Skip to the page content
Your donations
Passes our checks

Caponi Art Park

EIN 41-1746425 · Eagan, MN

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair69 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

TO MAKE ART ACCESSIBLE TO PEOPLE OF ALL AGES & BACKGROUNDS. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED BY PROVIDING A CULTURAL & EDUCATIONAL CENTER WHERE PEOPLE COME TOGETHER WITH ART & NATURE TO RESTORE, NURTURE & MAINTAIN THE BASIC UNITY OF THE HUMAN SPIRIT.

Income
$161,715
Spending
$162,648
Reserves
4.5 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 66%

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Fair: 69 out of 100. Higher than 39% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    20 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 4.5 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 13% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    8 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 1% of income.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (4)
  1. $57,620 spent. ART PARK EXPERIENCE: In 2024, more than 12,000 people visited the art park, individually or in small family groups. Visitors explored the miles of walking paths in the sculptured landscape of rock walls & shaped earth, discovering conventional sculptures along the way. This welcoming, natural environment is the backdrop that makes the art park's programs accessible & engaging. Caponi Art Park also received donated services valued at approximately $35,000 & donated facilities valued at approximately $9,600.
  2. $3,543 spent. HOSTED ARTIST PERFORMANCES: In 2024, the Minnesota Sinfonia presented a family pops concert, Theatre 55 gave six performances of Into The Woods, & the Picnic Truck Opera presented a modern interpretation of Faust.
  3. $54,850 spent. EDUCATIONAL TOURS & WORKSHOPS: In 2024, the art park offered 120 tours & workshops for over 3,000 people from toddlers to seniors. The park brought art workshops off-site to Community Education Departments in 12 school districts and 10 libraries throughout the Twin Cities. Connecting Youth to Nature was a new program for students to learn from Native American culture bearers about the plants, animals, & land of Caponi Art Park. Participation in the art park's 6th annual Hot Art! workshops & hot metal pour continued to grow.
  4. $30,674 spent. FALL SOUND GARDEN: With support from the NEA the art park commissioned Wavelets Creative to create an immersive site-specific sound and performance event. Over 2 days 500 people experienced the interplay between sound, nature, and art as they walked through the park. At workshops, attended by 40 community members, people learned how to be part of the performance and created the poetry and sculptures on display at the event.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since December 1993.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.

Ratings and checks are our reading of public records, using the published method. They are not a statement about anyone's honesty. If you work for this organization, you can send corrections or results, confirm you want gifts through Veridonate, or ask to be removed from giving.