Grantee Database
PALO ALTO BALLET INCORPORATED
Grant Year
2025-26
Grant Program
General Operating Support
Award Amount
$12,300.00
Project Description
Western Ballet respectfully requests General Operating Support to advance its mission: making high-quality ballet training and performance accessible to all. Grant funds will sustain essential operating expenses—faculty salaries, facilities, and administration—allowing us to keep tuition affordable and expand our need-based financial aid program. Our year-round Youth Program serves students ages 3–19, guiding them from foundational ballet through a rigorous pre-professional track. Financial assistance and merit-based scholarships help ensure that income is not a barrier to participation. Adult and open classes are also priced accessibly, offering lifelong opportunities for engagement in dance. In a high-cost region where equitable access to the arts is increasingly limited, CAC support will help Western Ballet continue its “Ballet for All” commitment—welcoming students from all backgrounds and preserving classical ballet as a vibrant and inclusive cultural resource.
Organization Summary
The curriculum-based Youth Program (ages 3 – 18) provides skill-based training that guides students as they progress from the earliest stages of ballet training to the pre-professional level, ready for any path in life.
The adult sequential ballet program (Open Program) serves a broad range of individuals with or without any experience who take ballet classes for their physical and mental health. Serving 4,000+ students, Western Ballet has emerged as the largest ballet center in the region.
Performance: Western Ballet produces the following performances annually: 2 Gala Performances, the Nutcracker and spring fairytale full-length ballets, Festival of the Animals, Graduation Gala, and Open Program performance workshops for adults. The main productions feature the Western Ballet Youth Company and contracted guest artists.
Western Ballet’s outreach programs include scholarships and financial aid for anyone in need, performances at local libraries, and blocks of free performance tickets to organizations in need.
Organization
Western Ballet
Address
914 N Rengstorff Ave
Mountain View
94043-1714
County
Santa Clara
Region
Bay Area – Other
Phone
(650) 968-4455
Congressional District
California's 18th congressional district
State Assembly District
District 24
State Senate District
District 13
