Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$82,932
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Pillsbury United Communities AKA Pillsbury House Theatre
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2023
End Date
June 2024
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Fillmore
Goodhue
Hennepin
Marshall
Ramsey
St. Louis
Fillmore
Goodhue
Hennepin
Marshall
Ramsey
St. Louis
Project Overview

Operating Support

Project Details

Pillsbury House + Theatre creates challenging theatre and arts programming to inspire enduring change towards a just society.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, 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, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, 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, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$82,932
Other Funds Leveraged
$1,480,186
Direct expenses
$1,480,186
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

PHT activities increase access, attachment and agency among artists, participants and neighborhood residents. Access is measured by tracking participation including demographics, length and intensity; Attachment through surveys; and Agency with pre-post surveys and documentation of work created. 2: PHT stimulates increased creativity in our four-neighborhood service area by integrating art into the fabric of the community. Neighborhood/audience surveys show increases in creative activity and engagement with local arts offerings; partner orgs document engaging artists and creative strategies to reach community goals.

Measurable Outcome(s)

264 artists created experiences that succeeded in increasing access, attachment and/or agency among the 20,902 people that participated. Attendance data, participant surveys and one on one interviews, artist surveys and actual artwork created are the data sets analyzed to determine progress toward intended impacts. 2: Creative activity increased in our four neighborhood service area, 77 artists implemented arts projects out in the neighborhoods. Evidence of increases in creativity include: feedback from neighborhood residents, organization leaders and small business owners; actual artworks displayed out in the neighborhood; and artists engaged to support community projects.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Pillsbury House Theatre Advisory Group = Norah Shapiro, Jim Langemo, Marianne Merriman, Sarah Milligan-Toffler, Adair Mosley, Eric Mueller, Julia Sand, Nedy Windham, Faye M. Price, Tim Mattheison, Vanan Murugesan, Tsega Tamene , , Pillsbury United Communities Bod = Heath Rudduck, Kaori Yamada, Lindsay Benjamin, Erica Pralle, Melinda Emerson, Taylor Harwood, Mahrous Kandil, Liz Mascolo, Kenji Okumura, Jay Sivasailam, Anupama Sreekanth, Aaron Thomas, Edrin Williams
Project Manager
First Name
Noel
Last Name
Raymond
Organization Name
Pillsbury United Communities AKA Pillsbury House Theatre
Street Address
3501 Chicago Ave S
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55407
Phone
(612) 787-3620
Email
noelr@pillsburyhousetheatre.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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