Small Capital for Nonprofit

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,800
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Wirth Center for the Performing Arts
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
December 2016
End Date
December 2016
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Benton
Sherburne
Stearns
Wright
Benton
Sherburne
Stearns
Wright
Project Overview
Small Capital for Nonprofit
Project Details
New computer, guitar amps, and music stands.
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; Doug Lien: Watercolorist, Member of the Central Minnesota Watercolorists, Community Education Art Class instructor; Ken Barry: blues musician, Victorian photographer, Nuclear Engineer; George Minerich: film, digital, and nature photographer, local arts center, photography club volunteer; Mark Nelson: public school music teacher, choral director, community theatre director, voice lessons instructor, American Choral Directors Association of Minnesota Board Member.
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; Doug Lien: Watercolorist, Member of the Central Minnesota Watercolorists, Community Education Art Class instructor; Ken Barry: blues musician, Victorian photographer, printer, Nuclear Engineer; George Minerich: Professional film, digital and nature photographer, local arts center and photography club volunteer; Mark Nelson: public school music teacher, choral director, community theatre director, voice lessons instructor, American Choral Directors Association of Minnesota Board Member.
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

2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,800
Other Funds Leveraged
$508
Direct expenses
$3,308
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

A new computer will increase teacher productivity and enhance the private music lessons they provide. It will also help us attract students via social media. New guitar amps and new music stands will ensure studios are well equipped for private lessons and proper gear is available for concerts. Feedback will be obtained from the teachers at regular scheduled faculty meetings, from emails, and from their frequent visits to our administrative office. Year-end surveys will solicit feedback from families and students. Registration forms learn how new students heard of the school (social media, word of mouth, reference, etc.).

Measurable Outcome(s)

A new computer has increased teacher productivity and enhanced the lessons they provide. Teachers regularly utilize the new computer to chart songs, print lyrics, research music, and prepare for lessons. It will also help us attract students via social media as teachers begin to plan how they'll use the machine for an upcoming newsletter and blog. The new guitar amps and new music stands ensure studios are well equipped for private lessons and proper gear is available for concerts. Feedback so far obtained from the teachers (from faculty meetings, emails, and their frequent visits to our administrative office) have been all positive and very thankful. We can now facilitate all 4 of our guitar teachers providing instruction at once! Year-end surveys will solicit feedback from families and students. Registration forms learn how new students heard of the school (from social media, word of mouth, reference, etc.).

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Anita Baugh, Erin Szabo, Matt Westlund, Arnie Kahara, Jason Tangen, Paul Wirth
Project Manager
First Name
Christopher
Last Name
Goering
Organization Name
Wirth Center for the Performing Arts
Street Address
823 1st St S PO Box 162
City
St Cloud
State
MN
Zip Code
56301
Phone
(320) 255-0318
Email
cgoering@wirthcenter.org
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