Foundation support of Ormao Dance’s programs was an essential 19% of our annual budget in 2023. Individual contributions in 2023 supported 14% of our annual budget. This financial support directly impacts your community so our professional modern dance company can continue to bring guest artists, dancers, and choreographers to the community and support the artists who live here. In addition our Community Engagement programs rely on this support and they include our Dance for Parkinson’s program, Hillside Dancing Your Stories Elders classes, and our Hands are for Holding program, an interactive school assembly program uses dance performance, gesture, and dialogue to explore bullying, healthy and unhealthy relationships, social isolation, boundaries, consent, and technological abuse. 

 

Currently we are supported by the Bee Vradenburg Foundation, Chapman Fund, Colorado Springs Health Foundation, El Pomar Ackerman Fund, Kirkpatrick Family Fund, Purple Mountain Group at Morgan Stanley, and The Strub Heer Fund. Please give them a round of applause!

Ormao Dance Company has been blessed with many individuals contributing generously because they believe in the life-changing, creative experiences and our collaborative community spirit. 

 

We created the Ormao Hill Scholarship Fund to support dancers who have demonstrated a high level of dedication to the art of dance and a desire to continue studying dance in higher education.

 

Our 2023 Scholarship recipients were Elsa Baker, Thea Kingman, and Kyla Write.

Our 2022 Scholarship recipients were Claire Brown, Aurora Tobey, and Brier Witherow. 

Our 2021 Scholarship recipients were Lillian Parsons and Mikaela Pearce.

During 2020 we placed our scholarship fund on hold. 

In 2017 we supported several young refugee students and Celeste Brace.

Our 2015 & 2016 Scholarship recipients were Melissa Stokes, Marley Ferguson Hautzinger, and Hadleigh Swarts.

Our 2014 Scholarship recipient was Oksana Kuzma.

Our 2013 Scholarship recipient was Heather Woolley.

 

Thank you, thank you, philanthropy makes our world go around!