Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2026 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$28,033
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Zenon Dance Company and School, Inc
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 sustain an artistically excellent professional dance school through high quality dance instruction with local, national, and international instructors and choreographers.

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
$28,033
Other Funds Leveraged
$218,689
Direct expenses
$232,706
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Zenon will support the Minnesota community with artistically excellent accessible dance instruction and local and toured performance opportunities. Questionnaires; informal feedback from dancers, choreographers and instructors; website surveys; emailed surveys; strategic plan benchmarking; constituent demographics. 2: Zenon will introduce Minnesota youth to no-cost dance instruction and performance through public school and nonprofit partnerships. Partner meetings; formal and informal program evaluation tools; facilities assessments; student demographics; continued and expanded collaborations.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Danielle
Last Name
Robinson-Prater
Organization Name
Zenon Dance Company and School, Inc
Street Address
528 Hennepin Ave Ste 430
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55403-1810
Phone
(612) 338-1101
Email
danielle@zenondance.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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