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ILLUSION THEATER
  • Home
  • Upcoming
    • ILLUSION OUTSIDE | INSIDE
    • Fresh Ink 2026
    • The Postman's Daughter
    • Scarecrow on Fire (Returns)
    • 25/26 Season
    • Event Calendar
  • Education
    • Education Overview
    • KEEPIN' IT REAL
    • Peer Education - Project TRUST
    • ILLUSION Residence
    • Touch For the 21st Century
  • Support
    • Donate
    • Our Funders
  • Connect
    • Connect
    • Newsletters
    • Media Releases
  • About
    • About ILLUSION
    • Staff and Board
    • Awards
  • FAQ

 Funders

Institutional giving keeps us going. We are grateful for the government, corporate, and individual sponsors who make our programming on the stage and in the schools possible. We’d love your support!


$300,000

Mellon Foundation
Mellon Foundation

$50,000 -$100,000

Best Buy
Best Buy
Minnesota State Arts Board
Minnesota State Arts Board
National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Arts

$20,000 - $49,999

Arts Midwest
Arts Midwest
Best Buy Foundation
Best Buy Foundation
HUGH J. ANDERSEN FOUNDATION
HUGH J. ANDERSEN FOUNDATION
FS Foundation
FS Foundation
Emma B. Howe Memorial Foundation
Emma B. Howe Memorial Foundation
Reimagine Education - Minneapolis Foundat
Reimagine Education - Minneapolis Foundat

$10,000 - $19,999

Carlson Family Foundation
Carlson Family Foundation
F. R. Bigelow Foundation
F. R. Bigelow Foundation
Hardenbergh Foundation
Hardenbergh Foundation
Hennepin County SBNP Relief Fund
Hennepin County SBNP Relief Fund
James R. Thorpe Foundation
James R. Thorpe Foundation
Irwin Andrew Porter Foundation
Irwin Andrew Porter Foundation
Robins Kaplan LLP
Robins Kaplan LLP
Saint Paul Cultural Star
Saint Paul Cultural Star
The Shubert Foundation
The Shubert Foundation

$5,000 - $9,999

Fred C. and Katherine B. Andersen Foundation
Fred C. and Katherine B. Andersen Foundation
James B. Linsmayer Foundation
James B. Linsmayer Foundation
Margaret Rivers Fund
Margaret Rivers Fund

$1,000 - $4,999

Actors' Equity Foundation
Actors' Equity Foundation
Associated Bank
Associated Bank
Code 42 Foundation
Code 42 Foundation
Elmer L. & Eleanor J. Andersen Foundation
Elmer L. & Eleanor J. Andersen Foundation
The Hubbard Broadcasting Foundation
The Hubbard Broadcasting Foundation
The Lillian Wright & C. Emil Berglund Foundation
The Lillian Wright & C. Emil Berglund Foundation
RBC Foundation
RBC Foundation

Illusion Theater, 3754 Pleasant Avenue South, Suite 321w
Minneapolis, MN 55409
Center for Performing Arts (Minneapolis)

Email: boxoffice@illusiontheater.org

Phone: 612-339-4944

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