Community Arts Education Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$12,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Young Dance, Inc. AKA Young Dance
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
January 2020
End Date
December 2020
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Dakota
Hennepin
Ramsey
Washington
Dakota
Hennepin
Ramsey
Washington
Project Overview

Community Arts Education Support

Project Details

The mission of Young Dance is to transform lives through movement.

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.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, 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. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; 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.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Susan Berdahl: Marketing and grant writing contractor; Carolyn Borgen: Nonprofit consultant; Amanda Cross: Education coordinator, Kaddatz Galleries; David Dobbs: Multidisciplinary visual artist; education director, Macrostie Art Centr; Concha Fernandez Del Rey: Assistant principal, Mississippi Creative Arts School; Lauren Hildebrand: Arts and education consultant; cofounder of Trollwood Performing Arts School; Jere Lantz: President/CEO and artistic director, Rochester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale; Jonathan Lewis: Executive director, Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra; percussionist; Carla McGrath: Executive director, Highpoint Center for Printmaking

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 Arts Education

2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$12,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$124,408
Direct expenses
$136,408
Administration costs
$330
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Young Dance will provide high quality dance education programming during organizational transition. Youth Program Quality assessments provide feedback about impact, safety, and accessibility; attendance data provides information about student participation. We will monitor the budget progress to assure expenses remain in line with revenue. 2: We will grow our community, expand programming, and deepen relationships through targeted initiatives and strategic communication related to our move. We will track student retention and collect student and donor demographics for two years, then compare that with data from previous years. We will assess number of and success of community partnerships.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Developments during our transition include accessibility improvements and alignment across programs regarding protocols and participant expectations We received feedback surveys in fall and spring, student conferences, family phone calls and teacher reflections. We paused class observations and evaluations based on Youth Program Quality Assessment when programming pivoted online in March. 2: 50% of students left; 25% of students are new in 20-21. Partnerships paused in spring; we are working to reinitiate relationships. Donor base grew We are tracking rate of retention and demographic data with database (implemented in 9/2020) We collected program feedback via surveys and conversations. Restrictions due to Covid-19 hindered efforts to promote programming and grow constituent base.

Recipient Board Members
Rich Stever-Zeitlin, Paul McCluskey, Elsabet Roth, Gretchen Godfrey, Nicole Hinrichs-Bideau, Devin Vander Schaaf, Catianne Ngante, Betsy Walts, Piper Rolfes, Daniel Case
Project Manager
First Name
Gretchen
Last Name
Pick
Organization Name
Young Dance, Inc. AKA Young Dance
Street Address
655 Fairview Ave N
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55104
Phone
(612) 423-3064
Email
gretchen@youngdance.org
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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