Community Arts Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Great River Chorale
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
April 2023
End Date
January 2024
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Stearns
Benton
Sherburne
Wright
Hennepin
Douglas
Kandiyohi
Washington
Ramsey
Morrison
Dakota
Brown
Houston
Crow Wing
Crow Wing
Becker
Benton
Dakota
Douglas
Fillmore
Hennepin
Houston
Kandiyohi
Meeker
Ramsey
Sherburne
Stearns
Stearns
Stearns
Benton
Sherburne
Wright
Hennepin
Douglas
Kandiyohi
Washington
Ramsey
Morrison
Dakota
Brown
Houston
Crow Wing
Crow Wing
Becker
Benton
Dakota
Douglas
Fillmore
Hennepin
Houston
Kandiyohi
Meeker
Ramsey
Sherburne
Stearns
Stearns
Project Overview

Community Arts Support

Project Details

Great River Chorale presents collaborative concerts of choral music to central Minnesota audiences.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Linda Brobeck: CMAB Board Vice Chair, Minnesota visual artist and owner of Crow River North, LLC., has served on a number of non-profit boards; Joyce Lyons: CMAB Board Secretary, CMA actress, singer, educator, member of Buffalo Comm Orchestra Advisory Board; Denise Todd: CMAB Board Member, Dance Valdosta State University; U.S. Air Force Veteran, Geospatial Intelligence Analyst; undergraduate at St. Cloud State University pursuing a Major in Community Health; Jo McMullen-Boyer: CMAB Board Member, Station Manage of KVSC Radio, Grant writer, Music Concert Projucer, Community Events Organizer; Spencer Madsen: CMAB Board Member, Writer; educator; theatrical performer; aspiring filmmaker and visual artist; B.A. in English Education; M.A. in American Literature; orchardist at Clear Lake Cider; Gretchen Boulka: CMAB Board Member, Director of Performing Arts at Paramount Center for the Arts, arts administrator with background in development, special events, program management, marketing and communications; musician, member of the Association for Performing Arts Professionals (APAP) and on the Board of Directors for Minnesota Presenters Network; Tanya Piatz-Sandberg: CMAB Board Member, Visual Merchandiser with 3D display experience, fashion, event execution, and corporate shop concepts; 2D visual artist specializing in illustration and photography

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Linda Brobeck: CMAB Board Vice Chair, Minnesota visual artist and owner of Crow River North, LLC., has served on a number of non-profit boards; Joyce Lyons: CMAB Board Secretary, CMA actress, singer, educator, member of Buffalo Comm Orchestra Advisory Board; Denise Todd: CMAB Board Member, Dance Valdosta State University; U.S. Air Force Veteran, Geospatial Intelligence Analyst; undergraduate at St. Cloud State University pursuing a Major in Community Health; Jo McMullen-Boyer: CMAB Board Member, Station Manage of KVSC Radio, Grant writer, Music Concert Projucer, Community Events Organizer; Spencer Madsen: CMAB Board Member, Writer; educator; theatrical performer; aspiring filmmaker and visual artist; B.A. in English Education; M.A. in American Literature; orchardist at Clear Lake Cider; Gretchen Boulka: CMAB Board Member, Director of Performing Arts at Paramount Center for the Arts, arts administrator with background in development, special events, program management, marketing and communications; musician, member of the Association for Performing Arts Professionals (APAP) and on the Board of Directors for Minnesota Presenters Network; Tanya Piatz-Sandberg: CMAB Board Member, Visual Merchandiser with 3D display experience, fashion, event execution, and corporate shop concepts; 2D visual artist specializing in illustration and photography

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$64,514
Direct expenses
$74,514
Administration costs
$4,000
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Grant funds will supplement the contractual compensation of Great River Chorale's artistic managing director. ; The measurable outcome that will result from the support of these grant funds for the coming fiscal year will be Great River Chorale's payment of grant funds to the artistic managing director as a supplement to that person's contracted compensation during the grant period. The outcome of the second installment of this grant will be evaluated by Great River Chorale's compensation of its artistic managing director according to the contracted fees for service during the grant period. ; The outcomes will be measured by the record of payment of said supplement to the artistic managing director in Great River Chorale's FY 2022-23 and FY 2023-24.

Measurable Outcome(s)

The specific outcome achieved with these grant funds was using them to supplement the contracted compensation of Great River Chorale's artistic managing director in FY2022 and FY2023. The evaluation method used to measure this outcome was a review of Grea

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
Achieved proposed outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Charles Welter: president, Paul-Vincent Niebauer: vice president, Brandon Anderson: secretary, Jennifer Shaw: treasurer, Patricia Weishaar: member, Anita Fischer: member., Charles Welter: president, Paul-Vincent Niebauer: vice president, Maribeth Overland
Project Manager
First Name
Mary
Last Name
Geston
Organization Name
Great River Chorale
Street Address
313 E Highview Ct
City
Sauk Rapids
State
MN
Zip Code
56379
Phone
(320) 515-4472
Email
director@greatriverchorale.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

P.O. Box 458
220 4th Ave North 
Foley, MN 56329

Phone
Project Manager: Leslie LeCuyer
320-968-4290x 3