Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$90,748
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Milkweed Editions, Inc. AKA Milkweed Editions
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2021
End Date
June 2022
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Blue Earth
Hennepin
Otter Tail
Pennington
Ramsey
Rice
Scott
Stearns
Stevens
Washington
Winona
Blue Earth
Hennepin
Otter Tail
Pennington
Ramsey
Rice
Scott
Stearns
Stevens
Washington
Winona
Project Overview

Operating Support

Project Details

To identify, nurture, and publish transformative literature, and build an engaged community around it.

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
$90,748
Other Funds Leveraged
$2,677,440
Direct expenses
$2,677,440
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Minnesotans will gain access to new American and world literature by reading our books and attending events with our authors. We will track book sales and attendance at author events and gather feedback from readers and audience members. 2: Nontraditional candidates will prepare to enter the Minnesota arts ecosystem as paid professionals through the Milkweed Fellowship program. We will gather staff feedback on fellows' progress towards competence in at least one area of publishing (editorial, marketing, or design), as well as feedback from fellows on the helpfulness, professionalism, and adaptability of Milkweed's culture.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Our publication of transformative literature provided Minnesotans with opportunities for reflection, learning, and becoming more empathetic. We tracked book sales and attendance at author events, and we gathered feedback and testimony from readers, attendees, educators, booksellers, and librarians. 2: Three Milkweed fellows from underrepresented communities were successfully trained and made meaningful contributions to our organization. We gathered staff feedback on fellows' progress toward professional competence, and we solicited feedback from fellows on the helpfulness, professionalism, and adaptability of Milkweed's culture.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Keith Bednarowski, Chris Crosby, Jack Dempsey, Pamela Fletcher Bush, Jonathan Gaw, Geoff Gothro, Phillip Hampton, Ned Hancock, Laura Johnson, Peter Laird, Leah Lamon, Shawn Monaghan, Shelly Gill Murray, Matt Murphy, Emily Nicoll, Jorg Pierach, Mary Reyelts, Daniel Slager, Nell Smith, Stephen Spencer, Molly Sullivan, Deanna Thompson, Amy Vargo, Maryam Marne Zafar
Project Manager
First Name
Meagan
Last Name
Bachmayer
Organization Name
Milkweed Editions, Inc. AKA Milkweed Editions
Street Address
1011 Washington Ave S Ste 300
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55415-3015
Phone
(612) 332-3192
Email
meagan_bachmayer@milkweed.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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