Second Stage
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
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Other requirements
- Current PNB Company dancers
- Dancers pursuing career transitions after performing
Overview
Program Type: Multi-faceted career transition program for PNB company dancers
Second Stage is a unique career transition program designed to help Pacific Northwest Ballet dancers achieve their post-Company goals. Since its inception in 1999, the program has distributed more than $750,000 in grants to dozens of dancers.
What Second Stage Offers
- Scholarships for post-dance career development
- Mentorships with experienced professionals
- Support for research and skill-building
- Partnership with Seattle University offering accessible college courses
Eligibility
- Current PNB Company dancers
- Dancers pursuing career transitions after performing
Focus Areas
Former participants have successfully transitioned to careers in:
- Law
- Medicine
- Dance education
- Culinary arts
- Dancewear design and manufacturing
- Aesthetics
- Photography
- Company creation and management
- Arts leadership
- Social work and mental health
- Administrative roles within arts organizations
Seattle University Partnership
The program maintains a unique partnership with Seattle University that offers:
- Evening classes designed around PNB dancers' rehearsal and performance schedules
- Undergraduate degree programs including Arts Leadership specialization
- Flexible scheduling to accommodate dance careers
- Classes covering subjects from biotechnology to philosophy to spatial justice
Impact
Participants report:
- Broader perspective as young artists
- Improved performance through planning for the future
- Access to higher education that would otherwise be financially prohibitive
- Expanded career possibilities while maintaining dance careers
- Development as "complete humans" beyond their dance identities
Contact
Address: Phelps Center, 301 Mercer Street, Seattle, WA 98109
What Pacific Northwest Ballet Association actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 1
- Total given
- $406K
- Median grant
- $406K
- By dollars: Washington 100%. Top recipient cities: Seattle, WA.
Example grants
Pacific Northwest Ballet Foundation · Seattle, WA
Bequests received by PNB Association have been designated by its Board of Trustees to…
$406K
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Fields of Work
- Dance
- Performing arts
- Professional development
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