Step Into ActionMaywood Fine Arts2020 Annual Report

“It is clear that creativity runs out of Maywood Fine Arts like Niagara Falls.”

Michael Dawson, Letter to the Editor, Free Village Press October 10, 2020

In 2020, against a backdrop of uncertainty, Maywood Fine Arts continued to invest –

with the wonderful generosity of individuals, companies and foundations – in the creative potential of young people, primarily students of color. You proved indispensable partners!

Together we ensured access to training in dance, visual and dramatic arts, and music where young people learn new skills, discover their own talents

and develop an expanded worldview.

A remarkable measure of the impact of your investment in Maywood Fine Arts is the fact that MFA weathered this difficult period, learned new things along the way, and kept the focus on the health, safety and positive development of the students. The opportunity to grow and thrive through the arts cannot be taken for granted –

and this year MFA’s students, teachers, staff and board of directors are both joyful and humbled

that we came through it together with your support. We look forward to our

continuing partnership!

Lois BaumannExecutive Director

Laura ThompsonPresident

Board of Directors

Dear Friends of Maywood Fine Arts...

“We are a connected family to MFA.

My daughter and husband do classes. We do the

family nutritional classes. We’re family here.”

Maywood Fine Arts Parent

Unprecedented. Unexpected. What a year!

Immediately following the state-wide shutdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, our core leadership sprang into action to sustain the connection with our students and families.

- We immediately contacted parents and created arts education videos that were posted on our website.- By April 2020, all of our classes and individual lessons were available to students at no cost via Zoom. - Beginning June 15, 2020, under Phase 3 statewide guidelines, we opened a small summer program onsite, focusing on dance, tumbling, music and drama. - We also included online options for students as we experimented with offering hybrid models that provide flexibility for students to participate in class or online. - The onsite classes followed safe protocols for social distancing and wearing masks. - In dance classes, iPads positioned on studio walls allowed online students to view the class and participate at home.

As we adapted to the uncertainty presented by COVID, teaching staff quickly discovered a variety of creative and exciting solutions. For example, to allow for small class sizes as required by state guidelines, MFA assembled "pods" of 10 students,

who, as a group, took a series of dance classes in ballet, tap and jazz. These "pods" allowed students to remain with a core group rather than moving into a class of new students in each discipline.

Presenting student work to parents and public audiences plays a key role in how children learn and participate in the arts. MFA student performances, recitals, and exhibitions of their work are the highlight of each school year. Due to the stay-at-home order, all 2020 spring performances were canceled. MFA envisioned new ways of sharing students work online.

- While still in lock down, and through remote, online offerings, MFA's dance teachers taught special dances for Mother's and Father's Days and had parents record themselves and their children dancing together.- We then created special videos to be shared on Facebook and YouTube. - This online sharing experience expanded during the summer to include onsite filming of dancers, musicians and actors for summer recitals.- This has expanded in the new school year (2021)to include films made for such events as the Pumpkin Patch Parade and Classical Ballet for New Audiences.

“No one gets turned away. They find a way to give kids a chance

who wouldn’t normally have one without

Maywood Fine Arts.”Maywood Fine Arts Alumna

Stepping Into the Future!

In the summer of 2020, MFA’s board and leadership staff came together to revisit our Strategic Plan. Tumultuous events the past year put the plan in a new light.

We rededicated ourselves to “expanding our students’ imagination and worldview through quality, affordable arts and fitness education.” This vision guides us with urgency, specificity and in ways that will move MFA forward as a more effective, compassionate and sustainable organization.

Highlights for our continuing work:

Artistic- Create pathways to identify ‘lead’ artistic teachers and partners in all program areas including music, tumbling and visual arts. - Grow artistic partnerships with guest artists and other organizations.- Strengthen curriculum by creating practical evaluation systems of all programs.

Community- Play an anchoring role in lifting up our community by building partnerships within

and across the wider geographic area and seeking a greater understanding of who we serve.

Organizational Capacity- Maintain strong leadership of board and staff by centering professional development, cross-training and diversity. - Strengthen MFA’s overall financial sustainability with improved management systems, fundraising capacity and stewardship practices.

The presence of art and fitness opportunities for young people of color and those from lower income communities cannot be taken for granted. We hope you take pride in how MFA persevered in 2020.

Soon, we look forward to welcoming all of you back to the studios. Nothing brings joy and satisfaction like seeing your support put to work when watching the students in class and in performances! We look forward to hosting you before too long.

And thank you for your interest and support of Maywood Fine Arts.

“Maywood Fine Arts gives kids a great place.

There is so much fun there, so much energy!”

