Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$89,265
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
The Museum of Russian Art
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
In Progress
Start Date
July 2024
End Date
June 2025
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Hennepin
Project Overview

Operating Support

Project Details

The Museum of Russian Art promotes understanding of the art, people, and culture of Muscovite Russia, the Russian Empire, the Soviet Union, and its former republics through outstanding exhibitions, cultural presentations, and educational programs serving the people of Minnesota and the nation.

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
$89,265
Other Funds Leveraged
$1,387,680
Direct expenses
$1,432,313
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Regain onsite exhibition and program attendance, increase virtual programs participation, increase onsite school field trips and in-school programs. Statistics will be maintained for exhibition attendance, onsite and virtual program attendees, onsite school fieldtrip participants, and offsite school program participation to ascertain growth.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Mark
Last Name
Meister
Organization Name
The Museum of Russian Art
Street Address
5500 Stevens Ave
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55419
Phone
(612) 821-9045
Email
mmeister@tmora.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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