Annual Report
Living Into Our Vision
September 1, 2023–August 31, 2024
Dear Loft Community,
Fifty years ago, a group of radical poets came together with a vision to create a space where writers could connect, learn, and grow. That seed took root, and over the past five decades, the Loft has blossomed into one of the nation’s most vibrant literary centers. As we reflect on this milestone anniversary, we celebrate not only where we’ve been but where we are going—continuing to cultivate a thriving literary ecosystem that champions antiracism, equity, craft, and authentic engagement in community.
In this landmark year, we honored our past and set the stage for the future. We gathered as a community for our 50th anniversary celebration with Roxane Gay, published a commemorative chapbook featuring dozens of contributors with significant lived experiences with the Loft, inaugurated a new city poet laureate, launched a new fundraising campaign, and sharpened our vision for the years ahead. With every workshop, mentorship, and reading, we reaffirmed our commitment to supporting readers and writers at every stage of their journey.
Our impact continues to grow. In the last year alone, the Loft paid out $444,669 in artist compensation and provided $149,000 in artist support through our awards programs. Additionally, to mitigate financial barriers to our programs and events, the Loft provided the equivalent of $91,831 in discounted registrations and admissions. More than 3,000 students from 48 states and four countries participated in our classes and programs, finding inspiration, community, and confidence in their creative pursuits. As Heid E. Erdrich, Loft Year-Long Writing Project Teaching Artist and Inaugural Minneapolis Poet Laureate shared:
"I have worked with dozens and dozens of institutions. None have ever made me feel as supported or accepting of my freedom of speech as the Loft…It remains, if not my church, my sanctuary."
Or as one recent Loft student, Dara T., wrote:
“My class just wrapped up and I just had to tell you all what a gift it was! [My teaching artist] is an absolute treasure, and her prompts led me (and I could tell, several others) to some incredible breakthroughs…I take a lot of writing classes and this one was phenomenal."
Stories like Heid’s and Dara’s fuel our work. They remind us that the Loft is more than an organization—it is a home for readers and writers, a catalyst for creativity, and a force for growth, community, change, and resistance. As Padráig Ó Tuama reminded us, “It is in the shelter (and shadow) of each other that the people live.” As we live through these challenging times, we remain steadfast in our mission to uplift voices; remove barriers for BIPOC, marginalized and immigrant writers and communities; and create space for the poems and stories that heal and affirm our collective humanity.
To all who have been part of the Loft’s journey, past and present—our team, board members, teaching artists, fellows, students, donors, partners, and the entire literary community—THANK YOU! Your passion and support make everything we do possible. As we step into our next 50 years, we do so with deep gratitude, determination, and a steadfast belief in people exercising their power with words.
In Sweetness and Solidarity,
Arleta Little
Executive & Artistic Director
Melinda Ward
Board Chair
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The Loft advances the power of writers and readers to craft and share stories, to create and celebrate connections, and to build just, life-sustaining communities.
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Alex T.
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Andrew Abruzzese
Andrew Weber
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Andy Dunn
Angelina Nguyen
Angie Donnay
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Angie Timmons
Anita L. Bradshaw, Ph.D.
Ann and Steve Sundberg of Fidelity Charitable
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Ann E. Boekhoff
Ann Elliott
Ann L. Fredrickson
Ann Long
Ann Lowry
Ann Page
Ann Regan
Ann Sargent
Ann Viitala
Anna Frykman
Annamaria McConville
Anne Campbell
Anne Carayon
Anne Franz
Anne Jackson
Anne Marie Wirth Cauchon
Anne Mohrbacher
Anne Piper
Annette DesLauriers
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Annette Spencer
Annie M. Cull
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Beth MacDonald
Beth Mayer
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Beth Wright
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Betsy McNerney
Bettiana L.
Betty Benson
Betty Hartnett
Beverly Larson
Beverly SmithKeiling
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Billie Lim
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Brian Murray and Shelly Gill Murray of Schwab Charitable
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Bronson Lemer
Brooke Vikla
Bruce Johansen of Fidelity Charitable
Bruce Olmscheid
Cait K.
Caitlin Livingston
Cal Simmons
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Cam Kalra
Camille Sasik
Candy Vittorini
Cara Beames
Cara Hawkinson
Carissa Tobin and Alex Haley
Carl Pheil
Carla Dahl
Carla Hagen and LeRoy Sorenson
Carla McGrath
Carla-Elaine Johnson
Carlos Mejía Suárez
Carma Graber
Carol Brookins
Carol Hazard
Carol Mahnke
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Carol Masters
Carola Jones
Carole R. Wiederhorn
Carolina Morales
Carolyn H.
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Carolyn Roby
Carrie Bassett
Casey Patrick
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Catherine Reid Day
Catherine Urdahl
Cathi H.
