a year

in review

July 1, 2022 — June 30, 2023

As we close our 2023 fiscal year, we’re thinking about all the futures that artists make possible. As an organization run for and by artists, we’ve seen first-hand how essential they are to movements for change and the advancement of equitable, human-centered systems.

When we say artists, we mean anyone who thinks creatively about the world and their dynamic place in it. That’s a broad definition, but necessary to acknowledge the world of visual artists, performers, writers, music creators, culture bearers, makers, artisans, storytellers, social conveners, idea purveyors, imaginaries, visionaries, students, teachers, organizers and nurturers that shape brighter, more just, and more vibrant futures for all of us.

The stories included in this report represents creative, collaborate efforts of people and communities across artistic mediums, geographies, and backgrounds. In summarizing this work, we hope what is shared here makes clear just what #CreativePeoplePower makes possible.

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Art Shanties activities at Springboard on Ice, photo by Thai Phan-Quang.

mission

Founded in 1991, Springboard for the Arts' mission is to support artists with the tools to make a living and a life, and to build just and equitable communities full of meaning, joy, and connection.

our guiding principles:

ARTISTS ARE ESSENTIAL

We support, celebrate and develop individual creative practice, cultural traditions and the broader field of artists as meaning-makers, storytellers, creative thinkers and change agents, so that they are recognized and valued as key contributors to healthy, equitable communities.

VIBRANT & JUST LOCAL ECONOMIES

We seek to create vibrant and just local economies where artists can make a living and a life.

HUMAN-CENTERED SYSTEMS

Through engaging artists, we aim to change policies and structures so that they are informed by and created to support the needs, assets and health of the people who hold the least amount of power within those systems.

EQUITY IS THE FOUNDATION FOR OUR WORK

Across all our programs we start with our intention to increase accessibility and to prioritize communities that are under-resourced. As a baseline all our programs prioritize people who are Black, Indigenous, People of Color, and Native, People who are LGBTQIA+, people in rural places and underinvested urban neighborhoods, and people with disabilities.

Brownbody skating lesson at Springboard on Ice, photo by Thai Phan-Quang.

executive director note

Dear community,

This year, we realized a long-held dream of creating a community ice skating pond in the snowy middle of our former used-car lot/now community space in St. Paul. That same week, we also announced a second phase of our Guaranteed Minimum Income pilot for artists and culture workers in Otter Tail County and St. Paul, MN.

At first look, those two things might seem very different. And, yes, figuring out the logistics of a skating rink is a very different task than trying to change economic policy (though both equally complicated by bureaucracy and small but important details).

On the other hand, responding to community needs, supporting local culture and connection, and trying new things are where both of these ideas start. So, yes: Skating rinks and guaranteed minimum income policy absolutely belong together. For me, this is a perfect encapsulation of Springboard’s work, and of the last year.

Springboard is an organization characterized by things that other people might see as contradictions but we see as assets:

• We are both urban and rural.
  
• We are intensely place-based, neighborhood-focused, and national in our aspiration.
  
• Our work is both deeply practical and serves as a metaphor and vision for what is possible.
  

Our work in Guaranteed Income shows us that it is possible to trust our neighbors to define their own needs, to resource artists in a way that doesn’t push them into competition with one another, and to support culture makers in places that bear the impact of generations of extraction.

Our skating pond shows that it’s possible to reuse the most overlooked and unloved spaces to create joy, connection, and community, even during a Minnesota winter.

Both of these projects teach us that we don’t have to wait for change to come to us. We can engage artists’ skills to nurture spaces, policies, and communities of justice, health, and possibility.

I hope you enjoy reading about Springboard’s work this past year: Ice rinks, guaranteed income, and everything in between.

All my best,

Laura Zabel

Executive Director

IAM Experience and Artist’ Market community event at Springboard in Saint Paul, 2023.

vibrant & just

local economies

Artists at the center of

We work to change systems from the inside out so artists are better able to earn a living from their creative work. This includes guaranteed income, access to capital, technical assistance, artist markets, professional development, and more.

