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2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
RiverSong Music Festival
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
May 2014
End Date
June 2015
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
McLeod
Meeker
Renville
McLeod
Meeker
Renville
Project Overview
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Project Details
RiverSong Music Festival 501(c)3 Filing
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Jane Link: visual artist , Milan Village Arts School founding member, Milan Community Education, Greater Milan Initiative; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council Advisory Board; Kate Aydin: retired educator, arts advocate, Lincoln County Pioneer Museum board; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of the Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Vice President of Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, founding member and president, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, High School English and creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, board member Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Ellen Copperud: retired language arts teacher, theatre director; Dan Wahl: visual artist, musician, theater, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Dan Connolly: musician, music educator, board Renville Friends of the Arts; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasure, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County board; Sydney Massee; visual artist, theatre, Lac qui Parle Valley School Districts board.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Jane Link: visual artist , Milan Village Arts School founding member, Milan Community Education, Greater Milan Initiative; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council Advisory Board; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of the Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Vice President of Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, founding member and president, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, High School English and creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, board member Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Ellen Copperud: retired language arts teacher, theatre director; Dan Wahl: visual artist, musician, theater, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Dan Connolly: musician, music educator, board Renville Friends of the Arts; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasure, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County board; Sydney Massee; visual artist, theatre, Lac qui Parle Valley School Districts board.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
Yes
Conflict of Interest Contact
Southwest Minnesota Arts Council, Greta Murray (507) 537-1471
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$290
Direct expenses
$2,290
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

More Minnesotans, especially those in the Southwest Minnesota Region, will be able to participate in the arts.Establishing RiverSong as a 501c3 will help the organization further our mission and grow. If RiverSong remains a financially stable and sustainable organization, more people will have the opportunity to attend a festival or music series concert because RiverSong will present high-quality arts experiences for many years to come. Our method for evaluation will include tracking attendance at all RiverSong events and comparing attendance from before we filed for 501c3 status to after it has been secured.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Our 2015 festival took place just two months after receiving our final 501c3 status. Unfortunately attendance was down. Future festival attendance must increase for this 501c3 project to have been a successful next step in our organization's growth. We will monitor future attendance to better understand the long term outcomes of becoming an independent nonprofit. We will also see if there is a correlation between our nonprofit status and our fundraising success.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Karen Grasmon, John Rodeberg, Betsy Price, Kris Haag, Mark Hanneman, Catherine Libor Huse, Ronny Wilson, Kacie Lange, Lenny Rutledge
Project Manager
First Name
Karen
Last Name
Grasmon
Organization Name
RiverSong Music Festival
Street Address
547 Miller Ave SW PO Box 667
City
Hutchinson
State
MN
Zip Code
55350
Phone
(320) 583-5140
Email
kgrasmon@gmail.com
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Administered By
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Minnesota State Arts Board

Location

Griggs Midway Building, Suite 304,
540 Fairview Avenue North,
St. Paul, MN 55104

Phone
(651) 539-2650 or toll-free (800) 866-2787
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Email the Agency
msab@arts.state.mn.us
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Southwest Minnesota Arts Council

Location

509 W Main St, PO Box 55
Marshall, Minnesota 56258 

Phone
Phone Manager: Nicole DeBoer
(507) 537-1471
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Email the Agency
nicole@swmnarts.org
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