Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$12,690
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Skylark Opera
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2014
End Date
June 2015
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Anoka
Carver
Dakota
Goodhue
Hennepin
Olmsted
Ramsey
Rice
Scott
Sherburne
Washington
Wright
Anoka
Carver
Dakota
Goodhue
Hennepin
Olmsted
Ramsey
Rice
Scott
Sherburne
Washington
Wright
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
$12,690
Other Funds Leveraged
$195,800
Direct expenses
$208,490
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Increase capacity by obtaining administrative help. Skylark will achieve this goal when we obtain 10-20 hours a week of administrative assistance. 2: Redesign Skylark Opera's website to make it more user friendly, informative, and engaging. Skylark will achieve this goal when a new website is up and running successfully.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Administrative assistant/production coordinator hired in 2015. Skylark hired an administrative assistant/production coordinator 15-20 hours/week in late winter 2015 to assist with office tasks and to coordinate production matters, meeting the outcome criteria in the application. 2: Completely redesigned website rolled out in 2014. With the aid of ICBTS design firm, Skylark introduced a completely redesigned website in spring 2014, with photographs, information about productions and artists, mailing list sign-up capacity, and more.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Narissa Bach, Pamela Dickson, James Hart, Craig Herkert, Ashley McKenna, Jack Neveaux, Kari Olson, Carla Petersen, Ann Morelli Spencer, Carrie Wasley, Eugene Young
Project Manager
First Name
Ann
Last Name
Spencer
Organization Name
Skylark Opera
Street Address
75 5th St W Ste 414
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55102-1431
Phone
(651) 292-4309
Email
backstage@skylarkopera.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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