Arts Activities Support

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$10,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

Jewish Community Center of Greater Minneapolis AKA Sabes Jewish Community Center Performing Arts Department

Recipient Type

Non-Profit Business/Entity

Status

Completed

Start Date

September 2014

End Date

February 2015

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Hennepin

Project Overview

Arts Activities Support

Project Details

Funding for the sixth annual Twin Cities Jewish Humor Festival at the Sabes Jewish Community Center in St Louis Park and the Saint Paul Jewish Community Center in January and February 2015.

Competitive Grant Making Body

Board Members and Qualifications

Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Jill Anfang: Roseville Parks and Recreation Program Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music Teacher and Performer; Kathy Busch: Realtor, Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Independent School District 112 Community Education; Anthony Galloway: Actor, Storyteller, West Metro Education Program; Jamil Jude: Theatre Artist; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Colleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka-Richardson: Children's Theatre Company Development Officer; Dameun Strange: Composer and Performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Nathan Daniels: Artistic, Education, Youth Programming; Ben Krywosz: Artistic, Administration, Education; Heidi Larson: Administration, Marketing, Fundraising; Alan Berks: Artistic, Marketing, Education; Sofia Lorraine: Administration, Fundraising; Sara Udvig: Artistic; Natalie Madgy: Administration, Education, Artistic; Jocinda Gaynor: Artistic, Youth Programming, Community Education; Becky Franklin: Administration.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed

Project Details: 2015 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

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$10,000

Other Funds Leveraged

$21,000

Direct expenses

$31,000

Administration costs

Number of full time equivalents funded

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Quantitative: We anticipate attendance of at least 1500 patrons across three weekends of events. Qualitative: Patron feedback will show appreciation for diversity of event type, diversity of Jewish experience, and meaningful moments of community engagement in a Jewish environment.In order to fully evaluate the Twin Cities Jewish Humor Festival, we plan to collect feedback from both audience and artists involved via anonymous survey. We will also evaluate the Festival from media attention, ticket sales, and audience size.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Quantitative: We anticipated attendance of at least 1500 patrons across three weekends of events. FINAL ATTENDANCE was 1251. Qualitative: We expected patrons would appreciate the diversity of event type and of Jewish experience, which many did express on the follow-up SurveyMonkey survey we emailed to all patrons who provided an email address.

Description of Funds

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members

Josh Awend, Robyn Stoller Awend, Claire Avitabile, Todd Bruse, Soni Cohen, Anita Lewis, Anya Kremenetsky, Katherine Tane

Project Manager

Claire

Avitabile

Jewish Community Center of Greater Minneapolis AKA Sabes Jewish Community Center Performing Arts Department

4330 Cedar Lake Rd S

St Louis Park

55416