Operating Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,886
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Crow River Players, Inc.
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
January 2016
End Date
December 2016
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Kandiyohi
Stearns
Meeker
Swift
Renville
Kandiyohi
Stearns
Meeker
Swift
Renville
Project Overview
Operating Support
Project Details
Operating Support
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Kate Aydin: retired educator; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, former High School English/creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Dana Johnson: producer/filmmaker; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Reggie Gorter: vocalist, theatre, voice/dance teacher; Scott Tedrick: journalist, Granite Falls Riverfront Revitalization, theatre director/actor.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Cheryl Avenel-Navara: arts advocate; Kris Gruhot: musician, business owner; Cheryl Hanson: theatre, dance, banking; Lois Schmidt: nonprofit advisory.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,886
Other Funds Leveraged
$36,164
Direct expenses
$40,050
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

1) To plan the theatrical productions through 2017 by recruiting four to six directors, reviewing their productions choices, picking the plays, applying for rights, and scheduling the dates. 2) We want to increase the number of concerts to 15 per year. 3) To increase our attendance to an average of 100 attendees per theatrical performance and 100 attendees per concert. We now have an established baseline for theater usage based upon 2014 and 2015 numbers. We have used these numbers to set realistic and achievable goals for 2016-2017. Our goals are numerical and we will easily be able to evaluate whether or not we have reached them by keeping track of attendance and participation at events and by comparing 2016-2017 numbers with records from 2014-2015.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Measurement of goals consist of the replacement of one retired board member with another community member with electrical skills/knowledge, something that was previously lacking. He also brings knowledge and band connections gleaned from working directly with a touring band. The summer operations manager discovered the immediate need to fix a rain seepage problem and accomplished several cleaning/organizing tasks that just seemed to never get done. She also established a Google account that all the board members can access. We use it to for both internal communications and also reaching the general public. In November we had our first annual planning meeting with the new board. This was the first meeting where the board was tasked to plan a full year of events. Next year will be the first year that the Crow River Players will not be working around the schedule of school district. We now have five year goals in place such as hiring an operations manager, as previously mentioned; upgrading seating areas for handicapped persons; installing LED lights; increasing our productions to 4-6 per year, and so forth.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Virginia Lief, Deborah Nelson, Linda Bundy, April Dorry, Jackson Martens, Abigail Duly, Janne Gossman
Project Manager
First Name
Virginia
Last Name
Lief
Organization Name
Crow River Players, Inc. AKA New London Little Theater
Street Address
PO Box 536
City
New London
State
MN
Zip Code
56273
Phone
(320) 354-4536
Email
glief@charter.net
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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Location

509 W Main St, PO Box 55
Marshall, Minnesota 56258 

Phone
Phone Manager: Nicole DeBoer
(507) 537-1471
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