Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$56,868
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Coffee House Press
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2019
End Date
June 2020
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Dakota
Hennepin
Ramsey
St. Louis
Dakota
Hennepin
Ramsey
St. Louis
Project Overview

Operating Support

Project Details

Coffee House Press creates new spaces for audiences and artists to interact, inspiring readers and enriching communities by expanding the definition of what literature is, what it can do, and who it belongs to.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

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.; 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; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; 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

Robert Michael Brubaker: Executive director, Sherburne History Center; Michael Cook: Treasurer, Twin Cities Jazz Festival; retired banker; Anne Dugan: Art history instructor; regional director of Minnesota Council of Nonprofits; Sabrina Gilchrist: Program coordinator, Eugene J. McCarthy Center for Public Policy and Civic Engagement; Buddy King: Unit director, Boys & Girls Clubs of Central MN; secretary of Central MN Arts Board; Connie Lanphear: Communications manager, Freshwater Society; Manny Munson-Regala: ; Sarah Roberts: Board treasurer, Frozen River Film Festival; Frederick Rogers: Founder, Minnesota Folklore Theater; Five Wings Arts Council chair; costume designer, director; Lori Anne Williams, Fundraiser, Catholic Charities

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$56,868
Other Funds Leveraged
$1,367,842
Direct expenses
$1,367,842
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Diverse Minnesota readers and program participants/partners will find resonance with books and authors that uniquely speak to them and their experiences. Qualitative comments from readers, partners, and participants, including statements of direct/special resonance; evaluation input gathered from Books in Action partners, participants, and artists. 2: Diverse participants in our activities and programs form social connections and community around common interests through literature. Survey feedback from program participants/partners/artists; participant comments gathered from staff and various online platforms; documented staff observations of connections/interactions at our events and gatherings.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Diverse Minnesota readers and program participants/partners will find resonance with books and authors that uniquely speak to them and their experiences. Qualitative comments from readers, partners, and participants, including statements of direct/special resonance; evaluation input gathered from Books in Action partners, participants, and artists. 2: Diverse participants in our activities and programs form social connections and community around common interests through literature. Survey feedback from program participants/partners/artists; participant comments gathered from staff and various online platforms; documented staff observations of connections/interactions at our events and gatherings.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Carol Mack, Kelli Coultier, William Hardacker, Malcolm McDermid, Joy Lindsay Crow, Sarah Lutman, Peggy Korsmo Kennon, Randy Hartten, Maureen Millea Smith, Alejandro Aguirre, Kenneth Kahn, Glenn Miller, Suzanne Allen, Stephen Keating, Robin Preble, Andrew Brantingham, Jennifer Kwon Dobbs, Stephen Smith, Paul Stembler, Margaret Weil, Mellisa Wray, Chris Fishbach
Project Manager
First Name
Christopher
Last Name
Fischbach
Organization Name
Coffee House Press
Street Address
79 13th Ave NE Ste 110
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55413
Phone
(612) 338-0125
Email
fish@coffeehousepress.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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