Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$17,210
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Franciscan Sisters of Little Falls AKA Saint Francis Music Center
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2014
End Date
June 2015
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Benton
Crow Wing
Mille Lacs
Morrison
Stearns
Todd
Benton
Crow Wing
Mille Lacs
Morrison
Stearns
Todd
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
$17,210
Other Funds Leveraged
$219,733
Direct expenses
$236,943
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

We will provide high quality arts opportunities for all to participate in music by keeping programs affordable and available. We measure this outcome by the number of students participating, age groups participating, and the availability of lessons for all requests, as well as financial aid for all in need. 2: We will present music performances by our students and local musicians to celebrate the importance of arts in rural Minnesota. We will present free concerts and recitals and measure the audiences; create job opportunities for area musicians; track the number of students continuing in lessons which will measure parent understanding of the benefits of music.

Measurable Outcome(s)

We provided high quality arts opportunities for all to participate in music by keeping programs affordable and available. We measured the success of this outcome by the number of students participating, age groups participating, and by the availability of lessons for all requests and financial aid for all requests. All goals were reached. 2: We will present music performances by our students and local musicians to celebrate the importance of arts in rural Minnesota. We presented free concerts and measured the audiences; created job opportunities for musicians; and tracked the number of students continuing in lessons which will measures parent understanding of the benefits of music.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Mary Pat Burger, Adela Gross, Judith Hecht, Anne Heisick, Tony Kapinos, Laurie Koll, Vicki Spofford, Joan Wingert
Project Manager
First Name
Roberta
Last Name
Gray
Organization Name
Franciscan Sisters of Little Falls AKA Saint Francis Music Center
Street Address
116 8th Ave SE
City
Little Falls
State
MN
Zip Code
56345-3539
Phone
(320) 632-0637
Email
rgray@fslf.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