Arts Activities Support

2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$10,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

Amherst H. Wilder Foundation

Recipient Type

Non-Profit Business/Entity

Status

Completed

Start Date

October 2013

End Date

September 2014

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Ramsey

Project Overview

Arts Activities Support

Project Details

Funding for the FY 2014 Wilder Adult Day Health Band and Choir season, which provides music programming and performance opportunities for older adults, including those with Alzheimer’s and physical disabilities. Activities will take place between October

Competitive Grant Making Body

Board Members and Qualifications

Julie Andersen: Executive Director, Eagan Art House; Jill Anfang: Program Director, Roseville Parks and Recreation; Bethany Brunsell: Music Teacher and Performer; Kathy Busch: Realtor and Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Paul Creager: Saint Paul Public Schools Administrator, Square Lake Film Festival Director; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Eastern Carver County Schools Community Education; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake Savage Community Education; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Margaret Rog: Consultant and Grant Writer; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka: Children's Theatre Company Development Officer; Beth Starbuck: Vocal Performer; Dameun Strange: Composer and Performer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Robert Scott: Education, Artistic, Administration, Finance; Bob Bierscheid: Community Education, Organizational Development, Volunteerism; Janice Johnson: Audience Development, Organizational Development, Education; Scott Chamberlain: Administration; Noah Keesecker: Artistic, Organizational Development, Audience Development; Teresa Mock: Artistic, Administration, Organizational Development; Junauda Petrus: Artistic, Youth Programming, Community Education; Bonny Southworth: Fundraising, Administration, Organizational Development; Emily Shaftel: Fundraising, Marketing, Volunteerism.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed

Project Details: 2014 Fiscal Year

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

$10,000

Other Funds Leveraged

$5,330

Direct expenses

$15,330

Administration costs

Number of full time equivalents funded

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

1. At least 30 older adults, including those with Alzheimer’s disease/dementia, mental illness or physical disabilities, will engage in creative musical expression. 2. 85% of participants will report improved quality of life as a result of Wilder's Music Programs. 3. 85% of participants will report they have increased knowledge, skills, and/or appreciation of music as a result of the program.1. Participant count. 2. Participant pre/post surveys. 3. Participant pre/post surveys.

Measurable Outcome(s)

32 older adults, including those with Alzheimer’s/dementia, mental illness and/or physical disabilities, engaged in creative musical expression; 87% of participants reported improved quality of life as a result of Wilder's Music Programs; and 90% of participants reported that they had increased knowledge, skills, and/or appreciation of music as a result of the program.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members

Robyn Hansen, Barbara Roy, Ann Wynia, Julie Brunner, Gary Christensen, Alex Cirillo Jr, Fred Harris Jr, Elizabeth M Kiernat, Rahul Koranne, Mike Monahan, Eric Nicholson, Joan Thompson

Project Manager

Leah

Driscoll

Amherst H. Wilder Foundation

451 Lexington Pkwy N

St Paul

55104

(651) 280-2000

leah.driscoll@wilder.org

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