Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$46,904
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
CLIMB Theatre, Inc. AKA CLIMB Theatre
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2021
End Date
June 2022
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Benton
Blue Earth
Cass
Dakota
Hennepin
Kanabec
Koochiching
Le Sueur
Murray
Otter Tail
Pine
Pipestone
Ramsey
Renville
Roseau
Scott
Sherburne
Traverse
Washington
Watonwan
Benton
Blue Earth
Cass
Dakota
Hennepin
Kanabec
Koochiching
Le Sueur
Murray
Otter Tail
Pine
Pipestone
Ramsey
Renville
Roseau
Scott
Sherburne
Traverse
Washington
Watonwan
Project Overview

Operating Support

Project Details

CLIMB Theatre's mission is to inspire and propel people toward actions that benefit themselves, each other, and their community through plays, classes, and other collaborative works.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; 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; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Peggy Burnet: entrepreneur, art collector, and community volunteer; Uri Camarena: director of business consulting with Metroplitan Economic Development Association (MEDA); Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Sean Dowse: arts advocate, arts practitioner, and civic leader; 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; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$46,904
Other Funds Leveraged
$930,344
Direct expenses
$930,344
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

CLIMB Theatre develops new outreach strategies and systems to ensure programing reflects and responds to changing community needs and interest. CLIMB will see an increase in new bookings and the number of re-bookings. We will survey organizations we've visited to see if those communities felt reflected in the programming, and if the issues addressed were relevant to their communities. 2: CLIMB will diversify and acquire new funding sources that reduce/eliminate cost while increasing pay to exceed industry standards. CLIMB will evaluate and consider this outcome a success if: -Staff pay increases by 7%-CLIMB will acquire three new funding sources-CLIMB's current funders increase funding.

Measurable Outcome(s)

CLIMB Theatre developed new outreach strategies and systems to ensure programming reflects and responds to changing community needs and interest. CLIMB tracks long-term, multi-year residencies and saw an increase of 30% repeating multi-visit programs. 2: CLIMB reduced costs while increasing pay to exceed industry standards and close pay gaps between employees. CLIMB saw an increase in funding from current funders and is budgeted to increase Resident Artists Salaries by 30%.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Justin Cervantes, James Olney, James Williams, Sam Taitel, Jasmine Magner
Project Manager
First Name
Afton
Last Name
Benson
Organization Name
CLIMB Theatre, Inc. AKA CLIMB Theatre
Street Address
6415 Carmen Ave E
City
Inver Grove Heights
State
MN
Zip Code
55076
Phone
(651) 453-9275x 40
Email
afton@climb.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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