Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$9,010
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Huge Improv Theater
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
In Progress
Start Date
October 2024
End Date
December 2024
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Hennepin
Project Overview

Operating Support

Project Details

HUGE Improv Theater is an artist led nonprofit dedicated to supporting the Twin Cities improv community through performance and education.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Carol Bruess: author, speaker, relationship social scientist, and creator; 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, healthcare consultant; Ken Martin: political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, arts organization

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Carol Bruess: author, speaker, relationship social scientist, and creator; 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, healthcare consultant; Ken Martin: political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, arts organization

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota, 2023 regular session, chapter 40, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3; Minnesota Session Laws, 2024 regular session, chapter 106, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$9,010
Other Funds Leveraged
$630,187
Direct expenses
$634,692
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Minnesotans expand connection and arts experience through quality, affordable longform improv education. Enrollment (goal 600) and course quality tracked; 95%+ scholarship requests approved' 70%+ students engage with HUGE beyond classes (i.e., volunteering, performing). 2: New artistic voices are cultivated through opportunities for performance and artistic leadership. Evaluation and expansion of successful programs that cultivate performers and new directors; Vitality of affinity groups as measured by attendance and feedback; Diverse representation in show and org leadership.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Sean
Last Name
Dillon
Organization Name
Huge Improv Theater
Street Address
2728 Lyndale Ave S
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55408
Phone
(612) 412-4843
Email
sean@hugetheater.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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