$956,354

paid directly to artists

Nearly a quarter of Springboard’s budget!

guaranteed minimum income pilot

2023 saw the expansion of our Guaranteed Minimum Income Pilot for artists. The pilot now supports 75 artists, culture bearers, and creative workers in the Frogtown and Rondo neighborhoods of Saint Paul and in Otter Tail County, MN with $500/month for 18 months in 2023 through 2024.

We add value to the national movement toward economic justice by centering artists as recipients of support and as allies in building narrative power to influence policy reform. We presented our research, impact, and creative approach to the City of St. Paul Office of Financial Empowerment, Asset Building Coalition, Mayors for a Guaranteed Income, and Guaranteed Income conferences in Atlanta, GA (2022) and in Chicago, IL (2023).

75

urban and rural artists supported through no-strings-attached monthly payments for 18 months

artists respond: people, place, prosperity

During Phase I of the artist-focused pilot, the City of Saint Paul and Springboard partnered on an ongoing narrative change project: Artists Respond: People, Place, and Prosperity.This growing cohort of artists have created public projects that demonstrate the root causes that lead to the need for guaranteed income, and the impact of guaranteed income on the families and communities that are supported by it.

Culminating projects have ranged from podcasts and coloring books (available in print and PDF), to audio postcards, a stained glass installation, and a collaborative performance/dance meditation made available on YouTube. These projects have been widely disseminated locally and nationally.

Cohort members Kashimana, Katey DeCelle, Briauna Williams, DejaJoelle, and Nicole Marie Milligan.

$40,000

in access to capital to 16 minnesota-based

creative business owners

Growth fund

In 2022, we launched the Growth Fund, supporting 16 creative entrepreneurs with $2,500 micro-grants to grow and scale their businesses.

The Growth Fund has allowed artists to purchase materials and inventory, hire staff and contractors, cover legal and business development fees, brand and market their work, cover operating expenses, and invest in new ideas.

Artist Career Consultations

Artists and artist-led businesses are vital members of our creative economy. In FY2023, Springboard’s roster of 30 Artist Career Consultants provided specialized technical assistance to artists recovering from the ongoing challenges caused by the pandemic.

With underwriting support from MN DEED, Elevate Hennepin, and BTAP (City of Minneapolis), we were able to offer these consultations free of charge to Minnesota artists. Artists gained skills in strategic planning, business planning, financial planning, funding, marketing, legal guidance, website development, and more.

“As a Queer/2-Spirit Indigenous artist, our conversations are only possible because of [the acc’s] genuine cultural competence. She's become part of my ‘how did I get here’ story.”

—Artist participant

csa: community supported art

Community Supported Art is a subscription model that provides upfront income for artists and builds audiences for their work. Since its founding, Springboard’s CSA model has been replicated in over 80 communities across the United States and Canada.

thank you to the 2023 CSA Edition’s contributing artists and partners:

thank you ecolab!

Ecolab staff members volunteered their time to pack and prep the 2023 CSA shares.

Bench Pressed Letterpress

Bruno Press

Creative Handmade Goods

Meenal Patel Studio

Michael Burgraff

Minnesota Center for Books Arts

Rachel Venberg

Tiny Art by LRG

Wondrous Crane

SPRINGPOP! Community and maker market

Springboard's Economic Opportunity Program provides comprehensive resources to support artist-led creative small businesses, including market space.

We launched SpringPOP, a new BIPOC-focused community and maker market at our St. Paul location, on May 6th, 2023.

Free and open to all ages, SpringPOP! featured handcrafted art by 20+ local makers, and performances from several local artists, from soul line dancing to Aztec drumming and movement. We host a companion wintertime market called Last Minute Gifts every December!

