Organizational Development

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$8,500
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Melrose Area Arts Council
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
November 2022
End Date
October 2023
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Stearns
Stearns
Stearns
Stearns
Project Overview

Organizational Development

Project Details

Melrose Area Arts Council Organization Project. This will facilitate our needs for becoming our own 501c3 non-profit organization and establishing our own official website.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Buddy King: CMAB Board Char, St Cloud Playwright, percussionist, teaching artist, engaged in numerous youth arts initiatives in the community; Sean Donahue: CMAB Board Tresurer, Performing arts technician; Professional light and sound designer, operator and trainer; Musician with musical instrument, equipment retail experience; Large event and project manager; Denise Todd: CMAB Board Member, Dance Valdosta State University; U.S. Air Force Veteran, Geospatial Intelligence Analyst; undergraduate at St. Cloud State University pursuing a Major in Community Health; Spencer Madsen: CMAB Board Member, Writer; educator; theatrical performer; aspiring filmmaker and visual artist; B.A. in English Education; M.A. in American Literature; orchardist at Clear Lake Cider; Gretchen Boulka: CMAB Board Member, Director of Performing Arts at Paramount Center for the Arts, arts administrator with background in development, special events, program management, marketing and communications; musician, member of the Association for Performing Arts Professionals (APAP) and on the Board of Directors for Minnesota Presenters Network;

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Buddy King: CMAB Board Char, St Cloud Playwright, percussionist, teaching artist, engaged in numerous youth arts initiatives in the community; Sean Donahue: CMAB Board Tresurer, Performing arts technician; Professional light and sound designer, operator and trainer; Musician with musical instrument, equipment retail experience; Large event and project manager; Denise Todd: CMAB Board Member, Dance Valdosta State University; U.S. Air Force Veteran, Geospatial Intelligence Analyst; undergraduate at St. Cloud State University pursuing a Major in Community Health; Spencer Madsen: CMAB Board Member, Writer; educator; theatrical performer; aspiring filmmaker and visual artist; B.A. in English Education; M.A. in American Literature; orchardist at Clear Lake Cider; Gretchen Boulka: CMAB Board Member, Director of Performing Arts at Paramount Center for the Arts, arts administrator with background in development, special events, program management, marketing and communications; musician, member of the Association for Performing Arts Professionals (APAP) and on the Board of Directors for Minnesota Presenters Network;

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2021, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$8,500
Other Funds Leveraged
$0
Direct expenses
$8,500
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

To become our own non-profit 501c3 organization and to establish our own dedicated MAAC website. Official Government Documentation that establishes MAAC as a 501c3 Non-Profit Organization. Also a dynamically designed, user-friendly, and well functioning dedicated website.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Website- We launched our website (melroseareaartscouncil.org) on 6/27/23. We began work finding a developer in January and worked toward establishing its content, look and feel. The website turned out how we envisioned it with the information we wanted to

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
Achieved proposed outcomes
Recipient Board Members
Elizabeth Pohlmann, Mary Johnson Treasurer, Eileen Maus, Chris Barron, Board Member, Barb Dettler, Board Member
Project Manager
First Name
Mary
Last Name
Loecken
Organization Name
Melrose Area Arts Council
Street Address
43102 Hartnette Lake Rd
City
Melrose
State
MN
Zip Code
56352
Phone
(320) 761-5451
Email
maryloecken@gmail.com
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
Location

P.O. Box 458
220 4th Ave North 
Foley, MN 56329

Phone
Project Manager: Leslie LeCuyer
320-968-4290x 3