MN HF1623

Appropriates $1,525,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $1,525,000 in fiscal year 2027 from the arts and cultural heritage fund to the Minnesota Humanities Center for grants to children's museums

Funds support interactive exhibits and outreach programs on arts and cultural heritage at 12 designated children's museums across Minnesota

Grant amounts range from $100,000 to $175,000 annually per museum, with recipients in Bloomington, Brainerd-Baxter, Breckenridge, Duluth, Fergus Falls, Grand Rapids, Hutchinson, Mankato, St. Cloud, Willmar, Benson, and Rochester

Eligibility requires organizations to be tax-exempt entities meeting the IRS activity code A52 definition for children's museums