SPRINGPOP Participating Artists:

Featured Makers:

Obsidian Pause | Wearable Paper Art, Ishu's Himalayan Foods, Pickle Witch, Wondrous Crane, Tiny Art by LRG, Birchwood Palace Industries, InnerVue Company, VCKSZ, Amanda Wirig Retro Art, Pyoni Apothecary, Studio Tou, Papaya.bb, Annaesthetics, Dreamy Tango, Oya Arts, Lucy Owiredu, Plant Bar Cafe, Kari Lee Art, Body Kiss, Clover Valley Farms, KP Komix, and Haus of Frankie.

Community Partners:

Xia Gallery, Curiosity Studio, Spinning Wylde, Summit University Planning Council, Banana Leaf Collective, Hmong Museum, UMN Extension, Sisters' Camelot, MN Freedom Fund, Ready Go's Temporary Table Tennis Trailer and Mobile Comedy Suitcase.

Live performances by Kalpulli Yaocenoxtli, Tina Jackson and the "Gotta Dance" Soul Line, Tearra Oso, and DJ: Mixie D.

Food truck provided by La Cochinita.

All photography by Thai Phan-Quang.

“It was rewarding to bring in so many makers, provide them with the space to learn from each other, and build audiences for their products and crafts.”

Wone Vang

Economic Opportunity Director

incubator fiscal

sponsorship

For over two decades, Springboard for the Arts has offered its Incubator program, a fiscal sponsorship program that allows Minnesota-based arts organizations and individual projects to receive grants and tax-deductible donations, without needing to become a tax-exempt nonprofit.

By removing the extra hurdles to receiving funding, Incubator lets artists grow their work at their own pace. At any given time, the program includes between 160 and 190 projects from every corner of Minnesota, from dance groups to puppetry and public art projects to printing presses.

As Springboard’s Business Manager and Incubator program lead, John Bell, shares:

“Incubator is for everybody. It is 100% there for everyone who qualifies. It is not exclusively becoming a 501(c)(3) yourself—that's great, if that's the goal. But we have had folks who joined the program, tried an iteration of their work that was a nonprofit, had it really not work, but then took the results of that and restructured everything as a cooperative or a for-profit entity, and went on to thrive.”

This fiscal year, Springboard welcomed 30 new projects and organizations into Incubator, including:

Activate Grand Avenue

All of the Above

Apsara, LLC

Art Heals

Belville Productions

Body Prayers

Brazil Arts Twin Cities

Breast Cancer Superheroes Portrait Project

Classica Chamber Players

Collaboration Through Diasporic Arts

Creative Puppets

Dance Projects by ME

Double Theatre's Romeo & Juliet

Great Community Sing Along, The

HeART Water

HOLA MN

House of Song

Imaginality Opera

La.dy.like

Listen and Learn

MIRAGE Performing Arts

On da Mic' Initiative, The

Picture Book Parade

Prairie Porcelain Painters of Albany

Reasons for Moving

Slant Arts

Somali Arts Language and Leadership Institute (SALLI)

Spirited Impact Campaign

Theatre23

Tokuda Ballet

“Incubator allows artists to experiment, test, and better understand how their work could exist in the real world.”

john bell

Incubator Program Lead

free Tools and career development workshops for artists

Including Work of Art, our free business skills curriculum for artists, and focused workshops on artists websites, grant writing, and career growth.

One of Springboard’s guiding principles is “Abundance over Scarcity.” The tools we make are intentionally designed to be widely shareable and replicable. Our 32 program toolkits have been used by over 17,500 community leaders. Toolkit topics range from Artists Working in Community; Work of Art: Business Skills for Artists, and Starting an Emergency Fund.

Artists at the center of

rural futures

Springboard for the Arts is a national leader in rural artist support and economic and community development. Through our rural Fergus Falls office, we provide a full range of Springboard programming, as well as unique rural-based offerings.

rural futures summit

We hosted the Rural Futures Summit in Fergus Falls, MN, from June 14-16, 2023, with 100+ rural artists across the Upper Midwest. This was our first rural convening since the start of the pandemic (prior convenings were called the Rural Arts and Culture Summit). This newly reimagined Summit was smaller in attendance by design, and deeply rich, engaging, and regenerative.

