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
to support the Doc U program
$60,000
2021
Arts & Culture
to support Doc U, a program where emergent media artists from underserved communities learn how to craft a story, use a camera, edit and then share a completed documentary film short that is screened to a public audience and broadcast on SPNN channels
$40,000
2024
Arts & Culture
for general operating support - Serpentina Arts unifies and amplifies Minnesota Latinx visual artists by bringing value to their culture, through stewarding and sustaining art programming.
$40,000
2019
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$100,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for general operating support - Somali Artifact and Cultural Museum is the only institution in North America devoted to preserving, celebrating, and advancing Somali culture and art.
$100,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$60,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$40,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$100,000
2024
Arts & Culture
for general operating support - Soomaal House of Art is a collective of artists that provides a platform for Somali-American artists who utilize art to shape critical discourse around issues of today.
$40,000
2022
Arts & Culture
for support for programs for working artists
$30,000
2020
Arts & Culture
for support towards artist space, exhibits, and programming
$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
$267,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for re-granting programs in support of individual artists and culture bearers
$178,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for re-granting programs in support of individual artists
$460,000
2024
Arts & Culture
for Guaranteed Income for Artists and Culture Bearers: A 5-year Pilot, Research, and Narrative Change Initiative Advancing Economic Justice
$70,000
2024
Arts & Culture
to support McKnight Artist and Culture Bearer applicants and Fellows by providing technical assistance, resources, consultations, and peer networking
$240,000
2022
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$73,000
2021
Arts & Culture
to support McKnight artist fellows and the fellowship partners' community of practice
$100,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for general operating support – Sprout MN connects and strengthens the local food system as a regional asset in Central Minnesota.
$100,000
2020
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$250,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for general operating support and for capital support to secure a permanent location
$90,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$40,000
2019
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$80,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for general operating support - Teatro del Pueblo is dedicated to supporting the work of Latinx playwrights, actors, and directors who demonstrate commitment to the field.
$110,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$90,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for general operating support for an organization that brings professional theater to people with little access to the arts (correctional facilities, nursing homes, chemical dependency faculties, and libraries, as well as traditional settings)
$90,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$90,000
2019
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$100,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$379,000
2022
Arts & Culture
for McKnight Artist Fellowships for midcareer fiber artists in Minnesota
$100,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$60,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for general operating support – The Anderson Center serves as a valued regional cultural resource that provides a nurturing setting for the creative process for artists in all media.
$60,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$100,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$200,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$150,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for general operating support – The Cowles Center fosters the growth and life cycle of Minnesota dance artists and culture bearers at each stage and from different pathways to practice.
$614,000
2022
Arts & Culture
for McKnight Artist Fellowships and development opportunities for midcareer dancers in Minnesota
$575,000
2022
Arts & Culture
for McKnight Artist Fellowships and development opportunities for midcareer choreographers in Minnesota
$150,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$150,000
2019
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$70,000
2024
Arts & Culture
to support the MN-Made flagship program
$100,000
2022
Arts & Culture
for capital support
$70,000
2022
Arts & Culture
to support MN-MADE, developing and showcasing working film artists from across the state of Minnesota
$60,000
2020
Arts & Culture
for the MSP Film Society’s MN-MADE film program
$80,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$80,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$50,000
2022
Arts & Culture
for strategic planning process
$622,000
2022
Arts & Culture
for McKnight Artist Fellowships for midcareer literary artists and writers in Minnesota
$344,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$40,000
2024
Arts & Culture
for general operating support - The Madison Art and Innovation Center provides an accessible, equitable, inclusive, and flexible space that supports art, culture, community, and innovation in the Madison/Dawson/Ortonville region of Minnesota.
$2,000,000
2021
Arts & Culture
to support the Regional Cultural Treasures special purpose fund
$40,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$40,000
2019
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$120,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$50,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for general operating support of an organization that develops original theater pieces with a group of local artists
$100,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$70,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for general operating support and to support 20th Anniversary activities
$50,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$50,000
2019
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$40,000
2024
Arts & Culture
for general operating support - The Urban Village amplifies the work of Minnesota's Knyaw and Karenni artists and culture bearers through material support, platform creation, advocacy, validation, and leveraging their institutional network.
$160,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$140,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$40,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for general operating support - Theatre B is a small artist-led theater in Moorhead, MN that has created an artistic home for established and emerging artists, while offering opportunities for audiences to engage with stimulating topics.
$80,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$75,000
2022
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$80,000
2020
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$60,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for general operating support - Threads seeks to be a national organization that betters humanity through dance, education, and outreach.
$60,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$50,000
2020
Arts & Culture
to acquire a physical performance space
$40,000
2024
Arts & Culture
for general operating support - Tofte Lake Center supports artists by providing a nurturing experience rooted in nature where artists of all disciplines and backgrounds feel safe to take a break from the work of art to be rejuvenated.
$282,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for general operating support and for capital support - TU Dance draws from diverse dance expressions to connect communities with transformational possibilities that bring to life our shared humanity.
$150,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$100,000
2022
Arts & Culture
for creating support structures for professional development, peer connection and collaboration, that enables BIPOC artists to embed new narratives, advocate for support, and thrive as working artists; and to develop a business plan
$50,000
2020
Arts & Culture
to support media artists from marginalized communities, including women, to thrive as working artists
$195,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for planning a 2024 convening of United States Artists, McKnight Foundation, and Jerome Foundation artist fellows
$75,000
2021
Arts & Culture
to support the Bell Museum's Resident Artist program, offering Minnesota artists of diverse backgrounds, identities, and abilities, opportunities to explore their artistic vision through engagement with contemporary scientific research at the University
$40,000
2024
Arts & Culture
for general operating support - Victoria Theater (aka 825 Arts) has a mission to build community power by providing a creative home that incubates the arts and amplifies voices, primarily in the Frogtown and Rondo neighborhoods of St. Paul.
$130,000
2020
Arts & Culture
for general operating support, and for a concert series
$50,000
2022
Arts & Culture
for support of the Gizhiigin Arts Incubator
$90,000
2024
Arts & Culture
for general operating support and for a capacity-building project
$40,000
2022
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$30,000
2020
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$50,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for general operating support - Yellow Tree Theatre is a culturally diverse, artist-led, professional nonprofit theatre located in Osseo, MN.
$30,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$55,000
2023
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$105,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$70,000
2024
Arts & Culture
for general operating support - Zorongo Flamenco is a professional performance company and school that produces in Minnesota and across the country.
$70,000
2021
Arts & Culture
for general operating support
$40,000
2022
Arts & Culture
for general operating support