Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$23,735
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Choral Arts Ensemble of Rochester AKA Choral Arts Ensemble
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2013
End Date
June 2014
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Dodge
Fillmore
Goodhue
Olmsted
Rice
Steele
Wabasha
Dodge
Fillmore
Goodhue
Olmsted
Rice
Steele
Wabasha
Project Overview

Operating Support

Project Details

General operating support

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$23,735
Other Funds Leveraged
$262,465
Direct expenses
$286,200
Administration costs
$13,054
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

The arts thrive in Minnesota.The measurable outcome will be maintaining an adequate financial position to present outstanding choral performances. Choral Arts Ensemble of Rochester constructed its strategic plan so that artists, staff, and volunteers have effective, efficient systems to assure our continued contribution to the arts. Treasurer and Business Administrator monitor income and expenses through the year. The duties of Board Standing Committees are measured against specific goals in the Strategic Plan that they work toward all season. 2: Minnesotans believe the arts are vital to who we are. Goals related to this outcome include 40+ singers who volunteer a total of over 6,800 hours annually to sing in Choral Arts Ensemble of Rochester. Additional goals include robust ticket sales, individual donations, corporate donations, program advertising, and success of our annual benefit. Choral Arts Ensemble Rochester monitors attendance, sales figures, donations, and volunteer hours, comparing year to year.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Adequate financial position shown as FY2014 ended with a $10,000 surplus (74% due to an unexpected bequest). Outcome achieved in volunteer hours, individual donations, annual benefit. Short of goal in ticket sales, corporate donations and program advertising. Regular rehearsal and concert schedule showed consistent volunteer singer attendance, actually exceeding the goal. Other goals are evaluated via our budget, with ticket sales down 8%, corporate donations up 12% and program ads down 15%.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Jolene Hansen, Diane Joyce, Jenny Kruse, Sam Kolas, Mary Ellen Landwehr, Colin Aldis, Barbara Gamez-Sims, Roger Harms, Carl Lundstrom, Larry McCollister, Amaria Najem O'Leary, Jayne Pompeian, Mary Beth Sancomb Moran, Bill Wiktor
Project Manager
First Name
Rhonda
Last Name
Burnap
Organization Name
Choral Arts Ensemble of Rochester AKA Choral Arts Ensemble
Street Address
1001 14th St NW Ste 900
City
Rochester
State
MN
Zip Code
55901
Phone
(507) 252-8427
Email
info@choralartsensemble.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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