“[This experience] was an antidote to the burnout that comes from having to fight so hard for a liberated future.”

- Rural futures artist participant

WEDances Movement Collabaritve performs new work at the Rural Futures Summit, 2023.

rural regenerator fellowship

Throughout FY23, we supported two cohorts of the Rural Regenerator Fellowship, a 2-year program supporting rural Midwest artists. The Fellowship brings together artists and rural change makers who are committed to advancing the role of art, culture and creativity in rural development and community building.

Each cohort participates in two years of peer learning and exchange, 1:1 coaching and technical assistance, and receives an unrestricted $10,000 stipend.

In FY23, we welcomed fellows Penny Kagigebi, Wicanhpi Iyotan Win Autumn Cavender, Melissa Wray, Lyle Miller Sr, Awanigiizhik Bruce, Siricasso Garcia, Rufus Jupiter, Eliza Blue, and Nancy XiáoRong Valentine.

“I feel a deep sense of hope that the future of rural creativity is strong and that art will heal us and connect us with each other.”

- Rural Regenerator Fellow

rural connection fund

To build creative resilience across the Upper Midwest, we piloted the Rural Connection Fund and supported 20 artist-led informal gatherings of rural creative leaders. 2022-2023 gatherings included:

• An art and music event for the families and survivors of Murdered and Missing Indigenous People (Halliday/Bismarck, ND)
• A pop-up art show showcasing native youth art in urban art spaces (Sisseton, South Dakota)
• Expanding locations of the Anishinaabe Artisan Market, a collective of over thirty Anishinaabe artists from Northern Minnesota (Laport, Minn.)
• nice;01 national juried art exhibition highlighting over 30+ rural artists in Aberdeen, SD

“I cannot stress how much it fills my cup to give back to my community and share my skills.”

- fund recipient

Creative Community leadership institute

Creative Community Leadership Institute (CCLI) is an intensive, in-person, cohort-based training program with real-world practice for artists, culture bearers, community organizers, and other leaders seeking to deepen their impact in creative community building. Throughout FY23, CCLI hosted cohorts in Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota.

CCLI is co-led by Racing Magpie (Rapid City, SD) and Springboard for the Arts (St. Paul and Fergus Falls, MN). CCLI is made possible through generous support from the Bush Foundation.

Artists at the center of

creative people power

We engage artists as critical partners in movements for change and as key experts in addressing community issues.

art-train

A year-round national offering of Springboard, Art-Train is a virtual technical assistance program for artists, municipal agencies, and community-focused organizations in all sectors, in communities of all sizes across the nation. Trainings are free for artists and for Native, Black, Indigenous and People of Color-led and focused community-based organizations.

In 2023, we hosted over 20 Art-Train gatherings for individual artists and staff of agencies, organizations, and councils.

Art-Train is a program of Springboard for the Arts in collaboration with University of Montana’s Co-Lab for Civic Imagination.

“Art-Train amplifies the contributions of artists in community. through responsive, engaged government, we can build a future that is more just, equitable, and accessible. The work of artists, culture bearers, and creative workers can help light the way.”

- ART-TRAIN PARTICIPANT

artists on main street

In partnership with Rethos, Springboard facilitated its Artists on Main Street community development programs in Hawley, MN; Crosby, ND; Hazen, ND; Minot, ND; and Williston, ND, resulting in new artist-led projects addressing downtown vibrancy and activity in small towns.

Learn more about this ongoing program and current Artist on Main Street projects at Rethos: Places Reimagined.

Ready go

From mobile drum circles to a paleta-inspired screen printing cart, we hosted 18 artist mobile tools for hire on the Ready Go roster.

