Minnesota · Public charity
Vsa Minnesota
VSA MINNESOTA, a member of the vsa affiliate network, a program of the john f. Kennedy center for the performing arts, is a statewide nonprofit organization dedicated to providing, promoting and creating quality art opportunities and avenues for people with disabilities in the areas of visual and media art, music, dance, theater,…
- $167k
- Granted FY2018
- 13
- Itemized grants FY2018
- 13
- Organizations funded FY2018
- 54%
- First-time grantees FY2018
- Itemized, FY2018
- $155k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2018
- $15,000
- Largest grant, FY2018
- $15,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 13 to 13
- FY2017 to FY2018
- States reached, FY2018
- 1
- Total assets, FY2018
- $269k
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2018, 54% of the organizations Vsa Minnesota funded were first-time grantees, receiving 52% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2018 | 13 | $155k | 54% |
| FY2017 | 13 | $155k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2018.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2018, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upstream Arts Inc | $30,000 | 2 | 2% |
| Mixed Blood Theatre Company | $30,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Nimbus Theatre | $30,000 | 2 | 24% |
| Arts Nest | $27,500 | 2 | 8% |
| Simply Artable | $15,000 | 1 | 10% |
| Minnesota Museum of American Art | $15,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Minnesota Fringe Festival | $15,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Take-Up Productions | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| People Incorporated | $15,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Pillsbury United Communities | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
Show all 20 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upstream Arts Inc | $30,000 | 2 | 2% |
| Mixed Blood Theatre Company | $30,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Nimbus Theatre | $30,000 | 2 | 24% |
| Arts Nest | $27,500 | 2 | 8% |
| Simply Artable | $15,000 | 1 | 10% |
| Minnesota Museum of American Art | $15,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Minnesota Fringe Festival | $15,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Take-Up Productions | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| People Incorporated | $15,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Pillsbury United Communities | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Alive & Kickin | $14,430 | 1 | n/a |
| Young Dance Inc | $12,760 | 2 | n/a |
| Illusion Theater and School Inc | $12,060 | 1 | 2% |
| Threads Dance Project | $11,175 | 1 | 7% |
| 20 Theatre Company | $11,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Springboard for the Arts | $10,744 | 1 | 0% |
| The Cedar Cultural Center Inc | $9,750 | 1 | 0% |
| Friends of the Lakeville Area Arts Center | $7,681 | 1 | 17% |
| The Show | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Art Shanty Projects | $5,400 | 1 | n/a |
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Vsa Minnesota supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
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.
Open a dossier: Mightycause Charitable Foundation · The Minneapolis Foundation · Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation · The McKnight Foundation · Archie D and Bertha H Walker Foundation · William Boss Foundation · Fr Bigelow Foundation · Jerome Foundation Inc · Hugh J Andersen Foundation · Hardenbergh Foundation · Headwaters Foundation for Justice · Target Foundation
How this is measured
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About Vsa Minnesota
- How much does Vsa Minnesota give?
- Vsa Minnesota reported 13 itemized grants totaling $155,000, out of $167,000 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2018 IRS filing. It funded between 13 and 13 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2018.
- What does Vsa Minnesota fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2018, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (81%), Health (19%).
- Who are Vsa Minnesota's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2018: Upstream Arts Inc ($30k), Mixed Blood Theatre Company ($30k), Nimbus Theatre ($30k).
- Does Vsa Minnesota fund new organizations?
- In FY2018, 54% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Vsa Minnesota?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Mightycause Charitable Foundation, The Minneapolis Foundation, Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation.
- Where is Vsa Minnesota based?
- Vsa Minnesota is based in MN.
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