Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$269,997
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
The Minnesota Opera AKA Minnesota Opera
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2020
End Date
June 2021
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Anoka
Becker
Benton
Blue Earth
Brown
Carver
Chisago
Clay
Clearwater
Cook
Crow Wing
Dakota
Douglas
Fillmore
Goodhue
Hennepin
Hubbard
Isanti
Itasca
Kandiyohi
Kittson
Lake
Lincoln
Lyon
Martin
McLeod
Meeker
Mille Lacs
Nicollet
Olmsted
Pine
Polk
Ramsey
Renville
Rice
Scott
Sherburne
Sibley
Stearns
St. Louis
Todd
Washington
Wright
Anoka
Becker
Benton
Blue Earth
Brown
Carver
Chisago
Clay
Clearwater
Cook
Crow Wing
Dakota
Douglas
Fillmore
Goodhue
Hennepin
Hubbard
Isanti
Itasca
Kandiyohi
Kittson
Lake
Lincoln
Lyon
Martin
McLeod
Meeker
Mille Lacs
Nicollet
Olmsted
Pine
Polk
Ramsey
Renville
Rice
Scott
Sherburne
Sibley
Stearns
St. Louis
Todd
Washington
Wright
Project Overview

Operating Support

Project Details

Minnesota Opera changes lives by bringing together artists, audiences, and community, advancing the art of opera for today and for future generations.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Ardell Brede: former mayor of Rochester; Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: executive director of grants and sponsored programs for Saint Mary's University of Minnesota., Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Sean Dowse: former mayor of Red Wing; former executive director, Sheldon Theatre; Anthony Gardner, vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Boutique Air, founder and owner of Bluedoor 74, adjunct college faculty; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; Thomas Moss: consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre

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

2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$269,997
Other Funds Leveraged
$12,879,162
Direct expenses
$12,879,162
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
1.5
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Minnesota Opera participants and audiences build social connection and shared emotion with fellow Minnesotans. Total number of persons served Audience reporting greater empathy and a unique collective experience Growth in social-emotional skills in young learners. 2: Minnesotans of different life experiences, backgrounds and identities feel welcomed and empowered by their relationship to Minnesota Opera and the art form. Increase in: number of and diversity of persons served number of and diversity of subscribers/repeat ticket buyers number of retained donors number of contact hours word-of-mouth marketing Positive participant feedback.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Participants and audiences built social connection and shared emotion with fellow Minnesotans. Number of persons served; persons reporting shared experience; broadened perspectives among audience and participants. 2: Minnesotans of different life experiences, backgrounds and identities felt welcomed an empowered by their relationship to MN Opera and the art form. MN Opera received feedback from audiences and participants that they felt welcomed and empowered in their relationship to the opera Feedback also helped to shape programming and company operations.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Vanessa Abbe, Joelle Allen, Patricia Beithon, Margaret Blake, Sharon Bloodworth, Jane Confer, Terrance Dolan, Sidney W. Emery, Gayle Fuguitt, Mark C. Gordon, Maureen Harms, Dorothy Horns, Philip Isaacson, Mary Ingebrand-Pohlad, Diane Jacobson, Anna Kokayeff, Stephanie Kravetz, Mary Lazarus, Robert Lee, Natalie Volin Lehr, Fayneese Miller, Kay Ness, Jose Peris, Elizabeth Redleaf, Bart Reed, Nadege Souvenir, Missy Staples Thompson, Wendy Unglaub, H. Bernt von Ohlen, Greg Waibel, William White, Margaret Wurtele, Wayne Zink
Project Manager
First Name
Diana
Last Name
Konopka
Organization Name
The Minnesota Opera AKA Minnesota Opera
Street Address
620 1st St N
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55401-1225
Phone
(612) 333-2700
Email
dkonopka@mnopera.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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