We commissioned two new Ready Go’s to support Greater Minnesota this year, The Collaboratory Music Lab (created by Carnage the Executioner, a.k.a. Terrel X) and the Art Book Club (created by Monica Cavanaugh and Nicole Rojas-Oltmanns), presented in partnership with the Great River Regional Library.

springboard

on ice

Our St. Paul location served as a year-round community hub for over 110 public art commissions, performances, artists markets, and neighborhood-specific events.

In winter 2023, we built a mini-ice rink! With friends Brownbody and Art Shanties, we presented Springboard on Ice, a series of artist-led wintertime activities, performances, and community gatherings in the heart of St. Paul’s Rondo and Frogtown neighborhoods.

environmental

stewardship

Artists at the center of

Change, real change, begins with a creative act. We amplify the role artists play in envisioning—and partnering in—a sustainable future.

future fossils

In partnership with the Franconia Sculpture garden, Fergus Falls-based artists Nancy X. Valentine, Chelsey Beilhartz, Laura Youngbird, Katy Olson, Erik Peterson, Jess Torgerson, and Erika Frikken created “Future Fossils”, a series of site-specific art installations out of ordinary plastic waste in the Otter Tail County Precious Plastics Lab.

The installations included a patch of plastic fungi and a towering, scaled sculpture of Mishipechu, a powerful and important underwater creature to the Anishinaabe, Ottawa, Menominee, Shawnee, and Cree tribes.

sustainability studios

Springboard for the Arts developed and launched a seven-workshop series called Sustainability Studios in 2022-2023, presented in partnership with Otter Tail County Solid Waste and the West Central Initiative.

Hosted in our downtown Fergus Falls office and community space, we partnered with seven Otter Tail County artists and community workers to deliver workshops on art, creativity, and sustainability practices.

This year’s series included workshops and community gatherings led by Amanda Callahan, Katy Olson, Kristi Kruder, Cedar Walters, and Emily Reno.

upstream MN: a care for place cohort

We supported Upstream Initiative in launching “A Care for Place,” a fellowship that invites artists across Minnesota to create art inspired by the natural places important to them.

This program supported a cohort of 10 Minnesotans with $1,200 stipends to create and document their work. From beadwork to blog posts and painting, the fellows’ work reflects their relationship with nature and the unique way they care for Minnesota’s beautiful natural places.

Annie Hough

Moorhead, MN

David Fallon

St. Paul, MN

Sam Zimmerman / Zhaawanoogiizhik

Duluth, MN

Steven Lemke

St. Joseph, MN

Margo Gray

Bearville Township, MN

Alicia De La Cruz

Minneapolis and the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe

Nicole Sara Simpkins and Phillip Devany

Minneapolis, MN

Susanna Gaunt

Duluth, MN

Erika Gilsdorf

Detroit Lakes, MN

Dani Prados

Granite Falls, MN

Kayla Schiltgen

Two Harbors, MN

Pricilla Mayowa

St. Paul, MN

Sarah Johnson

Winona/Keoxa, MN

Springboard goes 100% solar in Saint Paul

To further our commitment to environmental stewardship and renewable energy, we have launched the second phase of our solar panel design on the rooftop of Springboard’s St. Paul building.

Currently, our solar panels provide 30% of our building’s electricity, which will increase to 120% after this project phase. The additional 20% will return to the grid, providing clean, renewable energy for our neighbors.

Performance by Kalpulli Yaocenoxtli at SpringPOP! 2023, photo by Thai Phan-Quang.

Artists at the center of

policies for change

We focus our policy advocacy on changing inequitable systems and practices that impact artists and communities, engaging in policy advocacy in collaboration and solidarity with other coalitions and groups.

In FY2023, Springboard was a part of policy coalitions advocating to:

• Cap predatory lending
  
• Create a public option for healthcare
  
• Expand support for small businesses
  
• Fund guaranteed income pilots statewide
  
• Reinstate Minnesota’s historic tax credit
  
• Increase direct funding for arts and culture
  

“Creative People Power” mural by

Myc Batson and Megan Tate.

our team

Our staff is comprised of practicing artists and creative organizers. Alongside their work at Springboard, here’s what they’ve been up to this year. We’re proud to celebrate our team’s personal and artistic achievements!

