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2019 Season Grants and Sponsor
The foundations and organizations contributing to Big Top this year are listed below. These contributions helped make
the 2019 Season possible.
A musical creation project for the show American Stories is
funded in part by the Alexandra Smith Fund - In Support of
Native American Treaty Rights of the Duluth Superior Area
Community Foundation
The Spoken Word events on August 31 and the Jingle Dress
Dancer Puppet appearances are funded in part by the Apostle
Islands Area Community Fund, an affiliate of the Duluth
Superior Area Community Foundation
The Spoken Word Showcase and workshop and the Supaman
performance of the Free Family Series is supported by the
Arts Midwest Touring Fund that is funded by the National
Endowment for the Arts with additional contributions from
the Wisconsin Arts Board and the Crane Group
The school matinées are supported in part by a grant from
the Chequamegon Bay Arts Council and the Wisconsin
Arts Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin, and a
sponsorship from BMO Harris.
Pie and Ponderings is funded in part by the Human Rights
Fund, an affiliate of the Duluth Superior Area Community
Foundation
Operational support is provided through a grant from the
MAHADH Fund of the HRK Foundation
Mission based programming is supported in part by a grant
from the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the State of
Wisconsin and the National Endowment for the Arts
Wisconsin Public Radio provided support for our Free
Family Matinée Series, and Native American Community
Connections.
Xcel Energy provided support for our original show series,
Free Family Matinée Series, and Native American Community
Connections
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