# Dance Professionals Fund

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1215088 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1215088)
- Website: https://www.dancefund.org.uk
- Latest income: £0; spending £0
- What it funds: Disability, Prevention or relief of poverty
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations, Provides advocacy / advice / information
- Area of operation: Throughout England and Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
- Trustees: 9
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/dance-professionals-fund

Assist dance professionals by the provision of grants and other services.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Charitable objects

> The prevention or relief of poverty experienced by dancers, Dance teachers and other Dance Professionals including former Dance Professionals, in particular but not exclusively through the provision of advice and financial and other support to such individuals (‘beneficiaries’) and other charities and organisations for similar charitable purposes and in special cases amongst dependants of such beneficiaries after their decease.

## What it funds

Dance Professionals Fund is registered under the Charity Commission purposes disability and prevention or relief of poverty; the register records that it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides advocacy / advice / information. In its latest reported year Dance Professionals Fund reported income of £0 and spending of £0.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Dance Professionals Fund in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). Its website (dancefund.org.uk) may list programmes that are not yet open or are by invitation only. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance.

## Questions

### Is Dance Professionals Fund open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 4 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from Dance Professionals Fund is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does Dance Professionals Fund fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

### Does Dance Professionals Fund give grants to individuals?

Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that Dance Professionals Fund makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies.

### How large is Dance Professionals Fund?

In its latest reported year Dance Professionals Fund reported income of £0 and spending of £0.


## Similar funders

- [Rothschild Foundation](https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/rothschild-foundation) – 3 open schemes
- [Henry Smith Foundation](https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/henry-smith-charity) – 3 open schemes
- [BBC Children in Need](https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/bbc-children-in-need) – 1 open scheme
- [Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales](https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/lloyds-bank-foundation-for-england-and-wales) – 1 open scheme
- [Esmée Fairbairn Foundation](https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/esmee-fairbairn-foundation) – 1 open scheme
- [Steve Morgan Foundation](https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/steve-morgan-foundation) – 1 open scheme

## Guides

- [Grants for charities in London: boroughs, City funders and what closes soon](https://opengrant.co.uk/blog/grants-for-charities-in-london)
- [Grants for community groups in South West England: the foundations, funds and dates](https://opengrant.co.uk/blog/grants-for-community-groups-in-south-west-england)
- [Grants in Greater Manchester and the North West: who funds what and what is open](https://opengrant.co.uk/blog/grants-in-greater-manchester-and-the-north-west)