Project Grant

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$8,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Buffalo Community Theater
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2014
End Date
July 2014
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Wright
Stearns
Wright
Stearns
Project Overview
Project Grant
Project Details
The Producers
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Chris Rasmussen: Minnesota Citizens for the Arts Board Member, College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University Fine Arts Programming Advisory Council Member; Mike Carlson: Art Teacher, Fall Musical Director, Potter; John Stander: active in Minnetonka Center for the Arts; Janice Courtney: Arts Adviser/Assistant Director of the Saint Cloud State University Program Board; Helene Woods: Board Member of the Monticello Arts Council; Leslie Hanlon: Director of Fundraising and Marketing for the College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University Fine Arts Series; Doug Lien: Watercolorist, Member of the Central Minnesota Watercolorists, Member of Artists of Minnesota, Community Education Art Class instructor.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Chris Rasmussen: Minnesota Citizens for the Arts Board Member, College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University Fine Arts Programming Advisory Council Member; Mike Carlson: Art Teacher, Fall Musical Director, Potter; John Stander: active in Minnetonka Center for the Arts; Janice Courtney: Arts Adviser/Assistant Director of the Saint Cloud State University Program Board; Helene Woods: Board Member of the Monticello Arts Council; Leslie Hanlon: Director of Fundraising and Marketing for the College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University Fine Arts Series; Doug Lien: Watercolorist, Member of the Central Minnesota Watercolorists, Member of Artists of Minnesota, Community Education Art Class instructor.
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

2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$8,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$21,615
Direct expenses
$29,615
Administration costs
$1,200
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

We will have provided 12 staff and 60 local volunteers with an opportunity to work in a supportive, artistic environment, and provided an opportunity for approximately 40 performers to share their talents and grow as artists. We will have entertained audiences totaling approximately 1700 people of all ages, economic and cultural backgrounds, 10% of whom will not have not been to or been involved in a previous Buffalo Community Theater production.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, overall experience. An email survey sent to the staff, performers and volunteers, will help us gather data about how we can improve our procedures from auditions to striking the production.

Measurable Outcome(s)

We provided 14 staff and 58 local volunteers with an opportunity to work in a supportive, artistic environment. 24 performers had the opportunity to share their talents and grow as artists. We entertained audiences totaling 1286 people of all ages, economic and cultural backgrounds, 16% of whom had not been to or been involved in a previous Buffalo Community Theater production, exceeding our goal of 10%. We arrived at these numbers through box office reports and careful counting of all involved.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Michael Walsh, Jon Salmon, Lisa Ellwoods, Janice Luoma, Diane Paulu, Zanna Joyce, Erin Walsh, Don Schmidt, Jamie Cassidy, Bryce Bishop
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
(763) 898-8227
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