Bemidji Area Arts Endowment Fund Grant

The Bemidji Area Arts Endowment Fund Grant, managed by the Northwest Minnesota Foundation, supports local schools and nonprofit organizations by providing grants up to $1,500 for arts initiatives. This initiative aims to foster creativity and enhance community engagement through various arts projects, workshops, and events. By promoting collaboration and philanthropy, the grant seeks to enrich the cultural landscape of the Bemidji area, ensuring that the arts continue to thrive and benefit all residents.

The Bemidji Area Arts Endowment, a component fund of the Northwest Minnesota Foundation, is pleased to announce its grant and scholarship opportunities. This grant and scholarship program support the mission of the BAAE, which is to “create a community in which the arts flourish and enhance our lives.”
Schools, nonprofit groups, or nonprofit arts organizations in the Bemidji area may request a grant up to $1,500 from the BAAE Arts Project grant round to produce an arts event, put on a workshop, develop an arts organization, sponsor touring arts events, or sponsor an artist in residence, etc.
Grants to be awarded through the BAAE Arts Project grant round are made possible through BAAE and the following funds: Patt and Ernie Rall Children’s Performing Arts Fund, the Sandy Kaul Fund for the Arts Fund, the Frederick Marshall Fund and the John Rabel Memorial Music Fund.

Eligibility

Applicants that are not schools or 501(c) 3 organizations must use a fiscal agent.