2025-04-17T09:11:39-07:00 2024-12-31 990EZ 2024-01-01 371752620 BELFAST FLYING SHOES INC BELF 2073380979 PO BOX 133 BELFAST ME 049150133 Alessandra Martinelli Treasurer 2072156328 2025-04-17 1 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X X www.belfastflyingshoes.org X X 114262 X 66425 47495 0 342 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 114262 0 0 59091 39331 6853 967 11988 118230 -3968 54699 0 50731 X 59176 58502 0 0 1954 1223 61130 59725 6431 8994 54699 50731 The mission of Belfast Flying Shoes is to build community and cultivate well-being through the joy of traditional music and dance for people of all backgrounds and identities in Midcoast Maine. First Friday Dance Series: The monthly traditional dance series is open to people of all ages, backgrounds and identities. It features a Community Dance with an All Comers Band (open to all ages, instruments and skill levels) and a Contra Dance with various dance callers and musicians. We produced 12 two-part dances in 2024. Each month, an average of 220 people participated (children, adults, volunteer musicians in the All Comers Band, and arts professionals.) 0 29021 School Residencies: We use participatory dance and music to build community, cultivate social/emotional learning, and integrate with the curriculum in PreK-12 schools. We also donate resources, including instruments and teaching materials. In 2024, 20 different teaching artists and musicians provided PreK-Gr5 dance & music programming in 5 different schools, involving 639 students, staff & family members from Belfast, Belmont, Morrill, Rockport, Searsmont, Union & Vinalhaven. 0 17712 Re-entry Center Program: Participatory social dance and instrumental music programs are offered to residents at the Maine Coastal Regional Re-entry Center, an institution that gives incarcerated men the skills they need to live successfully as citizens and employees after they transition into their communities. In 2024, we held 4 monthly dances, involving 31 individuals (residents, staff, volunteer dancers, and arts professionals.) We also provided 36 music lessons on guitar, fiddle, banjo, and harmonica to 10 different residents at the Reentry Center. 0 6017 Flying Shoes Radio Hour: A weekly contra dance music show on WBFY-Belfast Community Radio, including some in-studio interviews and tunes with visiting musicians. In 2024 we aired 52 programs (of which 31 were new shows with recorded music and 5 were in-studio interviews.) 0 4344 Programs for Older Adults: Our community-building music and movement programs for older adults include "Sing Along and Tap Your Toes" concerts of songs that resonate with this age demographic. We partner with retirement residences, nursing homes, and assisted living facilities. In 2024, we presented 3 concerts for older adults at 3 residential facilities, featuring a total of 26 musicians, with an average of 38 older adult participants per program. 0 945 Other Programs: We produce a wide variety of programs beyond our core offerings. Our 2024 programs included 2 professional development programs for educators (Maine AEYC and Maine AHPERD); 8 additional contra dances in 4 different towns; 5 square dances; an English country dance; an Eastern European folk dance; 2 callers' workshops; 2 musicians' workshops; music and dance at an Armenian Picnic; an old time music weekend; a concert with teenaged Irish musicians and dancers; and a community-wide training with OUT Maine. Additional expenses include those that are not allocated to one particular program, such as insurance, certain promotional and advertising expenses, and website expenses. 0 32748 90787 Margo Burnham Director 1 0 0 0 Chuck Markowitz Director 2 0 0 0 Peg Pickering Director 2.5 0 0 0 Bella Salman Director 1 0 0 0 Ethan Tischler Director 2 1960 0 0 Mike Wright Director 3 0 0 0 Sunniva Brady Director and Secretary 2.5 0 0 0 Alessandra Martinelli Director and Treasurer 1.75 0 0 0 Kay Zegel Director and President 3.75 0 0 0 Christine Fowler Executive Director 27 57131 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Christine Fowler 109 High St BELFAST ME 049156351 2073380979 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 42675 53492 73093 66294 66425 301979 3864 325 13516 33172 47495 98372 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 46539 53817 86609 99466 113920 400351 24442 38879 52045 41757 40564 197687 0 0 0 0 0 0 24442 38879 52045 41757 40564 197687 202664 98 61 10 151 342 662 0 0 0 0 0 0 98 61 10 151 342 662 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 46637 53878 86619 99617 114262 401013 0.50538 0.47408 0.00165 0.00119 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 Description;Amount^Contributions;2100|Training and workshops;1820|Program supplies;1555|Travel meals and lodging;1217|Software;901|Insurance;800|Refreshments;723|Appreciation gifts;516|Advertising;500|Office supplies;469|Membership fees;360|Post office box;236|Door prizes;225|All other;566^Total;11988^ Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24 Description;EOY Amount^Receivables;1223^Total;1223^ Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26 Description;EOY Amount^Accounts payable;7203|Due to POTD;1791^Total;8994^