Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$21,695
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Huge Improv Theater
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2016
End Date
June 2017
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Ramsey
Hennepin
Ramsey
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
$21,695
Other Funds Leveraged
$375,178
Direct expenses
$396,873
Administration costs
$21,695
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.50
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Provide quality, affordable long-form improv education for adults. Evaluations by students include qualitative questions, enrollment (goal 450+) and retention tracked, and 15% of students receive scholarships. 2: Advance the art of long-form improv by providing practical and artistic support to performers in our geographic area. Offer performance opportunities, for beginners to experts, pay 60 or more artists for their performance work, produce and/or present twenty brand new shows, and further develop twenty existing shows.

Measurable Outcome(s)

HUGE's enrollment of 563 had 11% scholarships requested/received. Qualitative and quantitative student evaluations -- received 97% positive feedback. Enrollment and scholarships were tracked numerically. Teachers tracked students' growth in class. Student evaluations had 97% positive ratings for classes, with 83% students giving the highest rating possible. 2: HUGE had 547 performances in FY 2016, paying 130 artists and directors. We produced or presented 37 new shows and remounted 14 shows. HUGE tracked all of the data included in our Outcomes, and gave careful attention throughout the year to the number of artist opportunities we created and new works developed.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Adia Morris Swanger, Butch Roy, Jill Bernard, Molly Chase, Nels Lennes, Robin Gillette
Project Manager
First Name
Molly
Last Name
Chase
Organization Name
Huge Improv Theater
Street Address
3037 Lyndale Ave S
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55408
Phone
(612) 412-4843
Email
molly@hugetheater.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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