PNB Endowment

Kiyon Gaines, Stacy Lowenberg and Jordan Pacitti (left to right) in the world premiere performance of Dominique Dumais' Time and other Matter. (©Angela Sterling)

• General Endowment Fund — Income from the General Endowment Fund is unrestricted and is used to support the general operations of Pacific Northwest Ballet, allowing PNB the flexibility to spend the income where it is most needed each year.
• Artistic Initiatives Fund — Income from this fund provides support for salaries and benefits for dancers, artistic staff, ballet masters and stagers.
• Creative Initiatives Fund — PNB has built a reputation for taking the artistic risks that make ballet a vital, evolving art form. The Creative Initiatives Fund provides an on-going source of support which helps PNB continue its commitment to creating new works and new productions.
• Pacific Northwest Ballet School Fund — Income from this fund supports general operations of the School, ensuring its ability to nurture future artists, and promote lifelong benefits to avocational dancers.
• Education and Outreach Fund — The Education and Outreach Fund provides income to help underwrite PNB's innovative community outreach and educational programs which serve thousands of schoolchildren and adults throughout the Puget Sound region each year.
• Touring Initiatives Fund — Touring is a natural outgrowth of Pacific Northwest Ballet's rise in prominence as one of the world's preeminent professional ballet companies and schools. Income from this fund supports costs associated with national and international touring.
• Patricia Barker Endowed Scholarship Fund — Established to thank Patricia Barker for 26 years of remarkable artistry, elegance and grace income from this fund will provide an annual PNB School scholarship to a talented Washington State student who may not have otherwise have the financial means for dance education. Learn More