About Jerome Foundation
Jerome Foundation shows a targeted commitment to supporting arts and culture with an explicit focus on strengthening BIPOC-led or serving arts organizations in Minnesota. Their funding here is catalytic and programmatic—backing a collaborative capacity-building initiative (Seeding Cultural Treasures) delivered through a nonprofit intermediary. The grant signals priority for cultural equity, stabilization, and ecosystem-building rather than direct project grants to individual artists.
Focus Areas
Capacity-building for BIPOC arts organizations in MinnesotaCultural equity and stabilization initiatives for community arts groupsCollaborative, intermediary-led funding programs (e.g., Seeding Cultural Treasures)
Who They Fund
early-career artists across disciplines (visual, literary, theater, music, dance, film/media)BIPOC arts organizations (Minnesota-based)early-career Native artists based in MinnesotaMinnesota- and New York City-based arts organizationsindividual composers, playwrights, and performing artists
About Jerome Foundation
Jerome Foundation Inc’s recent giving is anchored by arts and culture work that centers early-career artists, with a strong line of support for Minnesota organizations and programs. The largest grant in the recent list went to Propel Nonprofits for Seeding Cultural Treasures, a collaborative initiative supporting BIPOC arts organizations in Minnesota. Other major awards show the same pattern of field-building through intermediaries and arts institutions rather than one-off project support. That approach appears again in grants to Loft Literary Center for literature organization support, Minneapolis College of Art and Design for visual arts organization support, and American Composers Forum for music organization support. The foundation also backs artist-focused fellowships, mentorship, commissions, and emergency relief, including support for programs that serve early-career artists across literature, music, theater, visual art, dance, and film. A separate cluster of grants supports archival access and artist development around the Jerome Hill collection and related fellowships. Across the recent grants list, the picture is of a funder using multiple vehicles to strengthen the infrastructure around emerging artists, especially in Minnesota and New York City.
What Jerome Foundation Funds
In literature, the foundation gave $246,000 to Loft Literary Center for work with early-career artists, and $87,500 to Loft Inc for literary artists in the Mentor Series program. In music, it gave $192,000 to American Composers Forum for music organization support and $87,500 for composers in the ACF | Create program. The theater portfolio includes $105,000 to Playwrights’ Center for early-career artists and $87,500 for playwrights in the Jerome Fellowship, Many Voices Fellowship, and Many Voices Mentorship programs. Visual arts support includes $210,000 to Minneapolis College of Art and Design for work with early-career artists and $100,000 for the MCAD-Jerome Foundation Fellowships for Early Career Artists. On the film and media side, the foundation provided $244,000 to The Museum of Modern Art for high-resolution scans for Jerome Hill’s films, tying its giving to preservation and expanded access.
How Jerome Foundation Gives
Typical grant size clusters around a relatively narrow band: p25 is $22,500, median is $25,000, and p75 is $32,500. The recent list also includes larger multi-year and programmatic awards, which suggests a mixed portfolio of standard grants and larger commitments to selected institutions. Recipients recur across multiple years, including organizations such as Playwrights’ Center, Roulette Intermedium, and American Composers Forum. Jerome Foundation Inc is a regular funder and accepts unsolicited applications for several active programs, including film production, artist fellowships, and arts organization grants. It also makes grants to individuals, reflecting a structure that combines institutional support with direct support for artists.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$5.3M
Total Assets
$114.7M
Total Revenue
$12.6M
Total Expenses
$5.2M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $23K and $33K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$23K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$33K
Geographic Reach
Regional7 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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