Shared Spaces: Helping empower nonprofits in Greater Mankato
What began as a decades-long vision became reality in 2015 when the Mankato Area Foundation launched Shared Spaces—a collaborative hub for local nonprofits. Today, Shared Spaces helps strengthen the region’s nonprofits and philanthropic efforts, improving the entire region.
Directions and Parking
127 S. 2nd Street
Mankato, MN 56001
Parking is available on the first level of Eide Bailly Tower parking ramp immediately adjacent to Shared Spaces-A Center for Nonprofit Collaboration.
Shared Spaces – A Center for Nonprofit Collaboration Tenants
Telling Our Story
Designated Gift
Family Connections
Tony Frentz always wanted to find a way to honor his late mother Emy’s memory.
Originally from Dallas, Texas, Emy moved to Minnesota at a young age to attend college, where she would study art. She loved art in all forms, though her most used medium was acrylic paint. As she started a family and had children, she taught art classes to both children and adults in her spare time, always encouraging others to find their artistic side. “Besides her family and her friends, her passion was art,” Frentz said.
Sadly, Emy’s time in the Mankato community was cut short when she passed away at age 43. Frentz was only a freshman in college, but he knew that someday he would carry her torch forward however he could. Read More