Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2026 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$71,155
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Loft, Inc AKA The Loft Literary Center
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

Advances the power of writers and readers to craft and share stories, to create and celebrate connections, and to build just, life-sustaining communities.??

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
$71,155
Other Funds Leveraged
$2,541,468
Direct expenses
$2,577,046
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Minnesotans find community, diverse perspectives, and pathways to advance their artistic skills by deepening their participation in Loft programming. Surveys measuring impact of Loft programs and activities on participants' sense of community, expanded thinking, commitment to action and skills development. 2: The Loft reduces participation barriers by increasing the awareness and availability of access funds among those underrepresented in literary arts. Measure the increase in access fund applications and registration data from underrepresented groups and those targeted for outreach.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Julie
Last Name
Cohen
Organization Name
Loft, Inc AKA The Loft Literary Center
Street Address
1011 Washington Ave S Unit 200
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55415
Phone
(612) 215-2575x 2580
Email
jcohen@loft.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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