Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$39,338
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Coffee House Press
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2013
End Date
June 2014
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Anoka
Chisago
Dakota
Fillmore
Hennepin
Ramsey
Rice
Washington
Anoka
Chisago
Dakota
Fillmore
Hennepin
Ramsey
Rice
Washington
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
$39,338
Other Funds Leveraged
$1,000,682
Direct expenses
$1,040,020
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

To present 18 new books by some of the most exciting, vital, and enduring authors of our time; books by the many authentic voices of the American experience.During 2014 we will publish new books by 4 Minnesota writers, while supporting the recent publication of 4 others. We will organize readings in Minnesota and nationwide, bringing authors from around the world to Minnesota, and helping our writers present their work around the state and the rest of the country. Coffee House Press tracks audience and publicity for all events, and book sales; and also tracks audience surveys, participation numbers, and the frequency and quality of new work created as a result of events that invited the public to create rather than just consume.

Measurable Outcome(s)

We supported some of the most exciting, vital, and enduring authors of our time by publishing and supporting books by the many authentic voices of the American experience, by publishing new books by four Minnesota authors alongside fourteen authors from around the county, as well as by supporting the recent publications of four other Minnesota authors through event scheduling and publicity tracking. Coffee House Press increased the public awareness of Minnesota’s writers and contributed to the vitality of the literary community. Coffee House empowered the local literary community and changed the way our audiences and writers think about literature’s role in a community.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Suzanne Allen, Patricia Beithon, Patrick Coleman, Doug France, Jeffrey Hom, Carl Horsch, Stephen Keating, Sarah Lutman, Carol Mack, Mary McDermid, Sjur Midness, Peter Nelson, Jim Nichols, Marla Stack, Jeffrey Sugerman, Patricia Tilton, Stu Wilson
Project Manager
First Name
Chris
Last Name
Fischbach
Organization Name
Coffee House Press
Street Address
79 13th Ave NE Ste 110
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55413
Phone
(612) 338-0125
Email
fish@coffeehousepress.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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