Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$30,242
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Honors Choirs of Southeast Minnesota
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2023
End Date
June 2024
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Dodge
Fillmore
Goodhue
Houston
Olmsted
Wabasha
Winona
Dodge
Fillmore
Goodhue
Houston
Olmsted
Wabasha
Winona
Project Overview

Operating Support

Project Details

To promote the highest standard of excellence in the preparation and performance of choral music, seeking to provide artistic challenge and growth opportunities for youth throughout the region and enjoyment for the community at large.

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
$30,242
Other Funds Leveraged
$725,446
Direct expenses
$725,446
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Honors Choirs will strive to restore enrollment to pre-pandemic levels. Enrollment levels of all five ensembles will be compared to the 2019-2020 season.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Honors Choirs of SE MN increased enrollment by 12% over the previous season, moving closer to pre-pandemic enrollment levels. Enrollment figures for all ensembles were compared to pre-pandemic (2019-2020) enrollment levels.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Sharon Ahn, Emily Andersen, Nikki Anderso+Az19N, Anjanette Bandel, Maddie Banks, Simon Glaser, Paul Groehler, Jolene Hansen, Andy Kollengode, Rick Kvam, Dotti Loutfi, Bradley Nuss, Jayne Rothschild, Olivia Ruzek, Kate Walters, Andy Moore, Deanne Wallenstein, Carolyn Warner
Project Manager
First Name
Jayne
Last Name
Rothschild
Organization Name
Honors Choirs of Southeast Minnesota
Street Address
1001 14th St NW Ste 920
City
Rochester
State
MN
Zip Code
55901-2534
Phone
(507) 252-0505
Email
jayne@honorschoirs.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