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Arts, Culture & Humanities Nonprofits in Minnesota

Minnesota is home to 2,517 Arts, Culture & Humanities nonprofit organizations.

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Minneapolis Society Of Fine Arts

Minneapolis, MN

Assets: $389m

Revenue: $53m

MISSION:

ENRICHING COMMUNITY BY COLLECTING, PRESERVING AND MAKING ACCESSIBLE OUTSTANDING WORKS OF ART

Walker Art Center Inc

Minneapolis, MN

Assets: $379m

Revenue: $50m

MISSION:

THE WALKER ART CENTER EMPOWERS PEOPLE TO EXPERIENCE THE TRANSFORMATIVE POSSIBILITIES OF THE ART AND IDEAS OF OUR TIME AND TO IMAGINE THE WORLD IN NEW WAYS.

Minnesota Historical Society

Saint Paul, MN

Assets: $262m

Revenue: $58m

MISSION:

USING THE POWER OF HISTORY TO TRANSFORM LIVES THROUGH EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES, HISTORY EXHIBITIONS AND PROGRAMS, HISTORIC PRESERVATION, ACCESSIBILITY TO A NETWORK OF HISTORIC SITES, PUBLICATIONS OF MINNESOTA HISTORICAL CONTENT AND ARCHIVAL SERVICES.

American Public Media Group

St Paul, MN

Assets: $192m

Revenue: $30m

MISSION:

TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO (MPR) AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PUBLIC RADIO (SCPR).

Minnesota Orchestral Association

Minneapolis, MN

Assets: $187m

Revenue: $24m

MISSION:

AN INTERNATIONALLY-RECOGNIZED ORCHESTRA DEDICATED TO ENRICHING AND SERVING MINNESOTA COMMUNITY.

Minnesota Public Radio

St Paul, MN

Assets: $177m

Revenue: $114m

MISSION:

NONCOMMERCIAL EDUCATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO BROADCASTING.

Guthrie Theatre Foundation

Minneapolis, MN

Assets: $150m

Revenue: $19m

MISSION:

THE GUTHRIE THEATER, FOUNDED IN 1963, IS AN AMERICAN CENTER FOR THEATRE PERFORMANCE, PRODUCTION, EDUCATION, AND PROFESSIONAL TRAINING.

Science Museum Of Minnesota

St Paul, MN

Assets: $138m

Revenue: $25m

MISSION:

THE SCIENCE MUSEUM OF MINNESOTA ENVISIONS A WORLD IN WHICH EVERYONE HAS THE POWER TO USE SCIENCE TO MAKE LIVES BETTER. THE MUSEUM IS ONE OF THE STATE'S OLDEST AND BEST-KNOWN CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS, WITH A HISTORY DATING BACK TO 1907. THE MUSEUM SERVES HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE EACH YEAR WITH A COMBINATION OF HIGH-QUALITY STEM LEARNING EXPERIENCES, HIGHLY-REGARDED SCIENCE AND RESEARCH PROGRAMS THAT SPAN THE GLOBE, AND A WORLD-CLASS COLLECTION OF NEARLY TWO MILLION FOSSILS, ARTIFACTS, AND CULTURAL OBJECTS THAT SPAN BILLIONS OF YEARS OF EARTH'S HISTORY. THE MUSEUM'S MISSION IS TO TURN ON THE SCIENCE: INSPIRE LEARNING, INFORM POLICY, AND IMPROVE LIVES.

Borealis Philanthropy

Minneapolis, MN

Assets: $93m

Revenue: $84m

MISSION:

BOREALIS PHILANTHROPY DIRECTS RESOURCES TO PEOPLE BUILDING POWERFUL, THRIVING COMMUNITIES THAT SERVE ALL OF US, WITH THOSE MOST IMPACTED BY INJUSTICE LEADING THE WAY. WE INVEST IN LEADERS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND MOVEMENTS USING DIVERSE AND INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES TO PURSUE TRANSFORMATIONAL CHANGE, AND WE WORK WITH DONORS TO SUPPORT MOVEMENTS IN WAYS THEY MAY NOT BE ABLE TO DO ON THEIR OWN. THROUGH OUR WORK WITH BOTH FUNDERS AND GRANTEE PARTNERS, WE AIM TO SHIFT POWER AND INVEST IN COMMUNITIES.

Artspace Projects Inc

Minneapolis, MN

Assets: $89m

Revenue: $24m

MISSION:

TO CREATE, FOSTER, AND PRESERVE AFFORDABLE SPACE FOR ARTISTS AND ARTS ORGANIZATIONS.

Oakleaf Endowment Tr Fbo Minnesota Orchestra 063097

Minneapolis, MN

Assets: $81m

Revenue: $10m

MISSION:

The goal of this organization is to support a single institution within the Arts, Culture & Humanities major group.

