Project Grant

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,576
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Central Minnesota Youth Orchestra
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
January 2017
End Date
April 2017
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Benton
Benton
Project Overview

Project Grant

Project Details

Central Minnesota Youth Orchestra offers many educational music performance programs throughout the year, available to grade school age students. For this program, students across three ensembles will perform a concert inspired by adventure and friendship, titled Tell Me A Story, Friend.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Ken Barry: Blues musician, photographer, Nuclear Engineer; Buddy King: Playwright, percussionist, teaching artist, Unit Director for the Roosevelt Boys and Girls Club in St Cloud; Laura Hood: Director of Aging Services at Whitney Senior Center; Carrie Zwack: Saint Cloud Area Convention and Visitors Bureau promoting arts scenes, Member of Meire Grove Community Band, designer Logos and posters for organizations; David Glen: board member for the Minnesota State Arts Board; Sue Davies: painter, art educator, Central Minnesota Arts Board grant recipient.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Ken Barry: Blues musician, photographer, Nuclear Engineer; Buddy King: Playwright, percussionist, teaching artist, Unit Director for the Roosevelt Boys and Girls Club in St Cloud; Laura Hood: Director of Aging Services at Whitney Senior Center; Carrie Zwack: Saint Cloud Area Convention and Visitors Bureau promoting arts scenes, Member of Meire Grove Community Band, designer Logos and posters for organizations; David Glen: board member for the Minnesota State Arts Board; Sue Davies: painter, art educator, Central Minnesota Arts Board grant recipient.

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

2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,576
Other Funds Leveraged
$3,109
Direct expenses
$8,685
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

We will grow the number of participants and attendees of the concert, compared to the previous Spring program. We will track participant and attendance numbers, comparing results to the previous spring program. Additionally, we will be distributing satisfaction surveys to participating families of the program.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Hans
Last Name
Mersinger
Organization Name
Central Minnesota Youth Orchestra
Street Address
606 Wilson Ave NE
City
St Cloud
State
MN
Zip Code
56304
Phone
(320) 227-6847
Email
cmyo.manager@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 or Toll Free: 866-825-1471