Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$14,403
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Mankato Symphony Orchestra Association, Inc. AKA Mankato Symphony Orchestra
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2023
End Date
June 2024
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Anoka
Blue Earth
Brown
Hennepin
Le Sueur
Nicollet
Ramsey
Redwood
Scott
Sibley
Waseca
Anoka
Blue Earth
Brown
Hennepin
Le Sueur
Nicollet
Ramsey
Redwood
Scott
Sibley
Waseca
Project Overview

Operating Support

Project Details

The mission of the Manakto Symphony Orchestra is to create emotion-packed, high-quality musical experiences and promote music education in and for south central Minnesota.

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
$14,403
Other Funds Leveraged
$293,198
Direct expenses
$293,198
Administration costs
$14,403
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Engage participants and listeners emotionally and create shared cultural experiences by breaking down barriers to accessing live music. Evaluation: surveys, focus groups, open-ended discussions and talkbacks with patrons and musicians on how the performance impacted them, observation, reviews. 2: Provide engagement activities for all ages, levels, and backgrounds that will stimulate interest in music, enhance concert experiences, and educate. Tools will vary depending on age/ability of participants. May include numbers served, direct feedback, observation, formative assessments, review of musical events.

Measurable Outcome(s)

The Mankato Symphony engaged both participants and listeners in live, emotionally charged cultural experiences. The Mankato Symphony sent out electronic surveys and collected testimonials, tabulating results after each concert. 2: The MSO created live and virtual concert experiences and made them available to all ages and demographics. The Mankato Symphony observed feedback on social media and kept track of demographics as much as possible via surveys.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Christopher Paul, Dr. Andrew Mcnamara,Tom Lentz, Dr. Viktoria Davis, Katie Heintz, Anna Brown, Sarah Houle, John Kind, Joe Meidl, Melinda Wedzina, Andrew Willaert, Dr. Eric Woller
Project Manager
First Name
Bethel
Last Name
Balge
Organization Name
Mankato Symphony Orchestra Association, Inc. AKA Mankato Symphony Orchestra
Street Address
523 2nd St S
City
Mankato
State
MN
Zip Code
56001
Phone
(507) 625-8880
Email
bbalge@mankatosymphony.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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