FY 2025 Grantees
Operating Support
Operating Support is a 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: |
193 |
| Total dollars awarded: |
$ 22,476,868 |
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| Group 4 |
Organizations with operating expenses between $ 174,000 and $ 408,999 |
| Group 3 |
Organizations with operating expenses between $ 409,000 and $ 870,999 |
| Group 2 |
Organizations with operating expenses between $ 871,000 and $ 5,235,999 |
| Group 1 |
Organizations with budgets greater than $ 5,236,000 |
| Grantee, City (Group) |
Grant Amount |
| 826 MSP, Minneapolis (Group 3) | $73,321 |
| Alive & Kickin, Minneapolis (Group 4) | $61,640 |
| American Choral Directors Association of Minnesota, Minneapolis (Group 4) | $40,669 |
| The American Composers Forum, Saint Paul (Group 2) | $130,234 |
| American Craft Council, Minneapolis (Group 2) | $171,517 |
| American Swedish Institute, Minneapolis (Group 2) | $265,075 |
| Ananya Dance Theatre, Minneapolis (Group 3) | $76,487 |
| The Anderson Center, Red Wing (Group 3) | $94,628 |
| Andria Theatre, Alexandria (Group 4) | $46,308 |
| Angelica Cantanti Youth Choirs, Bloomington (Group 4) | $20,225 |
| Art of the Rural, Winona (Group 4) | $15,000 |
| Artaria String Quartet, Saint Paul (Group 4) | $56,682 |
| Artspace, Minneapolis (Group 1) | $538,888 |
| ArtStart, Saint Paul (Group 4) | $63,558 |
| Ashland Productions, Inc., Maplewood (Group 3) | $48,215 |
| The Atelier, Minneapolis (Group 4) | $33,083 |
| Austin Area Arts, Austin (Group 3) | $73,629 |
| The Bach Society of Minnesota, Saint Paul (Group 4) | $54,619 |
| Ballet Co.Laboratory, Saint Paul (Group 3) | $83,223 |
| The Barn Theatre, Willmar (Group 4) | $15,000 |
| CAAM Chinese Dance Theater, Saint Paul (Group 4) | $49,491 |
| Cantus, Minneapolis (Group 2) | $92,546 |
| The Cedar, Minneapolis (Group 2) | $101,432 |
| Celtic Junction Arts Center, Saint Paul (Group 4) | $56,968 |
| The Center for Irish Music, Inc., Saint Paul (Group 3) | $72,928 |
| A Center for the Arts, Fergus Falls (Group 4) | $16,455 |
| Central Lakes Community Performing Arts Center, Brainerd (Group 3) | $26,301 |
| Chatfield Center for the Arts, Chatfield (Group 4) | $27,272 |
| Chicago Avenue Fire Arts Center, Minneapolis (Group 3) | $76,935 |
| Children's Performing Arts, White Bear Lake (Group 3) | $43,098 |
| Children's Theatre Company, Minneapolis (Group 1) | $477,849 |
| Choral Arts Ensemble of Rochester, Rochester (Group 4) | $48,825 |
| Circus Juventas, Saint Paul (Group 2) | $180,080 |
| CLIMB Theatre, Inver Grove Heights (Group 2) | $72,003 |
| Coffee House Press, Minneapolis (Group 2) | $97,175 |
| COLLIDE Theatrical Dance Company, Saint Paul (Group 4) | $61,958 |
| Commonweal Theatre Company, Lanesboro (Group 3) | $58,749 |
| COMPAS, Saint Paul (Group 2) | $109,197 |
| Copper Street Brass, Minneapolis (Group 4) | $36,155 |
| Crossing Arts Alliance, Brainerd (Group 4) | $22,799 |
| Department of Public Transformation, Granite Falls (Group 4) | $60,665 |
| Duluth Playhouse, Duluth (Group 2) | $146,116 |
| Eagan Art House, Eagan (Group 4) | $59,039 |
| Ely's Historic State Theater, Ely (Group 4) | $65,896 |
| Fairmont Opera House, Fairmont (Group 3) | $77,191 |
| The Film Society of Minneapolis Saint Paul, Minneapolis (Group 3) | $79,661 |
| FilmNorth, Saint Paul (Group 3) | $74,862 |
| FOCI Minnesota Center for Glass Arts, Minneapolis (Group 3) | $90,622 |
| Forecast Public Art, Saint Paul (Group 2) | $96,030 |
| Giving Voice Initiative, Edina (Group 4) | $46,049 |
| Goldstein Museum of Design, Minneapolis (Group 4) | $50,926 |
| The Grand Center for Arts and Culture, New Ulm (Group 4) | $62,046 |
| Grand Marais Art Colony, Grand Marais (Group 3) | $28,287 |
| Graywolf Press, Minneapolis (Group 2) | $285,073 |
| Great River Arts, Little Falls (Group 4) | $25,694 |
| Great River Shakespeare Festival, Winona (Group 2) | $88,622 |
| GREAT Theatre, Waite Park (Group 2) | $129,899 |
| Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies, Saint Paul (Group 2) | $98,995 |
| Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis (Group 1) | $1,163,406 |
| Headwaters Music & Arts, Bemidji (Group 4) | $26,052 |
| Hennepin Arts, Minneapolis (Group 1) | $850,385 |
| Highpoint Center for Printmaking, Minneapolis (Group 2) | $124,001 |
| Historic Holmes Theatre, Detroit Lakes (Group 3) | $72,264 |
| History Theatre, Saint Paul (Group 2) | $138,088 |
| Honors Choirs of Southeast Minnesota, Rochester (Group 4) | $30,725 |
| Hopewell Music Cooperative North, Minneapolis (Group 4) | $62,847 |
| Hopkins Center for the Arts, Hopkins (Group 3) | $89,127 |
| Huge Improv Theater, Minneapolis (Group 3) | $ 21,420 |
| Illusion Theater, Minneapolis (Group 3) | $95,832 |
| In Progress, Saint Paul (Group 4) | $61,769 |
| In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre, Minneapolis (Group 4) | $46,591 |
| Indigenous Roots Cultural Arts Center, Saint Paul (Group 3) | $74,941 |
| Interact, Saint Paul (Group 2) | $147,894 |
| Irish Fair of Minnesota, Saint Paul (Group 2) | $77,622 |
| James Sewell Ballet, Minneapolis (Group 3) | $53,648 |
| Jungle Theater, Minneapolis (Group 2) | $108,781 |
| Juxtaposition Arts, Minneapolis (Group 2) | $168,565 |
| Kaddatz Gallery, Fergus Falls (Group 4) | $50,822 |
| KAIROS ALIVE!, Minneapolis (Group 4) | $52,403 |
| Katha Dance Theatre, Crystal (Group 4) | $49,613 |
| Kulture Klub Collaborative, Minneapolis (Group 4) | $61,602 |
| Lakes Area Music Festival, Brainerd (Group 3) | $87,283 |
| Lakeshore Players Theatre, White Bear Lake (Group 2) | $75,585 |
| Lakeville Area Arts Center, Lakeville (Group 3) | $90,949 |
| Lanesboro Arts, Lanesboro (Group 4) | $65,998 |
| The Loft Literary Center, Minneapolis (Group 2) | $142,124 |
| Lundstrum Center for the Performing Arts, Minneapolis (Group 2) | $109,853 |
| Lyra Baroque Orchestra, Saint Paul (Group 4) | $36,314 |
| Lyric Arts Main Street Stage, Anoka (Group 3) | $66,638 |
| Lyric Opera of the North, Duluth (Group 4) | $45,976 |
| MacPhail Center for Music, Minneapolis (Group 1) | $704,306 |
| MacRostie Art Center, Grand Rapids (Group 4) | $60,366 |
