St. Cloud, Minn. – The Central Minnesota Community Foundation (CMCF) Arts Fund is pleased to announce they have awarded 6 grants totaling $35,000. The GREAT Theatre received $6,000, Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Minnesota $6,000, WACOSA $5,000, Great Northern Theatre Company $5,000, St. Cloud Symphony Orchestra $7,500 and Whitney Senior Center-City of St.Cloud $5,500.
GREAT Theatre will be using their $6,000 grant to fund their GREAT Learning Lab Theatre Programming. The Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Minnesota will be putting their $6,000 grant towards their Youth Arts Initiative – Keeping the Arts in Reach for All Youth program (previous “Express Yourself” showcase pictured below). WACOSA will be using their $5,000 grant to fund their Music and Movement for Adults with Disabilities program (past movement class pictured below). Great Northern Theatre Company (GNTC) will be putting their $5,000 grant towards the GNTC 2019 Summer Theater Access for Youth and Community. St. Cloud Symphony Orchestra will be using their $7,500 grant for the Classics for Kids-Musical Enrichment for 4th Graders program. Finally, the Whitney Senior Center will be putting their $5,500 grants towards the ACT on Alzheimer’s St. Cloud Metro Memory Choir.
The CMCF Arts Fund supports small to medium size arts organizations in Central Minnesota, with a focus on organizations that create access to the arts, support the appreciation of the arts, increase art education, and engage people in arts performances and exhibits.
The Central Minnesota Community Foundation (CMCF), in affiliation with CommunityGiving, is a public charity that attracts and administers charitable funds for the benefit of the local community. Since 1985, CMCF has grown to over $89.6 million in assets and awarded over $93.1 million in grants to non-profits. CommunityGiving is a collaboration of community foundations united under a single framework to create efficiencies that maximize the impact of our donors. The core foundations working with CommunityGiving include the Alexandria Area Community Foundation, the Brainerd Lakes Area Community Foundation, the Central Minnesota Community Foundation and the Willmar Area Community Foundation. Collectively, CommunityGiving administers more than 700 funds totaling more than $140 million. Learn more at CommunityGiving.org/CentralMN