General Operating Support
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,720
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Rochester Male Chorus, Inc.
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
April 2012
End Date
December 2012
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Goodhue
Olmsted
Project Overview
General Operating Support
Project Details
Assist in offerring expenses for fiscal year 2012.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Liz Bucheit: owner/artist Crown Trout Jewelers; Alan Calavano: Rochester Male Chorus; Carolyn Hiller: Choral Arts Ensemble; William Hoy: playwright and songwriter; Mike Larson: Loft-McKnight Fellow in Poetry; Katie Leo: Minnesota State Arts Board Cultural Community Liaison; Jane Olive: Mantorville Theatre Company; Kathy Rush: Lockwood Theatre Company; Tom Willis: visual artist.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Andrea Costopoulos: board president Rochester Arts Council; Emilio DeGrazia: executive director Great River Review; Daved Driscoll: artistic director Northland Words-Words Players Theatre; Drue Fergison: musicologist with dance and literary expertise; Ryan Heinritz: executive director Paradise Center for the Arts; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer and public information officer City of Albert Lea; Connie Nelson: retired choral music educator; Scott Roberts: Business Director Owatonna Arts Center; Judy Saye-Willis: former director Faribault Art Center; Deb Wasmund: coordinator Red Wing Fall Festival of the Arts.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
Yes
Project Details: 2012 Fiscal Year
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language
ACHF Arts Access
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,720
Other Funds Leveraged
$21,295
Direct expenses
$23,015
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.46
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
Provides a variety of opportunities for residents of southeastern Minnesota to participate in the arts.Success measured through audience size and written feedback when appropriate.
Measurable Outcome(s)
The primary goal was to establish an executive director position what would enable the chorus to have support for their needs: visibility, sponsorship, increased performances, monies raised and membership. We used a combination of verbal and written surve
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Recipient Board Members
Ed Armbruster, Alan Calavano, Kevin Crofton, Dale Ely, Steve Kereakos, Roy Knuth, Jerry Monahan, Mark Nevelle, Fred Roberson, Peter Schuh, Walter Wright
Project Manager
First Name
Marie
Last Name
Maher
Organization Name
Rochester Male Chorus, Inc.
Street Address
PO Box 6524
City
Rochester
State
MN
Zip Code
55903
Phone
(507) 990-1597
Email
maher012@umn.edu
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