EIN 13-3577394

Mark Morris Dance Group (MMDG)

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
181
Year formed
1990
Most recent tax filings
2022-06-01
NTEE code, primary
Description
The mission of the Mark Morris Dance Group is to develop, promote, and sustain dance, music, and opera productions by Mark Morris and to serve as a cultural resource to engage and enrich the community.
Also known as...
Discalced Inc
Total revenues
$14,438,321
2022
Total expenses
$8,877,471
2022
Total assets
$21,807,049
2022
Num. employees
181
2022

Program areas at MMDG

Founded in new york city in 1980 by artistic director and choreographer Mark Morris, the Mark Morris Dance Group (mmdg) has been called "the preeminent modern Dance organization of our time" (yo-yo ma), its members receiving "highest praise for their technical aplomb, their musicality, and their sheer human authenticity" (bloomberg news). Live music and community engagement are vital components of the Dance Group, which has toured with its own musicians, the mmdg music ensemble, since 1996. Morris has choreographed more than 195 works and continues to create prolifically for his Group of dancers. In 2021, mmdg shared the company's first-ever online livestream and new work premiere with virtual audience members around the world. Digital engagement is now an integral part of our offerings, providing continued opportunities for regular engagement with the company. Through community and education programming, the Dance Group provides opportunities in Dance and music to over 50,000 people of all ages, with and without disabilities while on tour internationally, at home at the Mark Morris Dance center in brooklyn, ny, and online via www.mmdg.org.
Mmdg is committed to providing free and low-cost Dance and music opportunities for people of all ages, with and without disabilities in brooklyn/nyc, on tour, and online/by phone. Working in collaboration with a roster of 40 community partners, mmdg provides free programs for youth and seniors in new york city housing authority and other community centers in all five boroughs. In-school residencies at new york city schools (k-12 students with and without disabilities), serve more than 1,500 elementary, middle, and high school students each year. Dance for pd, mmdg's groundbreaking program for people with parkinson's, their care partners, and Dance educators, serves a global community of more than 6,000 people with parkinson's disease and their caregivers through live and on-demand classes in english, spanish, and mandarin. In addition to Group classes, Dance for pd offers teacher training and certification as well as a full range of instructional at home media and online resources to foster broad access to the joys and research-backed benefits of Dance. Mmdg supports the continued development of artists, educators, and administrators through online and in-person workforce development programs from internships, teacher assistant training programs, and an arts immersion fellowship program for teens. Teaching artists specialize in working with people with disabilities and receive professional development training from mmdg and from partner organizations on best practices for adaptive Dance.
In 2001, mmdg opened the Mark Morris Dance center in brooklyn, ny, the company's first permanent home in the u.s., housing rehearsal space for the Dance community, outreach programs for local residents, and a school offering Dance classes to students of all ages. The school at the Mark Morris Dance center is the centerpiece of mmdg's education programming. Each year, the school serves approximately 2,700 children and teens through high-quality Dance instruction accompanied by live music in in-person, on-demand streaming, and/or hybrid formats. Over 7,000 adult students of all levels participate in free and affordable Dance classes with live music via live, asynchronous, and hybrid classes in a range of Dance genres online and at the Dance center. Mmdg rents out its nine ada-compliant, fully equipped, professional Dance studios to over 115 local artists and non-profits at deeply reduced rates through the subsidized studio rental program. Mmdg's state-of-the-art studios feature sprung floors, ballet barres, full wall mirrors, natural light, pianos, and sound systems.mmdg digital, offers free and low-cost livestreamed and on-demand programs that mirror our high-engagement in-person programming to provide a lifeline for wellbeing, source of joy, and community building for new and returning audiences. Programming provides opportunities to learn more about Morris' work and the history of the Dance Group, as well as 24/7 access to Dance and movement classes. Our community of students, historians, and Dance fans alike can enjoy our newly redesigned Mark Morris archive. The archive ensures the preservation of Morris' legacy and contributions to the Dance field for decades to come for the benefit of scholars, dancers, students, choreographers, musicians, and audiences. Most of the collection is unique to the organization and does not exist in elsewhere. In addition, the Mark Morris digital Dance center provides on-demand Mark Morris Dance center classes in diverse Dance and movement styles through technologically accessible, adaptive, and integrated programming in an egalitarian virtual environment.

Who funds Mark Morris Dance Group (MMDG)

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Planning and Art Resources for CommunitiesGeneral Purpose$200,000
Shubert FoundationGeneral Operating$100,000
Poss Family FoundationTo Promote Its Charitable Purpose$100,000
...and 22 more grants received totalling $825,015

Personnel at MMDG

NameTitleCompensation
Elizabeth FoxChief Financial Officer$151,122
Eva NicholsManaging Director
Nancy UmanoffExecutive Director$196,072
Laura GiannatempoDirector of Marketing and Communications$109,679
Aleksandr KanevskiyIt Director / Board Member
...and 31 more key personnel

Financials for MMDG

RevenuesFYE 06/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$10,659,966
Program services$3,575,172
Investment income and dividends$178,824
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$2,057
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$-5,097
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$-7,476
Miscellaneous revenues$34,875
Total revenues$14,438,321

Form 990s for MMDG

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-062023-04-18990View PDF
2021-062022-03-31990View PDF
2020-062021-04-15990View PDF
2019-062020-09-22990View PDF
2018-062019-06-19990View PDF
...and 9 more Form 990s
Data update history
June 10, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
May 7, 2023
Received grants
Identified 2 new grant, including a grant for $30,000 from Billy Rose Foundation
January 23, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 5 new personnel
August 2, 2022
Received grants
Identified 5 new grant, including a grant for $11,500 from Harris A Berman and Ruth E Nemzoff Family Foundation
January 5, 2022
Updated personnel
Identified 8 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsPerforming arts organizationsBalletsCharities
Issues
Arts, cultural, and humanities
Characteristics
MembershipsReceives government fundingEndowed supportCommunity engagement / volunteeringProvides scholarshipsTax deductible donations
General information
Address
3 Lafayette Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11217
Metro area
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
County
Kings County, NY
Website URL
markmorrisdancegroup.org/ 
Phone
(718) 624-8400
Facebook page
MarkMorrisDanceGroup 
Twitter profile
@markmorrisdance 
IRS details
EIN
13-3577394
Fiscal year end
June
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1990
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
A62: Dance
NAICS code, primary
711120: Dance Companies
Parent/child status
Independent
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