Community Arts Education Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
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
January 2019
End Date
December 2019
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Carlton
Lake
St. Louis
Carlton
Lake
St. Louis
Project Overview

Community Arts Education Support

Project Details

Lake Superior Youth Chorus cultivates an active and inclusive community of young choral artists, centered on a holistic music education.

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.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.

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.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Education

2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$69,056
Direct expenses
$79,056
Administration costs
$3,000
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.50
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Strengthen and expand our current programming to reach a more diverse populations and participants. We will focus our outreach programs (Prelude and Summer Sing) to reach new audiences during the 2017-2018 season, tracking enrollment #s and evaluating new participants to the program. 2: Increase technological efficiencies of the organization and dedicate staff positions to expand community involvement and increase funding. With a new Executive Director position, we will work to increase our donor base and community supporters, tracking these connections through our new CRM database to evaluate the growth in funding and outreach.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Lake Superior Youth Chorus developed the current programming to reach more diverse populations and participants. Lakes Superior Youth Chorus focused these efforts on two of its outreach programs, Prelude and Summer Sing. Enrollment and location data was collected from our participants to evaluate this outcome. 2: Lake Superior Youth Chorus increased the efficiencies of the organization and dedicated staff to develop community involvement and funding. Lake Superior Youth Chorus increased the efficiencies of the organization and dedicated staff to develop community involvement and funding.

Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Marilyn Odean, Kelly Roeser, Brian Kapp, Chris McMahon, Jennifer (Johnson) Stone, Penny Mayer
Project Manager
First Name
Jenna
Last Name
Kelly
Organization Name
Lake Superior Youth Chorus, Inc. AKA Lake Superior Youth Chorus
Street Address
1100 E Superior St Ste 304
City
Duluth
State
MN
Zip Code
55802
Phone
(218) 461-8461
Email
jkelly@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
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