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Funding to Preserve Black History
A Racial and Economic Justice grant helps Memorialize the Movement preserve murals made after George Floyd’s murder.
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The Great Northern
The Minneapolis Foundation is, once again, happy to help sponsor the Great Northern festival. The Great Northern celebrates Minnesota's cold, creative winters through ten days of diverse programming that invigorate mind and body.
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Community radio station honored by Here is MPLS
Congratulations to KRSM and the 12 other people, projects, and organizations honored by Here is MPLS! Check out this story featured on Fox 9.
The arts are essential to who and what we are in Minnesota. We are committed to ensuring that the arts remain a strength in our state and are accessible to all communities.
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Regional Cultural Treasures
A $12.6 million regional initiative of America’s Cultural Treasures will provide new funding for Black, Indigenous, Latinx, and Asian American-led arts organizations. The Minneapolis Foundation will administer the Regional Cultural Treasures grants.
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Fourth Round of OneMPLS Pandemic Response Grants Awarded
Funding will support 41 nonprofit organizations that are providing critical services during the COVID-19 crisis.
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Third Round of OneMPLS Pandemic Response Grants Awarded
106 organization received more than $1.5 million in OneMPLS grants in this initial response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Additional $500,000 Awarded in OneMPLS Pandemic Response Grants
These grants support regional efforts to address the economic impact of COVID-19 and serve communities disproportionately affected by the pandemic.
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OneMPLS Grants Awarded to Support Pandemic Response
Grant recipients will use funding to address needs such as home delivery of food and supplies to seniors, services for homeless youth, support for artists, and more.
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Framing the Future of Arts
This video showcases the Minneapolis Foundation’s 2017 arts convening, which brought people together to focus on our vibrant arts community.
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Arts + Disruption
In 2017, the Minneapolis Foundation brought together arts leaders and donors for a discussion about the future of the arts.
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Accessible Art
Joseph Haj, Artistic Director at the Guthrie Theater, sat down with the Minneapolis Foundation to talk about being community-purposed and accessible.
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A $12.6 million regional initiative of America’s Cultural Treasures will provide new funding for Black, Indigenous, Latinx, and Asian American-led arts organizations. The funding, to be distributed in two phases, is made possible by a collaboration of the McKnight, Ford, Bush and Jerome Foundations. The Minneapolis Foundation will administer the Regional Cultural Treasures grants.
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