Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$50,145
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Northern Lights Music Festival, Inc.
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
In Progress
Start Date
July 2024
End Date
June 2025
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
St. Louis
St. Louis
Project Overview

Operating Support

Project Details

To present high quality musical events, student and professional, to the entire Iron Range from Grand Rapids to Ely, utilizing its beautiful and historic auditoriums and other historic spaces.

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
$50,145
Other Funds Leveraged
$385,398
Direct expenses
$410,471
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

NLMF will present more than 27 classical music and ethnic music events in a three-week period in eleven cities on the Iron Range in July 2024. Ticket sales and donations will be examined to verify increases in attendance, new subscribers and new donors. Surveys that request information about ZIP codes and annual salary ranges will tell us if we have reached all Iron Range demographics. 2: NLMF multiple missions, (producing, presenting, and young artist residencies) provide significant economic value to the Main Street businesses. More than 100 persons are in residence for periods of 3 to 5 weeks in Chisholm, Virginia and Aurora. Our participants and selected businesses keep records of expenditures and income to verify the economic value to cities in which they are housed.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Veda
Last Name
Zuponcic
Organization Name
Northern Lights Music Festival, Inc.
Street Address
PO Box 147
City
Gilbert
State
MN
Zip Code
55741
Phone
(609) 922-2965
Email
zuponcic@yahoo.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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