Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$77,666
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Loft, Inc. AKA The Loft Literary Center
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2013
End Date
June 2014
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Anoka
Becker
Beltrami
Benton
Blue Earth
Brown
Carver
Chisago
Clay
Cottonwood
Crow Wing
Dakota
Dodge
Douglas
Faribault
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Hennepin
Hubbard
Isanti
Itasca
Jackson
Kanabec
Kandiyohi
Kittson
Le Sueur
Martin
Meeker
Mille Lacs
Morrison
Nicollet
Olmsted
Otter Tail
Pine
Pope
Ramsey
Rice
Scott
Sherburne
St. Louis
Stearns
Steele
Stevens
Wabasha
Washington
Watonwan
Winona
Wright
Anoka
Becker
Beltrami
Benton
Blue Earth
Brown
Carver
Chisago
Clay
Cottonwood
Crow Wing
Dakota
Dodge
Douglas
Faribault
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Hennepin
Hubbard
Isanti
Itasca
Jackson
Kanabec
Kandiyohi
Kittson
Le Sueur
Martin
Meeker
Mille Lacs
Morrison
Nicollet
Olmsted
Otter Tail
Pine
Pope
Ramsey
Rice
Scott
Sherburne
St. Louis
Stearns
Steele
Stevens
Wabasha
Washington
Watonwan
Winona
Wright
Project Overview

Operating Support

Project Details

General operating support

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$77,666
Other Funds Leveraged
$1,895,887
Direct expenses
$1,973,553
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

The Loft will directly engage approximately 4,000 diverse Minnesotans who more closely reflect the state's 17% populations of color. Count number of direct participants; survey for participant demographics; calculate total percentage increase from current (fiscal year 2012) 13% people of color engaged. 2: At least 85% of fiscal year 2014 program participants will report improved writing ability and understanding of creative writing craft. Survey program participants to rate their sense of having improved as writers and having developed a greater understanding of writing craft as a result of participation; track all response rated `agree` or `strongly agree.`

Measurable Outcome(s)

The Loft directly engaged 3,800 diverse Minnesotans surpassing the state's 17% populations of color (with 18% people of color). 98% of FY 2014 program participants report improved writing ability and understanding of creative writing craft.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
John Schenk, Ruth Shields, Rachael Jarosh, Jacquelyn B. Fletcher, Jocelyn Hale, Kent Adams, Lorena Duarte, Jack El-Hai, W. Michael Garner, Dobby Gibson, Sharon Hendry, Lorna Landvik, Ed Bok Lee, Carrie Obry, Nina Orezzoli, Nathan Perez, Elizabeth Schott, Karen Sternal, Faith Sullivan, Kamau Witherspoon, Margaret Wurtele
Project Manager
First Name
Beth
Last Name
Schoeppler
Organization Name
Loft, Inc. AKA The Loft Literary Center
Street Address
1011 Washington Ave S Ste 200
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55415-1278
Phone
(612) 215-2580
Email
bschoeppler@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
Email the Agency