Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2026 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$62,138
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Zeitgeist Center for Arts and Community AKA Zeitgeist
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
In Progress
Start Date
July 2025
End Date
June 2026
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
St. Louis
St. Louis
Project Overview

Operating Support

Project Details

To use the power of connection and creative expression to shape our vibrant and shared future.

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
$62,138
Other Funds Leveraged
$2,479,084
Direct expenses
$2,510,153
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Zeitgeist community ecosystems will reflect community demographics and/or overrepresent historically underrepresented communities. Zeitgeist will administer demographic surveys throughout the ecosystems Zeitgeist develops, and respond to other data tracking resources, to measure and compare diverse demographic participation year over year. 2: Zeitgeist programming will strengthen people's connection and commitment to the community and to each other. Surveys and focus groups will engage program participants and use consistent assessment tools to measure each program's impact on strengthening connections and commitment to the community and to each other.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Anthony
Last Name
Cuneo
Organization Name
Zeitgeist Center for Arts and Community AKA Zeitgeist
Street Address
222 Superior St E Ste 326
City
Duluth
State
MN
Zip Code
55802
Phone
(218) 726-5430x 214
Email
tony@zeitgeistarts.com
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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