Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$21,618
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
KAIROS ALIVE!
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2015
End Date
June 2016
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Aitkin
Beltrami
Carlton
Cass
Cook
Hennepin
Hubbard
Itasca
Koochiching
Lake
Olmsted
Pine
Ramsey
St. Louis
Wabasha
Winona
Aitkin
Beltrami
Carlton
Cass
Cook
Hennepin
Hubbard
Itasca
Koochiching
Lake
Olmsted
Pine
Ramsey
St. Louis
Wabasha
Winona
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. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist
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. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$21,618
Other Funds Leveraged
$419,286
Direct expenses
$440,904
Administration costs
$4,951
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Kairos Alive! will expand two highly successful Community Arts and Wellbeing™ projects in outstate Minnesota communities. Complete stage two of project in Bemidji and Winona with pre/post evaluations from artists, key community stakeholders and partner, with two ongoing Dancing Heart™ programs, six or more New Community Dance Hall™ events, and Moving Well™ trainings. 2: Strengthen current Dancing Heart™ and New Community Dance Hall™ programs through new intergenerational partnerships for community wellbeing. Dancing Heart™, New Community Dance Hall™ and Moving Well™ programs continue participatory arts engagement with older adults, caregivers and intergenerational communities with positive results, including quantitative and qualitative outcomes.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Kairos Alive! greatly expanded programming, including one highly successful Community Arts and Wellbeing project in Bemidji. We completed stage two of Bemidji project and greatly expanded other programming (please see below). We used pre/post evaluations from participants, artists, key community stakeholders and partners. 2: Kairos Alive! strengthened Dancing Heart and Intergenerational Dance Hall programs through new partnerships for community wellbeing. Kairos Alive! programs continued participatory arts engagement with older adults, caregivers and intergenerational communities; attendance was tracked and qualitative questionnaires were administered.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Gary Oftedahl, Cynthia Harms, Joan Semmer, Brenna Galvin, Maria Genné
Project Manager
First Name
Maria
Last Name
Genné
Organization Name
KAIROS ALIVE!
Street Address
4316 Upton Ave S Ste 206
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55410
Phone
(612) 926-5454
Email
maria@kairosalive.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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