Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2026 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$184,626
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Milkweed Editions, Inc AKA Milkweed Editions
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
In Progress
Start Date
July 2025
End Date
June 2026
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Hennepin
Project Overview

Operating Support

Project Details

To identify, nurture, and publish transformative literature and build an engaged community around it.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Mary Ann Aufderheide: former arts administrator; Carol Bruess: author, speaker, relationship social scientist, and creator; Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Philip McKenzie, adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, arts organization

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Mary Ann Aufderheide: former arts administrator; Carol Bruess: author, speaker, relationship social scientist, and creator; Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Philip McKenzie, adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, arts organization

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota, 2025 regular session, chapter 36, article 4, section 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2026 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$184,626
Other Funds Leveraged
$6,132,069
Direct expenses
$6,224,382
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Transformative literature provides Minnesotans with opportunities for reflection, learning, appreciating differences, and becoming more empathetic. We will track sales of books and attendance at events. We will also survey our community and gather testimony from readers, educators, booksellers, and librarians. 2: Minnesotans have increased access to an engaging literary community and other literary opportunities through our fellowship program. Our fellowship program, available to individuals without publishing experience, is intended to diversify the field and provide access to those historically excluded. Success will be measured by demonstrations of fellows' developed skills over time.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Jane
Last Name
Townsend
Organization Name
Milkweed Editions, Inc AKA Milkweed Editions
Street Address
1011 Washington Ave S Open Book
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55415
Phone
(612) 332-3192
Email
jane_townsend@milkweed.org
Administered By
Administered by
Location

Griggs Midway Building, Suite 304,
540 Fairview Avenue North,
St. Paul, MN 55104

Phone
(651) 539-2650 or toll-free (800) 866-2787
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