Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$57,504
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
White Bear Center for the Arts
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2021
End Date
June 2022
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Anoka
Beltrami
Blue Earth
Carlton
Carver
Cass
Chisago
Clay
Cook
Crow Wing
Dakota
Douglas
Goodhue
Hennepin
Isanti
Itasca
Kandiyohi
Koochiching
Lake
Lyon
McLeod
Meeker
Mille Lacs
Morrison
Olmsted
Pine
Ramsey
Rice
Roseau
Scott
Sherburne
Stearns
Steele
St. Louis
Washington
Winona
Wright
Anoka
Beltrami
Blue Earth
Carlton
Carver
Cass
Chisago
Clay
Cook
Crow Wing
Dakota
Douglas
Goodhue
Hennepin
Isanti
Itasca
Kandiyohi
Koochiching
Lake
Lyon
McLeod
Meeker
Mille Lacs
Morrison
Olmsted
Pine
Ramsey
Rice
Roseau
Scott
Sherburne
Stearns
Steele
St. Louis
Washington
Winona
Wright
Project Overview

Operating Support

Project Details

White Bear Center for the Arts' mission is to ENRICH LIVES by celebrating art, NOURISH IMAGINATION by inspiring creativity, BUILD UNDERSTANDING by connecting people.

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
$57,504
Other Funds Leveraged
$1,152,150
Direct expenses
$1,152,150
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

White Bear Center for the Arts will enrich lives, nourish imagination, and build understanding through a diversity of arts experiences. Student feedback surveys administered for every class, number of participants, % classes filled, connecting diverse communities, Arts Events Attendance and Reach.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Through WBCA, more than 28,000 Minnesotans learned something new, developed skills, made connections to art, and felt part of a community. WBCA measures the number of participants/classes and registration data; gathers participant and artist feedback through surveys, interviews, and reviews; reviews digital metrics; and develops questionnaires to generate data (such as DEI information).

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Karen Kepple, Judith Benham, Heidi Brophy, Mary Poul, Alan Kantrud, Jessi Aakre, Nelly Chick, Mitch Cooper, Guillermo Cuellar, Alison Gillespie, Mary Gove, Bob Hartzell, Andrea Kish-Bailey, Peter Kramer, Elizabeth McCray, Hardik Patel, Laurie Ryan, Bill Weigel, Mary Wingfield, Nirvana Yang; Emeritus (Non-voting): Sue Ahlcrona, Donna Bruhl, Robert Cuerden, Mary Levins.
Project Manager
First Name
Alexander
Last Name
Legeros
Organization Name
White Bear Center for the Arts
Street Address
4971 Long Ave
City
White Bear Lake
State
MN
Zip Code
55110
Phone
(651) 407-0597
Email
alegeros@whitebeararts.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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