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WELLSPRING-CORI TERRY AND DANCERS

aka Wellspring   |   Kalamazoo, MI   |  www.wellspringdance.org

Mission

Wellspring/Cori Terry & Dancers exists to offer a unique and authentic voice in modern dance which serves to move, challenge, and inspire our community.

Ruling year info

1984

Artistic Director

Ms. Cori Terry

Main address

359 S Kalamazoo Mall Ste 204

Kalamazoo, MI 49007 USA

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EIN

38-2456161

NTEE code info

Dance (A62)

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Communication

Programs and results

What we aim to solve

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

The national trend of reducing support for the arts, education, and health is a threat to Southwest Michigan’s quality of life and economic vitality. Despite the current economic challenges, Wellspring maintains its commitment to furthering its vision as a regional hub for modern dance through the presentation of innovative performances and engagement of diverse audiences.

Our programs

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What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Contemporary Dance Performances

Professional performances by Wellspring's company often in collaboration with area musicians.

Population(s) Served
Adults
Children and youth

Classes for adults and children

Population(s) Served
Children and youth
Adults

Annual weekend of performances, workshops and activities celebrating some of the country's leading innovative voices in modern dance

Population(s) Served
Adults
Children and youth

Ready Movers is an innovative program which uses movement to teach and deepen the learning of literacy and mindfulness. This program is being developed by Wellspring/Cori Terry & Dancers’ company members in coordination with KC Ready4s. We will be presenting the pilot in April/May, 2018, to preschool classrooms in Kalamazoo. The pilot will include classroom visits twice a week for two weeks; the full launch will be a four-week program in September. Wellspring Company members, who are also experienced dance educators, will present and instruct the program.

Targeted to 4-year olds enrolled in KC Ready4s locations across the community, Ready Movers aims to reduce the learning gap perpetuated by economic and social inequalities and accelerate the growth of social/emotional developmental skills in early childhood learners in Kalamazoo, including children whose families live below the poverty line. The program will utilize fun, engaging, research-based movement, and literacy-integrated, problem-solving activities in pursuit of pre-literacy skills as well as techniques grounded in the latest research in the field of mindfulness, meditation, and stress management in young children. These developmental skills are designed to prepare young learners to achieve future success in their academic subjects.

Population(s) Served
Infants and toddlers

CETD offers the only dance program of its kind to Kalamazoo area youth, reaching children early in their dance experience and body awareness, providing professional teaching artists to work directly with students, offering programming throughout the community (in schools, youth agencies, and the downtown Wellspring Theater), and is affordable or free of charge.

Population(s) Served
Children and youth
Economically disadvantaged people

Where we work

Awards

Great Lakes Community Arts Award 2001

Michigan Association of Community Arts Agencies

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Goals & Strategy

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Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.

Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

Wellspring places a strong emphasis on working with new and underserved populations that may not feel a connection to the arts community, especially minority, low-income and at-risk youth. In 2017-18, Wellspring had a total direct impact of over 8,000 individuals through performance, outreach, collaborative and dance education activities.\n\nOutcomes for the 2019/20 season include:\n-Offer a unique and authentic voice in modern dance\n-Build greater awareness and understanding of modern dance\n-Engage and increase accessibility to modern dance for under-served audiences\n-Increase capacity of the organization

-Restage a minimum of 10 pieces and premiere a minimum of 3 new works\n-Perform a minimum of 9 performances in its Kalamazoo-based season\n-Collaborate artistically with other arts organizations/artists\n-Present a minimum of 150 guest choreographers/dancers in the RAD Fest\n-Offer 34 weeks of classes for adults and youth three years of age and older\n-Pilot the Ready Movers program reaching 6 classes of high-needs students per school year\n-Award at least 20 scholarships for contemporary dance classes to low-income and at-risk children\n-Partner with other arts organizations on existing free programming for the community\n-Engage corporate relationships to increase revenue and in-kind support through sponsorship, donation and advertising programs\n-Operational staff and Board of Directors will engage in quarterly capacity-building activities including its annual Board Retreat.

Wellspring/Cori Terry & Dancers operates and performs in the custom-designed 109-seat Wellspring Theater within the Epic Center, a hub of the arts community centrally located in downtown Kalamazoo. Wellspring employs a solid company of talented and accomplished performers who have been working together for years - some for more than twenty. They bring with them a wealth of experience that compliments and deepens the company. The Board of Directors is committed to providing appropriate and equitable compensation for the dancers and staff, professionals who are devoted to expressing and furthering the company's goals. To further encourage long-term commitment to the organization and develop its human capacity,

Wellspring is proud of its incredible history. Very few professional modern dance companies have this degree of longevity. More impressively, at 37 years this organization is in a renewed and innovative state. The board, staff and dancers realize that Wellspring’s artistic accomplishments and organizational strengths are the result of a strong founding vision, key funding partnerships, board leadership, staff and volunteer dedication, and a community that loves quality art in the form of choreography and dance.

How we listen

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.

done We demonstrated a willingness to learn more by reviewing resources about feedback practice.
done We shared information about our current feedback practices.

  • How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?

    To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals

  • Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?

    We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We take steps to get feedback from marginalized or under-represented people, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

    It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback, We don’t have the right technology to collect and aggregate feedback efficiently, It is difficult to find the ongoing funding to support feedback collection, Staff find it hard to prioritize feedback collection and review due to lack of time

Financials

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Operations

The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.

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WELLSPRING-CORI TERRY AND DANCERS

Board of directors
as of 06/12/2023
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Alisa Lindsay

Fishbeck

West Nelson

Rosetta Consultants

Carl Brown

Roguebotic

Sarah Graziano

Freelance Writer/Editor

Emily Deering-Caruso

YWCA Kalamazoo

Lisa Wainwright

PNC Bank

Bianca Washington Ciungan

Theater Professional

Board leadership practices

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 3/22/2023
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Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
White/Caucasian/European
Gender identity
Female, Not transgender
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual or Straight
Disability status
Person without a disability

Race & ethnicity

Gender identity

Transgender Identity

Sexual orientation

Disability

Equity strategies

Last updated: 03/15/2023

GuideStar partnered with Equity in the Center - an organization that works to shift mindsets, practices, and systems to increase racial equity - to create this section. Learn more

Data
  • We analyze disaggregated data and root causes of race disparities that impact the organization's programs, portfolios, and the populations served.
Policies and processes
  • We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
  • We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
  • We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.