Maelezo ya jumla
The Arts & Culture program funds organizations across many artistic disciplines and cultural practices. Our grantee partners offer support structures that equip and empower artists and culture bearers to practice, to produce, and to lead. We also work with key partners to provide fellowships and regranting to support individual working artists.
Individual Artists
For individual artists and culture bearers, learn more about the Ushirika wa Wasanii wa McKnight, ya Distinguished Artists Award, ya Halmashauri za Sanaa za Mikoa, na Forecast Public Art’s grants.
Arts Organizations
Kwa mashirika ya sanaa, hatua ya kwanza ni kujijulisha na njia yetu. Unaweza pia kutaka kuchunguza yetu funding FAQs na mashirika ya sanaa katika yetu database ya misaada.
McKnight has a one-step grant application process. To help you prepare, you can preview the grant application (PDF, Word).
If, after reading our approach and funding FAQs, you feel your organization fits within our funding strategy, please contact the Arts & Culture team before submitting an application. This will clarify any questions you might have and help us explore if your organization is a potential fit.
We will make a decision within three months of receiving your application. Given year-end priorities, grants submitted and reviewed in the fourth quarter may take additional time. We recommend submitting your request by September 1 if funding in the current calendar year is critical.
Uhalali & Aina za Msaada
We provide general operating (unrestricted) and specific program/project (restricted) grants to organizations, groups, and Tribal Nations primarily in Minnesota. We make limited grants outside of Minnesota that demonstrate a clear benefit to Minnesota artists and culture bearers. We consider limited capital grants, typically to current grantees.
Government entities, including Tribal Nations, may apply for funding for unique programs or projects. However, we generally will not fund activities that are traditionally the sole responsibility of a government.
Although most applicants funded are classified by the Internal Revenue Service as tax-exempt nonprofit organizations, nonprofit status is not mandatory to receive funding. Please connect with program staff if you have questions regarding eligibility.
Nini Hatuna Mfuko
Foundations can be most effective by concentrating their resources in a few areas. This means we cannot support worthy projects outside our program interests. For example, we do not generally make grants for organizations, groups, or projects that:
- do not pay artists and culture bearers
- primarily present rather than produce/create art
- offer singular productions, events, exhibitions, conferences, or festivals
- hasa hutumikia vijana, au hasa ni elimu ya sanaa au huduma ya kijamii msingi
- seek support for scholarships
- are seeking to create or grow endowments
- engage in lobbying prohibited by the Internal Revenue Code
Also, generally we do not fund organizations that are at the very beginning of their formation.
Maelezo juu ya kushawishi na uchambuzi wa sera za umma:
Foundation inaweza kufikiria maombi ya fedha ya jitihada kama vile utetezi. Hata hivyo, kama inavyotakiwa na Kanuni ya Mapato ya ndani, Foundation haitastahili majaribio ya kushawishi sheria maalum iliyopendekezwa au iliyopendekezwa, ikijumuisha kura ya maoni, sheria za mitaa na maazimio.
Jifunze zaidi kuhusu jumla yetu miongozo ya kifedha.
Application & Timeline
McKnight has a one-step application process and accepts proposals on a rolling basis. We strive for a three-month turnaround time from your application to a decision and, if your grant is approved, receipt of payment.
Vidokezo muhimu
- Ili kufikia programu zilizohifadhiwa au kuangalia hali ya ripoti, tumia Ingia ya Akaunti kiungo (kona ya juu ya kulia ya ukurasa wowote kwenye tovuti hii).
- Ikiwa una tatizo lolote na mfumo wa programu ya mtandaoni piga simu kwenye (612) 333-4220 au tuma barua pepe to our Arts & Culture team.