Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2026 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$44,043
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Ragamala Dance
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

Creating multi-disciplinary dance works for the stage, engaging the community, and educating the next generation.

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
$44,043
Other Funds Leveraged
$858,819
Direct expenses
$880,841
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Indian American and ethnically diverse audiences across age, geography, and faith are moved, inspired, educated, and challenged by Ragamala's work. Success in reaching and impacting diverse audiences is monitored and evaluated through written/electronic surveys, post-show talks, email, social media and conversations with attendees/students/participants. 2: Community engagement programs and partnerships provide points of access and invite diverse audiences to feel connected to our culturally rooted work. Success in addressing barriers to participation and reaching new constituencies across boundaries of ethnicity and faith is monitored through written/electronic surveys, post-show talks, feedback from partners and attendees, email, and social media.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Tamara
Last Name
Nadel
Organization Name
Ragamala Dance
Street Address
3754 Pleasant Ave Ste 405W
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55409
Phone
(612) 964-9213
Email
tamara@ragamaladance.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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