The Special Event Support Grant has been established to assist community not-for-profit organizations initiate and develop events with the intent of providing the event organizers funding that will help create strong, healthy events, and to help with the maintenance of traditional events.
Donor Name: City of Mankato
State: Minnesota
City: Mankato
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 12/05/2025
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Types of Events
Events that are eligible must meet the following criteria:
- The event is open to the general public; and
- The event can be identified as major or significant because it draws from the immediate market area; and
- The event promotes the City of Mankato, its mission, the identity of the city, and/or is a significant event to the community and/or region; and
- The event is non-profit or has a non-profit charitable benefactor; and
- The event has a significant broad based economic impact for the Mankato area community which is focused on more than a single area of commerce; and
- Proceeds for the event are redistributed to the community and not used for operations or fundraising strategies of the organization.
Funding Information
Due to the amount of funding available and the number of requests, applicants will be eligible for no more than $2,000.
Uses of Grants
- Special event staffing and labor costs for set-up and take down.
- Police services
- Fire services
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must:
- be legally registered and in good standing as a not-for-profit; OR
- be an organizing committee with a sponsoring organization with a not-for-profit status; and
- be a City of Mankato based organization, holding an event in the City of Mankato
For more information, visit City of Mankato.
