APPLEBY FOUNDATION INC
Connecting communities through the Arts
Mission
Appleby Foundation’s mission is to create, develop, and present works and ideas that connect artists and audiences, children and adults, and to strengthen and enliven communities through diverse exposure, access to, and participation in the arts. In all our creative expression, our work reminds us to remain ever-inventive and responsive to a changing environment. Its main programs are The Tahawus Cultural Center in the Adirondacks.
Ruling year
1979
Artistic director
Rebecca Kelly
Main address
PO Box 984
Au Sable Forks, NY 12912 USA
Formerly known as
Rebecca Kelly Dance
EIN
13-3002239
NTEE code
Arts, Cultural Organizations - Multipurpose (A20)
Dance (A62)
Arts Education/Schools (A25)
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Communication
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
We connect artists and audiences, children and adults, and strengthen and enliven communities through diverse exposure, access to, and participation in the arts
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Tahawus Cultural Center
The cultural center occupies the two upper floors of the 3-storey building; the 2nd floor Windows Gallery and Education Space, and the 3rd floor Cloudsplitter Dance Studio. Two local business occupy the ground floor. As a gathering place for learning and a catalyst of community growth, Tahawus Center engages people with a range of expressions in the arts in programs including art, film, music, dance, and STEM. Tahawus serves as a vital space where people connect with each other around familiar and unfamiliar topics. Tahawus is proud to play its role to support and inspire its community and its visitors.
Rebecca Kelly Ballet
In June 2021, after 4o years of developing new ballets in its SoHo studio and presented works-in-preview at City Center Studios in New York City, Rebecca Kelly Ballet moved to its new location, the Tahawus Center Cloudsplitter dance studio in Au Sable Forks, NY. RKB conducted ONSTAGE, a popular summer performance program for youth and pre-professional dancers. This was offered in Lake Placid, and Potsdam, NY from 1987 until 2019. RKB toured and taught throughout the upstate NY region from Plattsburgh to Potsdam, and Lake Placid to North Creek. Kids Co-Motion, RKB's education program for rural and urban children, was operated in NYC since 1992- 2019, providing productive, vocabulary-building activities in music and motion for early childhood. The SoHo Teen program provided a dynamic after-school course of study in modern and ballet techniques and in choreography.
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Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
We have two main programs: TAHAWUS CENTER, its goal is to enrich the lives of those within its reach through a diverse program of arts, education, and social experiences for people of all ages, and to offer productive training and events to inspire and cultivate a “can do" approach to creative entrepreneurship. Using the Center's Windows Art and Education Gallery and Cloudsplitter Dance Studio is a hub for vitality, culture and community in Au Sable Forks, NY, and spurring Main St revitalization in the green renewal of a 100-year former Masonic Lodge.
REBECCA KELLY BALLET, the contemporary chamber company based in the Adirondacks and NYC is focused on the creation and presentation of professional performances of original ballet's. The choreographer's humanists themes often reflect social issues, and stewardship for the environment. AFI seeks funds for the creation of new ballets, scholarships and support for its education programs for youth, OnStage and Kids Co-Motion programs and its programs in the Adironacks of New York.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Visit websites for details:
www.TahawusCenter.org
www.RebeccaKellyBallet.org
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
Visit websites for details:
www.TahawusCenter.org
www.RebeccaKellyBallet.org
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
Visit websites for details:
www.RebeccaKellyBallet.org
www.TahawusCenter.org
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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APPLEBY FOUNDATION INC
Board of directorsas of 11/2/2021
Rebecca Kelly
Artistice Director Rebecca Kelly Ballet
Term: 2009 - 2023
Alice Schonbek
President and Board member, Strand Theater, Plattsburgh
Eric Granger
President, Placid Productions
Rebecca Kelly
Artistic Director
Pam Gelles
Financial Analyst, Paribas
Craig Brashear
Executive Director, Rebecca Kelly Ballet
Eve Wolfsohn
Librarian, Educator, Grace Church School
Rosie Sarandeva
Financial Mgr, Au Sable Dental
Carl Marxer
Video editor, motion graphics
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? No -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? No -
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? No -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? No -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No
Organizational demographics
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