“My family and I completed another artist residency, we moved to a new home in Albuquerque, NM and the artist/working family housing co-op I’m on the board for added a third building.”

—Amanda Cortés

“I added another person to my family!”

—Adia Morris Swanger

“I joined Springboard! I released two solo songs in 2022 and sang in my first ever choir concert. My band Shush released the EP “Whirlpool” in 2023, and my band Rabeca is gearing up for an exciting new release.”

—Colleen Cowie

“I put up my first solo show, DOLLY WHO? at the 30th Minnesota Fringe Festival this year. I’ve also been busy making animated cartoons and a webcomic called The Anywhere Report. Glad to be here at Springboard.”

—Destiny Davison

“I produced and performed in another Catwalk Party in New London, MN! Also, the Rural Futures Summit that was created and hosted in Fergus Falls by our rural team was amazing!”

—Dominic Facio

“I hosted the 9th annual DanceBARN Festival in Battle Lake with my bestie, Ayumi Shafer, and we got to see 7 collaborative dances come together in just 5 days!”

—Molly Johnston

“I started working at Springboard! I also gained a brother-in law, reconnected with old friends, and witnessed the performance of a lifetime: Beyonce’s Renaissance World Tour, which continues to inspire me in my own art and life.”

—Mollie Lacy

From a TEDx talk about the music industry and family’s history, to Deejaying an afterparty for a Diana Ross concert at one of the largest venues in MN, to meeting incredible artists at an open mic/aux I host with 3 other talented artists...this year came with its ups and downs but is one for the record book.”

—Cassie McDuffie

“I brought my Mobile Sign Shop to 30 libraries in Greater MN, from Fergus Falls to Little Falls to Redwood Falls and made over 1,200 carved, painted, wooden signs with participants while engaging in great conversations!”

—Peter Haakon Thompson

Started working at Springboard! I performed with the cinematic shadow-puppetry company, Manual Cinema, and am gearing up to perform “Frankenstein” just in time for spooky season.

—Sara Sawicki

“This year, I collaborated with community friends to bring the 3rd year of Little Asia Market to St. Paul and also created a large-scale cross-stitch installation at the new Centro location.”

—Wone Vang

“I threw out the first pitch at a St. Paul Saints game! And a piece of writing that I worked on for a long time, Beyond the Ladder of Participation: A Trellis For Community Power, was published by Arizona State University.”

—Laura Zabel

fy2023

board of directors

Jarrett Reed, President

Target Corporation

Greta Bauer Reyes,

Immediate Past President

Stinson Leonard Street

Andriana Abariotes, Treasurer

Project for Pride in Living

Shannon Pettitt, At-Large

Ecolab

Madde Gibba

Martina/Colita/Rosalia/Café Cerés

Anisha Murphy

Community Reinvestment Fund

Sarina Otaibi

Department of Public Transportation

Maureen Ramirez

Independent Consultant

Robert Ransick

Minneapolis College of Art & Design

Sarah Swedburg

Kandiyohi County & City of Willmar Economic Development Commission

Rose Teng

U.S. Bancorp Community Development Corporation

awards and recognition

2023 Promising Practices Award

National Association of County and City Health Officials, for the exhibition, “Return to Normal? COVID Diaries from Local Youth”, presented in partnership with Otter Tail County Public Health and Otter Tail County Historical Society.

voted Reader’s Recommended Favorite Arts Organization 2022-23

Minnesota Women’s Press (www.womenspress.org)

thank you to our fy2023 funders

and all individual donors!

