Minnesota · Nonprofit
GREAT RIVER ARTS ASSOCIATION
GREAT RIVER ARTS ASSOCIATION (Minnesota) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $254,653 to it, the largest being THE FIVE WINGS ARTS COUNCIL ($198,503). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $210k
- Funders on record
- 2
- Grants received
- $255k
- Net assets
- $150k
What Great River Arts Association does
Mission
The Great River Arts Association exists to enrich lives by providing arts experiences and services to the people of morrison county and the surrounding communities.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Great river arts (gra)oversee two free art galleries (main and front)located onsite at gra (122 first street se, little falls). In fy 25, gra curated 14 exhibits, including 2 high school shows, that featured the work of 175 artists and hosted 10 artists receptions. Under gra's visual arts programming, 50 artisans have work on consignment - available for sale in the retail space.
$21,808 spent$18,290 earned by the program14% of program spendingUnder gra's performing arts programming, 21 events were hosted including musical/gra live performances, along with a variety of free events such as "open mic night" events where the community shares their talent (poetry, music, voice, spoken word, etc.) on gra's stage. Great river television (grtv) programming is a unique community resource that provides more than 6500 hours of free content - accessible on public access channel 180/6 and youtube. In addition staff supported 8 private rentals - connecting our space to community members. Gra participated in a 7 community events w/local businesses sponsoring trick or treat to hundreds of children, markets and music, and an americana event featuring classic cars, live music and art.
$113,082 spent$98,077 earned by the program72% of program spendingGra provides arts education programming for youth and adults, by connecting residents and visitors to engaging and creative opportunities. This body of work increases a participants knowledge, skills and understanding of various artistic disciplines, including visual (painting, mixed media, fabric, glass, drawing, watercolor, etc.), multimedia, performing and literary arts. During this fiscal year, gra offered 27 art education programs including gallery talks, school tours and painting classes.
$22,350 spent$8,048 earned by the program14% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $157,240.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2020 to 2021, from $299k to $351k (+17%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2017 14% · 2018 15% · 2019 11% · 2020 18% · 2021 44% · 2022 14% · 2023 17% · 2024 23%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 4 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base narrowed from 2 funders to 1 funder, grant income fell $43k → $20k.
From the IRS filings of GREAT RIVER ARTS ASSOCIATION’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.
How concentrated its funding is
GREAT RIVER ARTS ASSOCIATION leans on a few funders — its largest provides 78% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
100% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund GREAT RIVER ARTS ASSOCIATION.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 71% · 2018 83% · 2019 84% · 2020 100% · 2021 53% · 2022 62% · 2023 100% — growing more concentrated.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. 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 GREAT RIVER ARTS ASSOCIATION's grant income comes from Minnesota funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. 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.
Organizations like GREAT RIVER ARTS ASSOCIATION
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In Minnesota
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
68% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
74%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for GREAT RIVER ARTS ASSOCIATION: 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 GREAT RIVER ARTS ASSOCIATION?
- GREAT RIVER ARTS ASSOCIATION (Minnesota) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $254,653 to it, the largest being THE FIVE WINGS ARTS COUNCIL ($198,503). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does GREAT RIVER ARTS ASSOCIATION have?
- IRS filings report 2 organizations giving $254,653 in grants to GREAT RIVER ARTS ASSOCIATION, 2 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of GREAT RIVER ARTS ASSOCIATION?
- THE FIVE WINGS ARTS COUNCIL is the largest funder on record, with $198,503 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like GREAT RIVER ARTS ASSOCIATION 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 2017–2024), and the filings of 2 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