| Mankato Symphony Orchestra, Mankato (Group 4) | $18,617 |
| Midway Contemporary Art, Minneapolis (Group 3) | $79,176 |
| Milkweed Editions, Minneapolis (Group 1) | $430,879 |
| Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis (Group 1) | $130,994 |
| Minnesota Ballet, Duluth (Group 3) | $79,212 |
| Minnesota Boychoir, Saint Paul (Group 3) | $51,843 |
| Minnesota Center for Book Arts, Minneapolis (Group 3) | $89,995 |
| Minnesota Fringe, Minneapolis (Group 4) | $69,399 |
| Minnesota Marine Art Museum, Winona (Group 2) | $112,553 |
| Minnesota Opera, Minneapolis (Group 1) | $546,554 |
| Minnesota Orchestra, Minneapolis (Group 1) | $1,635,769 |
| Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop, Minneapolis (Group 4) | $68,578 |
| Minnesota Youth Symphonies, Saint Paul (Group 3) | $60,238 |
| Minnetonka Center for the Arts, Wayzata (Group 3) | $76,351 |
| Mixed Blood Theatre Company, Minneapolis (Group 2) | $98,463 |
| Mizna, Saint Paul (Group 4) | $67,294 |
| The Museum of Russian Art, Minneapolis (Group 2) | $111,718 |
| Native American Community Development Institute, Minneapolis (Group 2) | $118,858 |
| NEMAA, Minneapolis (Group 4) | $60,773 |
| New Native Theatre, Saint Paul (Group 4) | $53,255 |
| New York Mills Regional Cultural Center, New York Mills (Group 4) | $48,059 |
| North House Folk School, Grand Marais (Group 2) | $155,455 |
| Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis (Group 2) | $123,399 |
| Northern Lights Music Festival, Inc., Gilbert (Group 4) | $62,758 |
| Northern Starz Children's Theatre, Ramsey (Group 4) | $34,826 |
| Northfield Arts Guild, Northfield (Group 4) | $66,794 |
| Northrop, Minneapolis (Group 1) | $393,841 |
| One Voice Mixed Chorus, Saint Paul (Group 4) | $65,443 |
| Open Eye Theatre, Minneapolis (Group 4) | $60,087 |
| Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, Saint Paul (Group 1) | $661,068 |
| The O'Shaughnessy at St. Catherine University, Saint Paul (Group 3) | $58,937 |
| Pangea World Theater, Minneapolis (Group 3) | $92,006 |
| Paradise Center for the Arts, Faribault (Group 3) | $49,041 |
| Paramount Center for the Arts, Saint Cloud (Group 2) | $81,252 |
| Penumbra Theatre Company, Saint Paul (Group 2) | $147,877 |
| Pillsbury House Theatre, Minneapolis (Group 2) | $128,357 |
| The Playwrights' Center, Minneapolis (Group 2) | $132,985 |
| Public Art Saint Paul, Saint Paul (Group 3) | $78,520 |
| Ragamala Dance, Minneapolis (Group 3) | $84,958 |
| Rain Taxi Review of Books, Minneapolis (Group 4) | $57,174 |
| Red Eye Theater, Minneapolis (Group 4) | $58,115 |
| Red Wing Arts, Red Wing (Group 3) | $84,854 |
| Reif Center, Grand Rapids (Group 2) | $93,621 |
| River City Rhythm, Inc., Monticello (Group 4) | $39,739 |
| Rochester Art Center, Rochester (Group 3) | $70,441 |
| Rochester Civic Music, Rochester (Group 2) | $107,968 |
| The Rochester Civic Theatre Company, Rochester (Group 4) | $26,430 |
| Rochester Symphony, Rochester (Group 4) | $39,963 |
| Rosy Simas Danse, Minneapolis (Group 4) | $39,936 |
| The Rourke Art Gallery Museum, Moorhead (Group 4) | $26,417 |
