Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,202
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Prairie Arts Chorale
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
In Progress
Start Date
July 2018
End Date
June 2020
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Yellow Medicine
Lac qui Parle
Chippewa
Kandiyohi
Renville
Lyon
Redwood
Meeker
Yellow Medicine
Lac qui Parle
Chippewa
Kandiyohi
Renville
Lyon
Redwood
Meeker
Project Overview

Operating Support

Project Details

Operating Support FY18/19.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor, director, teacher; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Pam Blake: retired art educator, visual artist, Tyler Arts Council, Lincoln County Art Fair, South Dakota Arts Educators Association, Southwest Minnesota Weaver's Guild; Michele Knife Sterner: theatre actor, SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Joyce Aakre: visual arts, writing, Discover Dassel committee, Board member for Litchfield Community Education, Exhibit committee for Dassel Area Historical Society; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor SMSU; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Reggie Gorter: vocalist, theatre, voice, dance teacher; Dana Conroy: producer, filmmaker; Claire Swanson: visual arts, arts teacher, Meander Art Crawl Committee.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Joyce Aakre: Visual Art, Writing, SMAC Board; Pam Blake: Visual Art, SMAC Board; Mark Bosveld: Theatre, Arts Admin; Steve Linstrom: Writing, Museum Admin; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: Visual Art, SMAC Board; Liz Rackl: Visual Art, Arts Admin; Tom Wirt: Visual Art, SMAC 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

2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,202
Other Funds Leveraged
$24,341
Direct expenses
$30,543
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

1) Our goal is to increase audience size by 20% over the two year period. This will support our chorale in presenting high-quality arts activities. 2) Our goal is to increase our digital presence by 10%. This will help overcome barriers to accessing high-quality arts activities, and reach out to a diverse audience. 3) Our goal is to make the chorale more financially stable by maintaining a reserve fund. This will support our arts organization in being able to continue to present high-quality arts activities to the region. 1. Keep track of audience size at each concert site and compare totals to the average for 2016-2018. 2. Compare number of Facebook friends in 2017 with the number at the end of each grant/fiscal year. 3. Examine the year-end financial statements for a reserve fund.

Measurable Outcome(s)

We fell far short of our goal to increase audience by 20%. We increased Facebook likes by 29%. Our balance sheet now reflects a $1500 reserve fund.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
Achieved some of the proposed outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
June Meyerhoff, Vickie Daub, Sue Selden, Jean Schueller, Bruce Flesner, Brian Jensen
Project Manager
First Name
June
Last Name
Meyerhoff
Organization Name
Prairie Arts Chorale
Street Address
PO Box 531
City
Marshall
State
MN
Zip Code
56258
Phone
(507) 530-2157
Email
junemeyerhoff@mvtvwireless.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
Email the Agency
Location

509 W Main St, PO Box 55
Marshall, Minnesota 56258 

Phone
Phone Manager: Nicole DeBoer
(507) 537-1471
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