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· Public charity

Lake Region Arts Council

To encourage and support the vitality of the arts in west central minnesota

$503k
Granted FY2025still arriving
30
Grants FY2025still arriving
1
States reached
$23k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2022 to 2025.

Arts & Culture$1.3MEducation$88kYouth Development$31kHuman Services$17kPublic Benefit$10kPhilanthropy$6kRecreation & Sports$6kAnimals$1kOther$0
02FY2025 · 30 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 30 grants below total $345,820, the rows itemized in this filing. The $503,067 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $157,247 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k13 grants · $104k
  • $10k–50k17 grants · $242k
$11,200
Median grant
1
States reached
$405k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
NEW YORK MILLS ARTS RETREAT$22,600
DETROIT LAKES COMMUNITY CULTURAL CT$20,050
CENTRAL SQUARE$17,580
HENNING LANDMARK CENTER$17,362
HISTORICAL & CULTURAL SOC OF CLAY C$17,132
ART OF THE LAKES$14,100
SPRINGBOARD FOR THE ARTS$14,000
MINNEWASKA THEATRE ARTS ASSOC$13,310
ARTISTREE COMMUNITY$12,500
PELICAN RAPIDS PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL$12,500
FERGUS FALLS PUBLIC SCHOOLS$12,500
PRAIRIE WIND PLAYERS OF GRANT CO$12,206
CONCORDIA COLLEGE$11,940
EVANSVILLE ARTS COALITION$11,671
FRAZEE VERGAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS$11,200
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY22–24, $63k) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%DLCCC: $17k → 10%DLCCC: $14k → 10%DLCCC Inc: $9k → 10%DLCCC: $8k → 10%DLCCC: $2k → 10%ESHARA: $13k → 11%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

88%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.2M · 41 repeat orgs$170k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +9% since the first grant, against 0% for those funded once.

41 repeat relationships: 22 still active in FY2025, 19 since wound down; 8 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

41
13

Total granted

$1.2M
$65k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+9%
0%

Still filing today

49%
46%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 70% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $105k went to new ones.

50%100%’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’22’23’24’25
Arts & CultureHuman ServicesCommunity ImprovementEducationRecreation & SportsYouth DevelopmentOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • KB
    KICKS BAND OF FARGO MOORHEAD
    4× · 2022–2025 · $75k · revenue +35% · 34% of their budget
  • AO
    ART OF THE LAKES ASSOCIATION INC
    4× · 2022–2025 · $67k · revenue +65%
  • HL
    HENNING LANDMARK CENTER INC
    4× · 2022–2025 · $62k · revenue +40%

Funded once

  • E
    ESHARA
    one grant, 2024 · $13k · revenue 0%
  • FA
    FERGUS AREA COLLEGE FOUNDATIONgraduated
    one grant, 2023 · $12k · revenue +64%
  • UO
    UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
    one grant, 2022 · $11k
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Cal Center Presents

Arts presenter serving the greater Reedsburg area.

Arts & Culture
2
Three Lakes Center for the Arts in the Northwoods Inc

To promote the arts to educate, entertain, and enlighten in northern WI.

Arts & Culture
3
Seward Arts Council
—
4
Baker Community Arts Association
Arts & Culture
5
Campbell County Arts Council Inc

Public service of the arts for the Campbell County, SD, community.

Arts & Culture
6
Mankato Area Arts Council

The mission of the Mankato Area Arts Council, DBA Carnegie Art Center, is to be a vibrant community destination that inspires, nurtures, and expands artistic, cultural, and educational experiences.

—
7
Rock River Repertory Theatre

Inspire artists, audiences, and our greater southern wisconsin community to celabrate the art of theatre.

Arts & Culture
8
Lewistown Art Center

Art appreciation for fergus county and the surrounding area.

Arts & Culture
9
Dakota Center for the Arts

The Dakota Center for the Arts is an Eagan community-based organization whose purpose is to develop, promote & encourage participation in & appreciation of the arts.

Arts & Culture
10
Wind River Valley Artist Guild
—
11
Lake City Area Arts

Lake City Are Arts strengthens the community through arts and culture. We hold art exhibits, conduct classes, have concerts of local musicians, host the community choir, host a weekly music circle, participate in Lake City events .

