Twin Cities Fund: Arts and Culture General Operating Grant

The Twin Cities Fund: Arts and Culture General Operating Grant, provided by the Best Buy Foundation, aims to support nonprofit organizations in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area. This grant offers general operating support to arts and culture organizations, enhancing their capacity to create and present art. With a minimum award of $5,000 and a median of $10,000, the fund focuses on increasing participation in cultural activities, particularly for disinvested communities, promoting community engagement and cultural vibrancy.

Best Buy Foundation
The Best Buy Foundation™ conducts its work via a strategic grant portfolio, in partnership with nonprofit organizations across the country that share our focus on supporting young people in building brighter futures through tech access, career training and the cultivation of vibrant communities.
The Twin Cities Fund supports nonprofit youth programs in the seven-county Minneapolis-St. Paul metro area that provide teens from disinvested communities access to tech skills and career training. The fund also supports arts and culture organizations that contribute to the vibrancy of the Twin Cities area. Funding is available for both programming and capital grants. Requests are reviewed by focus area.
The Best Buy Foundation™ provides general operating support to enhance the cultural life and vitality of the seven-county Twin Cities metro area. General operating grants are made to Twin Cities-based and serving arts and culture organizations dedicated to creating, producing, presenting, preserving, or exhibiting works of art.
Overall goals of the Twin Cities Arts & Culture grant program are to:
Provide general operating support to Twin Cities-based and -serving arts and cultural institutions and organizations.Recognize the contributions of Twin Cities-based organizations that have a demonstrated track record of service and the financial management and programming capacity to continue providing service.Encourage and increase opportunities for involvement and participation in arts and cultural activities by disinvested communities.
Funding
Awarded grants will be a minimum of $5,000. The median grant amount is $10,000. Up to one year of funding.

Eligibility

Organizations must meet the following criteria to be eligible for general operating support:Qualified 501 (c)(3) nonprofit or tax-exempt public charity with a valid IRS Tax ID.NTEE Code classification of Arts, Culture, Humanities.Organization is based in and provides program offerings within the Twin Cities 7- county metro area.Organization has conducted public programming for at least two years.Organization has established community outreach programs or initiatives focused on reducing or eliminating barriers to participation by disinvested communities.Must be willing to participate in site visits by Best Buy Foundation staff and Twin Cities Fund Committee members.

Ineligibility

Ineligible ApplicantsRegranting organizations.Applications requesting only supplies or product donations.Organizations seeking funds to benefit:Political, labor, fraternal, or civic organizations.Religious organizations (for sectarian purposes).Individuals.Endowments.Award ceremonies, memorials, conferences or travel.Health, therapeutic or recreation programs, projects or activities.Athletic teams or events.