Organizational Development

2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$450

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

Delano Area Council for Arts and Culture

Recipient Type

Non-Profit Business/Entity

Status

Completed

Start Date

December 2015

End Date

December 2016

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Wright

Project Overview

Organizational Development

Project Details

Delano Area Council for Arts and Culture 501(c)(3) nonprofit status.

Competitive Grant Making Body

Board Members and Qualifications

Janice Courtney: Arts Adviser/Assistant Director of the St Cloud State University Program Board, arts advocate; Linda Brobeck: visual artist, owner of Crow River North, LLC, has served on a number of non-profit boards; Al Hams: Founder of Al's Music, author, served on a number of Boards of Directors; Leslie Hanlon: Director of Fundraising and Marketing for the College of St Benedict/St John's University Fine Arts Series; Doug Lien: watercolorist, member of the Central Minnesota Watercolorists, Community Education Art Class instructor; Ken Barry: blues musician, Victorian photographer, Nuclear Engineer; Mark Nelson: public school music teacher, choral director, community theatre director, voice lessons instructor, American Choral Directors Association of Minnesota Board Member; Justin Lewandowski: music advocate, promoter and booking agent, writer, actor, volunteer for a number of organizations.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Janice Courtney: Arts Adviser, Assistant Director of the St Cloud State University Program Board, arts advocate; Linda Brobeck: Minnesota visual artist, owner of Crow River North, LLC, serves on a number of non-profit boards; Al Hams: Founder of Al's Music, author, has served on a number of Boards of Directors; Leslie Hanlon: Director of Fundraising and Marketing for the College of St Benedict/St John's University Fine Arts Series; Doug Lien: Watercolorist, Member of the Central Minnesota Watercolorists, Community Education Art Class instructor; Ken Barry: blues musician, Victorian photographer, printer, Nuclear Engineer; Mark Nelson: public school music teacher, choral director, community theatre director, voice lessons instructor, American Choral Directors Association of Minnesota Board Member; Justin Lewandowski: Music advocate, promoter and booking agent, writer, actor, volunteer for a number of organizations.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed

Project Details: 2016 Fiscal Year

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

$450

Other Funds Leveraged

Direct expenses

$450

Administration costs

Number of full time equivalents funded

0.00

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

The council will no longer be reliant on other institutions to be a fiscal agent when applying for grants. It will allow the possibility of receiving matching funds from corporations. It will allow us to act as fiscal agents for local artists. The evaluation for the major outcome will be whether or not we obtain our 501c3 approval. The other outcomes can be measured quantitatively - how many matching corporate donations, dollar amount, and how many local artists have we helped.

Measurable Outcome(s)

The Delano Area Council for Arts and Culture has filed for 501c3 status. With the ability to accept tax free donations and corporate matching funds, our organization expects to see our annual donation dollars increase significantly. The Council is no longer reliant on the Delano School District to be our fiscal agent. Alternatively, the Delano Area Council for Arts and Culture can now act as the fiscal agent for local artists.

Description of Funds

Recipient Board Members

Jill Woodward, Gail Scholl, Diane Johnson, Jan Funke, Sarah Hellmich, Pat Jakobsen, Sherry Smahel

Project Manager

Debbie

DeBeer

Delano Area Council for Arts and Culture

140 Elm Ave

Delano

55328

(763) 972-6210x 6

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