FY 2017 Grantees
Operating Support
Operating Support is a pilot grant program that provides general operating support to high quality, established arts organizations that produce, present, or exhibit works of art; to nonprofit organizations that provide a broad range of services to artists; and to community arts schools and conservatories that make arts learning available to Minnesotans of all ages and abilities.
This program recognizes that organizations with an established record of programmatic service and administrative stability should have access to funds to support their organizational goals and objectives, rather than specific projects.
Operating Support funding enables qualifying organizations to maintain their ongoing programs, services, and facilities without special emphasis on new initiatives as justification for funding.
| Number of grants awarded July 12, 2016 |
172 |
| Total dollars awarded July 12, 2016 |
$ 14,966,812
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One grant was declined after it was awarded. |
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| Number of grants awarded |
171 |
| Total dollars awarded |
$ 14,951,812
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| Group 4 |
Organizations with operating expenses between $ 166,000 and $ 389,999 |
| Group 3 |
Organizations with operating expenses between $ 390,000 and $ 829,999 |
| Group 2 |
Organizations with operating expenses between $ 830,000 and $ 4,999,999 |
| Group 1 |
Organizations with budgets greater than $ 5,000,000 |
| Grantee, City (group) |
Grant Amount |
| A Center for the Arts, Fergus Falls (Group 3) | $ 26,191 |
| Alexandria Area Arts Association Community Theatre, Alexandria (Group 4) | $ 15,000 |
| The American Composers Forum, Saint Paul (Group 2) | $ 91,990 |
| American Craft Council, Minneapolis (Group 2) | $ 152,188 |
| American Swedish Institute, Minneapolis (Group 2) | $ 147,169 |
| Ananya Dance Theatre, Minneapolis (Group 4) | $ 37,733 |
| The Anderson Center, Red Wing (Group 3) | $ 23,022 |
| Artistry, Bloomington (Group 2) | $ 59,787 |
| Artspace, Minneapolis (Group 1) | $ 636,303 |
| ArtStart, Saint Paul (Group 4) | $ 32,877 |
| Ballet Minnesota, Saint Paul (Group 4) | $ 15,000 |
| The Barn Theatre, Willmar (Group 4) | $ 15,000 |
| CAAM Chinese Dance Theater, Saint Paul (Group 4) | $ 15,000 |
| CAFAC, Minneapolis (Group 4) | $ 24,347 |
| Cantus, Minneapolis (Group 2) | $ 78,820 |
| The Cedar, Minneapolis (Group 2) | $ 88,072 |
| The Center for Irish Music, Saint Paul (Group 4) | $ 22,162 |
| Central Lakes College Theatre, Brainerd (Group 3) | $ 15,000 |
| Children's Theatre Company, Minneapolis (Group 1) | $ 470,713 |
| Choral Arts Ensemble, Rochester (Group 4) | $ 22,711 |
| Circus Juventas, Saint Paul (Group 2) | $ 101,192 |
| CLIMB Theatre, Inver Grove Heights (Group 2) | $ 87,400 |
| Coffee House Press, Minneapolis (Group 2) | $ 81,954 |
| College of Saint Benedict Fine Arts Programming, Saint Joseph (Group 3) | $ 56,497 |
| Commonweal Theatre Company, Lanesboro (Group 2) | $ 58,609 |
| COMPAS, Saint Paul (Group 3) | $ 58,149 |
| Continental Ballet Company, Bloomington (Group 4) | $ 16,971 |
| Duluth Art Institute, Duluth (Group 4) | $ 37,373 |
| Duluth Playhouse, Duluth (Group 2) | $ 81,500 |
| Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra, Duluth (Group 2) | $ 47,762 |
| East Side Arts Council, Saint Paul (Group 4) | $ 39,627 |
| Fairmont Opera House, Fairmont (Group 4) | $ 15,000 |
| The Film Society of Minneapolis/Saint Paul, Minneapolis (Group 2) | $ 52,761 |
| FOCI Minnesota Center for Glass Arts, Minneapolis (Group 4) | $ 44,443 |
