MINNEAPOLIS – Today, Arts Midwest announced the results of its FY20 activities with the nine partner states in the Midwest region. Each year, Arts Midwest strategically leverages state investments to provide a positive return — delivering grants, services, professional development activities, and artistic programming to communities across the region.
This year, our nine partners invested $366,345 in Arts Midwest, which we turned into more than $1,928,743 million in programs and services for an overall return on investment of 413%. The reports below detail Arts Midwest’s partnership with each state in fiscal year 2020.
| State | Arts Midwest Investment | State Dues | ROI | Report |
| Illinois | $274,445 | $66,200 | 315% | Download PDF |
| Indiana | $202,533 | $38,825 | 422% | Download PDF |
| Iowa | $204,466 | $25,000 | 718% | Download PDF |
| Michigan* | $262,438 | $70,000 | 267% | Download PDF |
| Minnesota* | $312,981 | $34,620 | 678% | Download PDF |
| North Dakota | $81,970 | $14,912 | 450% | Download PDF |
| Ohio | $258,833 | $64,242 | 316% | Download PDF |
| South Dakota | $153,905 | $16,198 | 850% | Download PDF |
| Wisconsin | $177,172 | $36,348 | 387% | Download PDF |
| TOTAL | $1,928,743 | $366,345 | 413% |
*In addition to partnering with Arts Midwest on state dues, in FY20, the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs and the Minnesota State Arts Board gave Arts Midwest grants of $5,518 and $43,788, respectively, to support special projects in the state. Those grants have been accounted for in calculating the Return on Investment amounts shared above.