FY 2009 Grantees
Institutional Support
This program provides general operating funds to high-quality, established arts organizations that produce or exhibit works of art, or offer a broad range of services to artists.
| Number of grants |
115 |
| Total dollars granted |
$ 5,129,252 |
| Group 1 |
Organizations with budgets greater than $ 4,179,000 |
| Group 2 |
Organizations with operating expenses between $ 697,000 and $ 4,178,999 |
| Group 3 |
Organizations with operating expenses between $ 140,000 and $ 696,999 |
| WF |
Metro organizations that received funds that were regranted from the Wells Fargo Foundation |
| Organization, City |
Grant amount |
| The American Composers Forum, Saint Paul (Group II / WF) |
$ 68,780 |
| The Anderson Center Interdisciplinary Studies, Red Wing (Group III) |
$ 16,171 |
| Artspace Projects, Inc., Minneapolis (Group I) |
$ 159,333 |
| Asian Media Access, Minneapolis (Group III) |
$ 14,358 |
| Ballet Minnesota, Saint Paul (Group III ) |
$ 3,753 |
| Ballet of the Dolls, Minneapolis (Group III) |
$ 25,203 |
| Bloomington Art Center, Bloomington (Group III ) |
$ 6,583 |
| Cantus, Minneapolis (Group II / WF) |
$ 31,762 |
| The Children's Theatre Company, Minneapolis (Group I) |
$ 288,168 |
| The Choral Arts Ensemble of
Rochester, Rochester (Group III) |
$ 28,376 |
| Circus Juventas, Saint Paul (Group II / WF) |
$ 40,261 |
| CLIMB Theatre Company, Inver Grove Heights (Group II / WF) |
$ 42,645 |
| Coffee House Press, Minneapolis (Group III) |
$ 22,220 |
| Commonweal Theatre Company, Lanesboro (Group III) |
$ 20,618 |
| Cornucopia Art Center, Inc., Lanesboro (Group III) |
$ 11,325 |
| Duluth Art Institute, Duluth (Group III) |
$ 13,699 |
| Duluth Playhouse, Duluth (Group III) |
$ 18,893 |
| Duluth-Superior Symphony Association, Duluth (Group II ) |
$ 39,070 |
| East Side Arts Council, Saint Paul (Group III) |
$ 15,426 |
| Fargo-Moorhead Community Theatre, Fargo (Group III) |
$ 18,338 |
| Fargo-Moorhead Opera Company, Fargo (Group III) |
$ 26,888 |
| Fargo-Moorhead Orchestral Association, Fargo (Group III) |
$ 30,905 |
| Forecast Public Artspace, Saint Paul (Group III) |
$ 16,511 |
| Franconia Sculpture Park, Franconia (Group III) |
$ 15,963 |
| FutureBuilders in Support of Trollwood Performing Arts School, Fargo (Group III) |
$ 34,662 |
| Graywolf Press, Saint Paul (Group II / WF) |
$ 38,339 |
| Great American History Theatre, Saint Paul (Group II ) |
$ 25,087 |
| GREAT Theatre, Saint Cloud (Group III) |
$ 19,617 |
| The Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies, Minneapolis (Group III) |
$ 18,988 |
| Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis (Group I) |
$ 453,318 |
| Headwaters School of Music and the Arts, Bemidji (Group III) |
$ 15,336 |
| Highpoint Center for Printmaking, Minneapolis (Group III) |
$ 20,865 |
| Honors Choirs of Southeast Minnesota, Rochester (Group III) |
$ 14,531 |
| IFP Minnesota Center for Media Arts, Saint Paul (Group III ) |
$ 10,525 |
| Illusion Theater, Minneapolis (Group II / WF) |
$ 38,589 |
| In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre, Minneapolis (Group II / WF) |
$ 37,480 |
| Interact, Minneapolis (Group II / WF) |
$ 41,015 |
| Intermedia Arts, Minneapolis (Group II / WF) |
$ 41,512 |
| James Sewell Ballet, Minneapolis (Group II / WF) |
$ 31,746 |
| Jawaahir Dance Company, Minneapolis (Group III) |
$ 18,363 |
| Jazz Arts Group of Fargo-Moorhead, Moorhead (Group III) |
$ 11,818 |
| Jon Hassler Theater, Plainview (Group III) |
$ 15,930 |
| Jungle Theater, Minneapolis (Group II / WF) |
$ 29,868 |
| Juxtaposition Arts, Minneapolis (Group III) |
$ 22,138 |
| Lakeshore Players Theatre, White Bear Lake (Group III) |
$ 12,099 |
| Land of Lakes Choirboys, Elk River (Group III) |
$ 15,739 |
| The Loft Literary Center, Minneapolis (Group II / WF) |
$ 59,430 |
| Lyric Arts Main Street Stage, Anoka (Group III ) |
$ 9,667 |
| MacPhail Center for Music, Minneapolis (Group I) |
$ 157,501 |
| Mankato Symphony Orchestra, Mankato (Group III) |
$ 14,378 |
| Midway Contemporary Art, Minneapolis (Group III) |
$ 13,746 |
| Milkweed Editions, Minneapolis (Group II / WF) |
$ 49,449 |
| The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis (Group I) |
$ 125,000 |