Arts & Culture
12
Central Arts

To promote education in the arts

Arts & Culture
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Fergus Falls Center for the Arts Inc; the most unlike its peers is Eshara. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

29 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 29 of the 62 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

2
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
28/29
Grantees still filing
12/29
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

KICKS BAND OF FARGO MOORHEAD: $75,004 · Arts & CultureKICKS BAND OF FARGO MOORHEADART OF THE LAKES ASSOCIATION INC: $67,390 · Arts & CultureART OF THE LAKES ASSOCIATION INCFARGO-MOORHEAD CHORAL ARTISTS: $66,252 · Arts & CultureFARGO-MOORHEAD CHORAL ARTISTSHENNING LANDMARK CENTER INC: $61,523 · Arts & CultureHENNING LANDMARK CENTER INCFERGUS FALLS CENTER FOR THE ARTS INC: $53,305 · Arts & CultureFERGUS FALLS CENTER FOR THE ARTS INCKADDATZ GALLERIES LTD: $50,409 · Arts & CultureKADDATZ GALLERIES LTDHISTORICAL & CULTURAL SOCIETY OF CLAY COUNTY: $40,730 · Arts & CultureHISTORICAL & CULTURAL SOCIETY OF CLAY COUNTYCENTRAL LAKES SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: $38,381 · Arts & CultureCENTRAL LAKES SYMPHONY ORCHESTRAPERHAM CENTER FOR THE ARTS: $36,113 · Arts & CultureNEW YORK MILLS ARTS RETREAT: $34,710 · Arts & CultureGOOSEBERRY PARK PLAYERS: $31,702 · Arts & CulturePRAIRIE WIND PLAYERS OF GRANT COUNTY INC: $29,376 · Arts & CultureTHEATRE L'HOMME DIEU: $26,900 · Arts & CulturePHELPS MILL COUNTRY: $26,776 · Arts & Culture+4 more: $55,739 · Arts & Culture+4 moreFOND DU LAC TRIBAL & COMMUNITY COLLEGE: $44,440 · OtherFOND DU LAC TRIBAL & COMMUNITY COLLEGEPELICAN RAPIDS MULTICULTURAL COMMITTEE: $32,834 · OtherPELICAN RAPIDS MULTICULTURAL COMMITTEECITY OF FERGUS FALLS: $32,820 · OtherCITY OF FERGUS FALLSEVANSVILLE ARTS COALITION: $29,621 · OtherEVANSVILLE ARTS COALITIONUlen Hitterdal School: $25,493 · OtherACT UP THEATRE: $25,264 · OtherPELICAN RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOLS: $25,000 · OtherCITY OF PELICAN RAPIDS: $20,750 · OtherPRAIRIE RENAISSANCE CULTURAL ALLIAN CE: $20,600 · OtherDETROIT LAKES COMMUNITY CULTURAL CT: $20,050 · OtherRED WILLOW ARTS COALITION: $19,776 · OtherDANCEBARN COLLECTIVE: $19,520 · OtherLAKES CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY: $18,946 · Other+23 more: $200,025 · Other+23 moreDLCCC INC: $50,450 · Human ServicesESHARA: $12,500 · Human ServicesCENTRAL SQUARE INC: $59,030 · Recreation & SportsCORNERSTONE: $40,160 · Youth DevelopmentFERGUS AREA COLLEGE FOUNDATION: $12,350 · EducationFERGUS FALLS BAND BOOSTERS: $3,000 · EducationPROJECT 412: $5,009 · Community ImprovementLAKES AREA COMMUNITY CENTER: $3,708 · Community Improvement
Arts & Culture$694,310Other$535,139Human Services$62,950Recreation & Sports$59,030Youth Development$40,160Education$15,350Community Improvement$8,717

