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

Grant recipient EIN 46-2759548Arts and culture

Who funds Brownbody?

7 private foundations gave Brownbody in Saint Paul, MN $637,500 across 22 grants, in tax years 2018 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2018 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

22 grants

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

  1. The Helgeson FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2025

    General Funding

    $11,500
  2. The McKnight FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2024

    for general operating support

    $70,000
  3. FR Bigelow FoundationSt Paul, MN 2024

    General support request

    $30,000
  4. The Helgeson FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2024

    General Funding

    $8,000
  5. The McKnight FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2023

    For general operating support

    $30,000
  6. The Helgeson FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2023

    General funding

    $10,000
  7. Marbrook FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2023

    General operations of the organization

    $10,000
  8. John S and James L Knight FoundationMiami, FL 2023

    To increase brownbody's digital capacity by supporting the creation and presentation of its first digital performance and the pilot year of a new technical training program for black artists.

    $8,000
  9. John S and James L Knight FoundationMiami, FL 2022

    To increase brownbody's digital capacity by supporting the creation and presentation of its first digital performance and the pilot year of a new technical training program for black artists.

    $92,000
  10. The McKnight FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2022

    For general operating support

    $30,000
  11. FR Bigelow FoundationSt Paul, MN 2022

    Brownbody general operating

    $30,000
  12. FR Bigelow FoundationSt Paul, MN 2022

    General operations support for brownbody

    $30,000
  13. The Helgeson FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2022

    General funding

    $9,000
  14. Xcel Energy FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2022

    Community vitality

    $5,000
  15. Doris Duke Charitable Foundation IncNew York, NY 2021

    General operating support

    $75,000
  16. The McKnight FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2021

    for general operating support

    $29,000
  17. The McKnight FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2021

    for general operating support

    $20,000
  18. The Helgeson FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2021

    General funding

    $10,000
  19. The McKnight FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2020

    For general operating support

    $20,000
  20. FR Bigelow FoundationSt Paul, MN 2020

    General operating

    $15,000
  21. The McKnight FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2019

    For general operating support

    $20,000
  22. John S and James L Knight FoundationMiami, FL 2018

    To program a new space, once vacant, with activities targeting poc communities (youth & adult skating lessons with black instructors) that reflect ST. Pauls diversity and increase density in the downtown core, especially with black & brown peoples.

    $75,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other arts and culture organizations in Minnesota and are not among Brownbody’s funders above.

  1. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2,254 grants Preselected only $135,324 to similar organizations
  2. Target FoundationMinneapolis, MN 164 grants Accepts applications $5,224,010 to similar organizations
  3. Jerome Foundation IncSaint Paul, MN 145 grants Accepts applications $5,869,836 to similar organizations
  4. Mardag FoundationSt Paul, MN 88 grants Accepts applications $1,790,000 to similar organizations
  5. C K Blandin FoundationGrand Rapids, MN 146 grants Accepts applications $4,234,058 to similar organizations
  6. IBM International FoundationArmonk, NY 46 grants Preselected only $46,295 to similar organizations
  7. Hardenbergh FoundationSt Paul, MN 97 grants Accepts applications $3,227,500 to similar organizations
  8. HRK FoundationSt Paul, MN 259 grants Accepts applications $2,657,674 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 46-2759548 by name and ZIP code against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.