13.6.114.084 Application
Tigertail Productions, Inc.

Proposal Information

Item	Response
Application #	13.6.114.084
Program	General Program Support
Proposal Type	Discipline-Based
Funding Category	Level 2
Discipline	Multidisciplinary
Applicant is requesting REDI waiver	N/A
Residency Contact Hours	N/A
Proposal Synopsis	Tigertail Productions is submitting a General Program Support application for programming that includes the disciplines of dance, music and poetry. Tigertail is one of the oldest mid-size presenting and producing organization in So. Florida. It is a nationally respected organization with a sustained record of creative achievement and has commissioned, presented and produced more than 500 artists in the performing, literary and visual arts in adventurous projects and community residencies.

Applicant Information

Item	Response
Corporate Name	Tigertail Productions, Inc.
DBA Name	N/A
Federal Employer ID	59-1968705
Principal Address	842 NW 9th Court Miami, FL 33136-3009
County	Miami-Dade
Applicant Email Address	mluft@tigertail.org
Grant Contact	Mary LUft, Executive Director
Authorized Official	Mary Luft, Executive Director
Website	www.tigertail.org

Mission Statement

Tigertail serves South Florida's diverse artists and audiences. In our historical role as a catalyst and connector, we foster the transformative power of the performing, visual and literary arts.
Founded in 1979 our mission is accomplished through our culturally diverse programs for the general public, educational and youth projects and service projects.

Proposal Description

This proposal is the direct result of our mission. Tigertail enables artists and audiences alike to push the limits of artistic expression and explore new ideas that illustrate art of our time. Work reflects the profile of this community. Tigertail puts artists together in innovative projects that engage audiences.
Tigertail has remained close to its mission and curatorial policy for over 31 years. We believe in the vision of the individual artist and work to support this vision. Tigertail is a project-oriented, artist-centered organization. We do not have a facility so events take place in many locations throughout the county. Theaters and performing spaces are selected to fit the work of the artist and the targeted audience.
Program Events will take place from July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013. In addition to the five theater events, spoken word events for teens take place at the Miami Beach Public Library. Events are contracted for the Colony Theatre, Books & Books, Miami Dade County Auditorium, South Dade Cultural Arts Center, site specific locations throughout Miami Dade, public schools and the Miami Beach Public Library. Colony Theatre and events will be held at 8:30 p.m., $50 patron, $25 general, $20 & $15 student/senior/member, group tickets available. Events (free) at the Miami Beach Public Library and site specific locations.
These events provide high quality activities to attend and enjoy. Tigertail events target tourists, residents and the South Florida Latin population. All of our projects include Miami-Dade artists.
Season Events
Tigertail season events feature innovative dynamic new work. Our focus is on the new – art of our time that reflects current directions and thinking. Tigertail fosters the creative explorations of artists and audiences. This 2012/2013 season will include the noted dance company, a major blues artist, a contemporary new music artist, a musical group from Amsterdam and a mixed-ability dance company. All artists will be booked by June 2012.
Tigertail Youth Projects – "WordSpeak" & "SpeakOut" Tigertail will bring two noted spoken word artists to work in one-week residencies with 1500 teens. Teens will participate in Slams and each artist will give public performances. Tigertail will provide free buses for all events. A WordSpeak book and CD will be produced and Tigertail will select and send a team to the national spoken word event Brave New Voices.
"danceAble" will include a commissioned work by a mixed-ability dance company. Tigertail will present and tour the work to U.S. cities. They will work in residence the end of December and the beginning of January 2013. Tigertail will also provide dance workshops for elementary school developmentally disabled youth. The company will appear in WinterFest, the Florida Dance Association Festival.
Artist Access - Tigertail will administer and assist artists in this professional development program.
Goals
1. Commission, create, and present unique, leading edge contemporary multicultural programming, while being a catalyst to bring about positive change in Miami and beyond through the arts.
2. Engage youth in the arts and the artistic process, thus enabling and empowering our youth to reach beyond the status quo, strive for excellence and maximize their potential.
3. Engage established, as well as, new and emerging artists, enabling and empowering them in their creative processes individually and collectively.
4. Engage the Miami community as spectators and participants, as consumers and creators, in an attempt to create and enhance a sense of community that crosses conventional boundaries and conceptions.
5. Base operations on best practices and governance, thereby striving to continuously deliver excellence in all programs and products.
Objectives
1. Commission a new work by a mixed-ability dance company and tour it to a minimum of four cities.
2. Increase the number of youth engaged in our spoken word project from 1250 to 1500.
3. Present five established and new artists/companies in our performing series that Tigertail has never presented previously.
4. Increase the number of attending audience members during fiscal 2012-2013 by 10%.
5. Continue to up-date our current strategic plan with the board and review our strengths and needs at our annual board retreat.
Activities
Tigertail will present five music and dance events by regional and national artists and companies. These events foster creative explorations between artists and audiences.
"WordSpeak" & "SpeakOut" will engage 1500 teens, primarily from inner city immigrant-based neighborhoods. Tigertail youth programs engage, educate and enrich youth. We see the use of art as a positive change agent for youth and a catalyst in community revitalization. As part of the project we will send a team to a national competition and will publish a book and CD of their poems.
For "danceAble" Tigertail will commission and tour a new work by a mixed-ability dance company and will provide dance workshops for youth with disabilities. "danceAble", begun in 2000 is a nationally significant project for persons with and without disabilities working together. It provides access to dance as a performing art form, broadens the definition of dance and expands the understanding of who can create and perform and provides training and professional performing opportunities for dancers with disabilities in our community.
Tigertail will administer Artist Access, a professional development program. Launched in 1997, the Artist Access Program provides 15-20 working individual artists per year with opportunities to take advantage of professional development skill-building opportunities to advance their work and careers.
Tigertail will produce and publish "Tigertail, A South Florida Poetry Annual". This unique, 72-page book of poems is now in its 10th edition. "The Annual" addresses the need to document new poetry. It features poets of excellence writing in our community and beyond. "Tigertail" is edited each year by a different guest editor(s), important literary figure(s) who create a distinctive edition by choosing poetry that echoes his or her own personal enthusiasms and concerns.

