Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$87,775
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Lundstrum Center for the Performing Arts
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
In Progress
Start Date
July 2024
End Date
June 2025
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Hennepin
Project Overview

Operating Support

Project Details

Our mission is to cultivate a love and knowledge of the performing arts so that young people will discover their unique gifts, develop their depth of character, and imagine new possibilities for their lives, ensuring access for all through scholarship support.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Carol Bruess: author, speaker, relationship social scientist, and creator; 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, healthcare consultant; Ken Martin: political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, arts organization

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Carol Bruess: author, speaker, relationship social scientist, and creator; 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, healthcare consultant; Ken Martin: political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, arts organization

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3; Minnesota Session Laws, 2024 regular session, chapter 106, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$87,775
Other Funds Leveraged
$1,365,654
Direct expenses
$1,409,542
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Parents and teachers report that students grow in dance, voice and drama skills, and more than 80% report improved creativity, confidence and teamwork. Lundstrum faculty regularly documents artistic skill development and parents complete regular surveys that track improvement in technical and social-emotional skills. 2: Lundstrum acts as a performing arts hub in No. Minneapolis, employing 40+ artists/yr. in its school & gathering artist/community groups 2+ times/month. Employment records document professional artists employed as teaching faculty, guest artists and accompanists. Studio and meeting reservation and rentals document arts and community group usage.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Patty
Last Name
Lefaive
Organization Name
Lundstrum Center for the Performing Arts
Street Address
1617 2nd St N
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55411
Phone
(651) 521-2600x 820
Email
giving@lundstrum.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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