Become a founding supporter of Urbanity Dance.  Your support will ensure that Urbanity Dance can bring community outreach, dance education, and innovative dance performances to the Boston area.  Also, when we make a profit on a show, we give a portion of that money back into the community, through college scholarships and other charitable organizations.  When you give, we give back... your generosity will have a ripple effect.

Urbanity Dance is a member of the Boston Dance Alliance, a  501(c)3 arts institution.  Therefore, all donations are tax deductible to the fullest extent provided by the law.

There are lots of ways to donate

1.) Individual Donations

Thank you in advance for your generosity!

    Individual Donor Levels:

    Urbanitarian: $25-$99 

    Brownstone Benefactor: $100-$249

    Skyscraping Giver: $250-$999

    Top of the Hub Donor: $1000+

You can donate by cash, check, or credit card:   

Donate By Credit Card:*:

Click here to access the Boston Dance Alliance website and pay by major credit card

(IMPORTANT: Under beneficiary please select "Urbanity Dance Project")

Donate By Check/Cash*:

Please make checks payable to Boston Dance Alliance, Inc.

Under memo, earmark contribution to “BDA approved project Urbanity Dance”

Send payment to: Urbanity Dance,  97 Warren Avenue #1, Boston, MA 02116

2.) Corporate Sponsorship

Are you a business owner?  Does your company match donations?  Corporate sponsors can pay using either of the above methods and enjoy the benefits described below.

Why should my company support Urbanity Dance?  Not only will you be supporting local arts with a tax deductible donation, but supporting Urbanity Dance is a great way to promote your business.  By becoming a corporate sponsor, you send a message to hundreds-thousands of concentrated arts supporters in Boston with an interest in supporting the businesses that care about local arts.

Corporate Friends: $200-$499

Company Logo Listing in Show Program

Corporate Sponsors: $500-$999

Company Logo Listing on Website + 4 VIP passes to annual revue (plus all benefits above)

Corporate Leaders: $1,000+

Company Logo Listing on Show Posters, Postcards & Eblasts (plus all benefits above)

3.) Commission or sponsor a unique new work

By contributing $1000, you or your company can sponsor the choreography and performance of a unique dance creation. By contributing $500, you can sponsor the costuming design and construction for a new work.  You can choose which new piece you would like to sponsor!  To learn more about the current rep being created or to see if any of them spark your fancy, email urbanitydance@gmail.com.  As a thank you for making the new work possible, your name/business name will be listed in the show program and will permanently appear alongside your work on the Urbanity website. 

4.) Attend an Urbanity Fundraising Party

Check out our calendar to stay updated on exciting fundraising events! Ticket prices range from $15-$30. Take a look at past cabaret events! Read more.

5.) Come to the show and help get out the word!

If you can’t contribute as a donor right now, consider joining our mailing list & help us spread the word about Boston’s newest contemporary dance group to friends and family.  Help e-spread the word through Twitter and Facebook.  Thank you in advance for your support!

6.) Give a gift! NEW* --> View Our WISHLIST

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*Please note: For all monies raised up to $5,000, BDA deducts 10% of the contribution for administrative and accounting costs with the balance paid to the member as an artist fee. All funds raised above $5,000 and BDA will deduct a lower %.

Urbanity Dance Project/Betsi Akerstein is a member of the Boston Dance Alliance, a 501© (3) non-profit tax exempt organization. Contributions in support of Urbanity Dance Project/Betsi Akerstein’s work are greatly appreciated and may be made to Boston Dance Alliance, Inc., earmarked BDA artist approved project named Urbanity Dance Project. All contributions are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.

A Special Thank You To Our Sponsors:

Please support companies & organizations that support local arts.

Urbanity Dance believes that community based arts deeply affect the vitality of a city, engaging diverse populations and enacting lively streets of strong character.  Thank you to our sponsors for allowing us to positively impact Boston’s neighborhoods.