FY 2026 Grantees
Operating Support
Operating Support is a grant program that provides general support to high quality, established arts organizations that produce, present, or exhibit works of art; to organizations that provide a broad range of services to practicing 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, and to maintain their ongoing programs, services, and facilities without special emphasis on new initiatives as justification for funding.
| Number of grants awarded: |
214 |
| Total dollars awarded: |
$ 17,576,720 |
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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) | $ 46,498 |
| A Center for the Arts, Fergus Falls (Group 3) | $ 46,447 |
| Alive & Kickin, Minneapolis (Group 4) | $ 42,132 |
| American Composers Forum, Saint Paul (Group 2) | $ 75,474 |
| American Craft Council, Minneapolis (Group 2) | $ 143,163 |
| American Swedish Institute, Minneapolis (Group 2) | $ 183,900 |
| The Anderson Center at Tower View, Red Wing (Group 2) | $ 62,807 |
| Andria Theatre, Alexandria (Group 3) | $ 33,185 |
| Angelica Cantanti Youth Choirs, Bloomington (Group 4) | $ 34,658 |
| Artaria String Quartet, Saint Paul (Group 4) | $ 39,521 |
| Artistry, Bloomington (Group 2) | $ 83,567 |
| Arts Center of Saint Peter, Inc, Saint Peter (Group 4) | $ 24,064 |
| Artspace, Minneapolis (Group 1) | $ 384,288 |
| ArtStart, Saint Paul (Group 4) | $ 44,068 |
| Ashland Productions, Inc, Maplewood (Group 3) | $ 33,609 |
| The Atelier, Minneapolis (Group 4) | $ 22,304 |
| Austin Area Arts, Austin (Group 3) | $ 46,216 |
| The Bach Society of Minnesota, Saint Paul (Group 4) | $ 39,226 |
| Backus Community Center/Backus Arts, International Falls (Group 4) | $ 31,034 |
| Ballet Co.Laboratory, Saint Paul (Group 3) | $ 55,856 |
| Ballet Minnesota, Saint Paul (Group 4) | $ 15,000 |
| The Barn Theatre, Willmar (Group 4) | $ 32,511 |
| Bemidji Symphony Orchestra, Bemidji (Group 4) | $ 36,528 |
| Border CrosSing, Saint Paul (Group 4) | $ 39,352 |
| Brownbody, Vadnais Heights (Group 3) | $ 39,740 |
| CAAM Chinese Dance Theater, Saint Paul (Group 4) | $ 35,455 |
| Cantus, Minneapolis (Group 2) | $ 66,600 |
| Capri Theater, Minneapolis (Group 2) | $ 59,125 |
| The Cedar, Minneapolis (Group 2) | $ 77,859 |
| Celtic Junction Arts Center, Saint Paul (Group 4) | $ 40,330 |
| The Center for Irish Music, Saint Paul (Group 3) | $ 46,911 |
| Central Lakes Community Performing Arts Center, Brainerd (Group 3) | $ 52,465 |
| Chatfield Center for the Arts, Chatfield (Group 4) | $ 18,941 |
| Chicago Avenue Fire Arts Center, Minneapolis (Group 3) | $ 51,679 |
| Children's Performing Arts, White Bear Lake (Group 3) | $ 28,256 |
| Children's Theatre Company, Minneapolis (Group 1) | $ 397,435 |
| Choral Arts Ensemble of Rochester, Rochester (Group 4) | $ 33,484 |
| Circus Juventas, Saint Paul (Group 2) | $ 124,720 |
| CLIMB Theatre, Inver Grove Heights (Group 2) | $ 46,938 |
| Coffee House Press, Minneapolis (Group 2) | $ 65,508 |
| COLLIDE Theatrical Dance Company, Saint Paul (Group 4) | $ 43,118 |
| Commonweal Theatre Company, Lanesboro (Group 2) | $ 56,449 |
| ComMUSICation, Saint Paul (Group 4) | $ 38,966 |
| COMPAS, Saint Paul (Group 2) | $ 78,547 |
| Copper Street Brass, Minneapolis (Group 4) | $ 41,399 |
| Crossing Arts Alliance, Brainerd (Group 4) | $ 15,000 |
| Department of Public Transformation, Granite Falls (Group 3) | $ 48,471 |
| Duluth Art Institute, Duluth (Group 3) | $ 31,500 |