Twin Cities Public Television Inc

Saint Paul, MN

Assets: $69m

Revenue: $37m

MISSION:

THE MISSION OF TWIN CITIES PBS (TPT) IS TO ENRICH LIVES AND STRENGTHEN OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH THE POWER OF MEDIA. AS ONE OF THE NATION'S LEADING PUBLIC MEDIA ORGANIZATIONS, TPT USES TELEVISION, INTERACTIVE MEDIA AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, CULTURE AND CITIZENSHIP. IN ITS NEARLY 60-YEAR HISTORY, TPT HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED FOR ITS INNOVATION AND CREATIVITY WITH NUMEROUS AWARDS, INCLUDING PEABODY AWARDS, AND NATIONAL AND REGIONAL EMMYS. BASED IN SAINT PAUL, MN, TPT IS ONE OF THE MOST HIGHLY VIEWED PUBLIC TV STATIONS IN THE NATION, REACHING MORE THAN 1.7 MILLION PEOPLE EACH MONTH THROUGH MULTIPLE BROADCAST AND DIGITAL PLATFORMS. THE ORGANIZATION'S PARTICULAR AREAS OF FOCUS INCLUDE: THE EDUCATIONAL READINESS OF CHILDREN; SERVING THE NEEDS AND UNLEASHING THE POTENTIAL OF AMERICA'S AGING POPULATION; ENGAGING A NEW GENERATION IN THE POWER OF PUBLIC MEDIA; AND BEING THE PREFERRED MEDIA PARTNER FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT ALIGN WITH OUR MISSION TO ENRICH LIVES AND STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY.

Ordway Center For The Performing Arts

Saint Paul, MN

Assets: $67m

Revenue: $23m

MISSION:

SEE SCHEDULE O. THE ORDWAY'S MISSION IS TO BE A COMMUNITY MAGNET THAT ATTRACTS ARTISTS AND AUDIENCES, CREATING UNFORGETTABLE SHARED EXPERIENCES.

Cafesjian Art Trust

Roseville, MN

Assets: $63m

Revenue: $22m

MISSION:

The goal of this organization is to acquire, preserve, research, exhibit and provide for the educational use of works of art, objects or artifacts that are related to the study of zoology, biology, botany, mineralogy, geology and other natural sciences; history; archeology; or science and technology.

Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Society

St Paul, MN

Assets: $58m

Revenue: $22m

MISSION:

TO ENRICH THE TWIN CITIES BY SHARING DISTINCTIVE AND ENGAGING CHAMBER ORCHESTRA PERFORMANCES.

American Swedish Institute

Minneapolis, MN

Assets: $54m

Revenue: $23m

MISSION:

ASI IS A PLACE TO SHARE SWEDISH EXPERIENCES OF CULTURE, MIGRATION, THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE ARTS.

4 Cornerstones Foundation

Edina, MN

Assets: $53m

Revenue: $55m

MISSION:

The goal of this organization is to raise and distribute funds for multiple organizations within the Arts, Culture, and Humanities major group area.

Arts Partnership

Saint Paul, MN

Assets: $40m

Revenue: $5m

MISSION:

THE ARTS PARTNERSHIP WAS INCORPORATED ON APRIL 10, 2007 AND ORGANIZED TO OPERATE EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND, IN PARTICULAR, AS A TYPE I SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 509(A)(3) FOR THE BENEFIT OF AND TO CARRY OUT THE PURPOSES OF ITS SUPPORTED ORGANIZATIONS (SUPPORTED ORGANIZATIONS), NAMELY, ORDWAY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS (THE ORDWAY); THE SAINT PAUL CHAMBER ORCHESTRA SOCIETY; THE MINNESOTA OPERA; AND THE SCHUBERT CLUB (COLLECTIVELY, THE ARTS PARTNERS), EACH OF WHICH IS A MINNESOTA NONPROFIT CORPORATION EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND CLASSIFIED AS A PUBLIC CHARITY UNDER SECTION 509(A)(2) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE ARTS PARTNERSHIP STRENGTHENS ITS MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS IN SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH GROWING COLLABORATION AND STEWARDSHIP OF ITS SHARED ASSETS.

The Minnesota Opera

Minneapolis, MN

Assets: $36m

Revenue: $16m

MISSION:

MINNESOTA OPERA CHANGES LIVES BY BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER TO ADVANCE THE ART OF OPERA.

Macphail Center For Music

Minneapolis, MN

Assets: $36m

Revenue: $14m

MISSION:

ADDRESS THE MUSIC EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF THE RESIDENTS OF TWIN CITIES METROPOLITAN AREA AND BEYOND.