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
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Prospect Creek Foundation$52,11412023
Ellsworth Kelly Foundation Inc$50,00012022
Faegre Drinker Foundation$45,00032022–2024
Albertine Foundation$38,00022023–2024
Jerome Foundation Inc$37,50032023–2025
River Road Foundation$30,00032022–2024
Hrk Foundation$30,00032022–2024
John W Mooty Foundation Trust$30,00032022–2024
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program$28,00022023–2024
The Ayco Charitable Foundation$27,30032022–2024
Charities Aid Foundation America$26,71022022–2023
The Head Family Foundation$26,55042022–2025
The Phileona Foundation$26,25032022–2024
E Rhodes and Leona B Carpenter Foundation$25,00012022
Robins Kaplan Foundation$22,12532022–2024
National Film Preservation Foundation$20,93032022–2024
New England Foundation for the Arts$20,50012024
Helios Foundation$20,00042022–2025
William Boss Foundation$20,00042022–2025
Womenventure$20,00012022
Peravid Foundation Agency$17,00032022–2024
Hognander Foundation$15,60062022–2024
Sit Investment Associates Foundation$15,00032022–2024
Adele & Willard Gidwitz Family Foundatio$15,00062022–2024
The Azek Cares Foundation$15,00012023
National Performance Network Inc$15,00022022–2023
The Levitt Foundation$11,00032022–2024
The Council for Canadian American$10,00112023
Mithun Family Foundation$10,00012024
Wenger Foundation$10,00012022
The Corridoni Foundation for Agency and$10,00012022
Schnieders Family Foundation$10,00022022
Mcglynn Family Foundation$10,00022022
Mersky Family Foundation$9,00022022–2024
Dellwood Foundation Inc$9,00032022–2024
Kingsley H Murphy Family Foundation$8,25032022–2024
Woodhouse Family Foundation$8,25032022–2024
Onan Family Foundation$7,50032022–2024
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc$7,50012022
Driscoll Foundation$6,00062022–2025
Baird Foundation Inc$3,00022023–2024
The Brooks Foundation$3,00032022–2024
Oak Grove Foundation Ma$2,50032022–2024
Nivin and Duncan Macmillan Foundation$2,50032022–2024
The Engh Foundation$2,50012022
Constance Mayeron Cowles &$2,30032022–2024
Tankenoff Families Foundation$2,25032022–2024
Frances & Frank Wilkinson Foundation$2,00022022–2023
Justin and Jansel Kelly Family Foundation$1,00012024
The Crosswols Foundation$1,00012024
The Victor Foundation$75032022–2024
The Pollock Molchanov Foundation$24022023–2024

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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