Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$66,372
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Springboard for the Arts
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2022
End Date
June 2023
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Anoka
Becker
Beltrami
Blue Earth
Carlton
Cass
Chisago
Clay
Crow Wing
Dakota
Douglas
Freeborn
Goodhue
Grant
Hennepin
Houston
Hubbard
Itasca
Lake
Mahnomen
Nobles
Otter Tail
Pope
Ramsey
Redwood
Rice
Stearns
Stevens
St. Louis
Todd
Traverse
Wadena
Wilkin
Winona
Yellow Medicine
Anoka
Becker
Beltrami
Blue Earth
Carlton
Cass
Chisago
Clay
Crow Wing
Dakota
Douglas
Freeborn
Goodhue
Grant
Hennepin
Houston
Hubbard
Itasca
Lake
Mahnomen
Nobles
Otter Tail
Pope
Ramsey
Redwood
Rice
Stearns
Stevens
St. Louis
Todd
Traverse
Wadena
Wilkin
Winona
Yellow Medicine
Project Overview

Operating Support

Project Details

Springboard for the Arts' mission is to support artists with the tools to make a living and a life,?and to build just and equitable communities full of meaning, joy, and connection.?

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
$66,372
Other Funds Leveraged
$1,875,029
Direct expenses
$1,875,029
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Increase economic opportunities for artist-run businesses and artists' professional capacity Evaluation of workshops, classes, and consultations, longterm research on artists' capacity and resilience, programs to support access to capital and markets, including new partnerships and platform opportunities. 2: Develop new mechanisms that connect individuals and communities directly with artists Community participation in artist-led projects, including cross-sector partnerships involving artists and centering creative practice as a critical part of community recovery and developing narratives.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Springboard for the Arts achieved its outcome to increase economic opportunities for artist-run businesses and artists' professional capacity. We evaluated this outcome through: Workshop attendance and consultant requests; development of programs to support access to capital and market opportunities; number of cross-sector opportunities created to center artists in economic development. 2: Springboard created new mechanisms connecting individuals and communities directly with artists. We evaluated this outcome through: Community participation in artist-led projects; number of artists supported to create community projects; number of community-based, artist-led projects created; number of creative small businesses supported.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Andriana Abariotes, Madde Gibba, Anisha Murphy, Sarina Otaibi, Shannon Pettitt, Maureen Ramirez, Robert Ransick, Jarrett Reed, Greta Bauer Reyes, Sarah Swedburg, Rose Teng
Project Manager
First Name
Carl
Last Name
Swanson
Organization Name
Springboard for the Arts
Street Address
262 University Ave W Ste 270
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55103
Phone
(651) 292-3205
Email
carl@springboardforthearts.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