PALM SPRINGS DANCE PROJECT

Programs

1. Professional Presentation Projects include events that foster the art form, inspire young practitioners, support working artists, and connect local community together to the wider dance community. They also serve to inspire community support and donations for the sake of the art form. This year's Main Event, a professional presentation of immersive dance brought together 196 attendees. The program created professional paid internship grant opportunities for locals: 3 advanced youth dancers and 3 semi-professional adult dancers were awarded these paid internships. These dancers trained and performed with the professionals. In keeping with our goal to support working artists, 7 professional dancers were hired, as were 3 professional choreographers.

   $46,740 spent
   87% of program spending

2. Education & Community Event Projects like Dancin in the Streets, The Dance Film, Communities Finest Dance Showcase, and participating in the Health and Wellness Fest equitably bring together diverse demographics and provide free professional training, exposure, and culminate into free dance experiences and performance opportunities for the local community. This year our community projects included Communities' Finest Dance Showcase, where more than a dozen diverse dance styles were performed primarily by local groups of student and cultural dancers that numbered over 60 participants. It included one group from the L.A. area that brought 12 dancers. 75% of the groups participating were granted into the program. 357 were in attendance. We also hosted the 18 member dance team of Desert Hot Springs High School at the Health and Wellness Festival, providing them a performance and fundraising opportunity. More than 800 participants flowed through the event. The High School dance team was able to raise $300.00 that day enabling them to participate in a national competition, as well as getting connected to a local social media influencer to help with future fund-raising. That school is…

   $4,710 spent
   9% of program spending

3. Scholarships and Grants - Scholarships and grants create enriching growth opportunities that might otherwise never cross the paths of our recipients. A majority of these are targeted at the underserved in our community, while some may be based more heavily on awarding important achievements and admirable efforts to encourage these traits. This year we provided 10 local youth micro-scholarship awards for underserved students attending classes at local InMovement Dance, who caters to underserved students. We also awarded a 60 day dance administration office internship that included a $630 stipend award for a long-time participant in our programs for the underserved, as she entered the community college this year to study kinesiology. Also, as mentioned in the Professional Presentation section, there were 6 dancers who received professional internship grants this year, which included monetary stipends ranging from $300 to $400.

   $2,353 spentof which $1,160 as grants
   4% of program spending

The 3 programs described on its FY2022 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $53,803.