| Duluth Playhouse, Duluth (Group 2) | $ 109,880 |
| Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra, Duluth (Group 2) | $ 60,639 |
| Eagan Art House, Eagan (Group 4) | $ 41,153 |
| Ely's Historic State Theater, Ely (Group 3) | $ 47,096 |
| Exposed Brick Theatre, Saint Paul (Group 4) | $ 41,417 |
| Fairmont Opera House, Fairmont (Group 3) | $ 49,100 |
| The Film Society of Minneapolis Saint Paul, Minneapolis (Group 2) | $ 80,452 |
| FilmNorth, Saint Paul (Group 3) | $ 48,945 |
| FOCI Minnesota Center for Glass Arts, Minneapolis (Group 3) | $ 55,395 |
| Franconia Sculpture Park, Shafer (Group 3) | $ 38,033 |
| Full Circle Theater Company, Minneapolis (Group 4) | $ 39,135 |
| Giving Voice Initiative, Edina (Group 4) | $ 32,880 |
| Goldstein Museum of Design, Saint Paul (Group 4) | $ 32,568 |
| The Grand Center for Arts and Culture, New Ulm (Group 3) | $ 54,370 |
| Grand Marais Art Colony, Grand Marais (Group 3) | $ 41,150 |
| Graywolf Press, Minneapolis (Group 2) | $ 164,696 |
| Great River Arts, Little Falls (Group 4) | $ 18,119 |
| Great River Shakespeare Festival, Winona (Group 2) | $ 58,569 |
| GREAT Theatre, Waite Park (Group 2) | $ 87,155 |
| Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies, Saint Paul (Group 2) | $ 76,729 |
| Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis (Group 1) | $ 968,634 |
| Headwaters Music & Arts, Bemidji (Group 4) | $ 27,778 |
| Hennepin Arts, Minneapolis (Group 1) | $ 1,025,496 |
| Highpoint Center for Printmaking, Minneapolis (Group 2) | $ 88,421 |
| Historic Holmes Theatre, Detroit Lakes (Group 3) | $ 49,060 |
| History Theatre, Saint Paul (Group 2) | $ 119,309 |
| Honors Choirs of Southeast Minnesota, Rochester (Group 3) | $ 19,966 |
| The Hook and Ladder Theater, Minneapolis (Group 2) | $ 56,159 |
| Hopewell Music Cooperative North, Minneapolis (Group 4) | $ 41,869 |
| Hopkins Center for the Arts, Hopkins (Group 2) | $ 62,474 |
| Illusion Theater, Minneapolis (Group 2) | $ 65,113 |
| In Progress, Saint Paul (Group 4) | $ 42,012 |
| In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre, Minneapolis (Group 3) | $ 33,439 |
| Indigenous Roots Cultural Arts Center, Saint Paul (Group 3) | $ 39,047 |
| Interact, Saint Paul (Group 2) | $ 95,270 |
| Irish Fair of Minnesota, Saint Paul (Group 2) | $ 50,574 |
| Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program, Grand Rapids (Group 4) | $ 30,276 |
| Jungle Theater, Minneapolis (Group 2) | $ 81,697 |
| Juxtaposition Arts, Minneapolis (Group 2) | $ 117,388 |
| Kaddatz Gallery, Fergus Falls (Group 4) | $ 34,257 |
| KAIROS ALIVE!, Minneapolis (Group 4) | $ 33,913 |
| Katha Dance Theatre, Crystal (Group 4) | $ 33,006 |
| Kulture Klub Collaborative, Minneapolis (Group 4) | $ 30,640 |
| Lake Superior Youth Chorus, Duluth (Group 4) | $ 31,812 |
| Lakes Area Music Festival, Brainerd (Group 2) | $ 61,105 |
| Lakeshore Players Theatre, White Bear Lake (Group 2) | $ 45,570 |
| Lakeville Area Arts Center, Lakeville (Group 2) | $ 64,476 |
| Lanesboro Arts, Lanesboro (Group 4) | $ 44,864 |
| The Loft Literary Center, Minneapolis (Group 2) | $ 95,850 |
| Lyra Baroque Orchestra, Saint Paul (Group 4) | $ 24,200 |
| Lyric Arts Main Street Stage, Anoka (Group 2) | $ 54,421 |
| Lyric Opera of the North, Duluth (Group 4) | $ 40,616 |
| MacPhail Center for Music, Minneapolis (Group 1) | $ 473,193 |
| MacRostie Art Center, Grand Rapids (Group 4) | $ 42,026 |
