Minnesota · Nonprofit
Art Shelf
Art Shelf (Minnesota) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $35,000 to it, the largest being SAINT PAUL & MINNESOTA FOUNDATION ($35,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 100% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2024
- $47k
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $35k
- Net assets
- $4k
What Art Shelf does
Mission
Art Shelf is a nonprofit that provides free access to art supplies studio space and creative programming for individuals and families. Our mission is to remove financial barriers to creativity and support wellness through art by creating an open accessible space where anyone can make art regardless of income or experience. During the year Art Shelf distributed donated art supplies maintained a free community studio and hosted regular creative programming including art nights guided sessions and wellness-focused activities. These programs supported individuals experiencing mental health challenges recovery and life transitions by offering a safe space for expression and connection. Through this work Art Shelf strengthens community supports emotional well-being and increases access to creative resources for underserved populations.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990-EZ.
Programs
Art Shelf hosted community art markets and creative events that provided local artists with opportunities to sell their work and engage with the public. These events also offered free access to art materials and space for attendees to create connect and participate in creative activities. The program supported local artists economically while promoting community engagement and access to the arts.
$0 spentArt Shelf provided free art supplies and open studio access to individuals and families by collecting and redistributing donated materials. This program removed financial barriers to creativity and offered a consistent space for community members to create supporting wellness self-expression and community connection.
$0 spent
The 2 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990-EZ.
Leadership and staff
Board chair
Willard Malebear
Executive Chairman
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990-EZ.
Who funds it, year by year
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
1 of 1 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 100% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of Art Shelf’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
100% of Art Shelf's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Too little is directly attributable to place on a map.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $35k arriving through sponsors registered in 1 state is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
Art Shelf runs a healthier operating margin than half of the 14,550 arts & culture nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 14,550 arts & culture nonprofits under $100k, FY2024
Organizations like Art Shelf
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Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for Art Shelf: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds Art Shelf?
- Art Shelf (Minnesota) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $35,000 to it, the largest being SAINT PAUL & MINNESOTA FOUNDATION ($35,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 100% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does Art Shelf have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $35,000 in grants to Art Shelf, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of Art Shelf?
- SAINT PAUL & MINNESOTA FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $35,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like Art Shelf find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Minnesota. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2024–2024), and the filings of 1 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing