American Choral Directors Association of Minnesota (ACDA‑MN)

ACDA‑MN is the Minnesota state affiliate of the American Choral Directors Association, operating as a member-driven 501(c)(3) professional organization that promotes choral music through performance, education, composition, publication and research. The organization runs year-round programming for conductors and singers across the state, including auditioned honor choirs for grades 4–10, a state conference, Summer Dialogue, festivals, mentorship, and scholarship programs. In recent years ACDA‑MN has reported strong programmatic impact: the organization lists roughly 960 honor‑choir participants in its most recent program year, has distributed substantial scholarship support (reported as approximately $350,000 in scholarship awards), and maintains dedicated funds such as the Melius Christiansen Endowment and an IDEA Fund to expand access and equity in the choral community. ACDA‑MN also publishes annual reports and makes governance and financial filings available to the public, and it continues to schedule statewide events (for example Summer Dialogue and the State Conference) that serve educators, students, and community singers.