Culture Builds Florida's Future

1. Strengthening the Economy

   Tigertail helps to strengthen the economy by employing staff, paying artists fees, purchasing goods and services, renting facilities, providing an environment that is conducive to tourism and attractive to families and residents.

2. Learning and Wellness

   Tigertail helps to educate students and adults and provides activities that are held in safe secure settings that help to develop the mind as well as the body.
   Tigertail also provides persons with disabilities opportunities to develop their range of physical skills and strength through dance.

3. Building Leadership

   Tigertail is at the table where national discussion takes place through its participation on panels and in select settings at the National Performance Network, Alternate ROOTS, in its own community at the National Dance Project as a Hub Site and on the National Council of the Atlantic Center for the Arts.

4. Design and Development

   No answer provided.

Proposal Estimates

Estimated Number of	Response	Instructions to the Applicant
school based youth benefiting	1,500	Enter the number of individuals under the age of 18 that are expected to be participating in organized school based cultural events. This figure should reflect a portion of the total individuals benefiting.
non-school based youth benefiting	300	Enter the number of individuals under the age of 18 that are expected to be participating in non-school based cultural events. This figure should reflect a portion of the total individuals benefiting.
elders benefiting	500	Enter the number of individuals over the age of 65 that are expected to benefit from the proposal activities. This figure should reflect a portion of the total individuals benefiting.
artists participating	50	Enter the estimated number of professional artists that will be directly involved in providing artistic services specifically identified with the proposal. Include living artists whose work is represented in an exhibition regardless of whether the work was provided by the artist or by an institution. This figure should reflect a portion of the total individuals benefiting.
individuals benefiting	10,000	Give the total number of individuals that are expected to be involved in proposal activities as artists, non-artists, participants, or audience members. This number should include the values listed for youth, elders and artists.
proposal events	150	How many different events will be produced or presented within the grant period as a part of this proposal? Be sure to list different events, not performances. For example, a musical performed 10 times is only one event, but a musical performed 10 times and workshop done once are two events.
opportunities for public participation	250	Each event will have one or more opportunities for public participation. For example a musical performed 10 times is one event with 10 opportunities for public participation.

