American Dance Movement

“A draft of form 990 was reviwed by the, board chair, executive director and the treasurer as well as a represenative from the cpa firm handling the accounting and adminstration.”

“Each director, principal officer, and member of a committee with governing board delegated powers shall annually sign a statement which affirms each person: 1) has received a copy of the conflict of interest policy, 2) has read and understood the policy, 3) has agreed to comply with the policy, and 4) understands the organization is charitable and in order to maintain its federal and state tax exemptions, it must engage primarily in activities which accomplish one or more of its tax exempt purposes. Periodic reviews shall be conducted to determine whether cash disbursements have been properly approved by the directors, reflect reasonable payments for goods and services, furthers the organization's charitable purpose, and does not result in private inurement, impermissible private benefit or excess benefit transactions.”

“The executive director's compensation was determined by a negotiated written agreement between the executive director and the board of directors. At the time of such negotiations, comparability data was obtained. Part vi, line 15(b) was answered "no" as no other officers of key employees as defined in the form 990 instructions were compensated.”

“Form 990 and 1023, governing documents, the conflict of interest policy, and financial staements are available to the public upon request.”

“Julia strickland served as director for the full year and also served as secretary effective january 31,2019.”

“The organization began official use of the new name american dance movement (adm). As co-founders of the american dance movement (formerly dizzy feet foundation), producers nigel lythgoe and adam shankman have been encouraging communities to get moving through dance for over 10 years by funding dance education in underserved communities, as well as educating the public on the many benefits of dance, such as improved cardiovascular health, self-confidence, self-expression, and social skills. American dance movement created a new board structure with functioning committees in the following areas: board governance; finance; programs; marketing & pr; and fundraising & events. The foundation continues to fund community programs, with a focus on a robust health initiative through a collaboration with the american heart association, increasing adm's impact by reaching more than 37,000 schools and 19 million kids. The foundation's initiatives are based on three guiding pillars: 1. Grants; 2. Advocacy; and 3. Education and outreach. Grants: offering financial support to organizations that provide dance and movement to youth in underserved communities. We believe dance makes better human beings and better human beings make better communities. Advocacy: advocating for the importance of dance, movement and the arts. Advocating for the social, emotional and physical importance of the art form for everyone. Education and outreach: promoting access to dance for all without boundaries, through key outreach activities. A greater realization of the mission/vision and opportunity to educate about the benefits of dance (social, emotional and physical). Spreading the importance of our mission to a wider audience.”