Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2026 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$31,885
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Saint Paul Ballet
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
In Progress
Start Date
July 2025
End Date
June 2026
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Ramsey
Ramsey
Project Overview

Operating Support

Project Details

Perform a vibrant repertory with a passion for the highest level of excellence, provide the finest dance education, and reduce barriers to involvement in the art of dance.

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
$31,885
Other Funds Leveraged
$397,079
Direct expenses
$413,022
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Minnesotans will increase awareness of how ballet experience and/or participation benefits their lives. Post-performance audience surveys, Teaching Faculty interviews, Student interviews measuring mental/physical/social health, Quarterly School-Wide Meetings, Anecdotes. 2: Economic, cultural, and physical barriers to participation in ballet will be reduced. Student class and teacher evaluations; Student interviews; Quarterly School-Wide Meetings; Anecdotes; Evaluation of enrollment statistics and demographics.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Lori
Last Name
Gleason
Organization Name
Saint Paul Ballet
Street Address
655 Fairview Ave N
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55104
Phone
(651) 690-1588
Email
lgleason@spballet.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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