Minnesota · Nonprofit
SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA ARTS COUNCIL
SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA ARTS COUNCIL (Minnesota) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $369,106 to it, the largest being The McKnight Foundation ($356,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $1.0M
- Funders on record
- 3
- Grants received
- $369k
- Net assets
- $440k
What Southwest Minnesota Arts Council does
Mission
To provide funds and services to promote and support the arts in the 18 counties of southwest minnesota.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Grants programs- smac received funds from the minnesota state arts board general fund and minnesota arts & cultural heritage funds as appropriated by the minnesota state legislature, the mcknight foundation and others to redistribute to individual artists, local arts organizations, non-profit organizations, units of government and schools for arts production and sponsorship activities. Grant programs include art projects, public art, quick support for organizations, operating support, equipment & facilities improvement, arts in the schools, arts study opportunity for youth, artist growth, artist equity, quick support for artists, and the prairie disciple award. A total of 111,608 people served included 27,449 youth and 2,529 artists through 132 grants awarded to nonprofit organizations, units of government (cities, schools) and artists.
$815,838 spentof which $637,007 as grants84% of program spendingArt gallery- an art gallery in the smac office space provides an opportunity for regional artists to have a solo exhibit in an accessible space. Seven regional visual artists had their work exhibited in the gallery in fiscal year 2025. Exhibits are advertised via press releases, e-mail, facebook, and the smac webpage. Artists had in-person and virtual receptions. Regional musicians performed during the in-person exhibit receptions.
$25,684 spent3% of program spendingTechnical assistance- services provided by smac to sw minnesota are information and referral services to promote the growth and development of artists, staff and volunteer assistance for the organizational and leadership development of local arts groups, and presentation of technical assistance and networking conferences for artists, cultural organizations and schools. Information is provided via phone, email, mail, website, social media, and in-person contact. Smac staff travels throughout the region to meet with constituents on request. Smac staff also works with statewide arts organizations to coordinate workshops and meetings within the smac region that will benefit smac region residents. Smac's e-newsletter contains feature articles, grant awards, upcoming deadlines, and other opportunities. It containts no advertisements. The e-newsletter was sent via email to approximately 1,500 people per issue and is also posted on the smac website.
$87,555 spent9% of program spendingConference/workshops/convenings- smac also gives assistance to artists, arts organizations and educators by providing technical assistance, information, and networking opportunities in conference or workshop settings to the sw minnesota area. 70 artists attended an artist retreat at danebod folk school in tyler. 6 virtual and 5 in-person grant workshops and q&a esssions were attended by 46 people. 26 people attended a training and networking event for arts organizations. Smac's annual arts celebration, attended by approximately 50 people, was held in worthington, mn and included theater and music performances and art exhibits.
$41,152 spent4% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $970,229.
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. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2024 to 2025, from $550k to $720k (+31%).
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 87% · 2018 84% · 2019 86% · 2020 87% · 2021 85% · 2022 88% · 2023 87% · 2024 89% · 2025 89%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
97% of SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA ARTS COUNCIL’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (63% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 6 of the last 9 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
2019 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income held at $89k.
1 of 3 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 0% 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 SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA ARTS COUNCIL’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 2 of 3 funders by total. 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
SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA ARTS COUNCIL leans on a few funders — its largest provides 96% 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
Largest funder’s share by year: 2019 100% · 2020 100% · 2021 100% · 2023 100% — broadly stable.
“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 SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA ARTS COUNCIL'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.
Against its field
SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA ARTS COUNCIL holds deeper cash reserves than three-quarters of the 3,230 arts & culture nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 3,230 arts & culture nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2025
Organizations like SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA ARTS COUNCIL
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Minnesota
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
91% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
99%
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 SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA ARTS COUNCIL: 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 SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA ARTS COUNCIL?
- SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA ARTS COUNCIL (Minnesota) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $369,106 to it, the largest being The McKnight Foundation ($356,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA ARTS COUNCIL have?
- IRS filings report 3 organizations giving $369,106 in grants to SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA ARTS COUNCIL, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA ARTS COUNCIL?
- The McKnight Foundation is the largest funder on record, with $356,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA ARTS COUNCIL 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.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 3 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