Boston Dance Alliance Dance Relief Fund
Funding Amount
$250 per stipend
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- One-time opportunity
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
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Eligible organizations
- Individual dancers, choreographers, and dance teachers
Geography
- Must reside in Greater Boston metropolitan community
Other requirements
- Any dance genre
- Must have individual annual income of no more than $50,000
- What is Funded: Stipends to assist with immediate basic needs
- Award Details: $250 stipends distributed on a first-come, first-served basis
Overview
Background: Launched during the COVID-19 pandemic to support dancers, choreographers, and dance teachers who lost income from paid rehearsals, performances, and teaching assignments
Geographic Scope: Greater Boston metropolitan community as defined in The Boston Foundation catchment area
Eligibility:
- Individual dancers, choreographers, and dance teachers
- Any dance genre
- Must reside in Greater Boston metropolitan community
- Must have individual annual income of no more than $50,000
What is Funded: Stipends to assist with immediate basic needs
Award Details: $250 stipends distributed on a first-come, first-served basis
Disbursement: First round: April 1-15, 2020 (or until donations exhausted). Second round may be announced after that date.
Funding Sources: The Boston Foundation, The Aliad Fund, Robert and Iris Fanger
How to Apply
Application Process
- Applications submitted online through the BDA website
- Applicants must affirm that they have an individual annual income of no more than $50,000
- First-come, first-served basis
What Boston Dance Alliance Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 8
- Total given
- $240K
- Median grant
- $20K
- Range
- $5,011–$71K
- By dollars: Massachusetts 96%, Maine 4%. Top recipient cities: Jamaica Plain, MA; Newton, MA; Boston, MA.
- 100% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
Example grants
VLA Dance LLC · Jamaica Plain, MA
General activities
$71K
Dance in the Schools · Newton, MA
General activities
$63K
Trike Called Funk LLC · Boston, MA
General activities
$46K
Raiceslindiana Flores · Worcester, MA
General activities
$21K
Metamovements LLC Total · Cambridge, MA
General activities
$19K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Dance
- Hardship
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