Giving in Minnesota, 2006 Edition
Giving in Minnesota Sample Trends:
Arts, Culture and Humanities
Grantmaking
Grantmaking to Arts, Culture and Humanities includes contributions to the Performing Arts, Museums, Media/Communication, Art/Cultural Organizations, Historical Societies, Visual Arts, Humanities and Arts Services.
In 2004, the Giving in Minnesota sample gave a total of more than $115 million
in grants to Arts, Culture and Humanities, comprising a 15-percent share of
total Minnesota grant dollars. The Performing Arts subcategory receiving the
highest share (35 percent) of Arts grant dollars followed by the museums with 21
percent.
Trends in Arts Grantmaking
Trends and patterns in Arts, Culture and Humanities grantmaking from 1990 to 2004 reveal fluctuations in shares of grant dollars at both the state and national levels. Despite this, Minnesota’s percentage share of Arts, Culture and Humanities grantmaking (15 percent) was slightly higher than the national average of 13 percent. As in 2003, the year 2004 witnessed special grantmaking activity in the arts: a single $3.57-million grant to the Minneapolis Institute of Arts by The Wood-Rill Foundation and a $2.43-million grant to the Walker Art Center by The Minneapolis Foundation.
In addition, the increase in share of Arts, Culture and Humanities grantmaking is also attributable to more organizations receiving $1 million or more, up from 15 in 2003 to 18 in 2004, as well as capital campaigns by the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minnesota Public Radio, The Guthrie Theater and Walker Art Center.
Arts Grantmaking by Grantmaker Type
In 2004, private and community/public foundations saw increases in percentage
shares of Arts, Culture and Humanities grantmaking of 4 percent and 1 percent,
respectively, compared to corporate grantmakers, which saw a 5-percent decline
in share.
Unlike private foundations, which as a group decreased their percentage share of Arts grantmaking in 2003, corporate foundations and giving programs have continued to sustain giving and have held the highest share since 2002. In 2004, however, corporate foundations and giving programs had the same percentage of share as private foundations, despite corporate foundations’ 5-percent decrease in total Arts grants, which may be related to the timing of capital campaign commitments.
Largest Arts Grantmakers
Minnesota’s five largest Arts grantmakers in 2004:
- Target Foundation and Corporation
- The McKnight Foundation
- E.M. Pearson Foundation
- Bush Foundation
- The Minneapolis Foundation
Arts Grantmaking by Subcategory
Despite fluctuation in size of share, the Performing Arts and Museums subcategories continue to have the highest share of grant dollars among Arts subcategories. In 2004, both subcategories saw declines in share of grant dollars, with Performing Arts having a 4-percent decrease in shares from 39 percent in 2003 to 35 percent in 2004 and Museums a 2-percent decrease from 23 percent to 21 percent.
The Other Arts/Cultural Organizations subcategory saw the highest increase in number of share of grant dollars at 7 percent, from 4 percent in 2003 to 11 percent in 2004.
Arts, Culture, and Humanities Grant Recipients
The top five recipients of Minnesota’s Arts, Culture and Humanities grant dollars in 2004 were:
- Walker Art Center
- Minneapolis Institute of Arts
- The Guthrie Theater
- Minnesota Public Radio
- Minnesota Orchestral Association
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Giving in Minnesota
2006 Edition
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Table of Contents
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Index
Section I:
Introduction
Section II:
Key Findings
Section III:
Minnesota Giving Overview
Section IV:
Sample Trends
Section V:
Methodology
Section VI:
Appendices
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About This Report
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Giving in Minnesota, an annual research report produced by the Minnesota Council on Foundations since 1984, provides a comprehensive analysis of the trends and patterns of giving by organized philanthropy in the state.
This report provides an overview of giving by Minnesota foundations and corporations domestically and internationally, as well as giving by individual Minnesotans. The report also provides an in-depth analysis of the Giving in Minnesota sample of the largest Minnesota foundations and corporations by subject area, geographic area, intended beneficiary and support type.
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