Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2026 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$28,806
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Rain Taxi, Inc AKA Rain Taxi Review of Books
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

Champions aesthetically adventurous literature through publications and programs.

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
$28,806
Other Funds Leveraged
$238,433
Direct expenses
$252,836
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Minnesotans who engage with Rain Taxi's literary programs expand their reading choices broaden perspectives on the world and deepen critical thinking. Rain Taxi will gauge outcomes by measuring program attendance, evaluating engagement with its publications through website and social media outreach, and conducting reader, participant, and attendee surveys.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Kelly
Last Name
Everding
Organization Name
Rain Taxi, Inc AKA Rain Taxi Review of Books
Street Address
3301 Harriet Ave
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55408
Phone
(612) 825-1528
Email
kelly@raintaxi.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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