Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$52,775
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Youth Performance Company
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
In Progress
Start Date
July 2024
End Date
June 2025
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Ramsey
Ramsey
Project Overview

Operating Support

Project Details

Youth Performance Company empowers youth and inspires social change through bold?theater.

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
$52,775
Other Funds Leveraged
$435,461
Direct expenses
$461,849
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

YPC has staged a new civil rights show about Minnesotan baseball player Toni Stone in 2025. YPC will track the number of youth who participate in the production & the number of performance attendees. YPC will survey youth participants/production artists/staff before/after the production to measure success. YPC will survey audience members. 2: YPC attracts new youth participants through effective access programs in 2024. YPC will track the number of youth who participate in access programs and classes. YPC will survey youth participants/production artists/staff to measure program success.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Sherilyn
Last Name
Howes
Organization Name
Youth Performance Company
Street Address
641 Fairview Ave N Ste 191
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55104
Phone
(612) 623-9180
Email
showes@youthperformanceco.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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