NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ADVANCEMENT IN THE ARTS INC
2100 BISCAYNE BLVD, MIAMI, FL 33137 www.youngarts.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE MISSION OF THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ADVANCEMENT IN THE ARTS, INC. DBA NATIONAL YOUNGARTS FOUNDATION IS TO IDENTIFY THE MOST ACCOMPLISHED YOUNG ARTISTS IN THE VISUAL, LITERARY AND PERFORMING ARTS AND TO PROVIDE THEM WITH CREATIVE AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES THROUGHOUT THEIR CAREERS.

IDENTIFY AND ASSIST EMERGING ARTISTS

NATIONAL YOUNGARTS WEEK AND REGIONAL PROGRAMS REPRESENT NFAA'S CORE PROGRAMMING. THROUGH CORE PROGRAMMING NFAA PROVIDES MASTER CLASSES, PERFORMANCE AND EXHIBITION OPPORTUNITIES, RECOGNITION AND AWARDS TO NFAA'S WINNERS, WHO ARE YOUNG ARTISTS ORIGINATING FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY. NFAA IS THE ONLY ORGANIZATION THAT ENCOURAGES AND RECOGNIZES ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE AND PROVIDES LIFELONG SUPPORT TO YOUNG ARTISTS IN THE LITERARY, VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS, INCLUDING DANCE, FILM, JAZZ, CLASSICAL MUSIC, PHOTOGRAPHY, THEATER, VISUAL ARTS, VOICE, DESIGN ARTS AND WRITING. EACH YEAR, A RANGE OF 7,000-8,000 APPLICANTS SUBMIT FOR THE YOUNGARTS COMPETITION AND APPROXIMATELY 700 WINNERS ARE SELECTED. OF THIS TOTAL POOL, 397 RECEIVED CASH AWARDS.

ALUMNI PROGRAMMING OFFERS YOUNGARTS AWARD WINNERS SUPPORT TO GROW THEIR CAREERS WITHIN THREE FOCUS AREAS: CREATIVE DEVELOPMENT, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. OVER 50 ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR SUPPORTED AWARD WINNERS ALONG WITH THE CONTINUOUS DEVELOPMENT OF A DEDICATED DIGITAL PORTAL. THIS FISCAL YEAR, 912 ALUMNI PARTICIPATED IN A PROGRAM, THE DIGITAL PORTAL RECEIVED OVER 1,921 USERS, AND 44 CREATIVE MICROGRANTS & 262 EMERGENCY MICROGRANTS WERE AWARDED. OVERALL, PROGRAMMING RESULTED IN $2 MILLION IN FUNDS DISTRIBUTED TO ARTISTS.

EACH YEAR, 20 YOUNGARTS FINALISTS ARE NAMED PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARS IN THE ARTS. AT THE REQUEST OF THE COMMISSION ON PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARS, WHICH IS APPOINTED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ADVANCEMENT IN THE ARTS, THROUGH ITS YOUNGARTS PROGRAM, SERVES AS THE EXCLUSIVE NOMINATING AGENCY FOR U.S. PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARS IN THE ARTS. PARTICIPANTS IN THE YOUNGARTS PROGRAM ARE THE ONLY STUDENTS ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE THE DESIGNATION OF U.S. PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARS IN THE ARTS (PSA), BASED ON THEIR ARTISTIC AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS. BEING NAMED A PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLAR IS THE HIGHEST SCHOLASTIC HONOR AVAILABLE TO GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS. EACH YEAR, A GROUP OF 60 PSA NOMINEES ARE SELECTED FROM THE APPROXIMATELY 170 YOUNGARTS FINALISTS. FROM THESE STUDENTS, 20 WINNERS ARE CHOSEN BY THE COMMISSION ON U.S. PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARS AND NAMED PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARS IN THE ARTS, ALONGSIDE 120 ACADEMIC SCHOLARS.

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