Phase 1 of the United States Regional Arts Resilience Fund focused on organizations with annual budgets between $250,000 – $10 million. The nomination period for organizations of that size ran from June 11 and July 8, 2020. During this initial phase, Arts Midwest will provided non-matching grants of $50,000-$55,000 to thirty organizations, totaling more than $1.5 million.
United States Regional Arts Resilience Fund Phase 1 Recipients
| Organization | City | State | Award |
|---|
| ArtForce Iowa | Des Moines | IA | $50,000 |
| The Englert Theatre | Iowa City | IA | $55,000 |
| Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum | Decorah | IA | $50,000 |
| American Indian Center | Chicago | IL | $50,000 |
| Congo Square Theatre | Chicago | IL | $50,000 |
| Enrich Chicago | Chicago | IL | $50,000 |
| National Museum of Mexican Art | Chicago | IL | $55,000 |
| Threewalls | Chicago | IL | $50,000 |
| Asante Arts Institute | Indianapolis | IN | $50,000 |
| Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians & Western Art | Indianapolis | IN | $50,000 |
| Community School of the Arts | Marion | IN | $50,000 |
| Grandville Avenue Arts & Humanities | Grand Rapids | MI | $50,000 |
| Heritage Works | Detroit | MI | $50,000 |
| Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts | Manistee | MI | $50,000 |
| Art of the Rural | Winona | MN | $50,000 |
| Hmong Cultural Center | St. Paul | MN | $50,000 |
| New York Mills Regional Cultural Center | New York Mills | MN | $50,000 |
| Southeast Asian Diaspora Project | Minneapolis | MN | $50,000 |
| Theater Mu | St. Paul | MN | $50,000 |
| International Music Camp | Dunseith | ND | $50,000 |
| North Dakota Museum of Art | Grand Forks | ND | $50,000 |
| Plains Art Museum | Fargo | ND | $50,000 |
| Cleveland Public Theatre | Cleveland | OH | $50,000 |
| Dayton Contemporary Dance Company | Dayton | OH | $55,000 |
| Karamu House | Cleveland | OH | $50,000 |
| Stuart’s Opera House | Nelsonville | OH | $50,000 |
| Aberdeen Community Theatre | Aberdeen | SD | $50,000 |
| Black Hills Playhouse | Rapid City | SD | $50,000 |
| The Heritage Center at Red Cloud Indian School | Pine Ridge | SD | $50,000 |
| Oneida Nation Arts Program | Oneida | WI | $50,000 |
| TOTAL | | | $1,515,000 |
