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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$60,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$60,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$100,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for general operating support - Minnesota Indigenous Business Alliance works to build restorative and values-based economies, investing in practices that focus on social, environmental, cultural, and economic goals for the Native peoples of MniSota.
$150,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$60,000
2025
Arts & Culture
to support community engagement work
$100,000
2022
Arts & Culture
for capital support
$110,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$100,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$60,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$60,000
2021
Arts & Culture
to implement the MPWW Publications Project, and for general operating support
$100,000
2020
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$120,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for general operating and leadership transition support
$150,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for project and general operating support
$100,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for general operating support - Mizna is a contemporary Arab and Southwest Asian and North African (SWANA) film, literature, and art organization.
$60,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$100,000
2024
Arts & Culture
for general operating support - Monkeybear’s Harmolodic Workshop supports BIPOC artists in developing creative and technical skills in contemporary puppetry.
$100,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$40,000
2020
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$40,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for general operating support – More Than a Single Story is building a movement of BIPOC writers whose voices have long been ignored in the mainstream as they work toward bold and positive change.
$75,000
2023
Arts & Culture
to support The White House and the National Endowment for the Arts’ Summit on Integrating Arts and Culture in Civic Infrastructure for Healthy, Equitable Communities, and follow-up communications work in Minnesota
$50,000
2020
Arts & Culture
to support the Intercultural Leadership Institute partnership in establishing a fund to support BIPOC artists
$80,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for general operating support - Nautilus Music Theater provides opportunities for the artistic growth of music-theater artists as well as the creation of new American music-theater.
$130,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$60,000
2024
Arts & Culture
for general operating support and initial costs of Latino Museum initiative
$50,000
2025
Arts & Culture
for general operating support - New Arab American Theater Works is the only organization in Minnesota that centers voice, narratives, and creative offerings of Arab theater artists.
$50,000
2024
Arts & Culture
for capital support
$50,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$80,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$40,000
2024
Arts & Culture
for general operating support and program support for the 2024 and 2025 production seasons
$20,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for program support of New Dawn’s 2023 productions
$100,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for general operating support and for capital support - New Native Theater creates authentic and transformative plays and events through the lens of the Native American experience.
$110,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$210,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for general operating support and for capital support - New York Mills is a regional artist service organization in Minnesota’s Lakes Region that is focused on community-embedded arts practices.
$100,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$150,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for general operating support and capital support
$50,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$70,000
2023
Arts & Culture
to fund the second phase pilot of an equity framework project between artists and cultural institutions in Minnesota
$506,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for the McKnight Artist Fellowships for ceramic artists and a visiting ceramic artists residency program
$280,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$505,000
2020
Arts & Culture
for the McKnight Artist Fellowships for ceramic artists and a visiting ceramic artists residency program
$90,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$90,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$40,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for general operating support - Northfield Arts Guild is a vibrant, multi-disciplinary arts center that strives to be a catalyst for the arts in the community.
$40,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$210,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for re-granting programs in support of individual artists and culture bearers
$140,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for re-granting programs in support of individual artists
$250,000
2025
Arts & Culture
to support essential capital improvements that will sustain Open Book’s infrastructure for the next 25 years while maintaining affordable rents to many arts, culture, and community partners
$70,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for general operating support - Open Eye Figure Theater is a puppetry and object theater organization that includes a 90-seat theater, artist studios, gardens, and an open arena for artistic experimentation.
$70,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$100,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for general operating support - Our Streets Minneapolis works to put people first by transforming transportation and infrastructure in the Twin Cities and at the state level.
$5,000
2024
Arts & Culture
for general operating support - Oyate Hotanin is developing a movement that supports a new era of art, healing, and change to creatively channel the potential of conversation, stories, art, and community to address critical issues that spur change.
$1,000,000
2024
Arts & Culture
for capital campaign support to purchase land and a building for the future home of Pangea World Theater
$140,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for general operating support - Pangea World Theater is an artist-led, multi-disciplinary theater that creates work that embodies decolonizing practices of solidarity, sustainability, and equity.
