Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$56,588
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Jungle Theater
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2018
End Date
June 2019
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Anoka
Becker
Beltrami
Benton
Blue Earth
Brown
Carlton
Carver
Cass
Chippewa
Chisago
Clay
Cook
Cottonwood
Crow Wing
Dakota
Dodge
Douglas
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Hennepin
Houston
Hubbard
Isanti
Itasca
Kandiyohi
Le Sueur
Lyon
Martin
McLeod
Mille Lacs
Morrison
Mower
Nicollet
Olmsted
Otter Tail
Pennington
Polk
Ramsey
Rice
Scott
Sherburne
Stearns
Stevens
St. Louis
Swift
Washington
Winona
Wright
Anoka
Becker
Beltrami
Benton
Blue Earth
Brown
Carlton
Carver
Cass
Chippewa
Chisago
Clay
Cook
Cottonwood
Crow Wing
Dakota
Dodge
Douglas
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Hennepin
Houston
Hubbard
Isanti
Itasca
Kandiyohi
Le Sueur
Lyon
Martin
McLeod
Mille Lacs
Morrison
Mower
Nicollet
Olmsted
Otter Tail
Pennington
Polk
Ramsey
Rice
Scott
Sherburne
Stearns
Stevens
St. Louis
Swift
Washington
Winona
Wright
Project Overview

Operating Support

Project Details

The Jungle Theater's mission is to create powerful and poetic theater in the intimate Jungle home, which is deeply rooted in its Minneapolis neighborhood.

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

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.

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
$56,588
Other Funds Leveraged
$1,751,470
Direct expenses
$1,751,470
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Via Jungle productions and programs, audiences and participants will gain knowledge of/appreciation for theater, creative process, and related content. Gather qualitative data from audiences and program participants via post-show talks, shared comments/feedback, and interviews; document demonstrations of learning; track participation in activities.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Qualitative data indicates that Jungle patrons and program participants learned about the creative process and related content. Tracked attendance/participation; surveyed audiences; obtained qualitative feedback from audiences/participants via surveys, social media, interviews; documented JungleWrites program participants' demonstrations of learning.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
achieved proposed outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Becca Ansari, Craig Ashby, Tom Beimers, Brad Betlach, Erika Eklund, Ed Friedlund, Katy Hook, Julie Hutchinson, JuCoby Johnson, Kelly Kita, Karl Lambert, Thom Lewis, Nancy Monroe, Amanda Novak, Sarah Rasmussen, Shannon Robinson, Peter Scherf, Ben Scott, Brian Shea, Marcia Stout, Heidi Tieszen, David Weinstein, Barbara Zell
Project Manager
First Name
Robin
Last Name
Gillette
Organization Name
Jungle Theater
Street Address
2951 Lyndale Ave S
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55408-2111
Phone
(612) 278-0141
Email
robin@jungletheater.com
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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