Funding search · EIN 411758708 · Minneapolis, MN
Harlan Boss Foundation for the Arts
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 66
- grants reported
- $1.1M
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $15,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
What they fund
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Funding pattern
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63 grants matching “encouragement” · $1.0M
- $45,000
Park Square Theatre · St Paul, MN · 2025
To support and encourage the arts
- $25,000
Midway Contemporary Art · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
To support and encourage the arts
- $25,000
Ne Sculpture Gallery Factor · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
To support and encourage the arts
- $25,000
People Incorporated · St Paul, MN · 2025
To support and encourage the arts
- $25,000
Skylark Opera · St Paul, MN · 2025
To support and encourage the arts
- $20,000
University of Minnesota Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
To support and encourage the arts
- $20,000
Metropolitan State University Foundation · St Paul, MN · 2025
To support and encourage the arts
- $15,000
Friends of the St Paul Public Library · St Paul, MN · 2025
To support and encourage the arts
- $10,000
One Voice · St Paul, MN · 2025
To support and encourage the arts
- $10,000
Highpoint Center for Printmaking · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
To support and encourage the arts
- $10,000
Continental Ballet Company · Bloomington, MN · 2025
To support and encourage the arts
- $10,000
American Craft Council · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
To support and encourage the arts
- $7,000
Ramsey County Historical Society · St Paul, MN · 2025
To support and encourage the arts
- $40,000
Park Square Theatre · St Paul, MN · 2024
To support and encourage the arts
- $25,000
Ne Sculpture Gallery Factor · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
To support and encourage the arts
- $22,000
Skylark Opera · St Paul, MN · 2024
To support and encourage the arts
- $20,000
University of Minnesota Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
To support and encourage the arts
- $20,000
People Incorporated · St Paul, MN · 2024
To support and encourage the arts
- $15,000
Metropolitan State University Foundation · St Paul, MN · 2024
To support and encourage the arts
- $15,000
Friends of the St Paul Public Library · St Paul, MN · 2024
To support and encourage the arts
- $10,000
One Voice · St Paul, MN · 2024
To support and encourage the arts
- $10,000
Ramsey County Historical Society · St Paul, MN · 2024
To support and encourage the arts
- $10,000
Midway Contemporary Art · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
To support and encourage the arts
- $10,000
Highpoint Center for Printmaking · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
To support and encourage the arts
- $10,000
American Craft Council · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
To support and encourage the arts
- $5,000
Continental Ballet Company · Bloomington, MN · 2024
To support and encourage the arts
- $5,000
The Cedar Cultural Center · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
To support and encourage the arts
- $5,000
Saint Paul Conservatory of Music · St Paul, MN · 2024
To support and encourage the arts
- $50,000
Park Square Theatre · St Paul, MN · 2023
To support and encourage the artsto support and encourage the arts
- $50,000
University of Minnesota Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
To support and encourage the arts
- $45,000
Walker West Music Adacemy · St Paul, MN · 2023
To support and encourage the arts
- $25,000
Ramsey County Historical Society · St Paul, MN · 2023
To support and encourage the arts
- $22,000
Skylark Opera · St Paul, MN · 2023
To support and encourage the arts
- $20,000
People Incorporated · St Paul, MN · 2023
To support and encourage the arts
- $20,000
Ne Sculpture Gallery Factor · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
To support and encourage the arts
- $15,000
Franconia Sculpture Park · Franconia, MN · 2023
To support and encourage the arts
- $15,000
Metropolitan State University Foundation · St Paul, MN · 2023
To support and encourage the arts
- $12,500
Friends of the St Paul Public Library · St Paul, MN · 2023
To support and encourage the arts
- $10,000
One Voice · St Paul, MN · 2023
To support and encourage the arts
- $10,000
Highpoint Center for Printmaking · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
To support and encourage the arts
- $10,000
Midway Contemporary Art · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
To support and encourage the arts
- $10,000
Northern Clay Center · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
To support and encourage the arts
- $10,000
