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

Grant recipient EIN 41-1934424Arts and culture

Who funds Cantus?

19 private foundations gave Cantus in Minneapolis, MN $660,348 across 76 grants, in tax years 2017 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2017 to 2025, 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

76 grants

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

  1. Athwin FoundationWayzata, MN 2025

    General operating

    $20,000
  2. Anna M Heilmaier Charitable FDNEagan, MN 2025

    General operating

    $10,000
  3. Mark and Barbara Hanawalt Charitable TrustWaverly, IA 2025

    Music

    $7,000
  4. Linsmayer James B FDN Tr-MainSaint Louis, MO 2025

    General operating

    $5,000
  5. Athwin FoundationWayzata, MN 2024

    General operating

    $20,000
  6. Eljay FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2024

    Annual campaign and "brave" concert sponsorship

    $12,600
  7. Mortenson Family FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2024

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  8. William Boss FoundationSt Paul, MN 2024

    General operating fund

    $8,500
  9. Anna M Heilmaier Charitable FDNEagan, MN 2024

    General operating

    $7,500
  10. Mark and Barbara Hanawalt Charitable TrustWaverly, IA 2024

    Music

    $6,000
  11. Surdna Foundation IncNew York, NY 2024

    General support

    $5,000
  12. The Ron and Kathy Colby Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2024

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  13. Athwin FoundationWayzata, MN 2023

    General operating

    $20,000
  14. Eljay FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2023

    Annual campaign and "brave" concert sponsorship

    $15,700
  15. Anna M Heilmaier Charitable FDNEagan, MN 2023

    General operating

    $10,000
  16. Mortenson Family FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2023

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  17. William Boss FoundationSt Paul, MN 2023

    General operating fund

    $8,500
  18. Surdna Foundation IncNew York, NY 2023

    General Support

    $5,000
  19. Mark and Barbara Hanawalt Charitable TrustWaverly, IA 2023

    Music

    $5,000
  20. The Ron and Kathy Colby Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2023

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  21. Jane R Newman Charitable TrustMinneapolis, MN 2023

    Social services, human rights & health

    $100
  22. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $16
  23. Athwin FoundationWayzata, MN 2022

    General operating

    $22,000
  24. Anna M Heilmaier Charitable FDNEagan, MN 2022

    General operating

    $10,000
  25. Mortenson Family FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2022

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  26. William Boss FoundationSt Paul, MN 2022

    General operating fund

    $8,500
  27. Eljay FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2022

    Annual campaign and 25th year milestone

    $7,500
  28. Surdna Foundation IncNew York, NY 2022

    General Support

    $5,000
  29. The Ron and Kathy Colby Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2022

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  30. John E Fetzer Institute IncKalamazoo, MI 2022

    Matching grant

    $200
  31. Jane R Newman Charitable TrustMinneapolis, MN 2022

    Social services, human rights & health

    $125
  32. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $5
  33. The McKnight FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2021

    for general operating support

    $60,000
  34. The McKnight FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2021

    for general operating support

    $30,000
  35. Athwin FoundationWayzata, MN 2021

    General operating

    $22,000
  36. Anna M Heilmaier Charitable FDNEagan, MN 2021

    General operating

    $10,000
  37. Mortenson Family FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2021

    Cantus mission is to engage audiences in a meaningful music experience and ensure the future of ensemble singing by mentoring young singers and educators. Cantus was founded on the ideals of collaborative music-making: artists & staff work to reach new levels of excellence & audience engagement.; cantus mission is to engage audiences in a meaningful music experience and ensure the future of ensemble singing by mentoring young singers and educators. The organization was founded on the ideals of collaborative music-making: artists and staff work together to reach new levels of artistic excellence and audience engagement. Cantus vision is to give voice to shared human experience.

