Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$13,406
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Choral Arts Ensemble of Rochester
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2021
End Date
June 2022
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Dodge
Faribault
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Houston
Mower
Olmsted
Rice
Steele
Wabasha
Waseca
Winona
Dodge
Faribault
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Houston
Mower
Olmsted
Rice
Steele
Wabasha
Waseca
Winona
Project Overview

Operating Support

Project Details

To inspire, educate, and enrich the community at large through outstanding choral performance.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$13,406
Other Funds Leveraged
$353,251
Direct expenses
$353,251
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Choral Arts Ensemble seeks to be a resource to the community and use our artistry to give voice to individuals, groups and issues that need to be heard. We will follow-up with the participating organizations to determine the number of new donors or volunteers they reach through a Choral Arts Ensemble's concert + open house event. 2: CAE will build on new skills learned by staff and board members during the Covid crisis to deliver virtual, hybrid and in-person music in 2021-2022. We will track our current participants' continued involvement and any change in participation resulting from the varied programming.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Choral Arts Ensemble partnered with and supported five area non-profits providing shelter and housing to persons and families in need. Follow-up with the non-profits highlighted during the Choral Arts Ensemble concerts showed that each experienced a bump in financial support and/or volunteer support from new participants recruited at the concerts. 2: During our 2021-2022 Season, Choral Arts Ensemble provided in-person and streaming concerts, offering comfortable options for all audience members. Compared with our last complete Concert Season (2018-2019), the 2021-2022 Season saw in-person attendance decrease by 32%. However, this decrease was slightly offset by the addition of virtual ticket sales resulting in an overall reduction of 29%.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Carol Berteotti, Alan Hansen, Dan Kutzke, Melissa Dalley, Nora O'Sullivan, Ryan Cardarella, Holly Ebel, Ron Elcombe, Judy Hickey, Ilaya Hopkins, Beth Nienow, Marilyn Riederer, Eric Stinson, Riley Thompsen, Ryan Williams
Project Manager
First Name
Karen
Last Name
Sessler
Organization Name
Choral Arts Ensemble of Rochester
Street Address
1001 14th St NW Ste 900
City
Rochester
State
MN
Zip Code
55901
Phone
(507) 252-8427
Email
ksessler@choralartsensemble.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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