Foundation and Corporate Support

Since 1980 D.C.Wheel Productions, Inc. has grown its facility, Dance Place as one of the nation's premier community arts centers. Viewed as a Theater, School and Community Resource, and fueled by a passion and expertise in dance, Dance Place is recognized for its leadership role and model programs in the national and local arenas. These programs aim to expand the field of dance, nurture leadership for the future and strengthen community partnerships. With ownership of our building, development of a broad reach of artistic and educational programs and leadership in the nonprofit community, Dance Place has strengthened our connections to our immediate neighborhood, the greater DC community and the nation. In particular, we have played an unprecedented role in the development of the local dance community first in our rented home in Adams Morgan, and since 1986 at our permanent home in Brookland.

Crucial to the organization's mission is a commitment to serving the rich cultural diversity of our nation, city and immediate neighborhood through a wide variety of affordable and free programs such as: Energizers After School Programs, Inreach and Outreach programs to the public schools, Kids on the Move Dance Classes, Summer Camp, Jr. Staff job readiness for teens, college Internships in arts administration, Fieldwork Showcase laboratory for choreography, New Releases Choreographers' Showcase and the forty-two week Performing Series in our theater.

Dance Place maintains its programming seven days a week throughout the entire year. Performance admissions and class fees cover just a fraction of our operating costs. We can only succeed in our mission through the help of numerous friends and institutional supporters. We hope that you will take the opportunity to explore the various ways to becoming involved. Dance Place offers individual giving programs including the Friends of Dance Place Membership, while institutional supporters can become involved as corporate sponsors or foundation underwriters. Please join us by becoming a member of the Dance Place family; we would greatly appreciate your support.

Dance Place and our programs are generously supported by the following foundation and corporate partners:

Advisory Neighborhood Commission 5C
Allied Waste Services Alternate ROOTS
The Bender Foundation, Inc.
Dorothy G. Bender Foundation
Black Entertainment Television
The Walter A. Bloedorn Foundation
Bloomberg
The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation
Capezio / Ballet Makers Dance Foundation, Inc.
Clarence B. and Joan F. Coleman Foundation
Columbia General Corporation
The Community Foundation for the National Capital Region
The Dallas Morse Coors Foundation for the Performing Arts
Costco
Joseph and Joan Cullman Foundation for the Arts, Inc.
Daycon Products, Inc.
DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities
DC Government
Denchfield Roofing
The Dimick Foundation
Disney Worldwide Outreach
The Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation, Inc.
Dutch Consolate
The Charles Engelhard Foundation
Exxon Mobile Foundation
Ferris Family Fund
Gensler Corporation
Giant of Maryland, LLC
Monica and Hermen Greenberg Foundation
The Harkness Foundation for Dance
The Harman Family Foundation
Corina Higginson Trust
IT Works! Software
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Tom Lane Fund
Marpat Foundation
Mars Foundation
George Preston Marshall Foundation
The Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer Foundation
The Mid- Atlantic Arts Foundation
The National Capital Arts & Cultural Affairs Program and The US Commission of Fine Arts
The National Endowment for the Arts
National Performance Network
Nestle Waters North America, Inc.
Netherland-American Foundation, Inc.
New England Foundation for the Arts
New York Community Trust
Pennsylvania Performing Arts on Tour
Pepco
PNC Bank
Howard and Gerladine Polinger Family Foundation
Reston CenterStage
Sidwell University
The Sprenger-Lang Foundation
Hattie M. Strong Foundation
The Summit Fund of Washington
Nelson Talbott Foundation
Target Corporation
United Way/Combined Federal Campaign
Washington Performing Arts Society
The Washington Post
The Washington Post Company
The George Wasserman Family Foundation
The Weissberg Foundation
Xerox Corporation

To lend your support today, click here. To contact our development office, please call Stephen Clapp, Grants Manager at 202-269-1601.

Dance Place has been featured in the Greater Washington, DC Catalogue for Philanthropy. Please visit the Catalogue for Philanthropy website and see our online profile. You can also contribute to Dance Place directly from the Catalogue website or by visiting our Contribution page by clicking here.

Top photo by Enoch Chan.