Project/Program Location

• Miami-Dade

Proposal Impact

Assessment and Planning
We feel that our longevity has to do with careful planning and our project partnerships. We make practical and strategic decision based on the economic and artistic climate of our field. Tigertail has a solid reputation for producing high quality events that come within budget. We continue our work of building our core structure through adequate staff, administration and financial systems, building areas that need work.Annually Tigertail implements a Retreat where the organization charts its course and structures targeted goals for the up-coming year. We began this in 2000 and have continued it annually. We bring in nationally respected consultant to guide us through the process. Each year we focus on specific organizational areas. We have doubled the amount of private giving and are working on on-going increases. The July 2011 and 2012 Retreats will focus on private giving and strategic planning. We continue to develop our "action" board and at present have 13 active members.
Our mandate is as follows:
Build a Leadership Core
As we increase visibility and raise contributed income; the board continues to:
• Articulate to the community the mission, the role and value of the organization.
• Influence community participation in the giving and raising of contributed income.
• Provide fiduciary accountability.
• Increase salaries and benefits.
• Increase personnel.
• Continue to develop a private giving program.
Proposal Impact
Tigertail produces projects of local, national and international scope. Without our own facility we structure our events to take place throughout Miami-Dade County. Occasionally we present in other parts of Florida. One-third to three-fourths of our programs involve minorities. A large portion of the audience for our projects (45%) is 21 or under. Over seventy languages are spoken in Miami-Dade County. Fifty percent of the population is foreign born. Seventy per cent of Miami-Dade is Latino. The racial makeup of the county is 69% White, 20% African American (a large part of which are of Caribbean descent), 4% from two or more races, 7% other. The age distribution is 25% under the age of 18, 10% from 18 to 24, 31% from 25 to 44, 22% from 45 to 64, and 12% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 36 years. 18% of the population and 15% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 23% of those under the age of 18 and 19% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line. The audience for this project has developed over the years and continues to grow and develop. We believe in, "Our house is your house". What we do is hands on, "Art by and for Greater Miami", a "Made in Miami" approach. Often the only way that you would be able to see the dance, music, theater or visual art that we bring to Miami-Dade would be to travel to large U.S. cities, such as Chicago, L.A. NYC or to travel outside of this country. This project fits precisely the mission, program history and current goals of our organization. Tigertail is a nationally recognized resource for information. Tigertail has, year after year, brought excellent projects to Miami.
Education and Outreach
All of our projects have educational and outreach components. Tigertail has worked with literally hundreds of partners for all of its educational components of projects. This year alone partners include, Florida Dance Association, Miami Dade Public Library, 10 Miami Dade Public Schools, Little Haiti Cultural Center, Haitian Cultural Arts Alliance, MDC, New World School of the Arts, BCC, Youth Speaks, Pridelines, Books & Books, and the British, German and Dutch Consulates. Each partner brings cash/and/or in-kind to a project. Projects are developed with partners catering to mutual and individual goals. Educational activities range from informal discussions to workshops, lecture demonstrations to specialized residency activities. Each artist in a project shares,teaches or exchanges cultural and professional information in a variety of settings. Our current major teen project is "WordSpeak", a spoken word literacy/performance project that will reach over 1500 teens.

