Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,878
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2011
End Date
June 2012
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Anoka
Blue Earth
Carver
Chisago
Dakota
Goodhue
Hennepin
Mille Lacs
Mower
Ramsey
Rice
Scott
Sherburne
St. Louis
Stearns
Stevens
Washington
Wright
Anoka
Blue Earth
Carver
Chisago
Dakota
Goodhue
Hennepin
Mille Lacs
Mower
Ramsey
Rice
Scott
Sherburne
St. Louis
Stearns
Stevens
Washington
Wright
Project Overview
Operating Support
Project Details
General operating support
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., 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., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Lawrence Adams: Principal at LarsonAllen, LLP; Dianne Brennan: Director of development, Guthrie Theater. Member of the board of directors of Mixed Blood Theatre, and National Corporate Theatre Fund.; Beth Burns: Executive director, Lutheran Music Program, Inc. Board member, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Minnesota Music Coalition.; Anna Johnson: Independent arts consultant; Brian Jose: Executive director of fine arts programming, College of St Benedict/St John's University.; Herman Milligan, Jr: Consultant, board member for Artspace Projects, Independent Feature Project Minnesota, The Givens Foundation, and The Soap Ractory.; Richard Robbins: Director, Good Thunder Reading Series, and Director of Creative Writing MFA program at Minnesota State University Mankato.; Jeff Stevenson: Executive director, Great River Shakespeare Festival.; Sharon Tracy: Arts educator, Buffalo High School Art Magnet program. Secretary, Central Minnesota Arts Board.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
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
$10,878
Other Funds Leveraged
$194,122
Direct expenses
$205,000
Administration costs
$3,978
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

1. Children and adults representing the diversity of the Minnesota community will come together to partake in Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company’s stage production and Doorways programming arts experiences. 2. Jewish and non-Jewish children and adults of diverse heritages will gain increased knowledge of Jewish culture and the arts, increased understanding of experiences and feelings that they have in common with people of different backgrounds, and increased tolerance for others. 3. Artists at varying levels in their professional development will feel nurtured and rewarded and experience professional growth from their work at Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company. Evaluate information and data on audience demographics, ticket sales, revenue streams, phone surveys, written audience surveys, classroom teacher surveys, newspaper reviews, verbal comments, unsolicited e-mails and notes received, and box office records.

Measurable Outcome(s)

1. Children and adults representing the diversity of the Minnesota community came together. Audiences were aged three through eighty-five; Caucasian, African American, Asian, Native American, and Latino; from eighteen counties and cities such as Duluth, Austin, Saint Cloud, and Round Lake. 2. Jewish and non-Jewish children and adults gained cross-cultural knowledge. "This play, and its magnificent cast, should travel widely--its message is needed," said one audience member. "They learned about the Jewish cu

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Frank Abramson, Barbara Brooks, Curt Brown, Julie Gordon Dalgleish, Miriam Goldfein, Ellery July, Steve Machov, Rhoda Mains, Mary E. Pickard, Honorable James M. Rosenbaum
Project Manager
First Name
Barbara
Last Name
Brooks
Organization Name
Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company
Street Address
PO Box 16155
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55116-0155
Phone
(651) 647-4315
Email
Barbara@mnjewishtheatre.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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