Community Grants Program - Arts

The Butler Family Foundation's Community Grants Program offers two-year grants focusing on arts accessibility in the Twin Cities. It supports 501(c)(3) organizations that provide musical instruction and access to visual arts for low-income residents. With minimum grant sizes of $30,000 for general support or $20,000 for specific projects, this initiative aims to enhance community engagement in the arts, ensuring that diverse audiences can participate in cultural experiences.

NOTE: Because we award two-year grants, our funding priorities alternate annually. Each Funding priority has its own grant page and deadline. This page is for ARTS . See grant pages for
Community Grant Program
The Butler Family Foundation’s Community Grants Program awards two-year grants for general operating support or for specific projects and programs.
Focus Area - ARTS
We support community-based organizations that make the arts accessible to every resident of the Twin Cities, with a particular focus on multidisciplinary and visual arts. Our interest in community-based arts includes organizations that do the following:
Make musical instrument instruction available to young people from low-income familiesCreate access to collections and programs of visual arts, natural history, and science museums for low-income and nontraditional audiences
Types of Support
We award two-year Community Grants for either general operating support or specific projects and programs. Minimum grant sizes are $30,000 per year for general operating support and $20,000 per year for projects and programs.

Eligibility

Community Grants are open to 501(c)(3) organizations.Organizations applying for grants in human services must work in the urban cores of Saint Paul or Minneapolis or in the East Metropolitan suburbs.