Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$39,752
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Weavers Guild of Minnesota, Inc. AKA Weavers Guild of Minnesota
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2023
End Date
June 2024
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Anoka
Becker
Beltrami
Benton
Blue Earth
Carver
Cass
Chisago
Clay
Clearwater
Cook
Crow Wing
Dakota
Goodhue
Hennepin
Houston
Itasca
Koochiching
Le Sueur
Meeker
Mille Lacs
Morrison
Nicollet
Olmsted
Otter Tail
Pine
Polk
Ramsey
Rice
Scott
Sherburne
Stearns
Steele
St. Louis
Todd
Washington
Watonwan
Winona
Wright
Anoka
Becker
Beltrami
Benton
Blue Earth
Carver
Cass
Chisago
Clay
Clearwater
Cook
Crow Wing
Dakota
Goodhue
Hennepin
Houston
Itasca
Koochiching
Le Sueur
Meeker
Mille Lacs
Morrison
Nicollet
Olmsted
Otter Tail
Pine
Polk
Ramsey
Rice
Scott
Sherburne
Stearns
Steele
St. Louis
Todd
Washington
Watonwan
Winona
Wright
Project Overview

Operating Support

Project Details

Preserving and advancing the arts of weaving, spinning and dyeing.

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
$39,752
Other Funds Leveraged
$306,100
Direct expenses
$306,100
Administration costs
$1,789
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Optimize new space, to allow for growth in programming, services, audience and partnerships. WGM uses financial data and progress reports to evaluate programs/services growth and profitability. WGM surveys participants to evaluate effectiveness, suitability, and satisfaction with programs/services.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Weavers Guild optimized new space, continuing critical programming and services and meeting audience and partnership needs. Weavers Guild used financial data and tracked programming/services growth and profitability. The Guild tracked and evaluated participant and partnership actions (services and participants) to measure success.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Amanda Anderson, Kipling Beardsley, Lisa Black, Barbara Daiker, Aimee Gillespie, Dawn Gillette Kircher, Barbara Heath, Deborah Jensen, Cass Markovich, Mary M Mateer, Joseph Rubin, Beata Rydeen, Dawn Severson, Matthew Schutz, Linda Soranno, Beth Varro
Project Manager
First Name
Karin
Last Name
Knudsen
Organization Name
Weavers Guild of Minnesota, Inc. AKA Weavers Guild of Minnesota
Street Address
1011 Washington Ave S Ste 350
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55414
Phone
(612) 436-0463
Email
kknudsen@weaversguildmn.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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