How much funding does Dance Workforce Resilience Fund (DWR Fund) provide?

Dance Workforce Resilience Fund (DWR Fund) provides $1,000 in funding.

When is the deadline for Dance Workforce Resilience Fund (DWR Fund)?

The funder has not published a deadline for this grant.

Who has received Dance Workforce Resilience Fund (DWR Fund) funding?

Dance Service New York City Inc's IRS filings list 8 awards under this program (2022–2023). Recent recipients include PMT House of Dance (New York, NY), $10,000 in 2023; Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance (Bronx, NY), $10,000 in 2023; Dance Artists' National Collective (Brooklyn, NY), $10,000 in 2022.

Dance Workforce Resilience Fund (DWR Fund)

Dance Service New York City Inc

Foundation Grants for Dance

Funding Amount

$1,000

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

Overview

The DWR Fund directly supports individual freelance dancers through one-time $1,000 grants to promote fair labor practices and address wage inequities within New York City's dance sector.

Geographic Scope: New York City

Target Audience: Individual freelance dancers

Focus Areas: Fair labor practices, wage equity

Contact Information:

Email: info@dance.nyc
Phone: 212-966-4452
Address: 218 East 18th Street, Ground Floor, NY, NY 10003-3694

Past recipients of this program

Recent awards under this program (from Dance Service New York City Inc's IRS filings)

PMT House of Dance

New York, NY · 2023

$10K
Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance

Bronx, NY · 2023

$10K
Dance Artists' National Collective

Brooklyn, NY · 2022

$10K
Culture Push

New York, NY · 2022

$10K
Baad the Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance

Bronx, NY · 2022

$10K

8 grants in Dance Service New York City Inc's 2022–2023 filings reference “Dance Workforce Resilience Fund” in their stated purpose. Amounts and places as reported by the funder.

What Dance Service New York City Inc actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2024

Grants in 2024: 23
Total given: $683K
Median grant: $23K
Range: $5,440–$137K

By dollars: New York 89%, New Jersey 11%. Top recipient cities: New York, NY; Brooklyn, NY; Bronx, NY.
0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.

Example grants

Unique Projects Inc · New York, NY

For dance advancement fund receipients

$137K
Brooklyn Arts Exchange · Brooklyn, NY

For dance advancement fund receipients

$44K
Layerhythm Productions Inc · New York, NY

For dance advancement fund receipients

$41K
Redhawk Native American Arts Council · Brooklyn, NY

For dance advancement fund receipients

$41K
Pony Box Dance Theatre Inc · New York, NY

For dance advancement fund receipients

$40K