Corporate Support
Partner with us to help make contemporary art accessible to all. Corporate Partners provide essential support that fuels the Walker Art Center’s programming, exhibitions, and community initiatives.
How to Support
Corporate Partners provide essential support for the Walker’s bold artistic and educational programming, ensuring that groundbreaking contemporary art is accessible to both local and global audiences. Businesses can support the Walker in three ways:
Premier Partners
Premier Partnership represents the highest level of corporate support at the Walker, fostering deep collaboration and customized engagement with the institution. With year-round activation opportunities across exhibitions, performances, and educational initiatives, Premier Partnership is more than sponsorship—it’s a collaborative investment in the Twin Cities’ cultural community.
Contact Marla Stack, Director of Major Giving and Institutional Relations, at marla.stack@walkerart.org or 612-375-7640.
Corporate Members
Corporate Membership provides year-round access to exclusive benefits and engagement opportunities for clients and employees. By joining a network of more than 40 Corporate Members, companies directly contribute to making the Twin Cities one of the most vibrant, creative, and livable communities in the country.
Contact corporate@walkerart.org or call 612-375-7643.
Corporate Sponsorship
Sponsorship offers high-impact brand visibility through exhibitions, performances, community programming, and events. Opportunities include supporting contemporary art exhibitions, film screenings, and performances; funding initiatives and programming; sponsoring annual galas; and customized opportunities.
Contact Kevin Curran, Gift Officer, at kevin.curran@walkerart.org or 612-375-7582.
Partner Profiles
Thursdays at the Walker: A Community Connections Space
Supporting the Work of Emerging Female Artists
A Refreshed Sculpture Garden Hub
An Evening to Remember: the William M. Lively Foundation
Deepening Experiences with Art: Bloomberg Connects
Free First Saturday: Ameriprise Financial is Committed to Enriching Community
Communal Energy, Community Party: CPG and the Pohlad Companies
Making Art More Accessible to Local Communities: Principal Foundation
Making Creative Risks Possible for Performance: Doris Duke Foundation (DDF)
Current Supporters
$100,000 AND ABOVE
$50,000–$99,000
+$10,000–$24,999
- Elysian Construction
- The Estée Lauder Companies
- John Kraemer & Sons
- KNOCK, Inc.
- KPMG
- MartinPatrick3
- Mutual of America Financial Group
- Taft
- Winthrop & Weinstine
$5,000–$9,999
- AB CarVal
- The Boss Foundation
- HGA
- Innerbloom Hospitality
- Mayo Clinic
- PKA Architecture
- Rahr Corporation
- Robins Kaplan LLP
- Room & Board
- Sit Investment Associates Foundation
- Tennant Foundation
$1,000–$4,999
- Archetype Signmakers
- Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
- Federated Insurance Companies
- Jones Day
- National Checking Company
- Zelle, LLP
In Kind Gifts
- Atomic Data
- Bloomberg Philanthropies
- BluDot
- Four Season Hotel Minneapolis
- Google Inc.
- Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board
- Minnesota Public Radio
- Mpls.St.Paul Magazine/MSP Communications
- Shapco Printing Inc.
- Star Tribune
Matching Gifts
- 3M
- Abbott Laboratories – EGC
- Ameriprise Financial
- Archer Daniels Midland Company
- Augeo Affinity Marketing
- Deluxe Corporation
- ICF Next
- Mastercard
- Microsoft Corporation
- NBC Universal
- Olympus Corporation of the Americas
- RBC Wealth Management
- The Travelers Companies, Inc.
- Thrivent Financial
- Toyota
- UnitedHealth Group