named programs · 4 · from sources
What they call their work
Family Open House
January event that provides families with a preview of student progress and creative development during the Fall/Winter semester.
IMANI Dance
Pre-professional dance ensemble for ages 13–17 offering intensive training in ballet, modern, jazz, acting for dancers, and body conditioning; includes workshops with professional choreographers and public performances.
OnSTAGE! Recital
Annual professionally produced public showcase in June where students perform the culmination of their semester's work in dance, theater, and drumming.
Saturday Classes
Weekly classes in dance (ballet, jazz, hip hop, West African), theater arts (monologues, musical theater), and drumming (West African rhythms, world percussion) for children and teens, structured across 15-week semesters.
activities · 2 groups
What they do
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Ballet and Dance Education Programs 2 activities
- Operates pre-professional dance ensemble program for teensRuns the IMANI Dance program, a pre-professional dance curriculum with weekly Friday workshops and Saturday technique classes, training exceptional teen dancers across multiple generations in ballet, modern, jazz, acting for dancers, and body conditioning.
- Provides low-cost performing arts classes for underserved childrenOffers ongoing dance, theater arts, and West African drumming classes for children and teens in Harlem and surrounding neighborhoods, with instruction in ballet, modern, jazz, tap, hip hop, and traditional drumming techniques. Classes are led by professional teaching artists using a skill development curriculum and organized into two 15-week semesters annually.
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Admissions Outreach and Enrollment Support 1 activity
- Hosts semester-based culminating events and open housesOrganizes a Family Open House in January and an annual Open House in September to engage families, along with the OnSTAGE! Recital in June as a culminating performance event for each semester. Registration for fall classes opens in mid-August, with classes running from late September through late January.
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financials · form 990EZ · fy2025
revenue
Total revenue$41K
Contributions & grants$18K43%
Program service revenue$23K57%
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expenses
Total expenses$32K
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balance sheet
Total assets$55K
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Net assets$55K
5 years on record · 2021–2025 · YoY revenue +2.4%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2025
Who runs it
board members · 6
- Darrell Mountrie — Board Chair
- Imani Davis — Board Member
- James Brown — Board Member
- Nina Klyvert-Lawson — Founder and Artistic Director
- Tracy Ashe — Board Member
- Tracy Hyter-Suffern — Board Member
relationships · 12
Who they work with
- All Saints Church Partner — Hosts the Liturgical Dance Ministry directed by Nina Klyvert-Lawson.
- CNR Partner — Hosted IMANI Dance performance at 'Do It For the Culture' Gospel Festival.
- Catholic Charities Partner — Operates the Lt. Joseph P. Kennedy Community Center, where PPA is situated.
- Chapel of Resurrection Partner — Hosts the Liturgical Dance Ministry directed by Nina Klyvert-Lawson.
- Children's Museum of Manhattan Partner — Nina Klyvert-Lawson is a member of the Dance Advisory Board.
- Creative Arts Project Partner — Invited IMANI Dance to lead a workshop on the dance creative process.
- Fractured Atlas Network — Nina Klyvert-Lawson is a member.
- Harlem Network — Operates as a community-based arts organization serving the Harlem neighborhood.
- Lt. Joseph P. Kennedy Community Center Partner — Hosts Project Performing Arts programs within its facility in Harlem.
- ProVoice Partner — Hosted IMANI Dance performance at 3rd Honors Award Dinner.
- St. Charles Borromeo Partner — Hosts the Liturgical Dance Ministry directed by Nina Klyvert-Lawson.
- St. Phillip's Church in Harlem Partner — Hosted IMANI Dance performance at youth summit.
strategies · 2
How they approach the work
Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.
- Access through Community-Centered Designmethodology: community-based arts accessBy using unconventional spaces and weekend scheduling in a community-centered environment, the organization increases access to and engagement in performing arts education for underserved youth, because removing structural barriers (location, timing) and fostering belonging improves participation.
- Empowerment through Immersive, Artist-Led Educationmethodology: arts-based empowermentBy delivering immersive performing arts education led by professional artists, the organization fosters self-expression, confidence, and self-discovery in youth, because learning from working professionals in creative, participatory environments enables identity development and artistic growth.