| Manidoo Ogitigaan, Bemidji (Group 3) | $ 39,028 |
| Mankato Ballet Company, Mankato (Group 3) | $ 32,168 |
| Mankato Symphony Orchestra, Mankato (Group 4) | $ 24,468 |
| Marine Mills Folk School, Marine On Saint Croix (Group 4) | $ 23,459 |
| Midway Contemporary Art, Minneapolis (Group 3) | $ 44,334 |
| Milkweed Editions, Minneapolis (Group 1) | $ 248,702 |
| Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis (Group 1) | $ 92,969 |
| Minnesota Ballet, Duluth (Group 3) | $ 53,541 |
| Minnesota Bluegrass, Minneapolis (Group 4) | $ 35,018 |
| Minnesota Boychoir, Saint Paul (Group 3) | $ 33,711 |
| Minnesota Center for Book Arts, Minneapolis (Group 3) | $ 58,500 |
| Minnesota Chorale, Minneapolis (Group 3) | $ 44,782 |
| Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts, Winona (Group 4) | $ 25,983 |
| Minnesota Fringe, Minneapolis (Group 3) | $ 51,266 |
| Minnesota Marine Art Museum, Winona (Group 2) | $ 86,687 |
| Minnesota Opera, Minneapolis (Group 1) | $ 405,159 |
| Minnesota Orchestra, Minneapolis (Group 1) | $ 1,234,700 |
| Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop, Minneapolis (Group 3) | $ 48,802 |
| Minnesota Youth Symphonies, Saint Paul (Group 3) | $ 38,666 |
| Minnetonka Center for the Arts, Wayzata (Group 2) | $ 58,422 |
| Mixed Blood Theatre Company, Minneapolis (Group 2) | $ 68,610 |
| Mizna, Saint Paul (Group 4) | $ 44,196 |
| The Museum of Russian Art, Minneapolis (Group 2) | $ 76,826 |
| Native American Community Development Institute, Minneapolis (Group 2) | $ 81,073 |
| NEMAA, Minneapolis (Group 4) | $ 40,753 |
| New Native Theatre, Saint Paul (Group 4) | $ 37,448 |
| New York Mills Regional Cultural Center, New York Mills (Group 4) | $ 41,293 |
| North House Folk School, Grand Marais (Group 2) | $ 107,470 |
| Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis (Group 2) | $ 80,712 |
| Northern Lights Music Festival, Inc, Gilbert (Group 4) | $ 22,256 |
| Northern Starz Children's Theatre, Ramsey (Group 4) | $ 23,304 |
| Northfield Arts Guild, Northfield (Group 3) | $ 47,567 |
| Northrop, Minneapolis (Group 1) | $ 273,421 |
| One Voice Mixed Chorus, Saint Paul (Group 4) | $ 45,557 |
| Open Eye Theatre, Minneapolis (Group 4) | $ 42,970 |
| Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, Saint Paul (Group 1) | $ 568,153 |
| The O'Shaughnessy at Saint Catherine University, Saint Paul (Group 2) | $ 62,802 |
| Oyate Hotanin, Saint Paul (Group 4) | $ 41,061 |
| Pangea World Theater, Minneapolis (Group 2) | $ 65,413 |
| Paradise Center for the Arts, Faribault (Group 3) | $ 31,660 |
| Paramount Center for the Arts, Saint Cloud (Group 2) | $ 67,127 |
| Park Square Theatre, Saint Paul (Group 2) | $ 85,611 |
| Penumbra Theatre Company, Saint Paul (Group 2) | $ 120,101 |
| Pillsbury House Theatre, Minneapolis (Group 2) | $ 88,123 |
| Playwrights' Center, Minneapolis (Group 2) | $ 96,331 |
| Public Art Saint Paul, Saint Paul (Group 3) | $ 55,934 |
| Ragamala Dance, Minneapolis (Group 2) | $ 59,329 |
| Rain Taxi Review of Books, Minneapolis (Group 4) | $ 38,804 |
| Red Eye Theater, Minneapolis (Group 4) | $ 39,477 |
| Red Wing Arts, Red Wing (Group 2) | $ 63,279 |
| Reif Center, Grand Rapids (Group 2) | $ 72,256 |
| River City Rhythm, Inc, Monticello (Group 3) | $ 29,963 |
| Rochester Art Center, Rochester (Group 3) | $ 42,946 |
| Rochester Civic Music, Rochester (Group 2) | $ 72,219 |
| The Rochester Civic Theatre Company, Rochester (Group 3) | $ 21,770 |
