Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$51,543
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Zenon Dance Company and School, Inc.
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2023
End Date
June 2024
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Aitkin
Anoka
Blue Earth
Carlton
Carver
Cook
Dakota
Faribault
Hennepin
Isanti
Itasca
Le Sueur
Nicollet
Olmsted
Otter Tail
Ramsey
Rice
Scott
Stearns
St. Louis
Washington
Aitkin
Anoka
Blue Earth
Carlton
Carver
Cook
Dakota
Faribault
Hennepin
Isanti
Itasca
Le Sueur
Nicollet
Olmsted
Otter Tail
Ramsey
Rice
Scott
Stearns
St. Louis
Washington
Project Overview

Operating Support

Project Details

The Zenon Dance School mission is to sustain an artistically excellent professional dance school through high quality dance instruction with local, national, and international instructors and choreographers.

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
$51,543
Other Funds Leveraged
$379,119
Direct expenses
$379,119
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Zenon will support Minnesota's dancers and choreographers with artistically excellent, accessible dance instruction and performance opportunities. Questionnaires; informal feedback from dancers, choreographers and instructors; website surveys; emailed surveys; strategic plan benchmarking; constituent demographics. 2: Zenon will introduce Minnesota youth to dance instruction and performance through accessible programs and partnerships. Partner meetings; formal and informal program evaluation tools; facilities assessments; student demographics; continued and expanded collaborations.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Zenon offered hybrid and in-person classes and performance opportunities to a growing number of students of all levels. Informal feedback, end of session surveys, emailed surveys, website and social media user analysis. 2: Zenon collaborated with partner organizations to promote and present workshops, classes and performance opportunities for underserved students. Partner meetings; formal and informal program evaluation tools; facilities assessments; student demographics; continued and expanded collaborations.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Megan Becker, Sarah Brennecke, Elizabeth Camp, April Haven, Rachel Marti, Betsy Sylvester
Project Manager
First Name
Danielle
Last Name
Robinson-Prater
Organization Name
Zenon Dance Company and School, Inc.
Street Address
528 Hennepin Ave Ste 430
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55403-1810
Phone
(612) 338-1101
Email
danielle@zenondance.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