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School Programs Manager

Discalced · Arts, Culture & Humanities · $9.3M budget · 193 staff · Since 1990

Why Discalced

FY2024 · Form 990Its mission and biggest programs, as filed

Sustains dance, music, and opera by Mark Morris, enriching the community.

  • Founded in 1980 by choreographer mark morris, the mission of the mark morris dance group (mmdg) is to create, promote, and sustain dance, music, and opera works by morris and to serve as a cultural resource to engage and enrich…$4.1M spent in FY2024
  • The mark morris dance center, a national model for inclusive arts education, wellness, and community engagement, will celebrate its 25th anniversary in 2026-27 while continuing to serve nearly 6,000 visitors each week. Advancing the mark morris dance group's core value…$3.4M spent in FY2024
  • Founded in 2001, dance for pd is a ground-breaking, award-winning program of the mark morris dance group that harnesses the power of dance to improve the health and quality of life of people living with parkinson's disease. Recognized internationally as…$602K spent in FY2024

Before you apply

FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Peers pay
$104K–$143K
$3M–$10M orgs, New York
Fine: from the org's Form 990.
Pt VII · Sec A
Pays its leaders
$103K–$316K
7 officers reported
Fine: from the org's Form 990.
Pt VII · Sec A
Budget
$9.7M
spent in FY2023
Fine: from the org's Form 990.
Pt I · Ln 18
Staff
193
employees
22 volunteers
Fine: from the org's Form 990.
Pt I · Ln 5–6
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Surplus or deficit
−12%
of revenue, FY2023
Concern: revenue was below expenses in the latest filing.
Pt I · Ln 19
Cash reserves
21 mo
of spending, in cash and securities
Looks good: 21.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Latest return
FY2023
latest Form 990
Fine: the latest return is for FY2023, 3 tax years back; within 3 tax years.
IRS e-file
IRS status
501(c)(3)
tax-exempt since 1991
Looks good: listed by the IRS.
IRS BMF
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernTap a box for the reason.

About the role

The org's own posting, as written

ORGANIZATION SUMMARY: The internationally renowned Mark Morris Dance Group (MMDG) has received “highest praise for their technical aplomb, their musicality, and their sheer human authenticity.” (Bloomberg News). Founded in 1980, the Dance Group performs the repertory of choreographer Mark Morris, hailed as the “the most successful and influential choreographer alive, and indisputably the most musical” (The New York Times), whose work is acclaimed for its ingenuity, musicality, wit, and humanity. Live music and community engagement are vital components of the Dance Group.

It has toured with its own musicians, the MMDG Music Ensemble, since 1996, and regularly collaborates with orchestras and opera companies around the world. In addition to 12 full-time dancers, the organization currently employs approximately 200 full-time, part-time and seasonal employees. In the heart of the Brooklyn Cultural District, the Mark Morris Dance Center, founded in 2001, is the hub of dance and music education in Brooklyn. The nine-studio building provides affordable classes in multiple genres for people of all ages, levels, with and without disabilities, accompanied by live music.

The studios, a performance space, a Wellness Center, and ancillary spaces are all available to the community and to nonprofit organizations at subsidized rates. MMDG’s Community Education Programs partner with public and private schools and community centers to provide customized classes. MMDG also offers customized dance workshops for persons with Parkinson’s disease. MMDG programs in NYC and worldwide engage over 100,000 people annually. Propelled by core values of community, access, excellence, and creativity, MMDG is committed to ongoing equity, diversity, and inclusion work to ensure its programs are welcoming and accessible to all.

The Mark Morris Dance Group seeks a School Programs Manager to support the successful delivery of all School programming at the Mark Morris Dance Center, including 100+ weekly classes, school year and summer camps, special programs and partnerships, and events. Reporting to the Director of Education and working closely with the School Operations Manager, this role serves as the primary point of contact for School faculty, ensuring Teaching Artists have the scheduling, communication, resources, and program support needed to deliver high-quality educational experiences for School students of all abilities, from newborns to 18 years old.

The School Programs Manager plays a key role in faculty recruitment and onboarding, scheduling, professional development, program evaluation, and maintaining faculty resources. In partnership with the School Operations Manager, this position helps ensure an exceptional experience for students, families, and faculty while supporting the continued success and growth of School programming. The School Programs Manager will join MMDG as the School celebrates its 25 th anniversary this Fall and will play a pivotal role in…

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About Discalced

From its Form 990
  • Budget $9.3M · Arts, Culture & Humanities
  • Staff 193 · founded 1990
  • Pays its leaders $103K–$316K (7 reported)
  • Open jobs 3 · Jobs at Discalced · Full 990 report

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