Organizations Filed Purposes:
WHITE BIRD IS COMMITTED TO BRINGING THE BEST PORTLAND-BASED, REGIONAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL DANCE COMPANIES TO PORTLAND, OREGON AND TO FOSTERING THE GROWTH OF DANCE IN THE REGION. WHITE BIRD WILL DO THIS THROUGH PRESENTING ESTABLISHED AND EMERGING COMPANIES AND CHOREOGRAPHERS, COMMISSIONING OR CO-COMMISSIONING NEW WORK, AND COLLABORATING WITH OTHER ARTS ORGANIZATIONS IN PORTLAND AND THE REGION TO MAKE DANCE PERFORMANCES POSSIBLE.WHITE BIRD STRONGLY BELIEVES IN MAKING DANCE EXCITING, EDUCATIONAL, AND ACCESSIBLE TO EVERYONE, YOUNG AND OLD, OF ALL SOCIAL BACKGROUNDS, AND WILL SEEK TO REALIZE THESE GOALS THROUGH CONTRIBUTED INCOME AND SPONSORSHIPS, WHICH WILL FACILITATE OUTREACH TO SCHOOLS AND KEEP TICKET PRICES AFFORDABLE. AS AN ADVOCATE FOR DANCE, WHITE BIRD WILL STRIVE TO BROADEN AUDIENCES, DEVELOP NEW DANCE VENUES, AND SUPPORT BOTH EXISTING AND NEW DANCE PROGRAMS.
WHITE BIRD IS COMMITTED TO BRINGING THE BEST PORTLAND-BASED, REGIONAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL DANCE COMPANIES TO PORTLAND, OREGON AND TO FOSTERING THE GROWTH OF DANCE IN THE REGION.
DURING THE 2019-20 SEASON, WHITE BIRD, BASED IN PORTLAND, OREGON, WAS ABLE TO PRESENT 9 OF ITS 12 COMPANIES, WITH THE FINAL THREE CANCELLED DUE TO COVID REGULATIONS. IN THIS 23ND SEASON, THE WHITE BIRD DANCE SERIES PRESENTED FOUR OF THE WORLD'S BEST DANCE COMPANIES AT THE ARLENE SCHNITZER CONCERT HALL AND THE NEWMARK THEATRE; MOMIX, SASHA WALTZ & GUESTS, CNDC-ANGERS, AND GRUPO CORPO. WHITE BIRD UNCAGED BROUGHT THREE ADVENTUROUS COMPANIES TO LINCOLN HALL AND PICA (PORTLAND INSTITUTE FOR CONTEMPORARY ART). APPROXIMATELY 18,000 AUDIENCE MEMBERS ATTENDED THE 29 PERFORMANCES IN THE CURTAILED SEASON.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Walter Jaffe | SECRETARY/TREASURER | 40 | $80,518 |
| Vinh Wong | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Minh Tran | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Gary Nelson | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Carol Ihlenburg | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Sandra Holmes | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Kim Allchurch Flick | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Susan Ellis | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Ken Edwards | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Ann Edwards | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Paul King | PRESIDENT | 40 | $0 |
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