Minnesota Council on Foundations

For 2011 general operating support

Central Corridor Funders Collaborative

To support an informed and engaged approach to transit-oriented community development through the Central Corridor Funders Collaborative (CCFC)

Random Acts of Culture: St. Paul

To break down barriers of access to the performing arts and touch the lives of residents with Random Acts of Culture (RAC), a series of unexpected, spontaneous cultural performances in non-traditional settings

Living Cities

To support Living Cities and the Integration Initiative, a multidisciplinary focus on both neighborhood and system transformation in five cities, including St. Paul and Detroit

City of Saint Paul

To provide the planning and project management capacity to secure funding for a public/private community fiber network to dramatically increase access to broadband

Minnesota Opera Company: Wuthering Heights

To record and distribute the Minnesota Opera's production of Bernard Herrmann's opera Wuthering Heights in movie theaters worldwide

OKRA: Penumbra Theatre Company

To support Penumbra Theatre's New Play Development Program called OKRA

Park Square Theatre Company

To expand programming to teen audiences through use of a new 142-seat thrust stage

St. Paul Chamber Orchestra Digitization Project

To create an extensive digital database of concerts on the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra (SPCO) website and thereby greatly increase free online access to locally-produced classical music

TU Dance Center

To develop and launch programming for the TU Dance Center including dance classes and a summer intensive, making the center a hub of community and professional activity for local and regional dance

The Language of Urbanism: A Six-Mile Photographic Inquiry

To reflect and engage residents along University Avenue with the production of Wing Young Huie's University Avenue Project-The Language of Urbanism: A Six-Mile Photographic Inquiry

Theater Mu

To produce WTF, a contemporary play by Katie Ka Van exploring the second-generation Hmong-American experience