Penumbra Theatre

18 Grants from 1991 - 2018

  • Total Amount Received: $1,750,000
  • Location: Saint Paul, MN

Sponsorship of the Celebrate Black History with Penumbra event series

Grants received

$20,000 in 2018

  • Term: 6 Months

Sponsorship of the Celebrate Black History with Penumbra event series

$50,000 in 2017

  • Term: 13 Months

Support to build the capacity of theatres by, for and about communities of color in the Twin Cities, to address challenges and opportunities of diversification in the contemporary theatre landscape

$10,000 in 2017

  • Term: 7 Months

Sponsorship of Let's Talk: My America

$500,000 in 2010

  • Term: 36 Months

Bush funding will be used for general operating through the Regional Arts Development Program II to increase artistic excellence, community engagement, and sustainability of one of the country's leading African American theaters that focuses on art for social change

$100,000 in 2008

  • Term: 11 Months

Increased artistic excellence, engagement, and sustainability of one of the country's leading African American theaters that focuses on art for social change, through admission to Regional Arts Development Program II (RADP II)

$75,000 in 2005

  • Term: 10 Months

For continued operating support through the Regional Arts Development Program I

$75,000 in 2004

  • Term: 14 Months

For continued operating support through the Regional Arts Development Program I

$15,000 in 2003

  • Term: 5 Months

For development of a business plan as a part of the organizational effectiveness component of the Regional Arts Development Program

$75,000 in 2003

  • Term: 9 Months

For continued operating support through the Regional Arts Development Program

$100,000 in 2002

  • Term: 11 Months

For continued operating support through the Regional Arts Development Program

$100,000 in 2001

  • Term: 11 Months

For renewed operating support through the Regional Arts Development Program

$100,000 in 2000

  • Term: 11 Months

For renewed operating support for one year through the Regional Arts Development Program

$100,000 in 1999

  • Term: 7 Months

For operating support through the Regional Arts Development Program

$100,000 in 1998

  • Term: 8 Months

For operating support through the Regional Arts Development Program

$200,000 in 1996

  • Term: 24 Months

For operating support through the Regional Arts Development Program

$20,000 in 1995

  • Term: 10 Months

Toward long-range planning

$80,000 in 1992

  • Term: 20 Months

For continued operating support during Penumbra Theater's transition to a separate nonprofit organization

$30,000 in 1991

  • Term: 8 Months

For continued operating support during the Theatre's transition to an independent nonprofit organization