Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$47,058
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
COMPAS, Inc. AKA COMPAS
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2011
End Date
June 2012
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Aitkin
Anoka
Carver
Dakota
Hennepin
Isanti
Kittson
Le Sueur
Lyon
Marshall
Meeker
Morrison
Olmsted
Pennington
Polk
Ramsey
Rice
Roseau
Scott
Sherburne
Sibley
St. Louis
Stearns
Todd
Washington
Wright
Aitkin
Anoka
Carver
Dakota
Hennepin
Isanti
Kittson
Le Sueur
Lyon
Marshall
Meeker
Morrison
Olmsted
Pennington
Polk
Ramsey
Rice
Roseau
Scott
Sherburne
Sibley
St. Louis
Stearns
Todd
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
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.
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
$47,058
Other Funds Leveraged
$1,447,942
Direct expenses
$1,495,000
Administration costs
$2,260
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

1. Provide access to community arts. 2. Serve as a catalyst for promoting public-private philanthropy. Work with professional evaluators to assess programs. Count programs and audience members and listen to feedback.

Measurable Outcome(s)

1. COMPAS brought art to schools, hospitals, care centers for children in poverty and for older adults, public and private parks, camps, and other community sites to engage people in creating art. The talent that shared reached an audience worthy and receptive to the healing power of art. Following a show at Children's Hospital, the mother of a girl commented, "Thank you. It's nice to finally see my daughter engage in something positive." 2. COMPAS hired two consultants to complete a program assessment to d

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Cheryl Bock, Alan Ruvelson, Mimi Stake, Yvette Trotman, Nasir Raja, Louis Porter, Patricia Rossez, Robert Erickson, Sahar Erickson, Pamela Johnson, Diane Kuhlmann, Therace Risch, Susan Rotilie, Michelle Silverman, Roderic Southall, Irene Suddard
Project Manager
First Name
Dawne
Last Name
Brown White
Organization Name
COMPAS, Inc. AKA COMPAS
Street Address
75 5th St W Ste 304
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55102-1496
Phone
(651) 292-3261
Email
dawne@compas.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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