Project Grant 6000

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Buffalo Community Theater
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
October 2014
End Date
November 2014
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Wright
Stearns
Wright
Stearns
Project Overview
Project Grant 6000
Project Details
And Then There Were None
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Chris Rasmussen: Minnesota Citizens for the Arts Board Member, College of Saint Benedict/Saint JohnÆs University Fine Arts Programming Advisory Council Member; Mike Carlson: Art Teacher, Fall Musical Director, Potter; Leslie Hanlon: Director of Fundraising and Marketing for the College of Saint Benedict/Saint JohnÆs University Fine Arts Series; Doug Lien: Watercolorist, Member of the Central Minnesota Watercolorists, Member of Artists of Minnesota, Community Education Art Class instructor; George Minerich: Photographer, local arts center and photography club volunteer, environmental professional.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Mary Opatz Herges: Printmaker, painter; Mark Nelson: Choral Director, Public School Educator; Linda Brobeck: Visual Artist, non-profit board member, former university administrator; Joanie Hauck: Speech Coach, ABE Program Assistant, volunteer with Youth Chorale of Central Minnesota; George Minnerich: Photographer, environmental professional.
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 ACHF Arts Education

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$9,960
Direct expenses
$15,960
Administration costs
$1,200
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Upon successful completion of this project, Buffalo Community Theater will have: provided 15 staff and 25 local volunteers with an opportunity to work in a supportive, artistic environment, provided 11 performers the opportunity to grow as artists and increase their skill sets, entertained audiences of approx. 800 people of all ages, economic and cultural backgrounds, at least 10% of whom have not been to a previous Buffalo Community Theater production, and increased our youth ticket sales by 20%.Buffalo Community Theater will measure our outcomes by tracking the people who: audition, volunteer, perform in or attend our performances. We will solicit comments and reactions from audience members, actors and volunteers. An audience survey will help to provide info on residency, demographics, frequency of attendance. An email survey to staff, performers and volunteers, will gather data to improve our procedures. Box office sales reports will track the numbers of attendees and their breakdown by age.

Measurable Outcome(s)

We provided 15 staff and over 40 local volunteers an opportunity to work in a supportive, artistic environment. 11 performers had the opportunity to share their talents and grow as artists. We entertained audiences of 1091 people of all ages, economic and cultural backgrounds, exceeding our sales projection by 10%, 13% of audience members were new to Buffalo Community Theater, which exceeded our goal of 10%. These statistics were achieved by tracking staff and volunteers and through box office figures.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Michael Walsh, Jon Salmon, Diane Paulu, Janice Luoma, Suzanna Joyce, Erin Walsh, Don Schmidt, Bryce Bishop, Jamie Cassidy, John Hage
Project Manager
First Name
Suzanna
Last Name
Joyce
Organization Name
Buffalo Community Theater
Street Address
PO Box 23
City
Buffalo
State
MN
Zip Code
55313-0023
Phone
(612) 404-0228
Email
zannaj@q.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