| Rochester Symphony, Rochester (Group 3) | $ 29,912 |
| Rosy Simas Danse, Minneapolis (Group 4) | $ 28,921 |
| The Rourke Art Gallery Museum, Moorhead (Group 4) | $ 18,525 |
| Rumriver Art Center, Anoka (Group 3) | $ 46,475 |
| Saint Francis Music Center, Little Falls (Group 4) | $ 24,678 |
| The Saint John's Boys' Choir, Collegeville (Group 4) | $ 36,024 |
| Saint Paul Almanac, Saint Paul (Group 4) | $ 28,384 |
| Saint Paul Ballet, Saint Paul (Group 4) | $ 42,951 |
| Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Saint Paul (Group 1) | $ 355,956 |
| Saint Paul Conservatory of Music, Saint Paul (Group 3) | $ 56,209 |
| The Schubert Club, Saint Paul (Group 2) | $ 103,620 |
| The SEAD Project, Minneapolis (Group 3) | $ 46,162 |
| Shakespearean Youth Theatre, Saint Paul (Group 4) | $ 40,056 |
| The Sheldon Theatre, Red Wing (Group 2) | $ 71,177 |
| The Singers, Saint Paul (Group 4) | $ 34,302 |
| Six Points Theater, Saint Paul (Group 4) | $ 43,795 |
| Soo Visual Arts Center, Minneapolis (Group 4) | $ 33,543 |
| Southeastern Minnesota Youth Orchestra, Inc, Rochester (Group 4) | $ 38,700 |
| Speaking Out Collective, Minneapolis (Group 4) | $ 24,115 |
| Springboard for the Arts, Saint Paul (Group 2) | $ 127,157 |
| Stages Theatre Company, Hopkins (Group 2) | $ 110,230 |
| State Street Theater Co., New Ulm (Group 4) | $ 31,784 |
| Stuart Pimsler Dance & Theater, Inc, Minneapolis (Group 4) | $ 17,993 |
| TaikoArts Midwest, Minneapolis (Group 3) | $ 45,424 |
| Tapestry Folkdance Center, Minneapolis (Group 4) | $ 15,000 |
| Teatro del Pueblo, Saint Paul (Group 4) | $ 40,444 |
| Ten Thousand Things, Saint Paul (Group 3) | $ 57,933 |
| Textile Center, Minneapolis (Group 2) | $ 63,174 |
| Theater Latté Da, Minneapolis (Group 2) | $ 129,819 |
| Theater Mu, Saint Paul (Group 2) | $ 71,398 |
| Theatre B, Moorhead (Group 4) | $ 28,962 |
| Theatre in the Round Players, Inc, Minneapolis (Group 4) | $ 21,621 |
| Theatre L'Homme Dieu, Alexandria (Group 3) | $ 15,000 |
| Threads, Minneapolis (Group 4) | $ 27,681 |
| TigerLion Arts, Minneapolis (Group 4) | $ 29,429 |
| Tofte Lake Center, Ely (Group 4) | $ 15,000 |
| TU Dance, Saint Paul (Group 3) | $ 53,045 |
| The Tweed Museum of Art, Duluth (Group 3) | $ 20,038 |
| Twin Cities Ballet of Minnesota, Lakeville (Group 4) | $ 44,231 |
| Twin Cities Film Fest, Saint Louis Park (Group 3) | $ 46,384 |
| Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus, Minneapolis (Group 4) | $ 44,576 |
| VocalEssence, Minneapolis (Group 2) | $ 90,521 |
| Walker Art Center, Minneapolis (Group 1) | $ 668,526 |
| Walker|West, Saint Paul (Group 2) | $ 90,404 |
| Weavers Guild of Minnesota, Minneapolis (Group 4) | $ 25,897 |
| Weisman Art Museum, Minneapolis (Group 2) | $ 149,449 |
| White Bear Center for the Arts, White Bear Lake (Group 2) | $ 93,455 |
| Wirth Center for the Performing Arts, Saint Cloud (Group 4) | $ 16,200 |
| Wonderlust Productions, Saint Paul (Group 4) | $ 39,085 |
| Yellow Tree Theatre, Osseo (Group 3) | $ 53,982 |
| Young Dance, Saint Paul (Group 4) | $ 39,052 |
| Youth Dance Ensemble and School, Eden Prairie (Group 4) | $ 39,307 |
| Youth Performance Company, Saint Paul (Group 4) | $ 45,104 |
| zAmya Theater Project, Minneapolis (Group 4) | $ 42,222 |
| Zeitgeist, Duluth (Group 2) | $ 83,704 |
| Zeitgeist, Red Wing (Group 4) | $ 30,326 |
| Zenon Dance Company and School, Inc, Minneapolis (Group 4) | $ 37,762 |
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