CMAB Individual Artist Award
Funding Amount
Up to $5,000 (lifetime)
Deadline
January 14, 2027
Listed date — confirm with the funder
Grant Type
Foundation
Can we apply?
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Eligible organizations
- Individuals
Geography
- Minnesota
Overview
The CMAB Individual Artist Award (funded by the McKnight Foundation) recognizes and supports outstanding individual artists at various career stages who are current residents of Benton, Sherburne, Stearns, or Wright County (Region 7W), MN.
How to Apply
Application deadline Thursday, January 14, 2027 (panel review Feb 18, 2027; board review Mar 11, 2027). Apply through the online grant system. Note: artists may receive up to $5,000 in Individual Artist Awards in a lifetime.
What Central Minnesota Arts Board actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 47
- Total given
- $770K
- Median grant
- $11K
- Range
- $5,695–$40K
- 100% of its 2025 grant dollars went to recipients in Minnesota, where this grant's project is located.
- Top recipient cities: St Cloud, MN; St Michael, MN; Sauk Centre, MN.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 21% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Avon Hills Folk School · Avon, MN
Project grants, community arts support grant, organizational development grant & arts…
$40K
City of Monticello (Fiscal Agent for Montiarts) · Monticello, MN
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$38K
Youth Chorale of Central Minnesota · St Cloud, MN
Project grants, community arts support grant & organizational development grant
$36K
St Cloud Symphony Orchestra · St Cloud, MN
Project grants, community arts support grant & organizational development grant
$31K
Soar Regional Arts · St Michael, MN
Project grants, community arts support grant & arts access grant
$30K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Arts
Project Locations
- MN
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