Minnesota Festival Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$17,860
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Tru Ruts Endeavors AKA Tru Ruts
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
September 2019
End Date
November 2021
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Anoka
Dakota
Hennepin
Mille Lacs
Sibley
Stearns
Anoka
Dakota
Hennepin
Mille Lacs
Sibley
Stearns
Project Overview

Minnesota Festival Support

Project Details

Tru Ruts will present SANKOFA, Minnesota’s only African Film Festival featuring screenings, networking, and skills exchanges for Minnesota artists and community, in the fall of 2019.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Michelle Baroody: ; Wendy LaRoque-Lundin: Native American fiber artist and educator; Erik Madsen-Bond: Director of Engagement and Company Manager, Ragamala Dance Company; Holly Menninger: Director of public engagement and science learning, Bell Museum; Karen Michels: Executive director, Princeton Area Chamber of Commerce.; Patricia Mitchell: ; Raymond Rea: Filmmaker and writer; Kristen Twitchell: Executive director, Paradise Center for the Arts, Faribault

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Cultural Heritage

2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$17,860
Other Funds Leveraged
$4,200
Direct expenses
$22,060
Administration costs
$5,500
Number of full time equivalents funded
1.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

The Minnesota Filmmakers will gain exposure and visibility by being a featured artist. Filmmakers will submit a pre-and post-profile sheet that asks for them to describe their visibility or level of invisibility as a filmmaker and level of change due to festival.

Measurable Outcome(s)

MN Filmmakers gain access and connectivity to a network of resources and visibility. Outreach via community stewards, word of mouth and direct feedback and intake sheets. 2:

Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Uche Ireogbu, Jasmine McBride, Audrey Washington, EG Bailey, Charla Bailey
Project Manager
First Name
E.G.
Last Name
Bailey
Organization Name
Tru Ruts Endeavors AKA Tru Ruts
Street Address
PO Box 21305
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55421
Phone
(612) 559-0408
Email
truruts@gmail.com
Administered By
Administered by
Location

Griggs Midway Building, Suite 304,
540 Fairview Avenue North,
St. Paul, MN 55104

Phone
(651) 539-2650 or toll-free (800) 866-2787
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