American Craft Council · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
To support and encourage the arts
- $5,000
Saint Paul Conservatory of Music · St Paul, MN · 2023
To support and encourage the arts
- $1,000
St Anthony Park Branch Library Association · St Paul, MN · 2023
To support and encourage the arts
- $40,000
Walker West Music Adacemy · St Paul, MN · 2022
To support and encourage the arts
- $25,000
Park Square Theatre · St Paul, MN · 2022
To support and encourage the artsto support and encourage the arts
- $20,000
Skylark Opera · St Paul, MN · 2022
To support and encourage the arts
- $20,000
University of Minnesota Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
To support and encourage the arts
- $15,000
Franconia Sculpture Park · Franconia, MN · 2022
To support and encourage the arts
- $15,000
People Incorporated · St Paul, MN · 2022
To support and encourage the arts
- $15,000
Ramsey County Historical Society · St Paul, MN · 2022
To support and encourage the arts
- $15,000
Ne Sculpture Gallery Factor · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
To support and encourage the arts
- $12,500
Friends of the St Paul Public Library · St Paul, MN · 2022
To support and encourage the arts
- $10,000
One Voice · St Paul, MN · 2022
To support and encourage the arts
- $10,000
Highpoint Center for Printmaking · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
To support and encourage the arts
- $10,000
Metropolitan State University Foundation · St Paul, MN · 2022
To support and encourage the arts
- $10,000
Northern Clay Center · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
To support and encourage the arts
- $10,000
American Craft Council · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
To support and encourage the arts
- $5,000
Saint Paul Conservatory of Music · St Paul, MN · 2022
To support and encourage the arts
- $5,000
Midway Contemporary Art · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
To support and encourage the arts
- $2,500
Northeast Minnesota Art District · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
To support and encourage the arts
- $1,000
St Anthony Park Branch Library Association · St Paul, MN · 2022
To support and encourage the arts
Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Walker West Music Adacemy4 grants · $180,000
- Park Square Theatre4 grants · $160,000
- University of Minnesota Foundation5 grants · $120,000
- Skylark Opera4 grants · $89,000
- Ne Sculpture Gallery Factor4 grants · $85,000
- People Incorporated4 grants · $80,000
- Metropolitan State University Foundation4 grants · $60,000
- Ramsey County Historical Society4 grants · $57,000
- Friends of the St Paul Public Library4 grants · $55,000
- Midway Contemporary Art4 grants · $50,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 66 reported grants, largest first.
- $50,000
Walker West Music Adacemy · St Paul, MN · 2025
2024 grant
- $50,000
Park Square Theatre · St Paul, MN · 2023
To support and encourage the artsto support and encourage the arts
- $50,000
University of Minnesota Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
To support and encourage the arts
- $45,000
Park Square Theatre · St Paul, MN · 2025
To support and encourage the arts
- $45,000
Walker West Music Adacemy · St Paul, MN · 2024
2024 grant
- $45,000
Walker West Music Adacemy · St Paul, MN · 2023
To support and encourage the arts
- $40,000
Park Square Theatre · St Paul, MN · 2024
To support and encourage the arts
- $40,000
Walker West Music Adacemy · St Paul, MN · 2022
To support and encourage the arts
- $25,000
Midway Contemporary Art · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
To support and encourage the arts
- $25,000
Ne Sculpture Gallery Factor · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
To support and encourage the arts
- $25,000
People Incorporated · St Paul, MN · 2025
To support and encourage the arts
- $25,000
Skylark Opera · St Paul, MN · 2025
To support and encourage the arts
- $25,000
Ne Sculpture Gallery Factor · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
To support and encourage the arts
- $25,000
Ramsey County Historical Society · St Paul, MN · 2023
To support and encourage the arts
- $25,000
Park Square Theatre · St Paul, MN · 2022
To support and encourage the artsto support and encourage the arts
- $22,000
Skylark Opera · St Paul, MN · 2024
To support and encourage the arts
- $22,000
Skylark Opera · St Paul, MN · 2023
To support and encourage the arts
- $20,000
Metropolitan State University Foundation · St Paul, MN · 2025
To support and encourage the arts
- $20,000
University of Minnesota Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
To support and encourage the arts
- $20,000
People Incorporated · St Paul, MN · 2024
To support and encourage the arts
- $20,000
University of Minnesota Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
To support and encourage the arts