Operating Budget

	Operating Expenses	Completed Fiscal Year ending 12/31/10
1.	Personnel: Administrative	92,000
2.	Personnel: Programmatic
3.	Personnel: Technical/Production	15,000
4.	Outside Fees and Services: Programmatic	87,000
5.	Outside Fees and Services: Other	32,000
6.	Space Rental, Rent or Mortgage	22,000
7.	Travel	30,000
8.	Marketing	40,000
9.	Remaining Operating Expenses	55,000
A.	Total Cash Expenses	$373,000
B.	In-kind Contributions	$37,000
C.	Total Operating Expenses	$410,000
	Operating Income	Completed Fiscal Year ending 12/31/10
10.	Revenue: Admissions	35,000
11.	Revenue: Contracted Services	1,000
12.	Revenue: Other	8,000
13.	Private Support: Corporate	55,000
14.	Private Support: Foundation	40,000
15.	Private Support: Other	61,000
16.	Government Support: Federal	45,000
17.	Government Support: State/Regional	24,000
18.	Government Support: Local/County	104,000
19.	Applicant Cash
D.	Total Cash Income	$373,000
B.	In-kind Contributions	$37,000
E.	Total Operating Income	$410,000

Additional Operating Budget Information

Tigertail does not have a deficit.

Proposal Budget: Summary

	Proposal Expenses	A. Request	B. Cash Expenses	C. In-kind	Total
1.	Personnel: Administrative	11,300	51,000	0	$62,300
2.	Personnel: Programmatic	0	0	0	$0
3.	Personnel: Technical/Production	5,000	7,000	0	$12,000
4.	Outside Fees and Services: Programmatic	15,000	57,000	0	$72,000
5.	Outside Fees and Services: Other	0	5,000	5,000	$10,000
6.	Space Rental	0	8,000	5,000	$13,000
7.	Travel	0	20,500	10,000	$30,500
8.	Marketing	6,000	40,000	5,000	$51,000
9.	Remaining Proposal Expenses	0	17,500	0	$17,500
D.	Total Proposal Expenses	37,300	206,000	25,000	$268,300
	Proposal Income	A. Request	B. Cash Income	C. In-Kind	Total
10.	Revenue: Admissions		25,000		25,000
11.	Revenue: Contracted Services		1,000		1,000
12.	Revenue: Other		1,000		1,000
13.	Private Support: Corporate		25,000		25,000
14.	Private Support: Foundation		43,000		43,000
15.	Private Support: Other		30,000		30,000
16.	Government Support: Federal		30,000		30,000
17.	Government Support: Regional		10,000		10,000
18.	Government Support: Local/County		41,000		41,000
19.	Applicant Cash		0		$0
E.	Total Proposal Income	37,300	206,000	25,000	$268,300

Proposal Budget: Detail

	Proposal Expenses	A. Request	B. Cash Expenses	C. In-Kind	Total
1.	Personnel: Administrative	11,300	51,000	0	$62,300
1.1. Executive Director		4,000	25,000	0	29,000
1.2. Project Coordinator		7,300	26,000	0	33,300
2.	Personnel: Programmatic	0	0	0	$0
3.	Personnel: Technical/Production	5,000	7,000	0	$12,000
3.1. Crew for all events		5,000	7,000	0	12,000
4.	Outside Fees and Services: Programmatic	15,000	57,000	0	$72,000
4.1. Artist fees, all projects		15,000	57,000	0	72,000
5.	Outside Fees and Services: Other	0	5,000	5,000	$10,000
5.1. Bookkeeper, auditor		0	5,000	5,000	10,000
6.	Space Rental	0	8,000	5,000	$13,000
6.1. Rental of office space		0	3,000	0	3,000
6.2. Rental of rehearsal & halls for all events		0	5,000	5,000	10,000
7.	Travel	0	20,500	10,000	$30,500
7.1. Hotel, bus rental, air fares		0	20,500	10,000	30,500
8.	Marketing	6,000	40,000	5,000	$51,000
8.1. All materials, advertising radio and print, printing, e marketing		6,000	40,000	5,000	51,000
9.	Remaining Proposal Expenses	0	17,500	0	$17,500
9.1. Utilities, insurance, supplies, equipment rent		0	17,500	0	17,500
D.	Total Proposal Expenses	37,300	206,000	25,000	$268,300