| Minnesota Ballet, Duluth (Group III) |
$ 20,534 |
| Minnesota Bluegrass and Old-Time Music Association, Minneapolis (Group III) |
$ 17,889 |
| Minnesota Center for Book Arts, Minneapolis (Group II / WF) |
$ 32,426 |
| Minnesota Chorale, Minneapolis (Group III) |
$ 19,221 |
| Minnesota Fringe Festival, Minneapolis (Group III) |
$ 23,193 |
| The Minnesota Opera, Minneapolis (Group I) |
$ 187,966 |
| Minnesota Orchestra, Minneapolis (Group I) |
$ 604,360 |
| The Minnesota Sinfonia, Minneapolis (Group III) |
$ 15,396 |
| Minnesota Youth Symphonies, Saint Paul (Group III) |
$ 16,662 |
| Minnetonka Center for the Arts, Wayzata (Group II ) |
$ 17,175 |
| Mixed Blood Theatre Company, Minneapolis (Group II / WF) |
$ 49,183 |
| Mu Performing Arts, Minneapolis (Group III) |
$ 24,149 |
| Nautilus Music-Theater, Saint Paul (Group III) |
$ 12,223 |
| New York Mills Regional Cultural Center, New York Mills (Group III) |
$ 11,179 |
| North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks (Group II ) |
$ 37,423 |
| Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis (Group II / WF) |
$ 44,927 |
| Northfield Arts Guild, Northfield (Group III ) |
$ 6,974 |
| One Voice Mixed Chorus, Saint Paul (Group III) |
$ 16,291 |
| Owatonna Arts Center, Owatonna (Group III) |
$ 12,593 |
| Pangea World Theater, Minneapolis (Group III) |
$ 23,497 |
| Park Square Theatre, Saint Paul (Group II / WF) |
$ 39,059 |
| Patrick's Cabaret, Minneapolis (Group III) |
$ 11,542 |
| Penumbra Theatre, Saint Paul (Group II / WF) |
$ 55,309 |
| Pillsbury House Theatre, Minneapolis (Group III) |
$ 26,651 |
| Plains Art Museum, Fargo (Group II ) |
$ 36,813 |
| The Playwrights' Center, Inc., Minneapolis (Group II / WF) |
$ 33,003 |
| Ragamala Music and Dance Theater, Minneapolis (Group III) |
$ 14,531 |
| Red Eye, Minneapolis (Group III) |
$ 13,199 |
| Rochester Art Center, Rochester (Group II ) |
$ 33,611 |
| Rochester Civic Theatre, Rochester (Group III ) |
$ 11,942 |
| Rochester Orchestra and Chorale, Rochester (Group III) |
$ 15,789 |
| The Rose Ensemble, Saint Paul (Group III) |
$ 16,109 |
| Rourke Art Museum, Moorhead (Group III ) |
$ 2,873 |
| Saint Cloud Symphony Orchestra, Saint Cloud (Group III) |
$ 15,802 |
| Saint Francis Music Center, Little Falls (Group III) |
$ 12,135 |
| The Saint John's Boys' Choir, Collegeville (Group III) |
$ 14,158 |
| Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Saint Paul (Group I) |
$ 285,171 |
| The Schubert Club, Saint Paul (Group II / WF) |
$ 51,801 |
| Skylark Opera, Saint Paul (Group III) |
$ 13,246 |
| The Soap Factory, Minneapolis (Group III) |
$ 16,987 |
| Springboard for the Arts, Saint Paul (Group III) |
$ 18,316 |
| Stages Theatre Company, Hopkins (Group II / WF) |
$ 42,894 |
| SteppingStone Theatre for Youth Development, Saint Paul (Group III) |
$ 37,798 |
| Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater, Golden Valley (Group III ) |
$ 4,400 |
| Tapestry Folkdance Center, Minneapolis (Group III ) |
$ 4,463 |
| Ten Thousand Things Theater, Minneapolis (Group III) |
$ 19,837 |
| Textile Center, Minneapolis (Group III) |
$ 21,261 |
| Theater Latté Da, Minneapolis (Group III) |
$ 14,018 |
| Theatre in the Round Players, Inc., Minneapolis (Group III) |
$ 16,779 |
| Tweed Museum of Art, Duluth (Group III) |
$ 21,444 |
| Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir, Brooklyn Center (Group III) |
$ 12,443 |
| Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus, Minneapolis (Group II / WF) |
$ 32,681 |
| VocalEssence, Minneapolis (Group II / WF) |
$ 54,246 |
| VSA arts of Minnesota, Minneapolis (Group III) |
$ 17,398 |
| Walker Art Center, Minneapolis (Group I) |
$ 428,263 |
| WAMSO-Minnesota Orchestra Volunteer Association, Minneapolis (Group III ) |
$ 7,786 |
| Willmar Community Theatre, Inc., Willmar (Group III) |
$ 11,851 |
| Young Audiences of Minnesota, Saint Paul (Group III) |
$ 19,624 |
| Youth Performance Company, Minneapolis (Group III) |
$ 20,467 |
| Zeitgeist, Saint Paul (Group III) |
$ 12,590 |
| Zenon Dance Company and School, Minneapolis (Group III) |
$ 22,166 |
| Zorongo Flamenco Dance Theatre and School, Minneapolis (Group III ) |
$ 3,550 |
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