| Rumriver Art Center, Anoka (Group 4) | $34,532 |
| Saint Francis Music Center, Little Falls (Group 4) | $35,450 |
| The Saint John's Boys' Choir, Collegeville (Group 4) | $28,853 |
| Saint Paul Almanac, Saint Paul (Group 4) | $66,161 |
| Saint Paul Ballet, Saint Paul (Group 4) | $63,078 |
| Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Saint Paul (Group 1) | $524,671 |
| Saint Paul Conservatory of Music, Saint Paul (Group 3) | $86,692 |
| The Schubert Club, Saint Paul (Group 2) | $144,126 |
| The SEAD Project, Minneapolis (Group 3) | $76,017 |
| Shakespearean Youth Theatre, Saint Paul (Group 4) | $57,533 |
| The Sheldon Theatre, Red Wing (Group 2) | $107,724 |
| The Singers, Saint Paul (Group 4) | $48,885 |
| Six Points Theater, Saint Paul (Group 4) | $52,713 |
| Soo Visual Arts Center, Minneapolis (Group 4) | $49,309 |
| Springboard for the Arts, Saint Paul (Group 2) | $167,770 |
| Stages Theatre Company, Hopkins (Group 2) | $153,399 |
| Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater, Minneapolis (Group 4) | $27,107 |
| TaikoArts Midwest, Minneapolis (Group 4) | $44,126 |
| Tapestry Folkdance Center, Minneapolis (Group 4) | $16,309 |
| Teatro del Pueblo, Saint Paul (Group 4) | $58,179 |
| Ten Thousand Things, Saint Paul (Group 3) | $85,467 |
| Textile Center, Minneapolis (Group 2) | $97,640 |
| Theater Mu, Saint Paul (Group 3) | $99,969 |
| Theatre in the Round Players, Inc., Minneapolis (Group 4) | $27,404 |
| Theatre Latte Da, Minneapolis (Group 2) | $144,891 |
| Theatre L'Homme Dieu, Alexandria (Group 4) | $16,244 |
| Threads, Minneapolis (Group 4) | $40,750 |
| TigerLion Arts, Minneapolis (Group 4) | $44,696 |
| TU Dance, Saint Paul (Group 3) | $78,186 |
| The Tweed Museum of Art, Duluth (Group 3) | $46,487 |
| Twin Cities Ballet of Minnesota, Lakeville (Group 4) | $30,517 |
| Twin Cities Catalyst Music, Burnsville (Group 4) | $52,478 |
| Twin Cities Film Fest, Saint Louis Park (Group 4) | $62,313 |
| Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus, Minneapolis (Group 4) | $62,778 |
| Upstream Arts, Inc., Minneapolis (Group 3) | $95,623 |
| Walker Art Center, Minneapolis (Group 1) | $964,271 |
| Walker|West, Saint Paul (Group 2) | $119,627 |
| Watermark Art Center, Bemidji (Group 4) | $53,621 |
| Weavers Guild of Minnesota, Minneapolis (Group 4) | $38,050 |
| Weisman Art Museum, Minneapolis (Group 2) | $193,598 |
| White Bear Center for the Arts, White Bear Lake (Group 2) | $131,736 |
| Wirth Center for the Performing Arts, Saint Cloud (Group 4) | $25,103 |
| Wonderlust Productions, Saint Paul (Group 4) | $56,943 |
| Yellow Tree Theatre, Osseo (Group 3) | $79,550 |
| Young Dance, Saint Paul (Group 4) | $59,747 |
| Youth Dance Ensemble and School, Burnsville (Group 4) | $58,604 |
| Youth Performance Company, Saint Paul (Group 4) | $66,050 |
| zAmya Theater Project, Minneapolis (Group 4) | $60,566 |
| Zeitgeist, Duluth (Group 2) | $127,079 |
| Zeitgeist, Saint Paul (Group 4) | $58,244 |
| Zenon Dance Company and School, Inc., Minneapolis (Group 4) | $55,482 |
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