Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$41,218
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
CLIMB Theatre, Inc. AKA CLIMB Theatre
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2022
End Date
June 2023
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Aitkin
Anoka
Benton
Blue Earth
Carlton
Carver
Chippewa
Chisago
Clearwater
Cook
Dakota
Faribault
Hennepin
Hubbard
Isanti
Itasca
Kittson
Koochiching
Lake
Lake of the Woods
Le Sueur
Lyon
Mahnomen
Meeker
Mille Lacs
Morrison
Nicollet
Norman
Otter Tail
Pine
Pipestone
Polk
Ramsey
Redwood
Rice
Roseau
Scott
Sherburne
Stearns
Steele
St. Louis
Traverse
Wabasha
Washington
Wright
Aitkin
Anoka
Benton
Blue Earth
Carlton
Carver
Chippewa
Chisago
Clearwater
Cook
Dakota
Faribault
Hennepin
Hubbard
Isanti
Itasca
Kittson
Koochiching
Lake
Lake of the Woods
Le Sueur
Lyon
Mahnomen
Meeker
Mille Lacs
Morrison
Nicollet
Norman
Otter Tail
Pine
Pipestone
Polk
Ramsey
Redwood
Rice
Roseau
Scott
Sherburne
Stearns
Steele
St. Louis
Traverse
Wabasha
Washington
Wright
Project Overview

Operating Support

Project Details

CLIMB Theatre's mission is to inspire and propel people toward actions that benefit themselves, each other, and their community through plays, classes, and other collaborative works.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute

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

2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$41,218
Other Funds Leveraged
$930,344
Direct expenses
$930,344
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

CLIMB Theatre develops new outreach strategies and systems to ensure programing reflects and responds to changing community needs and interest. CLIMB will see an increase in new bookings and the number of re-bookings. We will survey organizations we've visited to see if those communities felt reflected in the programming, and if the issues addressed were relevant to their communities. 2: CLIMB will diversify and acquire new funding sources that reduce/eliminate cost while increasing pay to exceed industry standards. CLIMB will evaluate and consider this outcome a success if: -Staff pay increases by 7% -CLIMB will acquire three new funding sources -CLIMB's current funders increase funding

Measurable Outcome(s)

CLIMB Theatre develops new outreach strategies and systems to ensure programming reflects and responds to changing community needs and interest. CLIMB saw an increase in new bookings and the number of re-bookings of programming. We surveyed the organizations we worked with to ensure the programming reflected their communities and addressed the issues that were relevant to their communities. 2: CLIMB will diversify and acquire new funding sources. CLIMB secured three new funders and maintained relationships with prior funders.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Justin Cervantes, James Olney, Sam Taitel
Project Manager
First Name
Afton
Last Name
Benson
Organization Name
CLIMB Theatre, Inc. AKA CLIMB Theatre
Street Address
6415 Carmen Ave E
City
Inver Grove Heights
State
MN
Zip Code
55076
Phone
(651) 453-9275x 40
Email
afton@climb.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
Email the Agency