Walker Art Center

Minneapolis, MN ·EIN 41-0693929 ·Grant funding profile from IRS 990 filings

$13.7M received 77 funders 200 grants · 2021–2025

Who funds Walker Art Center?

Walker Art Center is funded by 77 grantmakers, led by The Minneapolis Foundation ($2.9M), Zygmunt and Audrey Wilf Foundation ($2.7M), Leon J Simkins Charitable Foundation ($2.4M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $13.7M in grants to Walker Art Center between 2021–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
The Minneapolis Foundation$2,945,74752021–2025
Zygmunt and Audrey Wilf Foundation$2,700,000132021–2024
Leon J Simkins Charitable Foundation$2,400,00012024
Martin and Brown Foundation$515,00042022–2025
National Philanthropic Trust$491,50032022–2024
Ronning Family Foundation$396,00032021–2024
Bentson Foundation$365,50012022
Crabill Family Foundation$350,00012022
Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation$348,15032022–2024
Khr Mcneely Family Foundation$325,00022023–2024
Whaley Foundation$290,00012024
Cargill Foundation$210,05062022–2024
Terra Foundation for American Art$200,00012024
The Ford Foundation$200,00022023–2024
The Henry Luce Foundation Inc$166,66722022–2024
Manitou Fund$160,00012022
The Blackbaud Giving Fund$135,76422022–2023
Weiser Family Foundation$110,00022022–2023
The Morris a Hazan Family Foundation$110,00022021–2022
The Andy Warhol Foundation for the$100,00012022
United Health Foundation$75,00022022–2023
Knox Foundation$70,00032022–2024
Patrick and Aimee Butler Family$60,00022022–2024
Longview Foundation$55,00022022–2023
Martha Elizabeth Macmillan Foundation$54,44452022–2024

Showing top 25 of 77 funders by total given.

What grants has Walker Art Center received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025The Minneapolis FoundationDONOR ADVISED, ARTS, CULTURE, HUMANITIES$629,787
2025Martin and Brown FoundationGENERAL PURPOSE TO BE DETERMINED BY THE GRANTEE$120,000
2025Jerome Foundation IncSupport for choreographers in the Choreographers Evening program.$12,500
2025Helios FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$5,000
2025William Boss FoundationGENERAL OPERATING FUND$5,000
2025The Head Family FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$3,850
2025Driscoll FoundationTHE ANNUAL FUND$1,000
2025Driscoll FoundationTHE ANNUAL FUND$1,000
2024Leon J Simkins Charitable FoundationCHARITABLE$2,400,000
2024The Minneapolis FoundationARTS- CULTURE- HUMANITIES, DONOR-ADVISED, ARTS- CULTURE- HUMANITIES, DONOR-ADVISED, GENERAL$711,502
2024National Philanthropic TrustHEALTH$410,500
2024Whaley FoundationPUBLIC CHARITY - GENERAL PURPOSES$290,000
2024Zygmunt and Audrey Wilf FoundationCAPITAL SUPPORT$200,000
2024Zygmunt and Audrey Wilf FoundationCAPITAL SUPPORT$200,000
2024Terra Foundation for American ArtART EDUCATION$200,000
2024Martin and Brown FoundationGENERAL PURPOSE TO BE DETERMINED BY THE GRANTEE$195,000
2024Khr Mcneely Family FoundationKEITH HARING RETROSPECTIVE, FAMILY PROGRAMS, DIRECTOR'S CIRCLE$150,000
2024Ronning Family FoundationGENERAL FUNDING$145,000
2024The Ford FoundationCORE SUPPORT FOR THE PACITA ABAD EXHIBITION CURATED BY VICTORIA SUNG$100,000
2024The Henry Luce Foundation IncSupport for an art exhibition$41,667
2024Cargill FoundationGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$35,000
2024Cargill FoundationGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$35,000
2024Patrick and Aimee Butler FamilyPUBLIC ENGAGEMENT, LEARNING, AND IMP$30,000
2024Albertine FoundationARTISTIC GRANT$29,000
2024Saint Paul & Minnesota FoundationMULTIPLE GRANTS FOR MULTIPLE PURPOSES$26,650
2024New England Foundation for the ArtsGENERAL OPERATING, CREATION AND/OR PRESENTING SUPPORT$20,500
2024Faegre Drinker FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$15,000
2024Martha Elizabeth Macmillan FoundationUNRESTRICTED$15,000
2024The Ayco Charitable FoundationARTS AND CULTURE$14,550
2024Jerome Foundation IncSupport for organization working with early career generative dance artists$12,500

Showing 30 most recent of 200 recorded grants.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Walker Art Center?

Walker Art Center is funded by 77 grantmakers, led by The Minneapolis Foundation ($2.9M), Zygmunt and Audrey Wilf Foundation ($2.7M), Leon J Simkins Charitable Foundation ($2.4M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $13.7M in grants to Walker Art Center between 2021–2025.

Who is Walker Art Center's largest funder?

The Minneapolis Foundation is the largest recorded funder of Walker Art Center, with $2.9M across 5 grants (2021–2025).

How much grant funding has Walker Art Center received?

IRS 990 filings record $13.7M in grants to Walker Art Center across 200 grants from 77 funders between 2021–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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