• Minneapolis Foundation donors contributed more than $2.5 million to arts and cultural organizations through their donor advised funds last year.
  
  
• Minnesota is home to more than 1,500 arts and cultural organizations and nearly 20,000 artists.
  
  
• 67% of Minnesotans have attended an arts event in the last year.
  
  
• Individual artists in Minnesota generate more than $200 million in economic activity annually.
  
  
• The economic impact of Minnesota’s arts and cultural organizations totals more than $830 million annually.

For the fact sources please email us or call (612) 672-3853. For more facts about our community visit MN Compass or Wilder Foundation

Please note that not all activities and issues featured are eligible for funding through our Community Grantmaking program. For more information visit our grant guidelines.