$100,000
2022
Arts & Culture
for capital contribution for planning and predevelopment for a new performance space and permanent home for Pangea World Theater
$140,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$100,000
2025
Arts & Culture
for general operating support - Park Square Theatre Company, a mid-sized theatre in St. Paul, MN, is a regular producer of new work by living playwrights and is committed to presenting stories that represent the full diversity of our community.
$100,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$100,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$400,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for general operating support - Penumbra Theatre's next two seasons will foster the racial healing of individuals and community through a unique integration of powerful artistic programs, customizable equity tools, and holistic wellness services.
$393,000
2025
Arts & Culture
for a fellowship program for community-engaged artists and culture bearers
$750,000
2024
Arts & Culture
to complete Phase 1 of the Pillsbury Creative Commons (PCC) campus redevelopment project
$160,000
2023
Arts & Culture
to support the Pillsbury House and Theatre
$250,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for the Pillsbury Creative Commons campus capital development project
$386,000
2022
Arts & Culture
for McKnight Artist Fellowships for mid-career and established community-engaged artists
$120,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for operating support of Pillsbury House & Theatre, the professional arts arm of Pillsbury United Communities
$60,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for general operating support of a community-facing, artist-activated, art-looking-meets-art-making museum and art center
$60,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$471,000
2024
Arts & Culture
for a fellowship program to support Minnesota-based Theater Artists
$479,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for the McKnight Artist Fellowships for playwrights and a visiting playwrights residency program
$240,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$471,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for a fellowship program to support Minnesota-based theater artists
$432,000
2020
Arts & Culture
for the McKnight Artist Fellowships for playwrights
$100,000
2023
Arts & Culture
to support artists and arts programs at the Capri Theater in North Minneapolis
$100,000
2021
Arts & Culture
to support artists and arts programs at the Capri Theater in North Minneapolis
$210,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for re-granting programs in support of individual artists and culture bearers
$140,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for re-granting programs in support of individual artists
$15,000
2024
Arts & Culture
to support arts and abolition work and a living archive that organizes opportunities for artists of color to create art and engage in community care and creativity
$2,500,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for the Seeding Cultural Treasures Initiative
$80,000
2024
Arts & Culture
for general operating support - Public Art Saint Paul makes St. Paul a better city by placing artists in leading roles to shape public spaces, improve city systems, and deepen civic engagement.
$150,000
2022
Arts & Culture
for general operating support and the City Artist Program
$150,000
2020
Arts & Culture
for general operating support, and to support the City Artist program
$300,000
2024
Arts & Culture
for general operating support and organizational capacity building - Public Functionary works to shift the dominant culture of visual art galleries by modeling a space that is flexible, dynamic, and high-quality while serving diverse artist communities.
$100,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for capital support
$100,000
2022
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$100,000
2023
Arts & Culture
to support work that centers the leadership of artists and culture bearers
$100,000
2024
Arts & Culture
for general operating support - Ragamala Dance creates intercultural, collaborative performance works that forge both the tradition and the continuity of Bharatanatyam dance.
$60,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for capacity building support
$80,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$40,000
2021
Arts & Culture
to support capital improvements and moving costs for a new studio/office space
$80,000
2020
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$50,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for general operating support – Rain Taxi seeks to support the literary community of artists and literary culture bearers through publicly validating their work via reviews, readings, and compensation.
$40,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$180,000
2024
Arts & Culture
for general operating support and capital support
$80,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$50,000
2020
Arts & Culture
to build out Red Eye’s new performance space
$80,000
2020
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$25,000
2024
Arts & Culture
to build capacity of the Honoring Dakota Project
$40,000
2024
Arts & Culture
for general operating support - Red Wing Art Association provides artists with the support, resources, and opportunities they need to develop their skills, build their careers, and thrive in the creative industry.
$180,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for re-granting programs in support of individual artists and culture bearers
$120,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for re-granting programs in support of individual artists
$100,000
2024
Arts & Culture
for the 2024 Distinguished Artist Award
$70,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$100,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for general operating support - Rondo Community Land Trust is a community-based affordable housing land trust operating in St. Paul and Suburban Ramsey County.
$140,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for general operating support and capital support
$150,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support