Mission
PUBLIC ART SAINT PAUL MAKES ST. PAUL A BETTER CITY BY PLACING ARTISTS IN LEADING ROLES TO SHAPE PUBLIC SPACES, IMPROVE CITY SYSTEMS, AND DEEPEN CIVIC ENGAGEMENT.
Public Charity
PUBLIC ART SAINT PAUL
PUBLIC ART SAINT PAUL is a Public Charity headquartered in ST PAUL, MN. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $350K revenue, $316K expenses, $678K total assets. 30 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $949K, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 411596908
ST PAUL, MN
Visual Arts
NTEE: A40
Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$350K
Total Expenses$316K
Total Assets$678K
Grant Records30
Funding Total$949K
Filing Years2019–2024
Where $100 goes at Public Art Saint Paul
How Public Art Saint Paul divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.
$74
Programs
the work itself
$21
Management
running the organization
$5
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $74 for programs
$39
Wakpa triennial art festival
$18
City artist program
$17
Western sculpture park
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
GENERAL SUPPORT
$15,000
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$25,000
MULTIPLE GRANTS FOR MULTIPLE PURPOSES
$7,150
MULTIPLE GRANTS FOR PROGRAMS, OPERATIONS, OR OTHER PURPOSES
$55,550
Arts & Cultural Heritage Grants
$27,750
Showing up to 5 of 30 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
BOARD CHAIR
Anna Schlesinger
DIRECTOR
Bob Bierscheid
DIRECTOR
Christine Dennis
FORMER EXEC
Colleen Sheehy
DIRECTOR
Dawn Gershon Selle
DIRECTOR
Dolly Ludden
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $350K | $316K | $678K |
| 2023 | $645K | $1.1M | $647K |
| 2022 | $905K | $513K | $1.2M |
| 2020 | $672K | $454K | $975K |
| 2019 | $561K | $628K | $761K |
Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue declined from $561K to $350K (-38%), with total assets most recently reported at $678K.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.