Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$30,164
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2017
End Date
June 2018
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Anoka
Carver
Chisago
Dakota
Hennepin
Ramsey
Scott
Washington
Wright
Anoka
Carver
Chisago
Dakota
Hennepin
Ramsey
Scott
Washington
Wright
Project Overview

Operating Support

Project Details

The mission of the Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus is gay men building community through music.

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. Chair, 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. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, 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. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; 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. 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. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, 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. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, 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. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; 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. 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 Access

2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$30,164
Other Funds Leveraged
$550,406
Direct expenses
$550,406
Administration costs
$8,250
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Provide musical programming that is exceptional, entertaining, educational, and essential through tactics identified in our FY 2017-2020 strategic plan. Audience and singer feedback about our concert season, single ticket growth, sustained subscriber levels, number of outreach performances, artistic director and board of directors feedback. 2: Build new audiences and deepen ongoing relationships with existing audiences through tactics identified in our FY 2017-2020 strategic plan. Use of our comp ticket program, comp to future ticket buying conversion rates, marketing to LGBT/allied organizations, audience feedback (how they feel about TCGMC as a donor and audience member).

Measurable Outcome(s)

In addition to the family friendly holiday and joyful Pride concerts, TCGMC's concert `Rise Up` featured a strong and relevant social justice theme. The spring concert program featured calls to action for our audiences to take musical inspiration and make a change. The Pioneer Press featured `QUEEN` as one of five best classical concerts, emphasizing the operatic qualities of Queen's music. 2: TCGMC's subscriber size held steady while seeing increase in new audiences for the spring and Pride shows, which typically bring in smaller audiences. TCGMC pushed student/public rush to build new audiences with a 59% increase over last season. The holiday concert audience size holds strong. The spring and Pride concerts had 85% and 95% sold, respectfully: a major increase over past sales.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Vince Therrien, Eric Ayen, Laurel Chu, Matt Helgason, Dylan Bode, Alan Braun, Werner Christensen, Robert Muster, Shannon O?Brien, Bryan Olson, Glenn Olson, Jordan Roberge, Eric Strong
Project Manager
First Name
Jeff
Last Name
Heine
Organization Name
Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus AKA TCGMC
Street Address
528 Hennepin Ave Ste 307
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55403-1810
Phone
(612) 339-7664
Email
jheine@tcgmc.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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