Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$63,861
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
COMPAS, Inc AKA COMPAS
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2021
End Date
June 2022
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Aitkin
Anoka
Benton
Blue Earth
Carlton
Carver
Cook
Dakota
Douglas
Grant
Hennepin
Isanti
Itasca
Kanabec
Kittson
Koochiching
Lake
Lake of the Woods
Le Sueur
Lincoln
Marshall
McLeod
Morrison
Nicollet
Olmsted
Otter Tail
Polk
Pope
Ramsey
Red Lake
Rice
Roseau
Scott
Sherburne
Sibley
Stearns
Steele
Stevens
St. Louis
Traverse
Washington
Watonwan
Wright
Yellow Medicine
Aitkin
Anoka
Benton
Blue Earth
Carlton
Carver
Cook
Dakota
Douglas
Grant
Hennepin
Isanti
Itasca
Kanabec
Kittson
Koochiching
Lake
Lake of the Woods
Le Sueur
Lincoln
Marshall
McLeod
Morrison
Nicollet
Olmsted
Otter Tail
Polk
Pope
Ramsey
Red Lake
Rice
Roseau
Scott
Sherburne
Sibley
Stearns
Steele
Stevens
St. Louis
Traverse
Washington
Watonwan
Wright
Yellow Medicine
Project Overview

Operating Support

Project Details

COMPAS delivers creative experiences that unleash the potential within all of us.

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
$63,861
Other Funds Leveraged
$1,272,266
Direct expenses
$1,272,266
Administration costs
$30,600
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Minnesotans will learn new skills, grow, and make connections by participating in creative arts experiences, led by practicing artists. Participants' experiences and impact tracked through:*evaluations completed by partner site contacts and artists*partner and artist observations*various participant pre and post-reflections / surveysProgram delivery methods and locations will be tracked 2: Minnesotans of all races, ages and abilities have increased access to quality, hands-on programs that are designed to meet their specific needs. We will track: participant demographic information provided by sites, if and how well we met customer specific goals, modifications made to meet community needs or goals, tools/training we create or share to help artists engage more Minnesotans.

Measurable Outcome(s)

95% of participants learned a new or increased an existing creative skill. 91% made connections with other areas of life. All programs led by artists. Artists and site contacts completed eval re: art created, skills learned, connections made. Some programs: direct observation by staff and surveys from participants. Tracked the types of organization that contracted with us for programs. 2: Kids to older adults in 44 MN counties, of all abilities and races, created. Programs were customized for participants' ages, abilities, and interests. COMPAS: -Tracked demographics of artists and (to the best of our ability) participants, plus site locations throughout MN -Surveyed artists and sites about participant inclusivity and activities, making programs accessible, and meeting site goals.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Yvette Trotman, Mimi Stake, Jeff Goldenberg, Virajita Singh, Keven Ambrus, Iren Bishop, Ann Dayton, Amy Lucas, Andrew Leizens, Jessica Gessner, Elizabeth (Liz) Sheets, Dameun Strange, Thuong Thai, Tracy Morrow, Louis Porter III, Greta (Margaret) Rudolph, Sonya Smith Sustacek

Project Manager
First Name
Joan
Last Name
Linck
Organization Name
COMPAS, Inc AKA COMPAS
Street Address
475 Cleveland Ave N Ste 222
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55104
Phone
(651) 292-3203
Email
joan@compas.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