	Proposal Income	A. Request	B. Cash Income	C. In-Kind	Total
10.	Revenue: Admissions		25,000		$25,000
10-1 Admissions, all events			25,000		25,000
11.	Revenue: Contracted Services		1,000		$1,000
11-1 Workshop fees			1,000		1,000
12.	Revenue: Other		1,000		$1,000
12-1 Sale of books			1,000		1,000
13.	Private Support: Corporate		25,000		$25,000
13-1 Publix, Target, National Performance Network, National Dance Project			25,000		25,000
14.	Private Support: Foundation		43,000		$43,000
14-1 ES Moore, AMEX, Adams, Wells Fargo, Chase/JP Morgan			43,000		43,000
15.	Private Support: Other		30,000		$30,000
15-1 Private contributions			30,000		30,000
16.	Government Support: Federal		30,000		$30,000
16-1 NEA, Consulates			30,000		30,000
17.	Government Support: Regional		10,000		$10,000
17-1 FHC, SouthArts			10,000		10,000
18.	Government Support: Local/County		41,000		$41,000
18-1 Miami Dade, Miami Beach, City of Coral Gables			41,000		41,000
19.	Applicant Cash		0		$0
E.	Total Proposal Income	37,300	206,000	25,000	$268,300

Additional Proposal Budget Information

No answer provided.

Fiscal Condition and Sustainability

Tigertail Productions has established a reputation for completing projects as projected, within budget. We are currently working intently to expand and diversify our funding base. We have increased our private giving by 80% in the past year. We secured new funding sources this year and are approaching each project in a niche fashion, finding companies who have specific interests in our projects. In putting together projects we are resourceful in finding sources to make the project happen as projected. Examples are donated or reduced fee ($50 per night) hotel rooms for artists, donated or reduced cost airplane tickets for artists. We work with the internship programs of area colleges and universities. We set up special committees for each project with goals and objectives. We look at and pursue hundreds of sources for each project. Tigertail maintains and keeps to date a grant calendar. Tigertail holds an annual fundraising benefit. We do opening night patron parties, end of year fund-raising letters, bartering and trades, attend training workshops, read current fund-raising materials, follow national and area newsletters and share costs when possible. Tigertail connects fundraising with every event produced.

Tigertail does not have a deficit.

Evaluation Plan

Tigertail is constantly in a process of reflection and evaluation. We feel that it is of utmost importance.
Projects are evaluated in a number of ways. They are evaluated by the artists, students, teachers and community participants through questionnaires and surveys. Rehearsals and concerts are videotaped for archival and educational purposes. Printed documentation includes meeting notes, articles, house programs, a newsletter, curriculum materials, transcriptions of the project activities, letters from the community, surveys, evaluation notes and final reports by board and partners. The material is collected and analyzed.
We also publish poetry books by youth and adults that are documents of work created by South Florida artists.
Findings are used to inform future projects.

Applicant Accessibility

Question	Response
Does the applicant have policies and procedures (including a complaint process) that address non-discrimination on the basis of disability?	Yes
Does the applicant have a staff person that is responsible for compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, Americans with Disabilities Act and Florida Statutes 553?	Yes (Mary Luft)
Has the applicant completed the Section 504 Self Evaluation Workbook from the National Endowment for the Arts (linked) in the last 5 years?	Yes

Accessibility

For twelve years Tigertail has produced programs for persons with disabilities. We have one of the leading dance projects in the U.S. – "danceAble".

Tigertail has persons with disabilities on its board.

1.IRS letter of determination, one copy
EIGHT SETS:
2.2010 Tigertail, A South Florida Poetry Annual
3.2010 WordSpeak book and CD
4.2010/2011 Season Brochure
5.Board of Directors
6.In-kind Detail 2010
7.Audience Survey
8.Support Letters
9.Corporate/Foundation/Govt. Support 2001-2010
10. Annual fundraiser invitation