Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$689,529
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Guthrie Theatre Foundation AKA Guthrie Theater
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2018
End Date
June 2019
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Aitkin
Anoka
Becker
Benton
Blue Earth
Brown
Carlton
Carver
Cass
Chippewa
Chisago
Clay
Cook
Crow Wing
Dakota
Dodge
Douglas
Goodhue
Hennepin
Houston
Hubbard
Isanti
Itasca
Jackson
Kandiyohi
Lake
Le Sueur
Lincoln
Lyon
Mille Lacs
Morrison
Nicollet
Nobles
Olmsted
Otter Tail
Pennington
Pine
Polk
Ramsey
Renville
Rice
Scott
Sherburne
Sibley
Stearns
Steele
Stevens
St. Louis
Todd
Wabasha
Washington
Wilkin
Winona
Wright
Yellow Medicine
Aitkin
Anoka
Becker
Benton
Blue Earth
Brown
Carlton
Carver
Cass
Chippewa
Chisago
Clay
Cook
Crow Wing
Dakota
Dodge
Douglas
Goodhue
Hennepin
Houston
Hubbard
Isanti
Itasca
Jackson
Kandiyohi
Lake
Le Sueur
Lincoln
Lyon
Mille Lacs
Morrison
Nicollet
Nobles
Olmsted
Otter Tail
Pennington
Pine
Polk
Ramsey
Renville
Rice
Scott
Sherburne
Sibley
Stearns
Steele
Stevens
St. Louis
Todd
Wabasha
Washington
Wilkin
Winona
Wright
Yellow Medicine
Project Overview

Operating Support

Project Details

The Guthrie Theater engages exceptional theater artists in the exploration of both classic and contemporary plays connecting the community it serves to one another and to the world. Through its extraordinary artists, staff, and facility, the Guthrie is committed to the people of Minnesota, and from its place, rooted deeply in the Twin Cities, influences the field as a leading 21st century arts organization.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

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; 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

Crystal Brinkman: Executive director, Kulture Klub Collaborative; Brenda Brousseau: Visual artist, app developer and software company owner; Michael Cook: Treasurer, Twin Cities Jazz Festival; retired banker; Sindiswa Georgiades: Project management and fund development professional; Betsy Husting: Retired fundraising consultant to nonprofit and arts organizations; Sonja Jacobsen: Retired office manager, Jacobsen Metal Fabrication; vocal and instrumental music teacher; board member, Mankato Symphony; Cheryl Kessler: Founder and principal evaluator, Blue Scarf Consulting, LLC; Philip McKenzie: Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts

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

2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$689,529
Other Funds Leveraged
$29,945,435
Direct expenses
$29,945,435
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Exceptional theatrical productions and presentations shared broadly with the community will inspire thoughtful conversations and deeper connections. Programming will be evaluated through surveys, audience interviews, observation, team reflection, and data on attendance and participation in engagement activities. 2: Theater experiences for students enhanced by education programs will inspire interest and engagement in the arts and support academic achievement. Programming will be evaluated through surveys, interviews with students and teachers, observation, team reflection, and data on attendance and participation in productions, residencies and classes.

Measurable Outcome(s)

The Guthrie Theater sparked meaningful connections through transformative experiences in its artistic, education and community engagement programs. Staff evaluated programming through surveys, observation, team reflection and data on attendance and participation in audience engagement activities. Other means of evaluation included critical reviews and press coverage. 2: Guthrie education programming helped students build empathy, connect better with others and made them more willing to try new things. Students and teachers were given summative surveys at the end of the school year that asked them to gauge the activities' effect.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
achieved most of the proposed outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Nima Ahmadi, Susan Allen, Martha Goldberg Aronson, Martha Atwater, Karen Bachman, Abdhish Bhavsar, Jennifer Reedstrom Bishop, Stacy Bogart, Peter Brew, Priscilla Brewster, James Chosy, Terry Clark, Richard Cohen, Jane Confer, David Cox, David Dines, William George, Pierson Grieve, Polly Grose, Linda Hanson, Todd Hartman, Diane Hofstede, Timothy Huebsch, David Hurrell, Garry Jenkins, Lisa Johnson, John Junek, Christine Kalla, Paul Keel, Patrick Kennedy, Jay Kiedrowski, John Knapp, Suzanne Kubach, Brad Lerman, David Lilly, Jr., Audrey Lucas, Michael McCormick, W. Thomas McEnery, Antone Melton-Meaux, Helen Meyer, David Moore, Jr., Karin Nelsen, Wendy Nelson, Todd Noteboom, Anne Paape, Lisa Saul Paylor, Brian Pietsch, Robert Rosenbaum, Ronald Schutz, Tim Scott, Stephen Sanger, Lee Skold, Michael Solberg, Douglas Steenland, James Stephenson, Steven Thompson, Mary Vaughan, Steven Webster, Irving Weiser, Heidi Wilson, Jamie Wilson, Margaret Wurtele, Charles Zelle, Wayne Zink
Project Manager
First Name
Nina
Last Name
Graham
Organization Name
Guthrie Theatre Foundation AKA Guthrie Theater
Street Address
818 2nd St S
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55415-1252
Phone
(612) 225-6000
Email
ninag@guthrietheater.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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