Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$16,117
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Northfield Arts Guild
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2014
End Date
June 2015
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Goodhue
Rice
Goodhue
Rice
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
$16,117
Other Funds Leveraged
$371,453
Direct expenses
$387,570
Administration costs
$2,416
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Continue work on short-term and long-term financial objectives. The staff is using an on-line administrative schedule of achieving the objectives. Executive director does weekly reviews and submits monthly reports to the Board. 2: Upgrade technology and facilities. New web site, database program will be in use. Theater properties will be secured and on-line ticket sales implemented.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Continue work on short-term and long-term financial objectives. The board has doubled the amount of individual giving over last year. Membership has increased 24% over the last six months. 2: Upgrade of technology and facilities. Online ticket sales were implemented in Fall 2014. The website, relaunched in July 2014, has included continual upgrades such as an online calendar and website re-navigation. Databases are being researched; acquisition expected by end of summer 2015.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Ken Ewald, Sian Muir, Virginia Lorang, Richard Collman, Anna Lisa Rustad, Kate Flory, Susan Carlson, Wendy Placko, Peggy Sheldon, Tim Madigan, Rafa Estrella
Project Manager
First Name
Terra
Last Name
LaChance
Organization Name
Northfield Arts Guild
Street Address
304 Division St S
City
Northfield
State
MN
Zip Code
55057-2015
Phone
(507) 645-8877
Email
terra@northfieldartsguild.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
Email the Agency