Organizations Filed Purposes:
CURRICULUM: WE BUILD CLEAR DEVELOPMENTAL OBJECTIVES FOR STUDENTS INTO WORKSHOPS CONDUCTED MONTHLY FOR EACH OF OUR 14,000 STUDENTS IN EVERY SCHOOL IN THEIR ENGLISH/LANGUAGE ARTS CLASSROOMS, AND INTO EACH OF OUR ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE OF CLASS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, TRAINED, PROFESSIONAL AND DIVERSE STAFF WHO STAY WITH STUDENTS AS THEY MOVE THROUGH GRADES.
ARTS: THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS REPORTS THAT ARTS ENGAGEMENT CAN HELP NARROW THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP, CONTRIBUTING TO GRADUATION RATES, COLLEGE COMPLETION RATES, AND SETTING STUDENTS UP FOR GREATER EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES. WE UTILIZE THE POWER OF THEATER AND THE ARTS TO INSPIRE, BUILD COMMUNITY, ACT AS A SPRINGBOARD FOR DISCUSSION AND ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO TELL THEIR OWN STORIES. FOR EXAMPLE, WE PROVIDE AN AVERAGE OF 6,000 STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES THE EXPERIENCE OF WORLD-CLASS THEATER PERFORMANCES IN THE TWIN CITIES AT NO COST TO THEM, THANKS TO OUR 40+ THEATER PARTNERS WHO GENEROUSLY DONATE TICKETS. WE ALSO PRODUCE MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT MUSICAL PERFORMANCES FEATURING MORE THAN 200 STUDENTS EACH YEAR.
EXPEDITIONS - EXPEDITIONS PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS TO SEE A PART OF THE WORLD THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN BEFORE OR SEE SOMETHING FAMILIAR IN A NEW WAY, BUILDING CONFIDENCE AND OPENING NEW DOORS FOR THEIR FUTURE. THEY EMPOWER STUDENTS TO CREATE ACTIONABLE, INFORMED PLANS FOR THEIR FUTURES, AND HAVE A LASTING IMPACT ON INCREASING STUDENTS' ACADEMIC MOTIVATION. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE LOCAL AND REGIONAL COLLEGE AND WORKPLACE TOURS, LOCAL OUTDOOR ADVENTURE DAYS, WEEK-LONG WILDERNESS EXPERIENCES, AND TRAVEL TO GLOBAL CITIES IN AND OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES FOR EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXPLORATION.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Adrienne Diercks | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 50 | $140,897 |
| Sabina Saksena | CEO & FOUNDER | 1 | $0 |
| Betsy Horton | CFO | 1 | $0 |
| Issara Srun | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Ann Aronson | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Agnes Semington | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Wayne Zink | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Stanley Jackson | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Moira Grosbard | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jamie Candee | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| David Best | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Julie Dubois | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Jody Rodriques | CHAIR | 5 | $0 |
| Ann Ruschy | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Karla Ekdahl | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Julie Zelle | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Charles Montreuil | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Todd Macgregor | VICE CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
| Elise Linehan | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Cheryl Creecy | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Shana Moses | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
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