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetKICKS BAND OF FARGO MOORHEAD: $75,004 over 4y, 34% of budgetART OF THE LAKES ASSOCIATION INC: $67,390 over 4y, 13% of budgetFARGO-MOORHEAD CHORAL ARTISTS: $66,252 over 4y, 8.8% of budgetHENNING LANDMARK CENTER INC: $61,523 over 4y, 18% of budgetCENTRAL SQUARE INC: $59,030 over 4y, 2.5% of budgetFERGUS FALLS CENTER FOR THE ARTS INC: $53,305 over 3y, 5.0% of budgetDLCCC INC: $50,450 over 3y, 1.0% of budgetKADDATZ GALLERIES LTD: $50,409 over 3y, 5.9% of budgetHISTORICAL & CULTURAL SOCIETY OF CLAY COUNTY: $40,730 over 4y, 1.4% of budgetCORNERSTONE: $40,160 over 2y, 7.4% of budgetCENTRAL LAKES SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: $38,381 over 4y, 12% of budgetPERHAM CENTER FOR THE ARTS: $36,113 over 4y, 5.5% of budgetNEW YORK MILLS ARTS RETREAT: $34,710 over 2y, 4.4% of budgetGOOSEBERRY PARK PLAYERS: $31,702 over 4y, 7.5% of budgetPRAIRIE WIND PLAYERS OF GRANT COUNTY INC: $29,376 over 2y, 34% of budgetTHEATRE L'HOMME DIEU: $26,900 over 2y, 2.6% of budgetPHELPS MILL COUNTRY: $26,776 over 4y, 13% of budgetROURKE ART GALLERY MUSEUM: $20,990 over 3y, 6.0% of budgetALEXANDRIA AREA ARTS ASSOCIATION: $17,465 over 2y, 1.8% of budgetSPRINGBOARD FOR THE ARTS: $14,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetESHARA: $12,500 over 1y, 5.3% of budgetFERGUS AREA COLLEGE FOUNDATION: $12,350 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetCONCORDIA COLLEGE CORPORATION: $11,940 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOTTER COVE CHILDRENS MUSEUM: $11,130 over 3y, 2.3% of budgetPROJECT 412: $5,009 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetLAKES AREA COMMUNITY CENTER: $3,708 over 1y, 3.0% of budgetFERGUS FALLS BAND BOOSTERS: $3,000 over 1y, 17% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

  • Who funds KICKS BAND OF FARGO MOORHEAD ↗
  • Who funds ART OF THE LAKES ASSOCIATION INC ↗
  • Who funds FARGO-MOORHEAD CHORAL ARTISTS ↗
  • Who funds HENNING LANDMARK CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds CENTRAL SQUARE INC ↗
  • Who funds FERGUS FALLS CENTER FOR THE ARTS INC ↗
  • Who funds DLCCC INC ↗
  • Who funds KADDATZ GALLERIES LTD ↗
  • Who funds HISTORICAL & CULTURAL SOCIETY OF CLAY COUNTY ↗
  • Who funds CORNERSTONE ↗
  • Who funds CENTRAL LAKES SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ↗
  • Who funds PERHAM CENTER FOR THE ARTS ↗
  • Who funds NEW YORK MILLS ARTS RETREAT ↗
  • Who funds GOOSEBERRY PARK PLAYERS ↗
  • Who funds PRAIRIE WIND PLAYERS OF GRANT COUNTY INC ↗
  • Who funds THEATRE L'HOMME DIEU ↗
  • Who funds PHELPS MILL COUNTRY ↗
  • Who funds ROURKE ART GALLERY MUSEUM ↗
  • Who funds THREE RIVERS ARTS COUNCIL ↗
  • Who funds ALEXANDRIA AREA ARTS ASSOCIATION ↗
  • Who funds SPRINGBOARD FOR THE ARTS ↗

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

West Central Initiati…Otter Tail Power Comp…C K Blandin FoundationRoger L & Agnes C Del…Fargo-Moorhead Area F…Alex Stern Family Fou…Otter Tail Corporatio…The Barry FoundationSanford Group ReturnMidcontinent Foundati…The Lundeen FoundationFrank W Veden Charita…
West Central InitiativeMN54.6× affinity26 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: West Central Initiative · Otter Tail Power Company Foundation · C K Blandin Foundation · Roger L & Agnes C Dell Charitable Trust · Fargo-Moorhead Area Foundation Corporation · Alex Stern Family Foundation · Otter Tail Corporation Foundation · The Barry Foundation · Sanford Group Return · Midcontinent Foundation · The Lundeen Foundation · Frank W Veden Charitable Trust

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Lake Region Arts Council funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Lake Region Arts Council. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%3%10%23%40%funder's share of their income ↑0%3%5%8%10%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    6report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–10%
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.
    05Through Plinth

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    How do I get to Lake Region Arts Council?

    Find your warmest path to Lake Region Arts Council through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

    Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 62 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

    How this is measured
    Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

    Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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