How You Can Help

helping dancers make necessary transitions

Bright Futures

As the only organization in Canada dedicated to providing transition support to professional dancers, the DTRC is the lifeline, advocate, and trusted resource for hundreds of professional dancers when they need it most.

But, we couldn’t provide this crucial support without our donors. Your tax-deductible donation to the DTRC builds a bright future for dancers by helping them make successful and rewarding transitions.

Why your Gift Matters

A career in performance is often intense, insecure and short. At an age when most professionals are reaching a peak in their careers, a dancer’s career often ends.

Did you know?

10 Years

Devoted to
pre-professional training

14 Years

Dance careers
last

$18,500

Average Dance
salary

70%

risk of career-ending
injury

New beginnings start with the Dancer Transition Resource Centre

With the generous support of donors like you, we can help dancers:

  • feel more secure

  • address unique career challenges

  • plan and prepare for the future

  • acquire transferable skills

  • pursue studies

  • transfer their passion into second careers

  • network with their peers

Our Main Campaigns

Make A Donation

We also operate as a resource centre for the dance community and general public.

Step Forward

Make a gift to our annual giving campaign. Your donations are tax-deductible.

Buy a Brick, Build a Future

Help support dancers every step of the way.

Ongoing Support

Named
Awards

Establish an award in your own name or honour a colleague, family member, friend, group or company.

Transition
Continuum

Leave a lasting legacy (wills, stocks, life insurance, and more). Your planned gift will be a testament of your support.

Employee
Giving

Many companies actively encourage employee charitable giving through company matching gift programs.

Create / Host an Event

Donors can create or host an event in support of the DTRC.

Sponsor Benefits

Donors can sponsor a benefit in support of the DTRC.

Where your Dollars Go

In the past year, with the generous support of our donors, we …

$295,963

Retraining
& Subsistence Grants

23,595

Awarded in
Skills Grants

$23,597

professional counselling
services

549 hours

professional counselling
services

500

dancers
transition

Transition Costs

Some of the costs associated with transition

$100

one hour of
professional
counselling

$150

dancer to attend the
on the MOVE/
danse TRANSIT

$1000

funds a
Career Exploration
Grant

$6000

provides a
Retraining
Grant

$18,000

full-time
retraining living
expenses

Tax Receipts

The Dancer Transition Resource Centre is committed to protecting our donors’ rights and our organization’s charitable status, and adheres strictly to the Canadian Revenue Agency (CRA)’s  rules and regulations regarding tax receipting. It is very important that you discuss your situation in detail with the DTRC before you plan your event, so you understand the rules and are able to clearly communicate what you can/cannot offer in terms of tax receipts to the event participants.