Foundations that fund arts education programs in Minnesota

80 foundations made gifts to arts education programs in Minnesota, reaching 35 nonprofits.

Counts include only gifts we could tie to a named nonprofit. The data comes from public IRS Form 990-PF filings, with filing years 2024.

80Foundations gave here
30Accept applications
$9,000Typical gift
35Nonprofits received gifts
FoundationGiftsTypicalYearStatus
The McKnight FoundationMinneapolis, MN · EIN 41-07548358 gifts · typical $85,000 · 20248 · $792,000$85,0002024Accepts applications
Patrick and Aimee Butler FamilySt. Paul, MN · EIN 41-60099026 gifts · typical $31,250 · 20246 · $140,000$31,2502024Invite only
HRK FoundationSt. Paul, MN · EIN 41-60209114 gifts · typical $3,750 · 20244 · $13,500$3,7502024Accepts applications
RE Swager Family FoundationBrooklyn Park, MN · EIN 41-17663563 gifts · typical $3,500 · 20243 · $9,500$3,5002024Invite only
Greystone FoundationMinneapolis, MN · EIN 41-60277653 gifts · typical $1,000 · 20243 · $6,500$1,0002024Invite only

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Gift counts may be low, because we cannot tie every grant to a recipient. The year shown is the year the foundation reported, not always the year it gave. Each foundation page links to its IRS filing.

What the filings show

  • Foundations made 139 matched gifts to arts education programs in Minnesota in tax years 2023–2025.
  • 35 matched organizations received gifts to arts education programs in Minnesota in tax years 2023–2025.
  • The typical gift to arts education programs in Minnesota was $9,000 in tax years 2023–2025.

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How many foundations fund arts education programs in Minnesota?

80 foundations made gifts to 35 organizations in Minnesota in public IRS filings.

How many of these foundations accept applications?

30 of the 80 foundations take applications, according to their tax returns.

Where do the numbers come from?

Public IRS Form 990-PF filings. Counts include only gifts we could tie to a named nonprofit.