Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2026 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$31,277
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Alive & Kickin
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
In Progress
Start Date
July 2025
End Date
June 2026
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Hennepin
Project Overview

Operating Support

Project Details

To give voice to seniors through personal stories and popular song, empowering members to entertain and enlighten multigenerational audiences.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Mary Ann Aufderheide: former arts administrator; 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; Philip McKenzie, adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, arts organization

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Mary Ann Aufderheide: former arts administrator; 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; Philip McKenzie, adjunct college faculty; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Christina Woods: executive director, arts organization

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota, 2025 regular session, chapter 36, article 4, section 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2026 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$31,277
Other Funds Leveraged
$381,593
Direct expenses
$397,232
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

To provide older adults age 60-99+ with meaningful opportunities for arts participation, social connection, and building community. number of participants, rehearsals, interactions, performances; visits to website, YouTube, social media; sites/facilities hosting performances/programs; participant/audience surveys and feedback. 2: To combat the issue of senior isolation and related negative health impacts through participatory music experiences that uplift, unite, and inspire. number of participants, performances; sites/facilities hosting performances/programs; participant/audience surveys and feedback.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Teri
Last Name
Deaver
Organization Name
Alive & Kickin
Street Address
1015 4th Ave N Ste 205
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55405
Phone
(612) 382-7155
Email
teri@aliveandkickinmn.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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