Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$62,209
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
T. B. Sheldon Memorial Theatre AKA The Sheldon Theatre
Recipient Type
Local/Regional Government
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2021
End Date
June 2022
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Aitkin
Anoka
Benton
Big Stone
Blue Earth
Brown
Carlton
Carver
Cass
Chisago
Dakota
Dodge
Douglas
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Grant
Hennepin
Isanti
Itasca
Kanabec
Kandiyohi
Le Sueur
McLeod
Morrison
Mower
Murray
Nicollet
Olmsted
Ramsey
Renville
Rice
Scott
Sherburne
Sibley
Stearns
Steele
Stevens
St. Louis
Wabasha
Waseca
Washington
Watonwan
Wilkin
Winona
Wright
Aitkin
Anoka
Benton
Big Stone
Blue Earth
Brown
Carlton
Carver
Cass
Chisago
Dakota
Dodge
Douglas
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Grant
Hennepin
Isanti
Itasca
Kanabec
Kandiyohi
Le Sueur
McLeod
Morrison
Mower
Murray
Nicollet
Olmsted
Ramsey
Renville
Rice
Scott
Sherburne
Sibley
Stearns
Steele
Stevens
St. Louis
Wabasha
Waseca
Washington
Watonwan
Wilkin
Winona
Wright
Project Overview

Operating Support

Project Details

The Sheldon Theatre entertains, educates, and enlightens the community and its visitors through?the transformative power of the performing arts.?

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
$62,209
Other Funds Leveraged
$1,193,192
Direct expenses
$1,193,192
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

To increase the Sheldon's role as a critical social, civic and economic driver, partnering with local business for the benefit of all. Quantitative statistics on economic impact will be requested; business sponsors tracked; and surveys conducted with business owners to inform the next steps of community development. Volunteer and participatory statistics and comments monitored. 2: To launch?a pilot program with Goodhue County Hispanic Outreach as a model for ensuring the arts are relevant and accessible for future partnerships.? Hispanic Outreach pilot program events will be evident in season lineup and ticketing tracked; statistics on outreach?compiled; qualitative survey feedback?will be assessed?for planning future events

Measurable Outcome(s)

To increase the Sheldon's role as a critical social, civic and economic driver, partnering with local business for the benefit of all. Growth in business partnerships through sponsorships and outreach, field observation and commentary, marketing statistics and ticket sales bringing audiences to downtown. 2: Pilot project with Goodhue County Hispanic Outreach to present relevant and accessible artists. Field observation, follow up meetings with partner organization, ticket sales.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Chap Achen Jr., Susan Forsythe, Marybess Goeppinger, Mike Melstad, Art Kenyon, Nancy Dimunation, Lacy Schumann
Project Manager
First Name
Jeffrey
Last Name
Larson
Organization Name
T. B. Sheldon Memorial Theatre AKA The Sheldon Theatre
Street Address
443 3rd St W
City
Red Wing
State
MN
Zip Code
55066-2310
Phone
(651) 388-8700
Email
jlarson@sheldontheatre.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