A museum gallery with a large landscape painting in a gilt frame

Grant recipient EIN 27-1173436Arts and culture

Who funds The Cowles Center?

9 private foundations gave The Cowles Center in Minneapolis, MN $1.7 million across 25 grants, in tax years 2018 to 2024.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2018 to 2024, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

25 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. The McKnight FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2024

    for McKnight Artist Fellowships and development opportunities for midcareer dancers in Minnesota

    $207,000
  2. The McKnight FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2024

    for McKnight Artist Fellowships and development opportunities for midcareer choreographers in Minnesota

    $195,000
  3. The McKnight FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2024

    for general operating support

    $75,000
  4. The McKnight FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2023

    For McKnight Artist Fellowships and development opportunities for midcareer dancers in Minnesota

    $204,000
  5. The McKnight FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2023

    For McKnight Artist Fellowships and development opportunities for midcareer choreographers in Minnesota

    $191,000
  6. The McKnight FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2023

    For general operating support - The Cowles Center fosters the growth and life cycle of Minnesota dance artists and culture bearers at each stage and from different pathways to practice.

    $75,000
  7. Jerome Foundation IncSaint Paul, MN 2023

    Support for dance organization working with early career artists

    $32,500
  8. Linsmayer James B FDN Tr-MainSaint Louis, MO 2023

    General operating

    $15,000
  9. The McKnight FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2022

    For McKnight Artist Fellowships and development opportunities for midcareer dancers in Minnesota

    $203,000
  10. The McKnight FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2022

    For McKnight Artist Fellowships and development opportunities for midcareer choreographers in Minnesota

    $189,000
  11. Jerome Foundation IncSaint Paul, MN 2022

    Support for Body Prayers: For Artists, a dance program working with early career artists

    $96,000
  12. The McKnight FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2022

    For general operating support

    $75,000
  13. Jerome Foundation IncSaint Paul, MN 2022

    Support for dance organization working with early career artists

    $32,500
  14. William Boss FoundationSt Paul, MN 2022

    General operating fund

    $10,000
  15. William Boss FoundationSt Paul, MN 2021

    General operating fund

    $10,000
  16. Marbrook FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2021

    General operations of the organization

    $10,000
  17. William Boss FoundationSt Paul, MN 2020

    General operating fund

    $10,000
  18. The Newhall Schleuss Family FoundationMaple Grove, MN 2020

    To support the organization's mission

    $5,000
  19. The Head Family FoundationMinnetonka, MN 2020

    Contributions

    $1,000
  20. GPS Family FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2019

    General operating

    $5,000
  21. Woodhouse Family FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2019

    General support

    $2,000
  22. The Head Family FoundationMinnetonka, MN 2019

    Art appreciation

    $1,000
  23. GPS Family FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2018

    General operating

    $5,000
  24. The Newhall Schleuss Family FoundationMaple Grove, MN 2018

    To support the organization's mission

    $3,000
  25. The Head Family FoundationMinnetonka, MN 2018

    Art appreciation

    $1,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other arts and culture organizations in Minneapolis, MN and are not among The Cowles Center’s funders above.

  1. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 564 grants Preselected only $30,534 to similar organizations
  2. Target FoundationMinneapolis, MN 107 grants Accepts applications $3,025,730 to similar organizations
  3. Margaret A Cargill FoundationEden Prairie, MN 59 grants Preselected only $8,540,778 to similar organizations
  4. Xcel Energy FoundationMinneapolis, MN 80 grants Accepts applications $454,642 to similar organizations
  5. HRK FoundationSt Paul, MN 128 grants Accepts applications $1,416,218 to similar organizations
  6. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 48 grants Accepts applications $525,412 to similar organizations
  7. Anna M Heilmaier Charitable FDNEagan, MN 49 grants Preselected only $406,000 to similar organizations
  8. Lenfestey Family Foundation IncGreen Bay, WI 38 grants Accepts applications $224,500 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 27-1173436 by name and ZIP code, or by name, city and State against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.