Congratulations to the following awardees of the 2022 Operating Support Grant Round!
On February 15, 2022, the Lake Region Arts Council (LRAC) Board awarded nineteen arts organizations Operating Support funding for the next two years. Several area arts organizations that exceed LRAC’s threshold for expenses instead receive their Operating Support from the Minnesota State Arts Board.
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Take a moment with us to congratulate the awardees of this extraordinary funding opportunity!
The Winners of This Year’s Operating Support Grant Round
The following is a list of the applicants awarded and their award for the first year of their Operating Support Grant:
The Rourke Art Gallery Museum (Moorhead) - $8,000
Fargo Moorhead Choral Artists (Moorhead) - $8,000
Central Lakes Symphony Orchestra (Alexandria) - $6,000
Kicks Band of Fargo Moorhead (Moorhead) - $4,000
Gooseberry Park Players, Inc. (Moorhead) - $8,000
Art of the Lakes (Battle Lake) - $8,000
Prairie Renaissance Cultural Alliance (Morris) - $4,000
Grant County Prairie Wind Players (Barrett) - $6,000
Lakes Chamber Music Society (Alexandria) - $3,300
Henning Landmark Center (Henning) - $8,000
Act Up Theatre (Moorhead) - $4,000
Prairie Woodcarvers (Alexandria) - $1,000
Alexandria Art Guild (Alexandria) - $1,000
Red Willow Arts Coalition (Alexandria) - $4,000
Evansville Arts Coalition (Evansville) - $4,000
Perham Center for the Arts (Perham) - $4,000
Three Rivers Arts Council (Breckenridge) - $4,000
Phelps Mill Country (Ashby) - $6,000
Terrace Mill Foundation (Terrace) - $4,000
The total amount of funding awarded to organizations for the first year of support was $95,300. Grant award totals were calculated based on a two-year average of the organization’s expenses.
About This Program, and Others, from LRAC
LRAC’s Operating Support Grants are just one of four programs dedicated to organizations located in the LRAC region. Many of these winners have also participated in LRAC’s Survive to Thrive program, an initiative for arts organizations focused on helping to build capacity in the areas of financial management, strategic planning, evaluation, publicity and board leadership. (To learn more about the Survive to Thrive program, click here.)
Eligible organizations for programs like these include non-profit organizations and public entities, such as k-12 schools, community education, colleges, universities, libraries, museums, townships, cities, and counties.
It is our greatest goal that with the help of these Operating Support Grants, Minnesota arts organizations gain further access to the resources, information, personnel, audience, and all other requirements necessary for successful operation.
Congratulations to the awardees of the 2022 Operating Support Grant Round!
Miranda Lape
Grants Manager
