Become a Supporter

At MCA we believe that art is for everyone. All members of our community deserve access high quality arts education regardless of age, gender, skill, physical ability, background or ability to pay. To live this core belief and to achieve our mission we depend on the generosity of individuals, foundations, and businesses. If you want your charitable giving to create immediate positive impacts locally, look no further than MCA!

How to Support

The Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts is an affiliate of Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota, a non-profit 501(c)3 organization and we rely on your support to provide quality arts experiences and arts education to all Winonans and those in neighboring communities in Southeastern Minnesota and Western Wisconsin. We gladly accept donations of funds, supplies, instruments, or other materials that will help us in our core arts activities and programming.

To make a tax-exempt donation to MCA or for more information about ways to support us please contact the Managing Director Brady Plunger by email (bplunger@smumn.edu) or by phone at 507-453-5501.

Our Supporters

MCA is proudly supported by the following Foundations, Grants, Organizations, & Businesses: Hiawatha Education Foundation, Minnesota State Arts Board, Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Aroha Philanthropies, Donate 2 Dance, Elizabeth Callender King Foundation, For the Love of Dance, Hal Leonard LLC, Carl & Verna Schmidt Foundation, The Slaggie Family Foundation, Winona Early Childhood Initiative, RTP, Midtown Foods, BK5K Youth Fund of the Winona Community Foundation, Winona Hims, Cafe Congo, Walmart, Kellé Dance, Winona Health Community Partnership Fund, Bartz Family Fund of the Winona Community Foundation.

The following families and individuals also make MCA programming possible: Clifford & Jeanine Black, The Donnenwerth Family, Barb Dufresne, The Draves Family, The Ellenburg Family, Jami Fonfara, The Gotz Family, Bridgette Hegarty, The Heinrichs Family, The Hengel Family, The Hinz Family, The Hocum-Rogers Family, Aidan Indahl, William Koutsky, The Lisowski Family, Sharon Mansur, The McKitty Family, Cory Meier, The Meyer Family, The Miller Family, The Nyala Family, Kevin & Sue O’Reilly, Paul & Barabra Rusterholz, The Schneider Family, The Smith Family, Katie Strafaccia, The Stevens Family, The Williams-Carpenter Family, MCA alumni, community members, and the Friends of MCA.