Operating Support Grant - Renewal

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$8,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
In Progress
Start Date
January 2023
End Date
January 2024
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Itasca
Itasca
Project Overview

Operating Support Grant - Renewal

Project Details

Operating Support Renewal - Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Emily Swanson: arts administrator at Oldenburg Arts and Cultural Community; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Roxann Berglund: musician; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Sam Zimmerman: visual artist, teacher; Liz Engelman: dramaturg, founder and director of Tofte Lake Center; Jessica Peterson: essayist, playwright, co-founder of Yellow Tree Theater; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Kathy Neff: musician, Director, Fine Arts Academy at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Kris Nelson: artist, teacher; Bill Payne: Professor of Theater at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; Erin Cain: University of Minnesota-Duluth Student Liaison

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 ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage

2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$8,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$0
Direct expenses
$8,000
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Our staffing exceeds what our current earned income can sustain. We hope to use the next year to implement systems that will make our administration run more efficiently and elevate our public profile. We plan to start students in study of music at a younger age and increase the proficiency and number of our students. We will increase the number of youth that we exposed to music. We will increase audiences for our Itasca Symphony Concerts We will increase participation by local musicians in the Itasca Symphony Orchestra. b. What are your measurable outcomes' Implementation of a new Sharepoint site Online payment portal New Website New Branding Increased student enrollment Increased outreach activities Student proficiency growth Number of audience member and orchestra participants There are tasks that we hope to accomplish that will have a finish date. These include implementation of a Sharepoint site, payment portal, new branding. We measure the students who participate in outreach activities. Increases in enrollment can be measured. This will include the addition of an early childhood music program. Student growth can be measured utilizing their progress reports. Audience attendance and musician participation is tracked on a concert report updated and shared with the board after each concert.

Project Manager
First Name
Tammy
Last Name
Mattonen
Organization Name
Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program
Street Address
PO Box 140
City
Grand Rapids
State
MN
Zip Code
55744
Phone
(218) 327-5781
Email
tammy@itascaorchestra.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
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