Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$17,285
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Lakeville City Ballet AKA Twin Cities Ballet of Minnesota
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2022
End Date
June 2023
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Anoka
Blue Earth
Brown
Carver
Dakota
Goodhue
Hennepin
Le Sueur
Nicollet
Olmsted
Ramsey
Rice
Scott
Steele
Washington
Anoka
Blue Earth
Brown
Carver
Dakota
Goodhue
Hennepin
Le Sueur
Nicollet
Olmsted
Ramsey
Rice
Scott
Steele
Washington
Project Overview

Operating Support

Project Details

The mission of Twin Cities Ballet is to?connect and enrich communities by making ballet approachable, relatable, and fun, through professional and original productions and educational outreach.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator and an arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice and a former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist and campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: team lead with Denver Air, adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Widdess: nonprofit consultant; former arts administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute

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

2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$17,285
Other Funds Leveraged
$311,212
Direct expenses
$311,212
Administration costs
$2,700
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

TCB will make ballet approachable and accessible by increasing educational outreach programming by 20% over the next four years. TCB will compare the number of outreach programs and participants to previous years, and conduct audience surveys to evaluate the effectiveness of each program and solicit feedback. 2: TCB will return revenue to pre-pandemic levels to secure the long-term stability of the organization. TCB will track fundraising and grant writing efforts, ticket sales, and other revenue streams and compare total income to FY 2019 to determine if revenue has returned to pre-pandemic levels.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Twin Cities Ballet has continued to expand educational outreach programming and increase participation, making ballet more approachable and accessible. Twin Cities Ballet compared the number of outreach programs and participants to previous years, and conducted audience surveys to evaluate the effectiveness of each program and solicit feedback. 2: Twin Cities Ballet has increased revenue, securing its financial stability and enabling it to resume a trajectory of fiscal and artistic growth. Twin Cities Ballet tracked fundraising and grant writing efforts, ticket sales, and other revenue streams and compared income to FY19, and determined revenue has exceeded pre-pandemic levels.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Lisa Kvittem, Denise Vogt, Rick Vogt, Paul Rime, Maureen Haworth, Sacha Haworth, Allison Cole, Kent Kane, Susan Heinlein, Tom Henry
Project Manager
First Name
Emily
Last Name
Winn
Organization Name
Lakeville City Ballet AKA Twin Cities Ballet of Minnesota
Street Address
16368 Kenrick Ave
City
Lakeville
State
MN
Zip Code
55044
Phone
(952) 452-3163
Email
development@twincitiesballet.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