Maywood Fine Arts Donor

Maywood Fine Arts would like to thank all of our 2020 Fiscal Year (August 2019 - July 2020) donors and supporters*

Thank you for Stepping Into Action!

Gifts of $100,000 or moreAnonymous FoundationHobson/Lucas Family Foundation

Gifts of $25,000 to 99,999 Alphawood FoundationThe Christopher Family FoundationSteve and Kay Coughlin, Le Tour de Shore Charity Bike RideIllinois Arts Council AgencyPaul and Eileen LefortThe MacArthur Fund for Culture, Equity, and the Arts at PrinceUnion Pacific Foundation

Gifts of $10,000 to 24,999 Arts for Illinois Relief FundChicago Children's CharitiesJackson Kemper FoundationKinder Morgan FoundationGerald A. and Karen A. Kolschowsky Foundation, Inc.Maywood Fine Arts Board of DirectorsMcIlroy Family Fund, a donor advised fund of the Oak Park River Forest Community FoundationMary Jo and Stephen SchulerVictor and Mary Warren

Gifts of $5,000 to 9,999 Frank HartiganProviso Community Bank, A Wintrust Bank

Ann and Barry Willey The Farny R. Wurlitzer Foundation Fund, a part of the DeKalb County Community Foundation

Gifts of $1,000 to $4,999Irma and Ken BatesBrian and Kim BeckerKathy and Bob CaraniMark and Shalondon ChristensenPhil and Carolyn CoughlinJeff and Laura DihelSherri and Jack DugasEcolab FoundationGeorge M. Eisenberg Foundation for CharitiesPhilip FriedmannMolly and Matthew GaloDavid and Linda HutchisonLindsay JoyeBeth and Jim McClanahanRichard and Kathryn McKee Young Artist FundJohn McKinnonJames and Katrina MendezKenneth MicetichAaron MichelfelderThe Oak Park River Forest Community Foundation Future Philanthropists ProgramOak Park River Forest Rotary ClubMary Duffy PelzerHelen and Curtis Pinnell Foundation

Linda and Steve Sandels Robert and Sara SchlenkerJennifer and Matt SmithJean SmootsHarvey and Donna SpurrEverett and Joyce Vandermolen FoundationRobert Weisheit Jr.Michelle Wilcoxen

Gifts of $500 to $999 Eva BadingPeggy BeckerKathleen BobayMary and John BoyleMark and Betsy CarrollIssac and Rita ClarkDoug DeuchlerKaren and Chris DickersonMary and Walt DickieMarge Kozel and Matt DixMargaret DuncanBeverly EdwardsStephen R. Gawne M.D.Lori GeryGil GuzmanCraig Hall and Frankie WildermannFrank HeitzmanKara HolderHolly KendigMarc and Heidi Holland KieselsteinToni Lullo and Brian Medernach

Catherine Mossman Lynne and Roderick PalmoreAl and Barbara PaschkeDr. Joyce PerryDottie RobinsonJoel Press and Gayle RosenthalKaren RosenwinkelGreg and Mary Kelly SpearElizabeth WardanianKirstin WellsGary and Judy WollLynne and John Zillman

Gifts $250 to $499 Lynnea BauerDawn and Ralph BennettBarbara BestBerlyn BockRobin Schirmer and John BoumanLinda BrennanIan BrownSheila and Steven CarsonCrystal CashCarol DapognyJean DillnerCarol and John DudzikMary EisenlohrMatthew FoleyMaria GarvyBill and Leila GassDick and Carolyn GrayJudy and Mike GreenKaren HoelscherMark and Brenda JurewiczAnn KennedyChristine and Farzad KhaledanMark and Barb KorntheuerVicki and John LandstromAmy and Carter LukeJoyce MeredithClaudia Mobley

Scott and Julie Moller Mark and Debbi NussbaumBob Wielgos and Maura O'HaraJim and Carol PinsonKurt and Lisa RiesselmannBarbara Rohm RossaMonique and Peter RubElena RussoEly and Joan RyderTim SciortinoLinda and Chuck ScottKaren ShermanFred and Louellen ShurnAbigail SilvaJames and Patricia SinacoreWayne and Carla StaniecKaren and Shomari TateBarbara and Pete VinaTammy WashingtonDebbie and Matt WilcoxenCynthia Young

Gifts $100 to $249 Ethel AdamsMac AlexanderSteve Heilbuth and Emily AndersonCecelia BacomDavid Detmer and Jean BacomWayne and Marni BealsLaurie and Noel BeasleyKaren BeggSandra and LeAnne BempahElizabeth BenedettoRich and Hazel BimlerJohn BisbikisCara and Jens BogehegnRebecca and Gordon BrunsDenise and John BurnsBarbara CacioppoLonzia and Julia CasteelRobert Agler and Sonia Chae

