Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$552,409
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Hennepin Theatre Trust
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2016
End Date
June 2017
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Statewide
Statewide
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. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre
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. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association; art gallery owner; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre
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

2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$552,409
Other Funds Leveraged
$29,732,997
Direct expenses
$30,285,406
Administration costs
$265,820
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

The Trust engages more people, more often in arts activities in WeDo because of its active partnerships and programs. We will evaluate our achievement in three distinct ways: 1) attendance at events; 2) fundraising and membership goals; 3) surveys from patrons, city dwellers and partner organizations. 2: We will increase the diversity of our theatre audiences; the audiences we bring to WeDo will participate in an increasingly wide range of offerings. We will evaluate: 1) partner engagement; 2) a pre/post survey of partner organizations and audience members; 3) number of participants in programming designed to attract diverse audiences.

Measurable Outcome(s)

In addition to 593,806 theatre goers, the Trust's new place making activities reached ~3,600 people with an event series tailored to their interests. Trust tracked event attendance, fundraising and membership goals. Trust also conducted surveys on perceptions of the organization and the cultural district (WeDo) with the general public, patrons and partner organizations. 2: By engaging the public, students and homeless people in the arts, HTT reached a more diverse audience with meaningful arts activities. HTT collected event attendance, tracked diversity and conducted surveys with the general public, patrons and partner organizations. Evaluation of place making included real-time surveys and internal post-event debriefs.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Ann Simonds, Mark Nerenhausen, Jay Novak, Travis Barkve, Scott Benson, Daniel Pierce Bergin, Judy Blaseg, Barbara Brin, Ralph W. Burnet, Andrea Christenson, Michele Engdahl, Gloria Freeman, Kathleen Gullickson, Jeremy Jacobs, Jeannie Joas, Syl Jones, Barbara Klaas, Jim Linnett, Mark Marjala, Annette Thompson Meeks, Andrea Mokros, Deneane Richburg, Norah Shapiro, Julie Beth Vipperman, Tom Vitt
Project Manager
First Name
Karen
Last Name
Quiroz
Organization Name
Hennepin Theatre Trust
Street Address
900 Hennepin Ave
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55403
Phone
(612) 455-9500
Email
karen.quiroz@hennepintheatretrust.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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