Mark DeGarmo & Dancers/Dynamic Forms Inc. (MDDF) is a not-for-profit tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization committed to enlivening bodies, changing perspectives and transforming lives. MDDF works in yearlong, multiyear partnership programs with NYC schools, including public students and communities underserved in the arts, dance and aesthetic education.
QUICK FACTS
- In 2010-11, we worked with 1,400 students
- In the last 4 years, MDDF taught 3,031 workshops in 177 classrooms
- 10-year relationship with partnership schools
- 380 cumulative years of faculty experience in the arts
- 100 hours of adult learning opportunities
- Consultant to the NYC Department of Education to develop the Arts Blueprint, serving 1.1 million students in 1,500 schools
- For every $1.00 contributed to MDDF there is $2.11 benefit to society (Columbia Business School, 2010)
MISSION & PURPOSE
- EDUCATE youth and communities
- CREATE and perform artistic work
- ACHIEVE global understanding through the arts and dance
MDDF'S PROGRAMS & SERVICES ARE SUPPORTED IN PART BY
Public Funds
- National Endowment for the Arts, Art Works
- New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council
- New York City Council Member, 1st District Manhattan, Margaret Chin
- New York City Council Member, 2nd District Manhattan, Rosie Mendez
- New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature
- The Bay and Paul Foundations
- Credit Suisse Americas Foundation
- The MetLife Foundation Partners in Arts Education Program which is funded by MetLife Foundation and administered by the National Guild for Community Arts Education
- Youth, INC
- Friends of MDDF
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