All budgets tracked and payments made through the State of Minnesota's enterprise financial system SWIFT (Statewide Integrated Financial Tools) are included in MN Open CheckBook. All payroll transacted through the State of Minnesota's Enterprise Employee Resources Management System is included as well. MN Open CheckBook contains State budget and payment information for all state agencies and boards, the legislature, courts, and Minnesota State colleges and universities.
On the TransparencyMN home page, select the desired information from the MN Open CheckBook menu on the right. Refer to the video tutorials below to find more information on how to use the CheckBooks.
Each checkbook includes:
Navigation Links section: Returns you to previous webpages
Prompts section: Use the drop-down menus to limit the search parameters
Apply button: After choosing your search parameters, select the Apply button
Reset button: Use the Reset button to clear or update your selections
Results section: Displays the results of your search
If a page doesn’t display correctly, try refreshing the page or clearing internet browser history and cache. Reopen your browser or try to access the TransparencyMN website from a different browser.
A budget year identifies the period that money is legally authorized for spending by the State legislature. The State of Minnesota's Budget Year starts on July 1st and ends on June 30th of the next year. For example, the Budget Fiscal Year 2023 begins on July 1, 2022 and ends on June 30, 2023. Some funds may be available for spending after a Budget Year has ended.
For more information about terms used on TransparencyMN, refer to the Glossary.
Confidential-Non-Public Data on individuals. Legal requirements prohibit the State from disclosing the names of individuals receiving assistance from the State.
Payments from Agency Sub-Systems. Some agencies do not enter payment information directly in SWIFT. They submit payments to SWIFT through an interface file from their sub-systems. SWIFT does not contain enough information to determine if the payee data is private or public.