    $8,500
  38. William Boss FoundationSt Paul, MN 2021

    General operating fund

    $8,500
  39. Wenger FoundationWayzata, MN 2021

    Assist operations

    $7,500
  40. Target FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2021

    Transition funding

    $7,200
  41. Surdna Foundation IncNew York, NY 2021

    General Support

    $5,000
  42. Eljay FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2021

    Education outreach program

    $3,012
  43. Mark and Barbara Hanawalt Charitable TrustWaverly, IA 2021

    Music

    $3,000
  44. The Ron and Kathy Colby Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2021

    General & Unrestricted

    $500
  45. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $5
  46. The McKnight FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2020

    For general operating support

    $30,000
  47. Athwin FoundationWayzata, MN 2020

    General operating

    $30,000
  48. Target FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2020

    Transition funding

    $12,000
  49. Anna M Heilmaier Charitable FDNEagan, MN 2020

    General operations

    $10,000
  50. Mortenson Family FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2020

    Cantus engages audiences in a meaningful music experience and ensures the future of ensemble singing by mentoring young singers and educators.

    $8,500
  51. William Boss FoundationSt Paul, MN 2020

    General operating fund

    $8,000
  52. Wenger FoundationWayzata, MN 2020

    Assist operations

    $7,500
  53. Surdna Foundation IncNew York, NY 2020

    General Support

    $5,000
  54. Eljay FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2020

    Education outreach program

    $5,000
  55. Marbrook FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2020

    General operations of the organization

    $5,000
  56. Ann & Gordon Getty FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2020

    To promote the fields of music, the opera, and the symphony

    $5,000
  57. Mark and Barbara Hanawalt Charitable TrustWaverly, IA 2020

    Music

    $2,500
  58. The Ron and Kathy Colby Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2020

    General & Unrestricted

    $500
  59. John E Fetzer Institute IncKalamazoo, MI 2020

    Matching grant

    $200
  60. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $10
  61. The McKnight FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2019

    For general operating support

    $30,000
  62. Wenger FoundationWayzata, MN 2019

    Assist operations

    $25,000
  63. Target FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2019

    Hometown - transition support

    $12,000
  64. Anna M Heilmaier Charitable FDNEagan, MN 2019

    General operating

    $6,000
  65. Surdna Foundation IncNew York, NY 2019

    General Support

    $5,000
  66. Eljay FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2019

    Education outreach program

    $5,000
  67. Mortenson Family FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2019

    Opening hearts and minds by engaging audiences with performances of vital and enduring music and by mentoring young singers and educators with our successful and healthy model of vocal chamber music

    $3,500
  68. The Ron and Kathy Colby Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2019

    General & Unrestricted

    $250
  69. Margaret A Cargill FoundationEden Prairie, MN 2019

    Employee matching grant

    $225
  70. John E Fetzer Institute IncKalamazoo, MI 2019

    Matching grant

    $200
  71. Anna M Heilmaier Charitable FDNEagan, MN 2018

    General operating

    $6,000
  72. Surdna Foundation IncNew York, NY 2018

    General Support

    $5,000
  73. Wenger FoundationWayzata, MN 2018

    Assist operations

    $5,000
  74. Eljay FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2018

    Education outreach program

    $5,000
  75. Sewell Family FoundationEdina, MN 2018

    Arts education & appreciation

    $500
  76. Surdna Foundation IncNew York, NY 2017

    General support

    $5,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

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

  1. Jerome Foundation IncSaint Paul, MN 92 grants Accepts applications $3,428,736 to similar organizations
  2. Xcel Energy FoundationMinneapolis, MN 80 grants Accepts applications $454,642 to similar organizations
  3. HRK FoundationSt Paul, MN 128 grants Accepts applications $1,416,218 to similar organizations
  4. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 48 grants Accepts applications $525,412 to similar organizations
  5. Lenfestey Family Foundation IncGreen Bay, WI 38 grants Accepts applications $224,500 to similar organizations
  6. The Jamf Nation Global FoundationMinneapolis, MN 14 grants Preselected only $5,647 to similar organizations
  7. FR Bigelow FoundationSt Paul, MN 28 grants Accepts applications $744,500 to similar organizations
  8. The Phileona FoundationMinneapolis, MN 57 grants Preselected only $627,311 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 41-1934424 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.