Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$32,675
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Great River Shakespeare Festival
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2014
End Date
June 2015
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Fillmore
Houston
Olmsted
Rice
Wabasha
Winona
Fillmore
Houston
Olmsted
Rice
Wabasha
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. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist
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. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist
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

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$32,675
Other Funds Leveraged
$883,357
Direct expenses
$916,032
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Great River Shakespeare Festival will aim to increase their average main stage attendance from 210 patrons per show to 242. Year-end attendance reports will show an increase of approximately 15% in patrons attending main stage productions. 2: By utilizing fiscally responsible principles, Great River Shakespeare Festival will end fiscal year 2015 with a budgetary surplus. Great River Shakespeare Festival has ended fiscal year 2012 and 2013 having spent less than they earned. Ending fiscal year 2015 with a surplus will ensure this positive outcome.

Measurable Outcome(s)

GRSF average main stage attendance went from 210 to 251 patrons in FY 2014 an increase of 20%. The ticketing software tracks the number of tickets sold per performance. 2: GRSF ended FY 2014 with a surplus of $104,108. The accounting staff use Quickbooks to track finances. At the end of the fiscal year an independent accounting company conduct an audit of the organization's records.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Tedd Morgan, Larry Jost, Mary Bergin, Virginia Laken, Heather Bach, Angus Callender, Michael Charron, Fran Edstrom, Ray Feller, Terry Hawkings, Ann Lavine, Scott R. Olson, Judge Margaret Shaw Johnson
Project Manager
First Name
Bridget
Last Name
Peterson
Organization Name
Great River Shakespeare Festival
Street Address
79 3rd St E
City
Winona
State
MN
Zip Code
55987-3447
Phone
(507) 474-7900
Email
bridgetp@grsf.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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