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GRAND RAPIDS BALLET
BALLET BELONGS HERE.
AND YOU CAN HELP IT SOAR.
Grand Rapids Ballet is Michigan’s professional ballet company. But we’re more than what happens onstage.
We’re a home for dancers. A training ground for the next generation. A place for families, artists, students and lifelong learners. A gathering place for our community.
And your support keeps that future moving.
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HOWEVER YOU SHOW UP, YOU MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
There isn't one way to believe in ballet. You make an annual gift. You can become a Barre Club member. Your company can sponsor a production. You can plan for the future through a legacy gift. Or you can simply want to make sure that 10, 20 or 50 years from now, Michigan still has a professional ballet company to call its own.
There’s a place for you here, at Grand Rapids Ballet.
WAYS TO GIVE
LEAVE A LEGACY
Make GR Ballet part of your lasting legacy with a thoughtful, planned estate gift for the future.
Individual Giving
BRAND PARTNERSHIPS
Connect your company with the artistry and impact of Michigan’s home for professional ballet.
Brand Partnerships50 YEARS OF GRAND RAPIDS BALLET IMPACTS.
Your gift doesn’t just support ballet. It supports people, possibility and a place to belong.
Your support helps us:
- Put world-class dancers on our stage
- Offer a professional living for artists to live, work and build their dance careers right here in Michigan
- Build the next generation. From little dancers taking their first steps to serious students pursuing professional training, the Grand Rapids Ballet School opens doors
- Make ballet more accessible. With GRBe Kids matinees and community progrmaming, we’re creating more ways for more people to expeirence dance
- Keep performance alive. WIth real dancers, real sets, live music, shared rooms, and unrepeatable moments that can only be experienced live
- Build a stronger future for the arts in Grand Rapids. Your investment gives GRB the stability and resources to dream beyond the next stage production.
LEAVE SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL BEHIND. GIVE BALLET THAT FUTURE.
A legacy gift is one of the most meaningful ways to support Grand Rapids Ballet. By including Grand Rapids Ballet in your estate plans, you can help ensure that generations who haven’t even discovered ballet yet will have the opportunity to experience it.
Your legacy can support:
- The future of professional ballet in Michigan
- Dancers and artistic excellence
- Ballet education
- Community access
- Endowment growth
- A specific program or area meaningful to you
What will your gift make possible 25 years from now?
- A child seeing ballet for the first time.
- A dancer finding their professional home.
- A family discovering a new tradition.
- A community experiencing something extraordinary together.
PUT YOUR COMPANY IN THE ROOM. GREAT COMPANIES SUPPORT THE ARTS SCENE OF OUR REGION.
Corporate support of Grand Rapids Ballet isn’t just a logo on a program.
It’s an opportunity to invest in Michigan’s arts ecosystem, support local artists, create meaningful experiences for employees and clients, and help make exceptional performances accessible to our community.
Let’s make something worth showing up for. Contact the Development team to inquire on corporate giving.
Ways to partner:
Production Sponsorship
Put your company behind a specific artistic experience.
Season Sponsorship
Support Grand Rapids Ballet across an entire season.
Education & Community Partnership
Invest directly in access, learning and community programs.
Employee Engagement
Create memorable experiences for your team.
Corporate Matching
Gifts
Double the impact of your employees’ generosity.
Custom Partnerships
Let’s create something that works for your business and our mission.
WHY SUPPORT GRAND RAPIDS BALLET?
Because Michigan deserves a professional ballet company.
Because this isn't somebody else's ballet company. It's ours.
Because dancers shouldn't have to leave Michigan to build extraordinary careers.
Because children deserve access to the arts.
Because live performance creates something no screen can replicate.
Because a city with a vibrant arts community is a stronger city.
Because ballet can be both elevated and accessible.
Because tradition and innovation aren't opposites.
Because this isn't somebody else's ballet company. It's ours.
Grand Rapids Ballet is Michigan's home for professional ballet.
And its future belongs to all of us.
GRB is a non-profit 501c3 org.
Grand Rapids Ballet Tax ID: 38-2026127
If you do not see your preferred giving method listed above, connect with us to create a custom giving plan that meets your needs.