Amy Chen Mary Susan ChenStephen ChristiePhyllis and George CliftonRobert CochranBarbara ColeNancy ConleySara ConnellyMary Winn and Eric ConnorAllison CourtemancheTeresa CoxSean CrottyKC Cooke and Susan CrowellKaren and Brian DailyMichelle DickersonEric DixonMary Ann and Jack DoddRichard and Nancy DoerrTim DraneCassidy DrewJennifer DrewJohn and Cristin DuffyKathleen EatonMarshall EllensteinHarlene EllinMarilyn FallBarbara K. FialaErik and Kessea FjeldstadKristin and Seth FlandersKen and Elizabeth FloodyLaurie FreivogelNancy GardnerMargaret GearyMary Therese GearyDick and Carol GerhardtSandra GrayClyde and Dorothy HallChristine HauriBeth HeifermanKelly and Christpher Henry

Sue HenryJohn HirschGlynnis HokensonAdrienne HolmesMarilyn HourstonJean IvesPaula JacksonStephen JensikSharon JohnstonPamela JordanEdward and Ruth KafensztokGintaras and Christine KaraitisMary Jane KeitelRobert Kispert PhDDr. Katherine KnightLa Nell Mahler KoenigJames KopeckyJoanne KoubaTheresa KristopaitisPaul Kanabrocki and Sandra LampoAudrey Williams-Lee and Byron LeeRick and Margie LimasDolores LongMillicent and David MackinnonBonnie and Mark MalinowskiArlene and David MarshallMaywood South 8th Ave Block ClubJohn and Angie McCarthyJohn and Kary McIlwainRichard A. McMahon JrCindy MilojevicJanice Mitchell-BollingBruce and Jackie ModahlJanet MullerJoAnn and Dennis MurphyDiane MustainAaron Lebovitz and Donna MyersShoji and Laura NaitoHelen NdeTheresa Nguyen

Donald and Verna Offermann Amy and Gene OverbyBarbara and Arnold PagniucciAndrew PayneDoug and Kim PeakeGina Crumble PerdueTiffany PittmanTanisha PopePatti and Mike QuillingDavid and Kristine Raino-OgdenStan and Paulette ReddelMichael RitaLoretta RobinsonRafaela and Eduardo RodriguezMichael and Laura RogersMarilyn RoosTom Kovatchis and Silvana SantilliJill ScalesHildegarde SchmidtBenjamin and Caroline SchuelerRalph and Donna SchulerLarry ShapiroDavid and Carrie SimpsonBeverly SingletonStephanie SpringsKenny and Ellen SpurrLinda SpurrPatti StrattonGraydon Booth and Lauri SugermanSarah Bleeks and Janet SyversonMichele ThompsonDena ThurmondFabiola TorresBill and Diane TrimbleUnity Temple Unitarian Universalist CongregationSally WallaceHernestyne WatkinsLurane WattsSuzanne Willey

Janel Dennen Laura DerksKathleen DrablosAmanda DrenthLily DrozdowskiSamantha DummEllen Feinstein and Adam EngleClare FahertyRobyn FardyKelly and Michael FinnertyJoseph FischerWill FischerBarbara FletcherDavid and Donna FlowersDiane GannonBarbara GaonaLucia GarciaLouise and Jim GatesHelen GratchIndia GrayIrene GriffinRandall HallAnita HaskinJohn and Susan HausmannBonita HeiseyMargaret HickeyLisa HinelySharon HughesJamali Kopy Kat Printing IncTonya JeudyCarole and Fred JonesJordyn JonesJames and Elizabeth JozefowiczPaul JurewiczRichard and Barbara KennedyJerry and Linda KoppelLaila KornCharles LaabsChristopher LandersBriana Lemon

Gustavo and Sarah Lira Beverly MaloneDavid McDermott and Talar MarkossianVeronica MartensStephanie MartinLaura MaynardCarolyn McGheeWhitney McMurrayPamela MearsheimerMaureen MeyerJames MichudaMartha MinnichJames MontesLyle and Jane MortensenPatricia MottoPaul MurrayJoanna Nabozna-WasilewskaChris NadeauRobert NelisDema and Eric NevilleLa Verne NicholsCam NiedermanColette NovichEva NyeJJ O'CallaghanJim O'ConnorMarian O’BrienStella O’NeillYakima PalmerKasharii ParkerAshish PatelGarret PayneLauren PayneDonna and Drew PeelJudith PhillipsMichael PlanconBarbara PlonaSheila PontPatricia and David PrineBob and Mary Proctor

