Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$63,605
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Zeitgeist Center for Arts and Community AKA Zeitgeist
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2023
End Date
June 2024
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Aitkin
Carlton
Cook
Itasca
Lake
St. Louis
Aitkin
Carlton
Cook
Itasca
Lake
St. Louis
Project Overview

Operating Support

Project Details

To use the power of connection and creative expression to shape our vibrant and shared future.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, 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, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, 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, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$63,605
Other Funds Leveraged
$989,188
Direct expenses
$989,188
Administration costs
$12,500
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

By 2025 15% of staff and 25% of the board will be people of color and indigenous people. Annual surveys ask board and staff to self-identify ethnic/racial background. 2: Zeitgeist arts and cultural programming will strengthen people's connection and commitment to the community and to each other. Survey program participant attitudes regarding programming effects regarding strengthening connections and commitment to the community and to each other.

Measurable Outcome(s)

10.2% of staff and other members of the Zeitgeist community, and 20% of the board identify as BIPOC. The Zeitgeist Community Survey was issued in late 2023/early 2024 to members of the Zeitgeist community, including staff, artists, community partners, board members, and other volunteers. 2: 92% & 84% said Zeitgeist programming made them more aware of cultures or demographics other than their own & built cross-cultural empathy respectively. Surveys from Zeitgeist?s 2023 MN Media Arts Classes.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Laura Weintraub, William Payne, Lendley Black, Kendra Carlson, Aparna Katre, Geiger Yount
Project Manager
First Name
Anthony
Last Name
Cuneo
Organization Name
Zeitgeist Center for Arts and Community AKA Zeitgeist
Street Address
222 Superior St E Ste 326
City
Duluth
State
MN
Zip Code
55802
Phone
(218) 726-5430
Email
tony@zeitgeistarts.com
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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