Urbanity Dance

We’re excited to announce we are one of 157 nonprofits who received a grant this spring from Cambridge Community Foundation. This funding will help us continue our Dance with Parkinson's program at Youville Assisted Living Residences.

Learn more about CCF’s annual Community Fund grants at cambridgecf.org/community-fund-2026

CCF's annual Community Fund is our broadest investment in Cambridge nonprofits, and our widest lens on the city. This spring, 157 organizations received a total of $1.37 million across child and youth development, arts and culture, education, housing, food security, health and wellbeing, economic security, community building, and the environment. That breadth is how we track what's changing in Cambridge and where the need is growing.

It's also a shared investment. Donor-advised fund holders and other local funders expanded what was possible this year by co-investing alongside CCF and contributing 46 percent of this year’s funding pool, allowing us to reach organizations we otherwise couldn't. We're grateful for every person who chose to be part of that.

We built renewal grants and consolidated the Community Fund into one cycle because we wanted the process to embody the values we hold around trust-based philanthropy. Trust runs through every part of this program. Reviewers give their time and knowledge. Nonprofits open their work to outside assessment. Donors invest without directing the outcome. We try to honor all of it—in how we design the application to minimize administrative burden, how we give feedback to applicants, and how we stay present as partners throughout the year.

Congratulations to this year's grantees and thank you to everyone who made this cycle possible. Learn more about our FY26 Community Fund partners in our press release: https://cambridgecf.org/community-fund-2026

Curious about using dance to support healing and community?

Movement Meets Volunteer Training is happening this week with Urbanity Dance and the Office for the Arts at Harvard on Friday, April 10 from 3-5pm at Harvard Dance Center (Studio 1).

Led by Founder & Director Betsi Graves, this free training includes an overview of the Movement Meets program and trauma-informed practices for supporting movement workshops in a variety of settings.

Spots are limited to the first 20 respondents (ages 18+). RSVP: https://www.urbanitydance.org/movement-meets-training-at-harvard