Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$51,360
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Ragamala Dance
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2023
End Date
June 2024
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Olmsted
Otter Tail
Ramsey
Hennepin
Olmsted
Otter Tail
Ramsey
Project Overview

Operating Support

Project Details

By creating multidisciplinary dance works for the stage, engaging the community, and educating the next generation, Ragamala epitomizes intercultural and immigrant narratives that evoke a shared sense of humanity.

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
$51,360
Other Funds Leveraged
$776,692
Direct expenses
$776,692
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Indian-American and ethnically diverse audiences across age, geography, and faith are moved, inspired, educated, and challenged by Ragamala's work. Success in reaching and impacting diverse audiences is monitored through surveys, digital event chats, post-event Q and A (live or virtual), conversation with attendees, email, and social media. 2: Community engagement programs and partnerships provide points of access and invite diverse audiences to feel connected to our culturally rooted work. Success in addressing barriers and reaching new constituencies across race/ethnicity/faith is monitored through surveys, digital event chats, post-event Q and A, conversation with attendees, feedback from partners, email, and social media.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Indian-American and ethnically diverse audiences across age, geography, and faith were moved, inspired, educated, and challenged by Ragamala's work. Success in reaching and impacting diverse audiences was monitored through surveys, digital event chats, post-event Q&A (live or virtual), conversation with attendees, email, and social media 2: Community engagement programs and partnerships provides points of access, inviting diverse audiences to feel connected to our culturally rooted work. Success in addressing barriers and reaching new constituencies across race/ethnicity/faith was monitored through surveys, digital event chats, post-event Q&A, conversation with attendees, feedback from partners, email, and social media

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Marguerite Ahmann, Nithya Balakrishnan Mathad, Neal CuthbertVice President, Rohit Gupta, Jeanine Holden, Ashvini Naidu, Lisa Gada Norton, Aparna Ramaswamy, Ranee Ramaswamy, John Riske, Dheenu Sivalingam
Project Manager
First Name
Tamara
Last Name
Nadel
Organization Name
Ragamala Dance
Street Address
3754 Pleasant Ave Ste 422W
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55409
Phone
(612) 964-9213
Email
tamara@ragamaladance.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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