Celeste Koppe
Charlene Roise
Charles King
Charles Leer
Chelle Gonzo
Cheryl Bailey
Cheryl J. Anthony
Cheryl Lewis
Chris Bremer
Chris Iverson
Chris Johnson
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Chris McNeill
Christine Rittmann
Christine Tran
Christopher Vaughan
Cinda Yager
Cindy Morgan
Claire E. Simonson
Claire Isenthal
Claire Miller
Clare Skalle
Clareyse Nelson
Claude Riedel
Claudette M. Webster
Claudia Daly (longtime broadcaster) and Stan Kusonoki (poet)
Clover Earl
Cole W. Williams
Colin Hamilton
Colleen Bell
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Colnese M. Hendon
Craig Noles
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Cynthia Abrams
Cynthia Gehrig
Cynthia Kraack
Cynthia Lehew-Nehrbass
Cynthia Wold
D. E. Green
Dale Gregory Anderson
Dan Satorius
Dan Vogel
Dana Mattice
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Daniel I. Johnson
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Daphne Young
Dave Barrett
David and Diane Lilly of the Peravid Foundation
David Bendickson
David Earl Whitaker
David Evans
David Hodgson
David Kilpatrick and Julie Schultz
David Mura
David W. Hunter of Morgan Stanley
Dawn Frederick
Dawn Miller
Deanna Johnson
Deb Fowler and John Schenk
Debbie Fuehrer
Debby Edlund
Deborah Keenan and Stephen Seidel
Deborah Ross
Debra Johnson
Debra Palmquist
Debra Stone
Denise Felder
Denise L.
Denise White
Derek Liebertz
Derek Rucker
Derik Fettig
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Diane Bell
Diane Craig
Diane Mountford
Dipankar Mukherjee and Meena Natarajan
Don Farrell
Don L. Johnson
Donald Brunnquell and Sally Scoggin of Schwab Charitable
Donald J. Richardson
Donna Isaac
Donna Salli
Dorothy Nins
Dorothy Schlesselman
Dr. Kelsey Nathel McDonald and Dr. William Charles McDonald of Vanguard Charitable
Dr. Margaret A. O'Connor M.D. of the Minneapolis Foundation
Drew Miller
Drew Thomes
E. Alan Fleischauer
Eboni Stern
Ed Bok Lee
Edward McPherson
Edward Sheehy
Elaine Ambrose
Elaine Boyer
Elaine Eschenbacher
Eli Isbell, Walker Isbell, Elizabeth Chojnacki, and Karl Chojnacki
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Elissa Mautner
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Elizabeth Fletcher
Elizabeth Grace
Elizabeth Johnson and Bob McGarry
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Grace K. Mayer
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Hawona Sullivan Janzen in Memory of Nicholas Janzen
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Heather E. Goodman
Heather Klindworth
Heather Koshiol
Heather Meyer
Heather Zehring
Heid E. Erdrich
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Jamie C.
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Tom Duffield
Tom Glaser
Tom Mahoney
Tom Schierholz
Tony Wentersdorf
Tracy Youngblom
Tricia Wallace
Trisha and Stephen Shaskan
Trisha Moquino
Twin Cities Innovation Alliance
Ty Chapman
Tyler Lifke
Union Therapy
Urve Daigle
V. Strommen
Valerie G. Ohanian Family Fund of Raymond James Charitable
Vanessa Tennyson
Vee Signorelli
Vera A.
