Arts Grantmakers Dedicated to Vibrant Community and Individual Artists
Submitted by Steve on February 8, 2012
The Minnesota Council on Foundations Philanthropy Potluck blog provides an overview of a recent webinar with arts grantmakers who focused on community vibrancy, support for individual artists, and avenues of non-cash support for organization:
Yesterday in MCF's fourth – and final – webinar in our 2012 grantmaking outlook series, leading arts grantmakers expressed their dedication to supporting the arts and individual artists. Recent giving trends show that grantmaking to arts has declined 7.6 percent since 2004. MCF’s outlook for 2012 indicates that arts funding will remain relatively stable. Bill King, MCF president, discussed arts funding challenges and opportunities
with Sharon DeMark, program officer, Minnesota Philanthropy Partners, and Laura Zimmermann, program officer, The McKnight Foundation.