Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,661
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Minnesota Bluegrass and Old-Time Music Association AKA Minnesota Bluegrass
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2018
End Date
June 2019
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Dakota
Hennepin
Ramsey
Scott
Stearns
St. Louis
Dakota
Hennepin
Ramsey
Scott
Stearns
St. Louis
Project Overview

Operating Support

Project Details

The mission of the Minnesota Bluegrass and Old-Time Music Association is to preserve and promote bluegrass and old-time string band music in Minnesota.

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
$10,661
Other Funds Leveraged
$358,169
Direct expenses
$358,169
Administration costs
$7,708
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Maintain organizational financial integrity by engaging qualified consultants to help evaluate and execute modernization of processes. Monthly monitoring of budget to actual spending, by category, plus overall Profit and Loss statements of the organization, including cash flow and overall balance sheet assets. 2: Achieving cash savings in overhead categories to support Programming and other administrative modernization initiatives. Monthly monitoring of budget to actual spending, by category, plus overall Profit and Loss statements of the organization, including cash flow and overall balance sheet assets.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Hired certified Quickbooks professional to oversee monthly bookkeeping. Actual certification and skills of hire. 2: Bookkeeper, with Board Treasurer and Executive Director oversight, runs monthly reconciliation and overall P and L. Were the monthly reports run correctly in a timely manner?.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
achieved proposed outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Laura Cooper, Roberta Podrug, Dale Gruber, Rudy Marti, Brett Day, Shane Zack, Nic Hentges, Wayne Hamilton, Alan Jesperson, Bill Lindroos
Project Manager
First Name
Darcy
Last Name
Schatz
Organization Name
Minnesota Bluegrass and Old-Time Music Association AKA Minnesota Bluegrass
Street Address
PO Box 16408
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55416-0408
Phone
(651) 456-8919
Email
info@minnesotabluegrass.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
Email the Agency