Minnesota Museum of American Art
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Minnesota Museum of American Art at a glance
In short: Minnesota Museum of American Art gave $192K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $192K), mostly in Minnesota. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $191,989
- +140.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $191,989
- +140.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $191,989
- Total assets
- $16,538,603
- +60.6% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Minnesota (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Minnesota Museum of American Art funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Friends of the M ($192K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 4 grants of 5 (80%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Minnesota Museum of American Art gives
- Giving grew 121% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $80K (2024) to $672K (2019). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $192K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Friends of the M St. Paul, MN | To Help the Organization Achieve Its Mission | $191,989 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $16,538,603 | $10,138,854 | $3,033,885 | $191,989 | 1 | $69,499 |
| 2024 | $10,299,186 | $1,304,467 | $2,807,824 | $79,889 | 1 | $28,154 |
| 2023 | $11,992,219 | $5,798,234 | $2,716,180 | $85,328 | 1 | $26,114 |
| 2022 | $9,032,036 | $1,499,963 | $2,455,675 | $86,794 | 1 | $52,237 |
| 2021 | $10,375,521 | $2,131,613 | $2,325,326 | $94,934 | 1 | $85,177 |
| 2020 | $10,411,632 | $3,151,945 | $2,869,780 | $336,649 | 1 | $133,421 |
| 2019 | $9,348,727 | $5,242,193 | $3,309,665 | $672,109 | 1 | $200,033 |
About Minnesota Museum of American Art
Based on IRS filings
Minnesota Museum of American Art is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Saint Paul, MN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $16.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $192K. Net investment income was $69K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Minnesota Museum of American Art is led by Kate Beane, Executive Director on every filing since 2022; 1 of 16 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Kate Beane
Executive Director
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$11K (2022) → $164K (2025)
Ann Ruhr Pifer
Chair
Trustee → Chair, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Sammler-Jones
Trustee
Secretary → Trustee, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brenda Child
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bruce Corrie
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nathan Johnson
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Walt Lehmann
Trustee
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dameun Strange
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Qadirrah Seltz
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Patricia Marroquin Norby
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Barbara Klaas
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Taylor
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Patty Dunlap Whitaker
Secretary
Trustee → Secretary, 2021
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tim Beastrom
Treasurer
Trustee → Treasurer, 2021
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gerry Stenson
Vice Chair
Vice Chair → Trustee, 2022
Trustee → Vice Chair, 2023
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Darlene St Clair
Secretary
Trustee → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (29)
- Former: Dave Neal (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Jo Bailey (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Brandon Seifert (2020–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Jennifer Hammer (2021–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Katherine Tucker (2023) — Associate Director
- Former: Taylor Gonda (2023) — Trustee
- Former: Colles Larkin (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Chris Widdess (2021) — Interim Executive Director
- Former: Walter Lehmann (2021) — Trustee
- Former: Andy Currie (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Diane Pozdolski (2019–2020) — Vice Chair
- Former: Dick Zehring (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Hawona Sullivan Janzen (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Jim Denomie (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Kristin Makholm (2019–2020) — Executive Director
- Former: Michael Birt (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Nancy Apfelbacher (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Rick Scott (2019–2020) — Treasurer
- Former: Robyne Robinson (2019–2020) — Chair
- Former: Susan Focke (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Thomas J. Arneson (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Gregory Page (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Ann Heider (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Jim Rustad (2019) — Chair
- Former: Kaying Yang (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Mike McCormick (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Paul Mellblom (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Robin Hickman (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Tom Hysell (2019) — Trustee
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $164K, to Dr Kate Beane (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Minnesota Museum of American Art
How much does Minnesota Museum of American Art give each year?
Minnesota Museum of American Art gave $192K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $80K across 1 grant.
How large is Minnesota Museum of American Art?
Minnesota Museum of American Art reported $16.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $10.1M.
What is Minnesota Museum of American Art?
Minnesota Museum of American Art is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Saint Paul, MN. It holds $16.5M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Minnesota Museum of American Art operate?
Minnesota Museum of American Art has awarded grants in Minnesota.
What is Minnesota Museum of American Art's EIN?
Minnesota Museum of American Art's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 41-0726138. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 13, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 3, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 30, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 27, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 25, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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