THEATRE DEVELOPMENT FUND INC
520 EIGHTH AVENUE NO 801, NEW YORK, NY 10018 www.tdf.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THEATRE DEVELOPMENT FUND, INC. ("TDF"), A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION, FOUNDED IN 1967 TO PROMOTE THE PERFORMING ARTS, IS A BROADLY-ORIENTED SERVICE AND ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO BRINGING THE POWER OF THE PERFORMING ARTS TO EVERYONE. TDF'S ACTIVITIES FALL INTO THREE AREAS. TDF EXPANDS ACCESS, MAKING THE PERFORMING ARTS ACCESSIBLE TO ALL BY REMOVING CULTURAL, PHYSICAL AND FINANCIAL BARRIERS. TDF CULTIVATES COMMUNITIES OF THEATERGOERS, BY ENGAGING, EDUCATING AND ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO MAKE THE PERFORMING ARTS AN ESSENTIAL PART OF THEIR LIVES. TDF SUPPORTS THEATRE MAKERS AND SUSTAINS CREATORS AND ADVANCES THE INDUSTRY THROUGH CONVENINGS, RESEARCH, AND THE TDF COSTUME COLLECTION. THROUGH ITS PROGRAMS, TDF BRINGS THEATRE INTO THE LIVES OF OVER 2,000,000 PEOPLE PER YEAR. TDF'S EFFORTS ARE PRIMARILY FOCUSED IN NEW YORK, BUT IT HAS ALSO BEEN INVOLVED IN AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND, ON A LIMITED BASIS, INTERNATIONALLY.

THEATRE DEVELOPMENT FUND IS A PERFORMING ARTS SERVICE ORGANIZATION DEVOTED TO ADVANCING LIVE THEATRE AND DANCE BY BUILDING AUDIENCES. TDF ENVISIONS A WORLD WHERE THE TRANSFORMATIVE EXPERIENCE OF ATTENDING LIVE THEATRE AND DANCE IS ESSENTIAL,RELEVANT, ACCESSIBLE AND INSPIRATIONAL. TDF MAKES TICKETS AFFORDABLE AND ACCESSIBLE TO DIVERSE AUDIENCES, INCLUDING NEW YORK CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL CHILDREN, PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, AND INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE NOT ABLE TO AFFORD FULL-PRICE TICKETS.THROUGH OUR PROGRAMS WE BRING THEATRE INTO THE LIVES OF 2,000,000 PEOPLE PER YEAR. TDF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS WORK TO STRENGTHEN LOCAL AUDIENCES FROM EVERY BOROUGH AND NEIGHBORHOOD IN NEW YORK CITY,CURRENTLY WORKING WITH 55 CENTERS OR AGENCIES.THE COSTUME COLLECTION RENTS COSTUMES AT INEXPENSIVE RATES TO NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.THE WEBSITE IS A WIDE-RANGING SOURCE OF INFORMATION ABOUT THE THEATRE, DESIGNED TO STIMULATE AND ENCOURAGE THEATRE ATTENDANCE BY BOTH EXPERIENCED AND NOVICE THEATREGOERS.

TKTS BY TDFTHE TKTS TICKET BOOTHS SUPPORT TDF'S MISSION OF ENCOURAGING AND ENABLING DIVERSE AUDIENCES TO ATTEND THEATRE AND DANCE. THE TKTSBOOTHS, STARTING IN 1973 WITH ONE AND AT JUNE 30, 2020 NUMBERING THREE,SELL APPROXIMATELY 700,000 SAME-DAY DISCOUNTED TICKETS ANNUALLY TO BROADWAY AND OFF-BROADWAY THEATRE AND DANCE PERFORMANCES. TKTS ENABLES THEATREGOERS WHO CAN'T AFFORD FULL PRICE TICKETS TO ATTEND THEATRE,WHICH IN TURN INCREASES ATTENDANCE SIGNIFICANTLY.MANY SERVICES, INCLUDING THEATRE TICKET SALES, HAVE BEEN SIGNIFICANTLY CURTAILED DUE TO COVID-19, AND TDF STAFF MEMBERS HAVE FOUND INNOVATIVE WAYS TO REMOTELY ENGAGE IN PROGRAMMING THAT FORMERLY TOOK PLACE IN PERSON. TDF INTENDS TO RETURN TO ITS USUAL VOLUME AND STYLE OF OPERATIONS WHEN THE PANDEMIC RELATED RESTRICTIONS ARE EASED.

TDF MEMBERSHIP PROGRAMTHE MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM ALSO SUPPORTS TDF'S MISSION OF ENCOURAGING AND ENABLING DIVERSE AUDIENCES TO ATTEND THEATRE AND DANCE. ANNUALLY TDF MAKES POSSIBLE THE SALE OF APPROXIMATELY 440,000 DEEPLY-DISCOUNTED TICKETS TO BROADWAY, OFF-BROADWAY, AND OFF-OFF BROADWAY THEATRE AND DANCE PERFORMANCES TO OVER 115,000 TDF MEMBERS, WHO QUALIFY FOR MEMBERSHIP BY CERTIFYING THAT THEY BELONG TO ONE OF THIRTEEN CATEGORIES MAKING THEM ELIGIBLE FOR DISCOUNTED TICKETS.MANY SERVICES, INCLUDING MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM TICKET DISTRIBUTION, HAVE BEEN SIGNIFICANTLY CURTAILED DUE TO COVID-19, AND TDF STAFF MEMBERS HAVE FOUND INNOVATIVE WAYS TO REMOTELY ENGAGE IN PROGRAMMING THAT FORMERLY TOOK PLACE IN PERSON. TDF INTENDS TO RETURN TO ITS USUAL VOLUME AND STYLE OF OPERATIONS WHEN THE PANDEMIC RELATED RESTRICTIONS ARE EASED.

TDF SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENTTHE EDUCATION PROGRAM BUILDS AUDIENCES FOR THE THEATRE BY INTRODUCING YOUNG PEOPLE TO LIVE THEATRE AND PREPARING THEM TO ENGAGE AS AUDIENCES. APPROXIMATELY 11,000 NEW YORK CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL CHILDREN ARE BROUGHT TO THEATRE AND DANCE PERFORMANCES ANNUALLY AT NO COST TO THE SCHOOLS OR STUDENTS, AND IN ADDITION THESE YOUNG PEOPLE PARTICIPATE IN CLASSROOM WORKSHOPS, POST-PERFORMANCE DISCUSSIONS AND PLAYWRIGHTING WORKSHOPS DESIGNED TO ENHANCE AND CONTEXTUALIZE THEIR EXPERIENCE. TDF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS WORK TO STRENGTHEN LOCAL AUDIENCES FROM EVERY BOROUGH AND NEIGHBORHOOD IN NEW YORK CITY, CURRENTLY WORKING WITH OVER 55 CENTERS OR AGENCIES.MANY SERVICES, INCLUDING TDF'S EDUCTATION PROGRAM, HAVE BEEN SIGNIFICANTLY CURTAILED DUE TO COVID-19, AND TDF STAFF MEMBERS HAVE FOUND INNOVATIVE WAYS TO REMOTELY ENGAGE IN PROGRAMMING THAT FORMERLY TOOK PLACE IN PERSON. TDF INTENDS TO RETURN TO ITS USUAL VOLUME AND STYLE OF OPERATIONS WHEN THE PANDEMIC RELATED RESTRICTIONS ARE EASED.

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