Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$39,505
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Commonweal Theatre Company
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2013
End Date
June 2014
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Fillmore
Houston
Olmsted
Winona
Fillmore
Houston
Olmsted
Winona
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

Paul Boehnke: Artistic Director, Bach Society of Minnesota; Bradley Delzer: Performer and board member, Theatre B, Fargo; Millicent Engisch-Morris: Artistic director, The Crossing Arts Alliance; owner, Quiet River Studio.; Curtis Gruhl: Retired business and finance manager; former teacher; performer and director; treasurer, Red Wing Art Association; Anna Johnson: Arts Administrator and consultant, specializing in development; former administrative manager, Minnesota Chorale; Bradley Kruse: Program director for SRI, Bayport; board treasurer, Minnesota Council of Foundations; Gina Kundan: Director, Center for Health Interprofessional Programs, University of Minnesota; Board chair, Ananya Dance Theatre; Richard Robbins: Professor of English and director of the creative writing program, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Peter Spooner: Former curator, Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota Duluth|Andy Zimney, Director of retreat programs, Youth Frontiers; helped to found Theatre Limina

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
$39,505
Other Funds Leveraged
$757,645
Direct expenses
$797,150
Administration costs
$3,556
Number of full time equivalents funded
1
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Future fiscal sustainability. To protect the future fiscal sustainability of the company, the Commonweal will evaluate its new operating model to achieve an operating fund surplus, on course eventually to building a significant working capital reserve. The Commonweal Theatre maintains records of attendance, revenue generation, costs and benefits, and demographic trends for each production and program. Revenue and expense (actuals and budget) are reviewed monthly - quarterly at the board level. 2: The Commonweal will maximize accessibility to the arts for the Southeastern Minnesota region by offering high-quality artistic mainstage and special events programming with minimal financial barriers. Programming will be evaluated at the staff and board level. The Commonweal Theatre’s primary tool for evaluation is the weekly Resident Company meeting. These forums allow for self-evaluation of artistic and administrative progress of the company as a whole, as well as each individual production and program.

Measurable Outcome(s)

The Commonweal Theatre is making progress toward fiscal stability and future sustainability by operating well within budgeted income and expenses. The Commonweal is in the midst of a popular and successful 2014 mainstage season.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Charles Aug, Alan Bailey, Randy Chapman, Hal Cropp, Barb DeCramer, Joseph Duffy, William French, Louanne Hamann, Ron Krienbring, Jeffrey Mintz, David Ruen, Dee Seaquist, Rick Walters
Project Manager
First Name
Hal
Last Name
Cropp
Organization Name
Commonweal Theatre Company
Street Address
208 Parkway Ave N PO Box 15
City
Lanesboro
State
MN
Zip Code
55949-0015
Phone
(507) 467-2525
Email
info@commonwealtheatre.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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