Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$75,325
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
VocalEssence
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
Brown
Carlton
Carver
Chisago
Crow Wing
Dakota
Douglas
Freeborn
Goodhue
Hennepin
Isanti
Jackson
Kandiyohi
Lac qui Parle
Lake
Lincoln
Mower
Nicollet
Olmsted
Ramsey
Rice
Rock
Sherburne
Stearns
Steele
St. Louis
Wabasha
Washington
Winona
Wright
Anoka
Becker
Beltrami
Blue Earth
Brown
Carlton
Carver
Chisago
Crow Wing
Dakota
Douglas
Freeborn
Goodhue
Hennepin
Isanti
Jackson
Kandiyohi
Lac qui Parle
Lake
Lincoln
Mower
Nicollet
Olmsted
Ramsey
Rice
Rock
Sherburne
Stearns
Steele
St. Louis
Wabasha
Washington
Winona
Wright
Project Overview

Operating Support

Project Details

VocalEssence champions choral music of all genres, celebrating the vocal experience through innovative performances,commissioning of new music, and engaging with diverse constituencies.

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
Yes
Conflict of Interest Contact

Executive director Sue Gens (651) 539-2650

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
$75,325
Other Funds Leveraged
$2,299,159
Direct expenses
$2,299,159
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

VocalEssence will use singing together and innovative performances as a catalyst to nurture self-expression, bridge cultures, and combat loneliness. VocalEssence uses surveys and evaluations with every program activity to measure level of creative inspiration and change in social bridging and connectedness among participants.

Measurable Outcome(s)

VocalEssence used singing together and innovative performances as a catalyst to nurture self-expression, bridge cultures, and combat loneliness. VocalEssence used a survey to measure the intrinsic impact of its programs through a partnership with WolfBrown Consulting.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Carolina Gustafson, David Myers, Torrie Allen, Daniel Fernelius, Kristen Hoeschler O'Brien, Tanya Brandsford, Cassidy Mccrea Burns, Barbara Burwell, Mirella Ceja-Orozco, Margaret Chutich, Dan Dressen, Martha Driessen, Anna K. B. Finstrom, Cassie Garnett, R.J. Heckman, Valton Henderson, Daniel Kantor, Lisa Lewis, Paul Mcdonough, Rhoda Mhiripiri-Reed, Fred Moore, Richard Neuner, Jim Odland, Joanne Reeck, Don Shelby, Jeff Smith, Liz Smith, Amanda Storm Schuster, Tim Takach, Mary Ann Aufderheide, Philip Brunelle, G. Phillip Shoultz Iii, Kristina Rodel Sorum, Rabindra Tambyraja
Project Manager
First Name
Jennifer
Last Name
Dieter
Organization Name
VocalEssence
Street Address
1900 Nicollet Ave
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55403
Phone
(612) 547-1451
Email
grants@vocalessence.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