How much funding does CMAB/McKnight Individual Artist Award Grant provide?

CMAB/McKnight Individual Artist Award Grant provides Up to US $5,000 in funding.

When is the deadline for CMAB/McKnight Individual Artist Award Grant?

The funder has not published a deadline for this grant.

CMAB/McKnight Individual Artist Award Grant

Central Minnesota Arts Board

Foundation Grants for Arts Grants for Visual Artists

Funding Amount

Up to US $5,000

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

Can we apply?

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Eligible organizations

A self-proclaimed artist at least 18 years of age and a resident in Benton, Sherburne, Stearns, or Wright County for a minimum of six months prior to the time of application

Geography

.Either a U.S. citizen or attained permanent resident alien status

Other requirements

.Artists may receive up to three Individual Artist Awards in a lifetime with a minimum five-year interval between awards (i.e. if awarded in FY2010 eligibility would renew in FY2016).

Overview

The CMAB/McKnight Individual Artist Award offers up to seven grants of $5,000 each to exceptional artists residing in Benton, Sherburne, Stearns, or Wright counties in Minnesota. This program aims to recognize and support artists at various career stages, providing them with financial assistance to further their creative endeavors. Eligible applicants must be at least 18 years old, U.S. citizens or permanent residents, and have lived in the designated counties for at least six months.

The CMAB/McKnight Individual Artist Award provides up to seven (7) awards of $5,000 each to outstanding artists living in the Minnesota counties of Benton, Sherburne, Stearns or Wright. (Region 7W) The purpose of the award is to recognize and support individual artists in various stages of their careers.

Eligibility

A self-proclaimed artist at least 18 years of age and a resident in Benton, Sherburne, Stearns, or Wright County for a minimum of six months prior to the time of application
.Either a U.S. citizen or attained permanent resident alien status
.Artists may receive up to three Individual Artist Awards in a lifetime with a minimum five-year interval between awards (i.e. if awarded in FY2010 eligibility would renew in FY2016).

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

By dollars: Minnesota 100%. 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

Project grants, public art grant, & artist in residency grant

$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