a percussive dance company
$40,000
2004
Arts & Culture
For a percussive dance company
$105,000
2019
Arts & Culture
to support the organization's capital funding project to move into a fully accessible facility, and for general operating support
$30,000
2017
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
$392,000
2017
Arts & Culture
to support a grant program for Minnesota public artists
$288,000
2017
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$196,000
2015
Arts & Culture
to support a grant program for Minnesota Public Artists
$244,000
2015
Arts & Culture
for general operating support and project support
$90,000
2013
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$250,000
2013
Arts & Culture
to support a grant program for mid-career Minnesota public artists
$200,000
2011
Arts & Culture
to support an annual grant program for mid-career public artists
$120,000
2010
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$25,000
2009
Arts & Culture
to support the Speaking of Home-St. Paul public art project
$70,000
2008
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$100,000
2007
Arts & Culture
for bridge funding for an organization that supports public art
$80,000
2006
Arts & Culture
for general operating support, and for office technology upgrades
$55,000
2004
Arts & Culture
For an organization that supports public art
$22,500
2004
Arts & Culture
To research and write a publication about public art and suburban cultural development
$90,000
2020
Arts & Culture
for the RAC Forum's FY20-21 Statewide Project to help transform the RAC's individually and as a system to be more equitable and work to decrease historic inequities
$90,000
2017
Arts & Culture
to increase cultural competency skills leading to greater awareness and inclusive practices
$135,000
2014
Arts & Culture
to support the infrastructure of the Forum of Regional Arts Councils of Minnesota
$135,000
2011
Arts & Culture
for infrastructure support
$90,000
2009
Arts & Culture
for an organization that supports Minnesota's 11 regional arts councils
$45,000
2008
Arts & Culture
for an organization that supports Minnesota's 11 regional arts councils
$37,500
2007
Arts & Culture
for an organization that supports Minnesota's 11 regional arts councils
$37,000
2006
Arts & Culture
for an organization that supports Minnesota's 11 regional arts councils
$75,000
2004
Arts & Culture
For an organization that supports Minnesota's 11 regional arts councils
$105,000
2018
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$170,000
2016
Arts & Culture
to expand and enhance Franconia's campus, facilities and capacity, and support general operations
$70,000
2014
Arts & Culture
for general operating to Franconia Sculpture Park
$70,000
2012
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$70,000
2010
Arts & Culture
for an outdoor sculpture park
$70,000
2008
Arts & Culture
for an outdoor sculpture park
$100,000
2006
Arts & Culture
for capital support
$70,000
2006
Arts & Culture
for an outdoor sculpture park
$70,000
2004
Arts & Culture
For an outdoor sculpture park
$60,000
2019
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$60,000
2017
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$60,000
2015
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$60,000
2013
Arts & Culture
to support operating costs of Frank Theatre's 2013-14 and 2014-15 seasons, and to improve the theatre's technological systems
$40,000
2011
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$38,000
2009
Arts & Culture
for a professional theater company
$40,000
2007
Arts & Culture
for a professional theater company
$40,000
2005
Arts & Culture
for a professional theater company
$24,000
2005
Arts & Culture
to purchase sound, lighting, and computer equipment
$70,000
2020
Arts & Culture
for continued support of the Sinfonia’s New Works by Minnesota-Based Composers program
$70,000
2018
Arts & Culture
for continued support of the Sinfonia’s “New Works by Minnesota-Based Composers” program
$70,000
2016
Arts & Culture
to support the Minnesota Sinfonia's New Works Program for Minnesota based composers
$60,000
2014
Arts & Culture
to support the Minnesota Sinfonia's two year commissioning program for works by Minnesota-based composers
$40,000
2012
Arts & Culture
to support the commissioning, development, and performance of new work
$60,000
2010
Arts & Culture
for a professional orchestra
$60,000
2008
Arts & Culture
for a professional orchestra
$60,000
2005
Arts & Culture
for a professional orchestra
$40,000
2020
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$40,000
2018
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$50,000
2020
Arts & Culture
to acquire and renovate two new buildings to expand and improve programming
$50,000
2019
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$50,000
2017
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$80,000
2015
Arts & Culture
for general operating support, and for a capital project to upgrade structural and energy efficiency issues in the 2D Studio
$40,000
2013
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$40,000
2011
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$45,000
2006
Arts & Culture
for a community-based arts center
$75,000
2005
Arts & Culture
for facility improvements for a community-based arts center
$25,000
2004
Arts & Culture
For a community-based arts center
$120,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$240,000
2017
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$120,000
2015
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$120,000
2013
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$120,000
2011
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$10,000
2009
Arts & Culture
for office relocation expenses for a publisher of contemporary literature
$180,000
2008
Arts & Culture
for a publisher of contemporary literature
$120,000
2006
Arts & Culture
for a publisher of contemporary literature
$100,000
2004
Arts & Culture
For a publisher of contemporary literature
$100,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$150,000
2018
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$100,000
2016
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$100,000
2014
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$150,000
2011
Arts & Culture
to provide unique opportunities for Minnesota artists
$160,000
2009
Arts & Culture
for a professional theater
$300,000
2006
Arts & Culture
for a professional theater
$1,700,000
2005
Arts & Culture
to construct a new three-stage theater center
$160,000
2004
Arts & Culture
For a professional theater
$30,000
2019
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$60,000
2019
Arts & Culture
to develop expanded opportunities for local artists to engage in cross-sector public art projects
$60,000
2017
Arts & Culture
for artist support services for the Made Here program
$50,000
2015
Arts & Culture
to support the Made Here program, a part of the cultural district plan
$48,000
2014
Arts & Culture
for artist stipends for our Made Here program, a part of the new cultural district plan
$30,000
2012
Arts & Culture
for the Ivey Awards and its supporting programs
$30,000
2010
Arts & Culture
to support the Ivey Awards, a project that celebrates Twin Cities professional theater
$45,000
2008
Arts & Culture
to support the Ivey Awards, a project that celebrates Twin Cities professional theater
$30,000
2006
Arts & Culture
to support the Ivey Awards, a project that celebrates Twin Cities professional theater