Quick Start Opportunity Grants

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$193
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Lake Superior Youth Chorus, Inc. AKA Lake Superior Youth Chorus
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
May 2015
End Date
July 2015
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
St. Louis
Lake
Carlton
Aitkin
Itasca
Pine
St. Louis
Lake
Carlton
Aitkin
Itasca
Pine
Project Overview
Quick Start Opportunity Grants
Project Details
Lake Superior Youth Chorus replacement of critical staff computer
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair; Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; David Beard: Assistant Professor University of Minnesota-Duluth writing studies; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director North Shore Music Association, writer; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Peter Pestalozzi: furniture maker, wood worker; Mark King: actor, theater reviewer, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Erling Ellison: jewelry designer and creator, speech coach and judge, director of Garrison Art Fair.
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access ACHF Cultural Heritage

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$193
Other Funds Leveraged
$756
Direct expenses
$949
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

The goal of this project is to purchase a Macintosh laptop computer to replace the personal computer currently being used by Lake Superior Youth Chorus' choir coordinator. On this short notice, dollars were not budgeted for a computer yet it is critical one is purchased promptly as we are within 2 1/2 weeks of Lake Superior Youth Chorus' final concert and only fundraiser for the year, as well as conducting planning and notification for Lake Superior Youth Chorus spring auditions and Summer Sing day camp. The project will be successful if we are able to purchase a computer and any required software needed for Lake Superior Youth Chorus' choir coordinator to efficiently accomplish her work.

Measurable Outcome(s)

This request was to purchase a computer for Lake Superior Youth Chorus' choir coordinator, Jennifer Campbell, whose personal computer being used for Lake Superior Youth Chorus business was failing and requiring an excess of time to accomplish Lake Superior Youth Chorus activities. Receiving this grant on short notice was a lifesaver. A MacBook Air was purchased. Jenny stated more than once after getting the new computer, "This new computer has made my job so much easier and less frustrating. Thank you!"

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Robert Turner, Susan Dahlberg, Patrick Colvin, Mark Morse, Marilyn Odean, Brian Kapp, Steven Cushing, Melissa Frohrip, Leslie Black, Melinda Marble, Gretchen Safstrom
Project Manager
First Name
Robert
Last Name
Turner
Organization Name
Lake Superior Youth Chorus, Inc. AKA Lake Superior Youth Chorus
Street Address
PO Box 3337
City
Duluth
State
MN
Zip Code
55803
Phone
(612) 390-3698
Email
info@lsyouthchorus.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

424 West Superior Street, Suite 104
Duluth, MN 55802

Phone
Project Manager: Rebecca Graves
218-722-0952
Email the Agency