Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$94,581
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Penumbra Theatre Company
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2023
End Date
June 2024
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Aitkin
Anoka
Benton
Big Stone
Blue Earth
Brown
Carver
Cass
Chisago
Clay
Cook
Crow Wing
Dakota
Douglas
Goodhue
Hennepin
Houston
Isanti
Itasca
Kandiyohi
Lac qui Parle
Mille Lacs
Morrison
Nicollet
Olmsted
Otter Tail
Pennington
Pine
Polk
Pope
Ramsey
Renville
Rice
Rock
Scott
Sherburne
Stearns
Steele
St. Louis
Wabasha
Wadena
Waseca
Washington
Winona
Wright
Aitkin
Anoka
Benton
Big Stone
Blue Earth
Brown
Carver
Cass
Chisago
Clay
Cook
Crow Wing
Dakota
Douglas
Goodhue
Hennepin
Houston
Isanti
Itasca
Kandiyohi
Lac qui Parle
Mille Lacs
Morrison
Nicollet
Olmsted
Otter Tail
Pennington
Pine
Polk
Pope
Ramsey
Renville
Rice
Rock
Scott
Sherburne
Stearns
Steele
St. Louis
Wabasha
Wadena
Waseca
Washington
Winona
Wright
Project Overview

Operating Support

Project Details

Penumbra's mission is to nurture Black artists, promote racial equity, and inspire creative resiliency.

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
$94,581
Other Funds Leveraged
$2,196,710
Direct expenses
$2,196,710
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Complete testing/implementing strat-plan process, which includes piloting new wellness, arts, equity programs. Successful program rollouts will be based on the quality, depth and breadth of artist, practitioner, staff, board and community engagement; the quality of programs/curriculums and business/infrastructure outputs; and the effective use of resources applied 2: Our theatre-based equity training program will help participants explore how race shapes our opportunities, success, safety, and circumstances. Tracked by surveys, participants will: have an enhanced understanding of how racism functions; comprehend the value of recognizing and embracing differences; see themselves as agents of change; and exercise power in culturally informed ways.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Penumbra successfully tested pilot programs in arts, equity, and wellness and secured participant feedback. Penumbra captured qualitative and quantitative data via listening circles, harvest sessions, surveys, and attendance and sales tracking. This data was aggregated and assessed, and will inform future programming. 2: Penumbra launched four new arts-based equity modules: Belonging, Allyship, the Psychology of Race, and the Foundations of Racial Healing. Penumbra secured qualitative and quantitative feedback from clients and individuals who participated in its 90 minute equity training modules. Data was captured through surveys and post-mortems with clients.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Sarah Bellamy, Paul Acito, Javonte Anyabwele, Jeannine Befidi, Carson Funderburk, Mary Delorie, , Melanie Douglas, Marcus Fischer, Marcus Hill, Duane Johnson, Kevin Maler, Mark A. Mclellan, Layla Nouraee, Jeffrey N. Saunders, Tim Sullivan, , Joe Wald, David L. Welliver
Project Manager
First Name
Amy
Last Name
Thomas
Organization Name
Penumbra Theatre Company, Inc. AKA Penumbra Theatre
Street Address
270 Kent St N
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55102-1744
Phone
(651) 224-3180
Email
amy.thomas@penumbratheatre.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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