Small Capital Arts Grant for NonProfits

2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$1,629

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

Chamber Music Society of Saint Cloud

Recipient Type

Non-Profit Business/Entity

Status

Completed

Start Date

December 2013

End Date

June 2014

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Benton

Sherburne

Stearns

Wright

Project Overview

Office equipment for use by new executive director

Competitive Grant Making Body

Board Members and Qualifications

Chris Rasmussen: art teacher for 35 years at Foley Senior High (retired), Minnesota Citizens for the Arts Board Member and College of Saint Benedict's/Saint John's University Fine Arts Programming Advisory Council Member; Mike Carlson: Foley High School Art Teacher, potter; Peter Veljkovich: realtor (retired), member of the Little Fine Arts Committee, county representative for the South Suburban Arts Committee, photographer, Disc Jockey; Leslie Hanlon: Director of Fundraising and Marketing for the College of Saint Benedict's/Saint John's University Fine Arts Series; John Stander: Executive Director of Elk River Arts Alliance, career school administrator; Janice Courtney: arts advisor/Assistant Director of Saint Cloud State University Program Board; P.J. Fanberg: Executive Director of Land Of Lakes Choirboys of Minnesota, management, fundraising, Human Resources, mission-guided organizational planner.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Conflict of Interest Disclosed

Project Details: 2013 Fiscal Year

Legal Citation / Subdivision

Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3

Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$1,629

Other Funds Leveraged

$288

Direct expenses

$1,917

Administration costs

$1,629

Number of full time equivalents funded

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

After the next executive director is hired, he or she will be able to perform all the duties of the position which require the office equipment which is included in this request.If the employee does not need to leave the office in order to satisfactorily perform all computer-related tasks, this purchase will be considered to have achieved its purpose.

Measurable Outcome(s)

The office equipment purchased with the help of this Central Minnesota Arts Board grant is used by the Chamber Music Society of Saint Cloud's new executive director, hired August 1, 2013. Utilizing this new office equipment, the director can effectively carry out the duties of this position, including communications, document creation, scanning, faxing, and file management on behalf of the organization starting with the 2013-2014 concert season.

Description of Funds

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members

Molly Ewing, Judy Heeter, Robert Lavenda, Mary Lou Lenz, Laura Malholtra, Carol Mossey

Project Manager

Susan

Dubin

Chamber Music Society of Saint Cloud

PO Box 205

St Cloud

56302-0205