Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2026 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$48,630
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Coffee House Press
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
In Progress
Start Date
July 2025
End Date
June 2026
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Hennepin
Project Overview

Operating Support

Project Details

Creates new spaces for audiences and artists to interact, inspiring readers, and enriching communities by expanding the definition of what literature is, what it can do, and to whom it belongs.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Mary Ann Aufderheide: former arts administrator; 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; Philip McKenzie, adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, arts organization

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Mary Ann Aufderheide: former arts administrator; 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; Philip McKenzie, adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, arts organization

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota, 2025 regular session, chapter 36, article 4, section 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2026 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$48,630
Other Funds Leveraged
$1,491,456
Direct expenses
$1,515,771
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Minnesotans will participate in the arts and programs in higher quantities upon learning of them through social media, neighbors, and newsletters. Attendance in programs of artists, community, and partners along with comments from readers and participants, and finally feedback on how to improve our arts experiences from those who participate. 2: Expose participants to new works in progress and writers new to them; building community and growing their storytelling skills. Request feedback from workshop participants and make observations based off of conversations with participants during reading events featuring writers in community.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Clara
Last Name
Geze
Organization Name
Coffee House Press
Street Address
79 13th Ave NE Ste 110
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55413
Phone
(612) 338-0125
Email
clara@coffeehousepress.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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