| Forecast Public Art, Saint Paul (Group 3) | $ 60,827 |
| Franconia Sculpture Park, Shafer (Group 3) | $ 49,202 |
| Frank Theatre, Minneapolis (Group 4) | $ 25,107 |
| Free Arts Minnesota, Minneapolis (Group 3) | $ 63,093 |
| The Givens Foundation for African American Literature, Edina (Group 4) | $ 30,663 |
| Goldstein Museum of Design, Saint Paul (Group 3) | $ 16,751 |
| Graywolf Press, Minneapolis (Group 2) | $ 136,929 |
| Great Northern Union Chorus, Minnetonka (Group 4) | $ 33,172 |
| Great River Shakespeare Festival, Winona (Group 3) | $ 61,863 |
| GREAT Theatre, Saint Cloud (Group 2) | $ 43,751 |
| GTCYS, Saint Paul (Group 3) | $ 50,333 |
| Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis (Group 1) | $ 1,053,958 |
| Hennepin Theatre Trust, Minneapolis (Group 1) | $ 791,418 |
| Highpoint Center for Printmaking, Minneapolis (Group 3) | $ 67,039 |
| Historic Holmes Theatre, Detroit Lakes (Group 3) | $ 60,484 |
| The History Theatre, Inc., Saint Paul (Group 2) | $ 93,368 |
| Honors Choirs of Southeast Minnesota, Rochester (Group 4) | $ 16,739 |
| Hopkins Center for the Arts, Hopkins (Group 3) | $ 35,595 |
| Huge Improv Theater, Minneapolis (Group 4) | $ 31,082 |
| IFP Minnesota, Saint Paul (Group 3) | $ 57,586 |
| Illusion Theater, Minneapolis (Group 2) | $ 75,108 |
| In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre, Minneapolis (Group 2) | $ 55,060 |
| Interact, Saint Paul (Group 2) | $ 90,860 |
| Intermedia Arts, Minneapolis (Group 2) | $ 83,779 |
| Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program, Grand Rapids (Group 4) | $ 15,000 |
| James Sewell Ballet, Minneapolis (Group 2) | $ 72,186 |
| Jawaahir Dance Company, Minneapolis (Group 4) | $ 15,000 |
| Jungle Theater, Minneapolis (Group 2) | $ 81,943 |
| Juxtaposition Arts, Minneapolis (Group 3) | $ 70,519 |
| Kaddatz Galleries, Fergus Falls (Group 4) | $ 29,020 |
| KAIROS ALIVE!, Minneapolis (Group 4) | $ 30,294 |
| Katha Dance Theatre, Crystal (Group 4) | $ 26,533 |
| Kulture Klub Collaborative, Minneapolis (Group 4) | $ 41,947 |
| Lakeshore Players Theatre, White Bear Lake (Group 4) | $ 38,175 |
| Lakeville Area Arts Center, Lakeville (Group 3) | $ 52,235 |
| Lanesboro Arts Center, Lanesboro (Group 4) | $ 46,434 |
| The Loft Literary Center, Minneapolis (Group 2) | $ 110,569 |
| Lundstrum Center for the Performing Arts, Minneapolis (Group 2) | $ 62,149 |
| Lyra Baroque Orchestra, Saint Paul (Group 4) | $ 31,742 |
| Lyric Arts Main Street Stage, Anoka (Group 2) | $ 35,129 |
| MacPhail Center for Music, Minneapolis (Group 1) | $ 480,221 |
| MacRostie Art Center, Grand Rapids (Group 4) | $ 37,504 |
| Mankato Symphony Orchestra, Mankato (Group 4) | $ 34,917 |
| Merrill Community Arts Center, Woodbury (Group 4) | $ 19,739 |
| Midway Contemporary Art, Minneapolis (Group 3) | $ 33,834 |
| Milkweed Editions, Minneapolis (Group 2) | $ 97,901 |
| Mill City Summer Opera, Minneapolis (Group 3) | $ 42,751 |
| The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis (Group 1) | $ 158,568 |
| Minnesota Ballet, Duluth (Group 3) | $ 52,626 |
| Minnesota Bluegrass, Minneapolis (Group 4) | $ 15,000 |
| Minnesota Boychoir, Saint Paul (Group 3) | $ 44,891 |
| Minnesota Brass, Inc., Vadnais Heights (Group 4) | $ 15,000 |
| Minnesota Center for Book Arts, Minneapolis (Group 3) | $ 65,494 |
| Minnesota Chorale, Minneapolis (Group 4) | $ 47,142 |
| The Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts, Winona (Group 4) | $ 35,837 |
| Minnesota Dance Theatre and School, Minneapolis (Group 2) | $ 39,427 |
| Minnesota Fringe Festival, Minneapolis (Group 3) | $ 67,990 |
| Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company, Saint Paul (Group 4) | $ 19,488 |
| Minnesota Marine Art Museum, Winona (Group 2) | $ 79,961 |
| Minnesota Museum of American Art, Saint Paul (Group 3) | $ 60,997 |
| Minnesota Opera, Minneapolis (Group 1) | $ 451,042 |
| Minnesota Orchestral Association, Minneapolis (Group 1) | $ 697,185 |
| Minnesota Sinfonia, Minneapolis (Group 3) | $ 60,724 |
| Minnesota Youth Symphonies, Saint Paul (Group 3) | $ 22,364 |
| Minnetonka Center for the Arts, Wayzata (Group 2) | $ 63,510 |
| Mixed Blood Theatre Company, Minneapolis (Group 2) | $ 87,073 |
| Mizna, Saint Paul (Group 4) | $ 36,275 |
| Mu Performing Arts, Saint Paul (Group 3) | $ 53,553 |
| The Museum of Russian Art, Minneapolis (Group 2) | $ 53,568 |
| Music Association of Minnetonka, Minnetonka (Group 4) | $ 15,000 |
| Nautilus Music-Theater, Saint Paul (Group 4) | $ 23,712 |
| New York Mills Regional Cultural Center, New York Mills (Group 4) | $ 37,251 |
| North House Folk School, Grand Marais (Group 2) | $ 78,992 |
| Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis (Group 2) | $ 83,658 |
| Northern Lights.mn, Minneapolis (Group 3) | $ 53,928 |
| Northfield Arts Guild, Northfield (Group 4) | $ 25,266 |
| Northrop, Minneapolis (Group 2) | $ 106,486 |
| One Voice Mixed Chorus, Saint Paul (Group 4) | $ 21,931 |
| Open Eye Figure Theatre, Minneapolis (Group 4) | $ 31,828 |
| Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, Saint Paul (Group 1) | $ 642,630 |
| The O'Shaughnessy, Saint Paul (Group 2) | $ 40,192 |
| Pangea World Theater, Minneapolis (Group 4) | $ 46,963 |
| Paradise Center for the Arts, Faribault (Group 3) | $ 22,533 |
| Paramount Theatre and Visual Arts Center, Saint Cloud (Group 2) | $ 88,589 |
| Park Square Theatre, Saint Paul (Group 2) | $ 123,602 |
| Patrick's Cabaret, Minneapolis (Group 4) | $ 25,225 |
| Paul Bunyan Playhouse, Inc., Bemidji (Group 4) | $ 15,000 |
| Penumbra Theatre, Saint Paul (Group 2) | $ 98,351 |
| Pillsbury House Theatre, Minneapolis (Group 2) | $ 87,674 |
| The Playwrights' Center, Minneapolis (Group 3) | $ 80,525 |
| Public Art Saint Paul, Saint Paul (Group 3) | $ 69,956 |
| Ragamala Dance, Minneapolis (Group 3) | $ 49,536 |
| Rain Taxi Review of Books, Minneapolis (Group 4) | $ 34,781 |
| Red Wing Arts Association, Red Wing (Group 4) | $ 15,000 |
| Reif Center, Grand Rapids (Group 2) | $ 69,741 |
| Riverside Concerts, Rochester (Group 2) | $ 48,135 |
| Rochester Art Center, Rochester (Group 2) | $ 69,987 |
| Rochester Civic Theatre, Rochester (Group 3) | $ 54,196 |
| Rochester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale, Rochester (Group 3) | $ 15,215 |
| The Rose Ensemble, Saint Paul (Group 3) | $ 43,566 |
| Saint Francis Music Center, Little Falls (Group 4) | $ 20,238 |
| The Saint John's Boys' Choir, Collegeville (Group 4) | $ 33,221 |
| Saint John's University Fine Arts Programming, Collegeville (Group 3) | $ 32,820 |
| Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, Page Theatre, Winona (Group 4) | $ 42,383 |
| Saint Paul Ballet, Saint Paul (Group 4) | $ 35,815 |
| The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Saint Paul (Group 1) | $ 359,489 |
| The Saint Paul Conservatory of Music, Saint Paul (Group 3) | $ 32,974 |
| The Schubert Club, Saint Paul (Group 2) | $ 90,227 |
| The Sheldon Theatre, Red Wing (Group 2) | $ 78,009 |
| The Singers - Minnesota Choral Artists, Minneapolis (Group 4) | $ 22,651 |
| Skylark Opera, Saint Paul (Group 4) | $ 20,464 |
| Springboard for the Arts, Saint Paul (Group 2) | $ 103,563 |
| Stages Theatre Company, Hopkins (Group 2) | $ 116,198 |
| SteppingStone Theatre, Saint Paul (Group 2) | $ 83,389 |
| Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater, Minneapolis (Group 4) | $ 36,330 |
| Ten Thousand Things Theater, Minneapolis (Group 3) | $ 56,814 |
| Textile Center, Minneapolis (Group 3) | $ 51,552 |
| Theater Latté Da, Minneapolis (Group 2) | $ 46,854 |
| Theatre in the Round Players, Minneapolis (Group 4) | $ 41,825 |
| Theatre L'Homme Dieu, Alexandria (Group 4) | $ 15,000 |
| TU Dance, Saint Paul (Group 3) | $ 71,762 |
| Tweed Museum of Art, Duluth (Group 3) | $ 44,802 |
| Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus, Minneapolis (Group 3) | $ 55,728 |
| Upstream Arts, Inc., Minneapolis (Group 4) | $ 47,890 |
| VocalEssence, Minneapolis (Group 2) | $ 94,493 |
| VSA Minnesota, Minneapolis (Group 4) | $ 35,788 |
| Walker Art Center, Minneapolis (Group 1) | $ 904,585 |
| Walker West Music Academy, Saint Paul (Group 4) | $ 44,060 |
| Weavers Guild of Minnesota, Minneapolis (Group 4) | $ 42,292 |
| Weisman Art Museum, Minneapolis (Group 2) | $ 178,556 |
| White Bear Center for the Arts, White Bear Lake (Group 3) | $ 62,979 |
| Wirth Center for the Performing Arts, Saint Cloud (Group 3) | $ 31,252 |
| Yellow Tree Theatre, Osseo (Group 4) | $ 42,039 |
| Youth Performance Company, Minneapolis (Group 3) | $ 48,152 |
| Zeitgeist Center for Arts and Community, Duluth (Group 3) | $ 39,725 |
| Zenon Dance Company and School, Inc., Minneapolis (Group 3) | $ 43,927 |
| Zorongo Flamenco Dance Theatre and School, Minneapolis (Group 4) | $ 38,970 |
Wells Fargo Foundation Minnesota funding
Funds are awarded to midsized, metro area arts organizations
| Number of grants awarded July 12, 2016 |
37 |
| Total dollars awarded July 12, 2016 |
$ 40,000
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| Grantee, City |
Grant Amount |
| The American Composers Forum, Saint Paul | $ 1,397 |
| American Swedish Institute, Minneapolis | $ 1,236 |
| Artistry, Bloomington | $ 394 |
| Cantus, Minneapolis | $ 1,298 |
| The Cedar, Minneapolis | $ 924 |
| Circus Juventas, Saint Paul | $ 924 |
| Coffee House Press, Minneapolis | $ 1,516 |
| The Film Society of Minneapolis/Saint Paul, Minneapolis | $ 574 |
| Graywolf Press, Minneapolis | $ 1,424 |
| The History Theatre, Inc., Saint Paul | $ 1,217 |
| Illusion Theater, Minneapolis | $ 1,307 |
| In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre, Minneapolis | $ 776 |
| Interact, Saint Paul | $ 1,336 |
| Intermedia Arts, Minneapolis | $ 1,462 |
| James Sewell Ballet, Minneapolis | $ 1,253 |
| Jungle Theater, Minneapolis | $ 903 |
| The Loft Literary Center, Minneapolis | $ 1,487 |
| Lundstrum Center for the Performing Arts, Minneapolis | $ 937 |
| Lyric Arts Main Street Stage, Anoka | $ 182 |
| Milkweed Editions, Minneapolis | $ 1,521 |
| Minnesota Dance Theatre and School, Minneapolis | $ 252 |
| Minnetonka Center for the Arts, Wayzata | $ 603 |
| Mixed Blood Theatre Company, Minneapolis | $ 1,470 |
| The Museum of Russian Art, Minneapolis | $ 509 |
| Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis | $ 1,093 |
| Northrop, Minneapolis | $ 1,186 |
| The O'Shaughnessy, Saint Paul | $ 259 |
| Park Square Theatre, Saint Paul | $ 1,479 |
| Penumbra Theatre, Saint Paul | $ 1,070 |
| Pillsbury House Theatre, Minneapolis | $ 1,487 |
| The Schubert Club, Saint Paul | $ 1,106 |
| Springboard for the Arts, Saint Paul | $ 1,647 |
| Stages Theatre Company, Hopkins | $ 1,373 |
| SteppingStone Theatre, Saint Paul | $ 1,387 |
| Theater Latté Da, Minneapolis | $ 294 |
| VocalEssence, Minneapolis | $ 1,388 |
| Weisman Art Museum, Minneapolis | $ 1,329 |
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