Andriana Abariotes

Anonymous

Jeff Achen

Barton Adams

Nicholas B Adelman

Berit Ahlgren

Cindy Angerhofer

Elyse Ash

Suzanne Asher and Tom Ducker

Patricia Baehler

Deidra Baker

Rick Baker

Catherine Baldwin

Elizabeth Balsam

Jeanne Barker-Nunn

Kate and Roger Barr

Joel Bartos

Greta and Omar Bauer Reyes

Glenyce Bean

Judy Bearman

William Beeman

Steven Bergseth

Sarah Beuning

Haley Bice

Josh Bindewald

Zoe Bird

Carla Blumberg

Angela Bohmann and Jonathan Riehle

Janet Bouldin

Owen Brafford

Elizabeth Branca

Andrea Breen

Alyce Breneman

Barbara Brunzell

Jessica Buege

Tim Campbell

Susan Campion

Craig Carnahan

Danielle Carnito

Brent Casey

Center for Action and Contemplation

Dennis Cermak

Yung-Ling Chen

Georgina Chinchilla

Keith Clark

Nina Clark

Morgan Clifford

Jeremy and Michael Cohen-Elyanow

Jeanne and David Cornish Giving Fund

Ryan Cotter

Robert Croce

Denise Cronin

Heather Cummins

Melanie Curran

Jane Curry

Lisa Dahl

Cheryl Davenport

Shauna Dee

Laura Delventhal

Christine Demars

Dakota Deringer

Lisa Deutsch

Tracey Deutsch

Mary Dew

Grayson Dewolfe

Leigh Dillard

Neal Dimick

Daniel Donkers

Laura Doty

Frank Douma

Duchesne Drew

Craig Dunn and Candy Hart

Lucas Erickson

Exodus Lending

Wendy Fernstrum

Michael Finney

Jamey Flannery

Glenn Flekke

Roxanne Friesen

Melanie Full

Nancy Fushan

Karen Gahl-Mills

Jeremiah Gardner

Josephine Geiger

Madde Gibba

Meri Golden

Bonnie Goldsmith

Jan Gonder

Ralph Goodwin

Joetta Michels Gordon

Douglas Green

Willie Gregg

Connie Gretsch

Wade Gulbransen

Erik and Jana Hagen

Debbie Hager

Laurel Hall

Kendall Hames

Haney/Moore Family Fund

Jenny Harding

Gavia Charitable Fund of the Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation

John L Harrison

Margaret Hasse

Steve Healey

Becky Heist

Tani Hemmila

Mary Henke-Haney

Mary Hill

Alexa Hoestra

Janine Holter

Ayumi Hori-Shafer

Barbara and Amos Hostetter

Ashley Huebner

Nausheena Hussain

Jennifer I

Olukemi Ilesanmi

Johniver Family Charitable Fund

Bryan J

Diane and Paul Jacobson

Elizabeth Jarrett Andrew and Emily Jarrett Hughes

Dean Jensen

Lani Jordan

Amanda Kaler and Brian Ellis

Karuna Fund of the Saint Paul & MN Foundation

Brenda Kayzar

Kathleen Kelley

Nahid Khan

Curtis Klotz

Karen Kopp

Emmet Kowler

Timothy Kramer

Willow and Elizabeth Rheault Kreibich

Ryan Kroening

Ben Krywosz

Jill Lammer

Bohmann/Riehle Family Fund of the Minneapolis Foundation

Karla Larsen

Benjamin T Laxo

Scott LeGere

Anne Leland Clark

Barbara Lind

Katy Lindblad

Helen E and Daniel T Lindsay Family Fund

Nicholas Littlefield

Kevin Loecke

Douglas Logeland

Elizabeth Lorton

Heather Lou

Martin G Ludden

Christopher Ludtke

Lutman Rudolph Family Fund of the Saint Paul & MN Foundation

Michael and Beth MacDonald

Tankenoff Families Foundation

Curt MacKenzie and Timm Caven

Rebecca Magalhaes

Shakun Maheshwari

Stacy Malbon

Molly Malchert

Mary Malherek

Robert Malos

Emily Maltz

Elsie and Ray Martin

Martinsen Family Fund

Mason Family Fund of Fidelity Charitable

Karen Mateer

Gerry McGrane

Mike McGuire

Erin McHenry

Eileen McIsaac

William McTeer

Tony Mendoza

Meyer Grabarski Philanthropy Fund

Meyer-Grimberg Charitable Fund

Lisa Middag and Tony Nelson

Kathryn Montgomery

David and Leni Moore

Marjorie Morrissette

Dana Mortenson

James Mosser

Kathy Mouacheupao

Anisha Murphy

Jo Ann Musumeci

Dana Nelson

Mark Nelson

Gail Nordstrom

Joseph Novak

Tyler Olsen Highness

Ashley Orman

Chris Osgood

Sarina Otaibi

Mark Pajimula

Anne and Jim Parker

Michelle Parks

James A. Payne Fund of the Minneapolis Foundation

Marjorie Pearson

Anne Peek

Frank Perkins

Allyson Perling

Charles Peterson

Shannon Pettitt

River Road Foundation

Jay and Page Cowles

Tom Pfannenstiel

Patrick Pfundstein

Diane Piette

Anne Jin Soo and Mark Preston

Aaron Preusse

Fiona Quick

Maureen Ramirez

Robert Ransick

Ben and Rachel Ratkowski

Jarrett Reed

Giselle Restrepo

Michael Riddle

Donald Riley

Holly Ristau

John Ritchie

Jan Rivers

Chad Roberts

Shelley and Michael Robshaw

Betsy Roder

Alexander and Margot Rosenstein

Jeffrey Rundgren

Jim Rustad Charitable Fund of the St. Paul & MN Foundation

Julia Ruther

Becky Saltzman

Subbu Sastry

Corey David Sauer Donor Advised Fund of Fidelity Charitable

Kristin and Justin Schaack

Annette Schiebout

Brynna Schmidt

Pam Schmitz

Stephanie Schwartz

Susan Searing

Kathryn Sedo and Scott Beers

Patricia Seflow

Debra Serum

Barbara Shaterian

Barbara Shelton

Terry Shima

Mike Skoglund

Kay Smith

Penny and Rossi Snipper

Catherine and Michael Spengler

Pamela Standing

Christopher Steller and Margaret Lund

Benjamin Stevens

George Stevens

Laurel Stiebler

James Stoffers

Christopher Stordalen

Sonja Sutter

Carl Swanson

Jill Swanson

Kristin Swanson

Sarah Swedburg

Carly Swenson

Marguerita Tajibnapis

Polly Talen

Diogo Teixeira Lopes

James Tenbensel

Rose Teng

Raymond D. Terrill Charitable Fund

Milly Theis

Priscilla Thomas

Robert and Marilyn Thompson

Richard Todd

Andrew S Troth

Urbane DrK Consulting

Mark Valdez

Karen Van Lindonk

Scott Van Wert

Thomas Vetter

CoVi Giving Fund of Fidelity Charitable

Sara Voigts

Lisa Wagner

Allison and Peter Wagstrom

Lyman B. Warren Family Fund

Rich and Cindy Warren

Kristine Wendland

Sandry and Wersan Family Fund

Russ White

Alexander Wong

Nicole Wood

Steven Wright

Margaret V. B. Wurtele

Laura Zabel and Levi Weinhagen

Robert and Mary Kay Zabel

Nicholas Zelle

Z-Z Family Fund

Willow and Elizabeth Rheault Kreibich

Yung-Ling Chen

Zoe Bird

Butler Family Community Foundation

fy2023 Financial overview

These financials accurately represent Springboard’s operational Statement of Activities, but are not presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. For full audited financials, visit https://springboardforthearts.org/about-us/financial-overview/

image and artwork credits

Springboard on Ice and SpringPOP

Photography by Thai Phan-Quang

Rural Futures Summit

by Ne-Dah-Ness Greene and Rayshele Kamke

fy23 Annual Report

All illustrations by Asahi Nagata

thank you to the entire creative community of artists, organizers, makers, culture bearers, storytellers, leaders, partners, and neighbors who made this work possible.