- $20,000
Ne Sculpture Gallery Factor · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
To support and encourage the arts
- $20,000
People Incorporated · St Paul, MN · 2023
To support and encourage the arts
- $20,000
Skylark Opera · St Paul, MN · 2022
To support and encourage the arts
- $20,000
University of Minnesota Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
To support and encourage the arts
- $15,000
Friends of the St Paul Public Library · St Paul, MN · 2025
To support and encourage the arts
- $15,000
Friends of the St Paul Public Library · St Paul, MN · 2024
To support and encourage the arts
- $15,000
Metropolitan State University Foundation · St Paul, MN · 2024
To support and encourage the arts
- $15,000
Franconia Sculpture Park · Franconia, MN · 2023
To support and encourage the arts
- $15,000
Metropolitan State University Foundation · St Paul, MN · 2023
To support and encourage the arts
- $15,000
Franconia Sculpture Park · Franconia, MN · 2022
To support and encourage the arts
- $15,000
Ne Sculpture Gallery Factor · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
To support and encourage the arts
- $15,000
People Incorporated · St Paul, MN · 2022
To support and encourage the arts
- $15,000
Ramsey County Historical Society · St Paul, MN · 2022
To support and encourage the arts
- $12,500
Friends of the St Paul Public Library · St Paul, MN · 2023
To support and encourage the arts
- $12,500
Friends of the St Paul Public Library · St Paul, MN · 2022
To support and encourage the arts
- $10,000
American Craft Council · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
To support and encourage the arts
- $10,000
Continental Ballet Company · Bloomington, MN · 2025
To support and encourage the arts
- $10,000
Highpoint Center for Printmaking · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
To support and encourage the arts
- $10,000
One Voice · St Paul, MN · 2025
To support and encourage the arts
- $10,000
American Craft Council · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
To support and encourage the arts
- $10,000
Highpoint Center for Printmaking · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
To support and encourage the arts
- $10,000
Midway Contemporary Art · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
To support and encourage the arts
- $10,000
One Voice · St Paul, MN · 2024
To support and encourage the arts
- $10,000
Ramsey County Historical Society · St Paul, MN · 2024
To support and encourage the arts
- $10,000
University of Minnesota Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
For the katherine nash exhibit
- $10,000
American Craft Council · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
To support and encourage the arts
- $10,000
Highpoint Center for Printmaking · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
To support and encourage the arts
- $10,000
Midway Contemporary Art · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
To support and encourage the arts
- $10,000
Northern Clay Center · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
To support and encourage the arts
- $10,000
One Voice · St Paul, MN · 2023
To support and encourage the arts
- $10,000
American Craft Council · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
To support and encourage the arts
- $10,000
Highpoint Center for Printmaking · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
To support and encourage the arts
- $10,000
Metropolitan State University Foundation · St Paul, MN · 2022
To support and encourage the arts
- $10,000
Northern Clay Center · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
To support and encourage the arts
- $10,000
One Voice · St Paul, MN · 2022
To support and encourage the arts
- $7,000
Ramsey County Historical Society · St Paul, MN · 2025
To support and encourage the arts
- $5,000
Continental Ballet Company · Bloomington, MN · 2024
To support and encourage the arts
- $5,000
Saint Paul Conservatory of Music · St Paul, MN · 2024
To support and encourage the arts
- $5,000
The Cedar Cultural Center · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
To support and encourage the arts
- $5,000
Saint Paul Conservatory of Music · St Paul, MN · 2023
To support and encourage the arts
- $5,000
Midway Contemporary Art · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
To support and encourage the arts
- $5,000
Saint Paul Conservatory of Music · St Paul, MN · 2022
To support and encourage the arts
- $2,500
Northeast Minnesota Art District · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
To support and encourage the arts
- $1,000
St Anthony Park Branch Library Association · St Paul, MN · 2023
To support and encourage the arts
- $1,000
St Anthony Park Branch Library Association · St Paul, MN · 2022
To support and encourage the arts
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