Dawn and David Williams Herold and Louise WindLynn and James WinikatesVictoria WittSharon ZarembkaMarcella and Bob Zorn

Gifts up to $99 Christina AbbottShirley AbelCatherine AmatoAndrea AragonThomas ArdAXA FoundationBarbara BaileyJoseph Bates BurkRuth BeierwaltesSusan BenloucifBarbara BewleyMaggie BlackburnMerry BoltJim BoyleSara BradnaScott Klapman and Joy BresslerKim BrightBrittish BurkeMichael BusseRichard and Susie CalhounKim CardosiCheryl and Tom CargieSharon CarterJasmine Carter-HenryPaulette CaryMargaret Janavicius and Mike CiacciarelliFrancesca Cole-BarnesJohn CondneJane and James CoughlinJulia CraigJulie DarnellScott DavisTyler Deloatch

Jordana Redmond Sandra and Robert ReibergKelly RogersJoe Szewculak and Sharon RoundyJuana RyanLaura and Scott SakiyamaSally and Craig Reed SautterPatrick ScanlanNona and Douglas SchipullCatherine and Paul SchnittkerCarla SchoeppBeverly Schultz-DavisDorothea and Robert SenechalleShari and Eric ShafferJudy and Joel SherrDaniel Lim and Eun Sun ShimMyrtle Simmons-BrownLeena SoniKimberly SpurrPaul and Theresa SpurrJames and Jeri StensonBeth and Jay StockerMelisa ThompsonTeresa TriplettBrenda Triplett KeyesMary Ann TuerkLynette TuggleSusan WadeKaren WalkerCynthia and Ron Walley-SaundersDavid WallisKatherine WalshSalina WatsonRayetta Wheeler-RicePat and Dave WhiteGlenda WilsonJodi WineAmiee Zemke

Pumpkin Patch Parade Sponsors Center for Community and Global Health, Stritch School of MedicineDepartment of Public Health, Loyola University Forest Park National Bank & Trust CompanyHeitzman ArchitectsKlein, Thorpe and Jenkins, LTDKimberly A. Lightford, State SenatorMacon ConstructionMontenegro, Inc.National CycleNational Van Lines, Inc.PepsiCoEdwenna Perkins, Village of MaywoodProviso Partners for HealthSeaway Supply CompanyRonald M. Serpico, Village of Melrose ParkKatrina R. Thompson, Village of BroadviewUniversity Ministry, Stritch School of MedicineUptown GarageEmanuel "Chris" Welch, State RepresentativeKaren A. Yarbrough, Cook County Clerk

*We do our best to compile this list to make sure all donors are included. Please contact us if your name was inadvertently omitted, mispelled or if you have corrections, please contact Katherine Bus at kbus@maywoodfinearts.org.

Financial Overview

Revenue

Earned Income* Foundations Individuals

Payroll Protection Loan** Fundraising Events Corporations

Government Expenses

Program Administration Fundraising

Revenue $1,032,460

Expenses $960,518

Program: 74%

Adminstration: 16%

Fundraising: 10%

Earned Income: 27%*

Government: 2%Corporations: 7%

Fundraising Events: 8%

Payroll Protection Loan: 11%**

Individuals: 18%Foundations: 26%

*Maywood Fine Arts earned income was affected by the state shut-down with loss of both tuition and ticket sales. The usual breakdown between Contibuted and Earned Revenue is 55% Contributed and 45% Earned.

**MFA’s 2020 Payroll Protection Loan was forgiven in May 2021.

View Maywood Fine Arts Fiscal Year 2020 Audited Financials at https://bit.ly/38pOtE1

“My favorite part of performing is being on the stage with all of my friends, and

having people enjoy watching us dance!”Maywood Fine Arts Student

Maywood Fine Arts Board of Directors

President: Laura ThompsonVice-President: Dave Martin

Treasurer: Nancy PayneSecretary: Kevin McGhee

Deb AbrahamsonDianne Engram

Carlo LeonMyra Price

Monica Sullivan

Maywood Fine Arts Leadership Team

Executive Director: Lois BaumannArtistic Director: Heidi Renteria

Managing Director: Katherine BusAssociate Artistic Director: Taiyana Shurn

Director of Communications: Spooner BaumannMFA Office Coordinator: Beatrice JuardoStairway Office Coordinator: Erin Dunn

Thank You to our Board of Directors, Teachers and Staff

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