Support A Place You Love
How can you make a difference at Franconia?
• Passionately supports artists in an ambitious way — a vibrant artist residency program that serves over 40 artists each year with on-site residencies and fellowships
• Provides endless learning experiences and vibrant cultural programming for over 14,000 students of all ages each year
• Provides an inspiring place to enjoy with your friends & family — a free, accessible, expansive exhibition open 365 days per year serving 180,000 annual visitors
651-257-6668
Your support makes so much possible!
Thank you for 28 years of sustaining this important place.
We are honored to count you as a friend and supporter. Become a member by using our secure online giving form. Or mail a check to the address below. Does your employer match gifts? Please check to see; your gift could go twice as far!
Franconia Sculpture Park
29836 St. Croix Trail
Shafer, MN 55074
Sponsorships
We offer the opportunity to achieve your organization’s philanthropic and community service goals through sponsorship of arts and cultural events and programs. Sponsorships offer the opportunity to serve your community while supporting dynamic arts and cultural programming at Franconia Sculpture Park. We offer event sponsorships at levels from $250 – $5,000 which provide advertising and marketing opportunities for your business to reach audiences of thousands. For more information on sponsorship opportunities, please contact Franconia at 651-257-6668 or info@franconia.org
Gifts of Stocks and Mutual Funds
Making a gift with appreciated securities is a smart way to leverage your impact to Franconia. Many donors donate long-term appreciated stocks and mutual funds due to the attractive tax advantages associated with such gifts. To learn how to easily transfer your securities to Franconia, please contact Franconia at 651-257-6668 or info@franconia.org
Legacy Gifts
You have an extraordinary opportunity to preserve and sustain Franconia Sculpture Park through a planned gift. Planned gifts allow you to maximize the tax advantages of charitable giving while providing a gift that sustains Franconia. There are many giving options from which to choose, including:
• Bequests
• Beneficiary Designations
• Retained Life Estate
For more information please contact Franconia at 651-257-6668 or info@franconia.org
In-Kind Donations
• Gift cards to grocery, office supply, home improvement, or equipment supply stores
• New or gently used computers, tablets, cameras/videocameras, and smartphones
• New power tools, welding, and construction equipment
• Golf carts to increase accessibility for mobility impaired visitors
• Commercial landscaping equipment
THANK YOU to our Franconia Sculpture Park Sponsors!
Major Organizational and Program Sponsors
Hugh J. Andersen
Foundation
2024 Business Sponsors
Download our 2024 Sponsorship Packet or email info@franconia.org to become a Corporate Donor.
Location
29836 St. Croix Trail
Shafer, MN 55074
Franconia Sculpture Park resides on the ancestral Dakota lands of the Wahpekute in Mni Sota Makoce, along the St. Croix River which also holds significance by the Ojibwe and other Native peoples. We recognize, support and advocate for all Native nations and will actively center Native voices in our work.
Hours
The grounds of Franconia Sculpture Park are open 365 days a year from 8am-8pm.
The Franconia Commons building is open:
Apr. 15 – Nov. 14:
Everyday, 10am-5pm
Nov. 15 – Apr. 14: Friday-Sunday, 10am-4pm
Closed on National Holidays
