Project Grant Round 2

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$8,000
Recipient
STMA Music Boosters Club
Recipient Type
K-12 Education
Status
Completed
Start Date
May 2024
End Date
May 2024
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Wright
Wright
Project Overview

Project Grant Round 2

Project Details

STMA Choir Choral Orchestral Masterworks Concert

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Buddy King: CMAB Board Chair, St Cloud Playwright, percussionist, teaching artist, community youth arts initiatives; Gretchen Boulka: CMAB Vice Chair, Director of Performing Arts at Paramount Center for the Arts, arts administrator with background in development, special events, program management, marketing and communications; musician, Association for Performing Arts Professionals (APAP) member, Minnesota Presenters Network board director; Sean Donahue: CMAB Board Treasurer, Performing arts technician; Professional light and sound designer, Musician, equipment retail experience, event and project manager; Bopha Thomas, Princeton Area of Commerce Board Member; Associate of the Arts in Fashion Design, Theatre performance; Louis Witt: BA and MA in Music Education, Conductor and musician for Community Bands, Musical Theatre and Orchestras, served as VP of Corporate Giving, past member and chair of MOST Ministries, serve on Advisory Council for Feed My Starving Children; Tom Berger: Small Business Owner, AAA Courier Express, Waite Park; Producer, Production Manager, Designer with Belville Productions; Served in many capacities for the History Theatre in St. Paul including Managing Director, Educational Project Director, Tour Director, Production Manager, Designer; University of Minnesota, Theatre Arts, Classics, Geology; Deb Vander Eyk, BA in social research, BS arts education, AA Advertising, past experience as an Art Teacher and instructor; served as ED for Multicultural Childrens' Art Connection dance program, member of Women of words, Member of League of MN Poets, manager of Good Earth Coop Art Gallery; Eric Ellwoods: facilities manager, BA in Christian Ministry, history of involvement in choirs and community theater, member of Buffalo Community Theater board of directors.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Jerry Schnabel: Degree in education and music; Band director; Church musician, past CMAB panelist; served as a board member and president of the National Association of Media Centers; served as a board member and chair of the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, Annandale Arts and Textile Center grant writer. Lacey Eidem: BFA in Fine Arts with an emphasis in painting, Teaching certification, Art Teacher, Fine Artist. Continuing education and professional development courses completed through Springboard for the Arts: Artist Career Consultation, Virtual Legan Clinic, Individual Artist Training, Work of Art Toolkit, Art Train Technical Assistance, Tax Basics for Artists, Recordkeeping, Business Plan Essentials. Dan Gruhlke: Master of Science in Child and Family Studies, Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education, Bachelor of Arts in Christian Education, professional training experiences with Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Bethel University, College of Arts and Sciences, Minnesota Conference on Science Education, Minnesota Science Teacher Association, STEM Specialist, Science Committee Science Presenter and Curriculum Reviewer, Minnesota Association for the Education of Young Children, National Science Teaching Association Consultant, Minnesota Head Start Association Parent Engagement Conference Technology Staff Development Presenter, Wright County Community Action Head Start Staff Development, CMAB Teaching Artist. Aimee Miron: Degree in Theatre Arts, Paramount Center for the Arts, Director of Community Engagement, GREAT Theatre, Director, Teaching Artist, Boys and Girls Club Digital Art Show, Juror, parent volunteer for Youth Chorale of Central MN. Steven Ringsmuth Stolpman: MS of Science Marriage and Family Therapy, BA Political Science History, experienced in youth counseling, past assistant Scoutmaster, participated in the Minority Fellowship Program, past co-chair of Environmental Taskforce UMM, enjoys drawing, reading, and nature photography.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$8,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$916
Direct expenses
$8,916
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

The STMA Music Boosters expect an audience of 1000-1500 to attend the STMA Choral Masterwork Concert. The plan is to distribute a survey to audience members who attend the concert through a QR code in the program. The STMA Music Boosters will evaluate the survey results from the audience members. We will also evaluate the numbers of ticket sales as well as our social media insight reports.

Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Joseph
Last Name
Osowski
Organization Name
STMA Music Boosters Club
Street Address
5800 Jamison Ave NE
City
St Michael
State
MN
Zip Code
55376
Phone
(701) 361-7044
Email
Josepho@mystma.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