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Overview

Second Stage

Status: Active program

Geographic Scope: Pacific Northwest Ballet (Seattle, WA)

Focus Areas: Career transition support for professional ballet dancers pursuing post-performance careers

Overview:
Second Stage is a multi-faceted career transition program for PNB dancers to achieve their post-Company goals. Since 1999, the program has provided more than $750,000 in grants to dozens of dancers.

What They Fund:

  • Scholarships for education and career development

  • Mentorships

  • Support for research

  • Educational partnerships (notably with Seattle University)

    • Eligibility:

  • Current and former PNB professional company dancers

    • Career Outcomes:
    Former participants are now working in:

  • Law

  • Medicine

  • Dance education

  • Culinary arts

  • Dancewear design and manufacturing

  • Aesthetics

  • Photography

  • Creating and managing companies worldwide

    • Seattle University Partnership:
    PNB has a unique partnership with Seattle University that allows dancers to pursue bachelor's degrees through evening and flexible classes designed around rehearsal and performance schedules. Dancers can pursue degrees including:

  • Interdisciplinary Arts with Arts Leadership specialization

  • General Bachelor's degrees

    • Contact:

  • Address: Phelps Center, 301 Mercer Street, Seattle, WA 98109

  • Office: 206.441.9411

  • EIN: 91-0897129

    • What Pacific Northwest Ballet Foundation actually gave

    Source: IRS Form 990-PF, 2024

    Grants in 2024
    1
    Total given
    $1.11M
    Median grant
    $1.11M
    • By dollars: Washington 100%. Top recipient cities: Seattle, WA.

    Example grants

    • Pacific Northwest Ballet Association · Seattle, WA

      To support the mission of Pacific Northwest Ballet Association

      $1.11M

    IRS Form 990-PF, 2024. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

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