History and Objectives

The grants program supports dance and certain other national, state and local organizations that provide essential services to the field. The grants program is open to application from non-profit organizations, that qualify under the guidelines and criteria and established by the Trustees. Grants are for general operating support, programs and special projects.

Capezio Inc. provided original financial support for the Capezio Ballet Makers Dance Foundation, then a relatively small business enterprise, which was ahead of its time in giving philanthropic recognition to dance in the United States. The Capezio Ballet Makers Dance Foundation is now sustained by Ballet Makers Inc., a designer, manufacturer and distributor of Capezio dance footwear, bodywear and accessories for dance, theater and recreation.

Generations of the Capezio family have been serving the dance field since 1887, and Ballet Makers, Inc. is proud to continue the tradition of support for all forms and styles of dance in America. The company believes in reinvesting in the field with which it conducts its business, and the more than fifty years of the 's significant financial contributions to the dance community attest to this sense of corporate responsibility.