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GENERAL MILLS FOUNDATION 2009 GRANTS
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Arts and Culture
The Foundation also matched 1,355 gifts totaling $524,182 to arts and cultural organizations by the employees, retirees, officers, directors and retired directors of General Mills.
This year we provided 118 grants totaling $2,307,900.
| Cultural Centers Grants | |
Amount paid in FY 2008: $774,200 |  Organization | Description | Location | Amount |
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| African American Heritage Foundation | Buxton: Iowa's Black Utopia | Cedar Rapids, IA | $10,000 | | American Indian Neighborhood Development Corporation | Regenerations: Legacy & Tradition | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | | Appel Farm Arts and Music Center | Community Arts Outreach Programs | Elmer, NJ | $10,000 | | Art Studio of Western New York, Inc. | Project Create Education Program | Buffalo, NY | $20,000 | | ARTS-US | The Kumbayah Collective | St. Paul, MN | $10,000 | | Artspace Projects, Inc. | Operating support | Minneapolis, MN | $25,000 | | Asian Pacific Cultural Center | Operating support | St. Paul, MN | $10,000 | | Buffalo Fine Arts Academy | Free Friday Family Programs at the Albright-Knox | Buffalo, NY | $10,000 | | Carlisle Public Library | 2008 Summer Reading Program | Carlisle, IA | $2,700 | | Centro Cultural Chicano | Centro Raices/Roots Youth Development Program | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | | Community Arts Association in Newton County, Inc. | Young Artists Program | Covington, GA | $10,000 | | COMPAS, Inc. | Operating support | St. Paul, MN | $20,000 | | Creatives for Causes | New After-School Art Buddies program | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | | Friends of Historic Vineland Inc. | Friends of Historic Vineland Speakers Bureau | Vineland, NJ | $2,000 | | Friends of the Vineland Free Public Library | Support to purchase computers | Vineland, NJ | $1,000 | | Galt Area Historical Society, Inc. | McFarland Living History Ranch Project | Galt, GA | $5,000 | | George A Spiva Center for the Arts | Operating support | Joplin, MO | $10,000 | | Givens Foundation for African American Literature | Operating support | Edina, MN | $15,000 | | Greater Hazleton Philharmonic Society | Ferrwood Music Camp | Hazleton, PA | $2,000 | | Hollywood Studio of Dance | Childhood Obesity Nutrition Program | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | | Jerome Foundation | 2008 Travel and Study Grant Program | St. Paul, MN | $25,000 | | Juxtaposition Inc. | Operating support | Minneapolis, MN | $15,000 | | Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey | AileyCamp 2008 | Kansas City, MO | $15,000 | | Loft, Inc. | Operating support | Minneapolis, MN | $7,500 | | MacPhail Center for Music | MacPhail Center for Music's Community Access Fund | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | | MacPhail Center for Music | Operating support | Minneapolis, MN | $15,000 | | Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts | Operating support | Minneapolis, MN | $95,000 | | Minnesota Center for Book Arts | General Operating Support | Minneapolis, MN | $5,000 | | Minnesota Center for Photography | Operating Support | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | | Minnesota Children's Museum | Operating support | St. Paul, MN | $30,000 | | Minnesota Dance Theatre and School | Operating support | Minneapolis, MN | $7,500 | | Minnesota Fringe Festival | Operating Support | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | | Minnesota Historical Society | Mill City Museum | St. Paul, MN | $25,000 | | Minnesota Zoological Garden | Zoo Safari | Apple Valley, MN | $10,000 | | Mississippi River Fund | Big River Journey | St Paul, MN | $5,000 | | National Hispanic Cultural Center Foundation | National Hispanic Cultural Center Student Arts Education Program | Albuquerque, NM | $10,000 | | National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, Inc. | Distance Learning | Cincinnati, OH | $25,000 | | New Franklin Cultural Center | Operating support | Minneapolis, MN | $5,000 | | Northern Clay Center | Operating Support | Minneapolis, MN | $6,500 | | Paramount Arts Centre | Dreams Do Come True Program | Aurora, IL | $15,000 | | Pillsbury United Communities | The Chicago Avenue Project | Minneapolis, MN | $5,000 | | Playwrights' Center, Inc. | The New Play Gallery | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | | Science Museum of Minnesota | Operating support | St. Paul, MN | $95,000 | | VSA arts of Minnesota | Operating support | Minneapolis, MN | $5,000 | | Walker Art Center | Operating support | Minneapolis, MN | $100,000 | | Walker West Music Academy | Wacouta Street Music Program | St. Paul, MN | $10,000 | | | | Performing Arts Grants | |
Amount paid in FY 2008: $1,161,700 | | Organization | Description | Location | Amount |
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| Albuquerque Youth Symphony Program | Albuquerque Youth Symphony Program | Albuquerque, NM | $15,000 | | American Composers Forum | Operating Support | St. Paul, MN | $10,000 | | Baldwin Community Schools | Baldwin Band Rebuilding Project | Baldwin, MI | $10,700 | | Ballet of the Dolls Inc. | Operating support | Minneapolis, MN | $7,500 | | Ballet Works, Inc. | Operating support | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | | Bedlam Theatre, Inc. | Cedar/Riverside Drama Club for Youth | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | | Children's Theatre Company and School | Operating support | Minneapolis, MN | $55,000 | | City of Reed City | Music and Art in the Parks 2007 | Reed City, MI | $3,000 | | Friends of the Minnesota Sinfonia | Music in the Schools | Minneapolis, MN | $16,000 | | Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies | Operating Support | Minneapolis, MN | $15,000 | | Guthrie Theater Foundation | Opearting Support | Minneapolis, MN | $115,000 | | Hannibal Community Theatre | Summer Musical Comedy Theatre Production | Hannibal, MO | $1,000 | | Hardcover Theater, Inc. | Operating Support | Minneapolis, MN | $3,000 | | Heart of the Beast Theatre, Inc. | Operating Support | Minneapolis, MN | $6,500 | | Illusion Theater and School, Inc. | Art & Literacy for Inner City Youth | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | | Illusion Theater and School, Inc. | Operating support | Minneapolis, MN | $15,000 | | Intermedia Arts of Minnesota, Inc. | Minneapolis Mosaic | Minneapolis, MN | $25,000 | | Lundstrum Center for the Performing Arts | Operating support | Minneapolis, MN | $20,000 | | Lyric Opera of Chicago | Student Matinees | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | | Minneapolis Pops Orchestra Association | Summer Concert Series | Minneapolis, MN | $5,000 | | Minnesota Chinese Dance Theater | 'Silk Road II' | St. Paul, MN | $2,500 | | Minnesota Chorale | Operating support | Minneapolis, MN | $15,000 | | Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company | Operating support | St. Paul, MN | $7,500 | | Minnesota Opera Company | Operating support | Minneapolis, MN | $35,000 | | Minnesota Orchestral Association | Operating Support | Minneapolis, MN | $120,000 | | Mixed Blood Theatre Company | Operating Support | Minneapolis, MN | $25,000 | | National Dance Institute New Mexico Inc. | Teaching Children Excellence in Arts | Albuquerque, NM | $15,000 | | New Mexico Symphony Orchestra | New Mexico Symphony Orchestra's Music Education & Outreach Program | Albuquerque, NM | $10,000 | | One Voice Mixed Chorus | Uncommon Light: Brahms & the Beauty of Shadow | St. Paul, MN | $10,000 | | Ordway Center for the Performing Arts | ARTbuilds/2007 Flint Hills International Children's Festival | St. Paul, MN | $25,000 | | Pangea World Theater Company | Operating Support | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | | Park Square Theatre | Operating Support | St. Paul, MN | $10,000 | | Penumbra Theatre Company | Operating Support | St. Paul, MN | $40,000 | | Ragamala Music and Dance Theater | General Operating Support | Minneapolis, MN | $5,000 | | Ragamala Music and Dance Theater | Sva (Vital Force) | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | | Riverfront Renaissance Center for the Arts | Arts Creates Excellence Program | Millville, NJ | $3,500 | | Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Society | Operating Support | St. Paul, MN | $68,000 | | Sounds of Hope, Ltd. | Operating Support | St. Paul, MN | $5,000 | | St. Cloud State University Foundation, Inc. | 'To Be Certain of the Dawn' performance | St. Cloud, MN | $18,000 | | Stages Theatre Company, Inc. | Capital | Hopkins, MN | $50,000 | | Stages Theatre Company, Inc. | Operating Support | Hopkins, MN | $20,000 | | SteppingStone Theatre | captial ($17,500) and operating ($7,500) | St. Paul, MN | $25,000 | | Teatro del Pueblo, Inc. | Real Women Have Curves | St. Paul, MN | $10,000 | | Ten Thousand Things Theater Company | Once On This Island | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | | Tennessee Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra Association, Inc. | Murfreesboro Symphony's Doughboy Concet | Murfreesboro, TN | $10,000 | | The Arts Center of Cannon County | The Young At Art Series (School Matinee Program) | Woodbury, MN | $10,000 | | The Children's Theater Project | Children and Youth Productions | Rockford, IL | $2,500 | | The Fox Valley Academy of Music Performance | Operating Support | Aurora, IL | $12,000 | | The History Theatre, Inc. | The Meeting | St. Paul, MN | $10,000 | | The History Theatre, Inc. | Operating Support | St. Paul, MN | $10,000 | | The Jungle Theatre | Operating Support | Minneapolis, MN | $25,000 | | Theater Mu, Inc. | Operating Support | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | | Theatre de la Jeune Lune | Operating Support | Minneapolis, MN | $15,000 | | Theatre Latte Da | Operating Support | Minneapolis, MN | $5,000 | | Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir | Operating Support | Brooklyn Center, MN | $10,000 | | VocalEssence | Cantare! Program | Minneapolis, mn | $50,000 | | VocalEssence | Operating Support and Silent Witness | Minneapolis, MN | $50,000 | | World Voices of Minnesota | Operating Support | Eden Prairie, MN | $5,000 | | Youth Performance Company | Operating Support | Minneapolis, MN | $20,000 | | Zorongo Flamenco, Inc. | Operating Support | Minneapolis, MN | $5,000 | | | | Public Broadcasting Grants | |
Amount paid in FY 2008: $281,000 | | Organization | Description | Location | Amount |
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| Minnesota Public Radio, Inc. | Operating Support | St. Paul, MN | $57,000 | | TVbyGIRLS | Undercover | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | | Twin Cities Public Television, Inc. | Operating Support and MLK Breakfast | St. Paul, MN | $202,000 | | Women's Foundation of Minnesota | 'Women In Leadership: Reatha Clark King' | Minneapolis, MN | $12,000 | | | | Visual Arts Grants | |
Amount paid in FY 2008: $91,000 | | Organization | Description | Location | Amount |
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| Arts Midwest | Operating Support | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | | Business Committee for the Arts, Inc. | Operating Support | Long Island City, NY | $5,000 | | Graywolf Press | Operating Support | St. Paul, MN | $5,000 | | Intermedia Arts of Minnesota, Inc. | Operating Support | Minneapolis, MN | $15,000 | | Intermedia Arts of Minnesota, Inc. | B-Girl Be | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | | Milkweed Editions Inc. | Operating Support | Minneapolis, MN | $6,000 | | Minnesota Sesquicentennial | All County 'Greetings from Minnesota' public Art Tile Mosaic | St. Paul, MN | $25,000 | | University of Minnesota Foundation | Bell Museum Outreach Program | St. Paul, MN | $15,000 |
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