Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$60,679
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Ten Thousand Things
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2021
End Date
June 2022
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Anoka
Carver
Dakota
Hennepin
Ramsey
Scott
Washington
Anoka
Carver
Dakota
Hennepin
Ramsey
Scott
Washington
Project Overview

Operating Support

Project Details

Ten Thousand Things awakens the creative spirit of audiences and artists by bringing essential and exceptional theater to people from all backgrounds and life experiences.

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
$60,679
Other Funds Leveraged
$825,367
Direct expenses
$825,367
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
1
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

TTT shows and programs will evoke emotional, thoughtful or visceral responses, opening audiences to new ideas, feelings, experiences or perspectives. We will collect audience responses to our work via written surveys, verbal talk-backs, recorded reflections, and post-event interviews with staff from partner organizations. 2: TTT will reduce barriers to arts participation, affording access to the highest quality theater to those who have previously felt excluded. We will survey audiences about barriers they have experienced to arts participation, whether the show was relevant to their lives, and whether they would be inclined to see more theater.

Measurable Outcome(s)

TTT shows and programs evoked emotional, thoughtful or visceral responses, opening audiences to new ideas, feelings, experiences or perspectives. We collected audience responses to our work via written comments, verbal talk-backs, recorded reflections, and post-event interviews with staff from partner organizations. 2: TTT reduced barriers to arts participation, affording access to the highest quality theater to those who have previously felt excluded. We surveyed audiences about barriers they have experienced to arts participation, whether our shows were relevant to their lives, and whether they would be inclined to see more theater.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Amy Apperson, James Behnke, Laura Braun Pardo, Sun Mee Chomet, Cheryl Davidson, Nancy Evert, Sarah Gasparini, H. Adam Harris, Cindy Kaiser, Kathleen Kukilka, Marcela Lorca, Chuck Roehrick, Randy Schubring, JD Steele
Project Manager
First Name
Stephanie
Last Name
Thompson
Organization Name
Ten Thousand Things Theater
Street Address
1430 Concordia Ave Ste 40216
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55104
Phone
(612) 203-9502
Email
stephanie@tenthousandthings.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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