Dancers Group
Funding Overview
From IRS Form 990 filings · 2021–2025
Total received
$15.2M
Foundation funders
56
Grants recorded
200
Years covered
2021–2025
Who funds Dancers Group?
Dancers Group is funded by 56 grantmakers, led by The Ford Foundation ($3.8M), The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation ($2.4M), National Philanthropic Trust ($1.5M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $15.2M in grants to Dancers Group between 2021–2025.
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Funding over time
Grant dollars and counts received per year
From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $419K (2025) to $5.1M (2022). In 2025 it made 9 grants totaling $419K.
What grants has Dancers Group received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | New England Foundation for the Arts Incorporated | GENERAL OPERATING, CREATION AND/OR PRESENTING SUPPORT | $113,750 |
| 2025 | The San Francisco Foundation | FOR PROJECT SUPPORT | $108,000 |
| 2025 | East Bay Community Foundation | COMMISSIONING OF "HOW TO NOT GET LONG COVID? DONT GET COVID", THE COMMISSIONING OF "GHADAR GEET: BLOOD AND INK", THE COMMISSIONING OF "JA WEYA OBAJ WIJ, EX WEYA NCHEMAJ/MI HISTORIA, MI TELAR/MY STORY, MY WEAVING", THE COMMISSIONING OF "TALES BY MOONLIGHT, AN AFRO CULTURE PORTAL", THE ORGANIZATIONS INITIATIVE AS CURRENTLY LED BY GROWN WOMEN DANCE COLLECTIVE, TO SUPPORT MICAYA PRESENTS: SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL HIP HOP DANCEFEST | $61,500 |
| 2025 | The Chicago Community Trust | General support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes | $52,500 |
| 2025 | Danceusa | DANCE/USA FELLOWSHIPS TO ARTISTS GRANT, UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT IN RECOGNITION OF ARTISTIC AND SOCIAL PRACTICE | $49,600 |
| 2025 | Horizons Foundation | Unrestricted | $15,000 |
| 2025 | The Skyscrape Foundation | OPERATIONS | $10,000 |
| 2025 | Freeman Foundation | Sins Invalid in Memory of Patty Berne | $5,000 |
| 2025 | Elaine & Richard Fohr Foundation | MUSIC EDUCATION | $4,000 |
| 2024 | The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | 79512 UPLIFTING THE BEAUTY AND BRILLIANCE OF DISABILITY, DISMANTLING ABLEISM, AND MAINSTREAMING THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF 'DISABILITY JUSTICE' | $1,000,000 |
| 2024 | The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | TO SUPPORT INDIA HARVILLE'S WORK AT EMBRACED BODY TO LEAD AND FACILITATE A THREE-YEAR RESIDENCY AND COHORT PROGRAM BY AND FOR DISABLED DANCE ARTISTS TO DEVELOP AND SHARE NEW WORKS AND INCREASE DISCOURSE AROUND DISABLED ARTISTRY | $526,000 |
| 2024 | The Ford Foundation | CORE SUPPORT FOR SINS INVALID, A DISABILITY JUSTICE PERFORMANCE PROJECT THAT CENTERS ON PEOPLE OF COLOR, QUEERS, NON-BINARY AND TRANS PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES; AND PROJECT SUPPORT FOR INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING FOR SINS INVALID | $475,000 |
| 2024 | Common Counsel Foundation | SINS INVALID | $400,000 |
| 2024 | Silicon Valley Community Foundation | Arts & Culture | $200,000 |
| 2024 | Borealis Philanthropy | TO SUPPORT THE WORK OF FISCAL PROJECTS | $150,000 |
| 2024 | The Ford Foundation | CORE SUPPORT FOR SINS INVALID, A DISABILITY JUSTICE PERFORMANCE PROJECT THAT CENTERS ON PEOPLE OF COLOR, QUEERS, NON-BINARY AND TRANS PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES | $150,000 |
| 2024 | The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $118,000 |
| 2024 | The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | FOR CA$H DANCE | $105,000 |
| 2024 | The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | 81307 SUPPORTING SINS INVALID, WITH THE CRIP SURVIVAL NETWORK, TO ENABLE DISABLED PEOPLE OF COLOR TO SURVIVE CLIMATE CRISES AND RISING ABLEISM AND RACISM | $100,000 |
| 2024 | The San Francisco Foundation | TO SUPPORT AFRO URBAN SOCIETYS GBEDU TOWN RADIO YOUTH ARTS RESIDENCY PROGRAM. FOR THE DETOUR DANCE. FOR KATHY MATA BALLET. | $65,300 |
| 2024 | New England Foundation for the Arts Incorporated | GENERAL OPERATING, CREATION AND/OR PRESENTING SUPPORT | $51,625 |
| 2024 | Solidaire Network Inc | General support of Embraced Body | $50,000 |
| 2024 | Kenneth Rainin Foundation | REST & CARE | $40,000 |
| 2024 | Kenneth Rainin Foundation | REST & CARE | $40,000 |
| 2024 | Tides Foundation | HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES | $40,000 |
| 2024 | Kenneth Rainin Foundation | REST & CARE | $39,860 |
| 2024 | Kenneth Rainin Foundation | I'M.STILL.HERE (HOW NOT TO GET LONG COVID) | $30,000 |
| 2024 | The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | FOR SINS INVALID | $30,000 |
| 2024 | Gerbode Foundation | Support of Duniya Dance and Drum Company's commission and production of a new work by Joti Singh. | $25,000 |
| 2024 | Alliance for California Traditional Arts | Living Cultures Program | $25,000 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who funds Dancers Group?
Dancers Group is funded by 56 grantmakers, led by The Ford Foundation ($3.8M), The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation ($2.4M), National Philanthropic Trust ($1.5M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $15.2M in grants to Dancers Group between 2021–2025.
Who is Dancers Group's largest funder?
The Ford Foundation is the largest recorded funder of Dancers Group, with $3.8M across 23 grants (2021–2024).
How much grant funding has Dancers Group received?
IRS 990 filings record $15.2M in grants to Dancers Group across 200 grants from 56 funders between 2021–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.
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