VerDarLuz
Vicki Young
Vickie Benson
Vicky Swedenburg
Victoria Kohl
Victoria Tirrel
Vijay Pothapragada and Satya Tata
Vince and Paula Granquist Fund of Schwab Charitable
Vivian Johnson and Mike Rivard
Walter McCarthy and Clara Ueland of the Greystone Foundation
Warren Woessner
Welcome Jerde and Dan Berg
Wendy Lane
Will Weisert
William and Ann Lanoue
William Burleson
William J. Anderson
William Nemmers
W.T. Fernow
Yara Omer
Yingling Fan
Yumi Wilson
Yvonne Pearson
Zoe Bird
Zoe Marin
Restricted Gifts
Trisha Speed Shaskan and Stephen Shaskan
Caroline Bassett
Jerome and Hope McAllister
In Honor or Memory of
Bonita Hechtman in memory of James Dochniak
Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation in honor of Arleta Little
Mary Lou and Patrick Irvine in memory of Lonnie Bell
Sue and Bill Payne and Family in memory of Lonnie Bell
Anonymous in memory of Lonnie Bell
Barbara K. Strandell and Kathi Koehn in honor of Faith Sullivan
Sandy Bloom in honor of Faith Sullivan
Shelly Regan in memory of Lonnie Bell
Abdelhak and Helen Barbouche in memory of Lonnie Bell
Timothy, a dear friend, in memory of Ibby
Aunt Shelley and Uncle Jeff in memory of Lonnie Bell
Lindsey McDivitt in honor of Candis Fancher
Hannah Ashley in honor of Francis Ashley-Carner
Jan Rabbers in honor of Faith and Dan Sullivan
Colleen Breen in honor of Faith Sullivan
Harold Richardson in honor of Beth Julia Mayer
Ellie Garrett in memory of Lonnie Bell
Harold Richardson in memory of Julia Smiley Richardson
Luke and Robyn Anderson in memory of Lonnie Bell
Charles Eddleston in memory of Lonnie Bell
Ken and Maggie Corens in memory of Lonnie Bell
Ruth Lindh in memory of Lonnie Bell
Bruce and Lois Berry in memory of Lonnie Bell
Edward and Janice Kodet in memory of Lonnie Bell
Julie and Scott Schanzenbach Canham in memory of Bruce S. Norman
Paula Goodmanson in memory of Lonnie Bell
Linda Brooks in memory of Don Brunnquell
Sally Scoggin in memory of Don Brunnquell
50th Anniversary Gifts
Aisha Nins
Amber and Chelsy Swanson
Andrea Stuckey
Anne Carayon
Anonymous (4)
Arleta Little
Barbara Penn
Baudelaire
Beth Schoeppler and Todd Pierson
Brad and Marcia Ballinger of Raymond James Charitable
Brenda Daly
Brenda J. Bell
Brenda Norwood
Carol Houston
Carolyn Holbrook
Cheryline Elliot
Chris LaVictoire Mahai and Dan Mahai
Cindy Tipton
Cynthia Gehrig
David Kilpatrick and Julie Schultz
Deanna Wiener
Debra Stone
Diana Pierce
Doug Clow
Elaine Gillespie
Ellena Schoop
Gail Bakkom
George Anthony
Ginger Plumbo
Glenn Haley
Ja'Ton Walker
Jane Pennington
Janet Avery
Jean Ann Durades
Jeanne Farrar
Jen Racho
Jennifer Finch
Jennifer Keating
Jim Moore and JoAnn Verburg of the Minneapolis Foundation
Joan Cochran and Matthew Crellin
Jocelyn Hale and Glenn Miller of the Minneapolis Foundation
Jon Austin
Joseph Mbele
Joseph McCullough
Joy Tutela
Julie Muehlberg
Kari Harrison
Karlyn Coleman
Kate St. Vincent Vogl
Katherine Pollock
Kathryn Kysar
Kris Patrow
Lani Kawamura
Laura Crosby
Leilani Dunbier
Lenfestey Family Foundation
Lisa Boe
Lisa Moore
Lyn Parker and Ann Bitter
Lynn Melling
Marcia Ballinger
Margaret O'Connor and Linda Ridlehuber
Margaret Todd Maitland
Margaret Wurtele
Mary Jarvis and Michael Meyer
Meena Natarajan and Dipankar Mukherjee
Melinda Ward
Melissa Young
Merrell Jones
Michael Steward
Minnesota Black Authors Expo
M.J. McGregor
Nancy Fushan
Nancy Gaschott and Mark Ritchie
Nancy Shinder
Nichol Higdon
Pamela Fletcher
Patrick J. Troska
Pepe Willie
Phyllis Waggoner
Rachel Rice
Roger Hale and Nor Hall
Roger Lewis
Roxanne Givens
Saint Paul Almanac
Sankofa Moments Publishing
Sara Zuk
Scott Libin
Sharon Anderson
Shawn Otto
Sheila Williams Ridge
Solomon R.
Sue Crolick of Fidelity Charitable
Ted Bowman
Thomas and Brenda Cornell
Thomas Nins
Todd Shipman
Traci K.
Trisha Speed Shaskan and Stephen Shaskan
Ty Chapman
Yvonne Cheek and Mike Kirkwood
Volunteers
Amy Anderson
Quinn Christensen
Abby Gleason
Catherine Grotenhuis
Beth Marrinan
Karen McDonald
Adelaide Miller
Julie Muehlberg
Taylor Samuelson (she/her)
Shasa Sartin
Linnea Tani
Kelsey Taylor
Angela Torntore
Kate St. Vincent Vogl
Aomie Washington
Mee Yang
Institutional Support
Amazon.com, Amazon Literary Partnership
Archie D. & Bertha H. Walker Foundation
Better Homes & Dykes
Boss Foundation
Chowgirls Catering
Jerome Foundation
McKnight Foundation
Minnesota State Arts Board*
National Endowment for the Arts
Patrick & Aimee Butler Family Foundation
The Elizabeth C. Quinlan Foundation
The Minneapolis Foundation
The Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation
The William Randolph Hearst Foundations
* Loft activities are made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a Minnesota State Arts Board Operating Support grant, thanks to legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
