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Every dollar funds tuition scholarships, teaching artists, and the programs that make creative youth development possible.

So Many Ways to Give

“We have made them believe that everything beautiful is outside the Harlem community. I want them to make beauty in this community.”

— Dorothy Maynor, HSA Founder (1910–1996)

When Dorothy Maynor opened the doors of Harlem School of the Arts in 1964, she envisioned a place where every child in Harlem, regardless of their family’s means, could discover the transformative power of the arts. More than sixty years later, that vision only survives because people like you choose to sustain it.

Tuition has never covered the true cost of an HSA education, and it never will. Scholarships, financial aid, and free community programming exist because donors show up for our students year after year. Every gift keeps our doors open to the young artists who need us most.

DAF Direct Giving

Donor Advised Funds

Recommend a grant to HSA directly from your donor-advised fund.

Matching Gifts

Matching Gifts

Double or triple your gift — many employers match employee donations.

Other Ways to Give

More Ways to Give

Wire transfers, ACH payments, and donations by mail.

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What Your Gift Can Fund

$25,000

Provides 50 annual scholarships

That’s 50 dancers, musicians, actors, and designers gaining access to transformative arts education.

$10,000

Equips 20 students with instruments for an entire year.

$5,000

Provides new computers for five animation students — Macs, PCs, and gaming systems for future designers and digital artists — or outfits our theater and musical theater students with costumes worthy of the Broadway stage.

$2,500

Supports 6 weeks of Summer Camp for Harlem and NYC youth, connecting them with year-round arts education programming.

$1,000

Supports performance costumes for our dancers representing HSA across NYC and at national competitions like the Youth America Grand Prix.

$500

Brings widely renowned artists into the classroom through inspiring masterclasses, or purchases 10 digital cameras for our photography and video students.

$250

Provides transportation and meals for 15 students — opening doors to experiences across the city.

Tax-Smart Giving

Give Through a Donor-Advised Fund

Recommend a grant to HSA directly from your DAF — quick, flexible, and tax-efficient.

What is a Donor-Advised Fund?

A Donor-Advised Fund is a charitable giving program that lets you make tax-efficient donations with the flexibility to support the causes you care about. DAFs are managed by a sponsoring organization — Fidelity Charitable, Schwab Charitable, DAFgiving360, and many others.

Grants recommended to HSA can be designated in two ways:


For HSA to use wherever the need is greatest

For HSA to use toward a specific program, such as dance, theatre, or visual arts

EIN: 13-2552500  ·  501(c)(3) Fully Tax-Exempt

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Questions? Contact us at pdahiya@hsanyc.org or (212) 926-4100.

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Matching Gifts

Many employers match charitable donations — find out if yours does, at no extra cost to you.

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EIN: 13-2552500  ·  501(c)(3) Fully Tax-Exempt

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Questions? Contact us at pdahiya@hsanyc.org or (212) 926-4100.

Wire, ACH & Mail

More Ways to Give

Please contact Jonathan Kitt, Chief Development Officer, at jkitt@hsanyc.org for instructions on wire transfers. For donations by mail, make a check payable to Harlem School of the Arts and send to:

Harlem School of the Arts
Attn: Jonathan Kitt, Chief Development Officer
645 Saint Nicholas Avenue
New York, NY 10030

Thank You to Our Lead Funders

HSA’s programs are made possible by the generous support of the foundations, corporations, and public agencies below. This is an alphabetized and incomplete list of our generous funders.

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Donor Highlight

The Herb Alpert Foundation

Herb Alpert, a legendary jazz musician, picked up a trumpet in his elementary school music class, and he never looked back—music became his life. Alpert has since dedicated his life to the art. Through the Herb Alpert Foundation, Alpert and his family have become forerunners in arts education philanthropy. Since 2010, the Alpert Foundation has played a crucial role in supporting the Harlem School of the Arts (HSA), particularly during a time when the school faced the threat of permanent closure. The continued support from Mr. Alpert, his family, and their foundation has been vital to HSA’s mission of offering world-class arts education to young people with immense potential. Their contributions ensure the nurturing of the next generation of artists.

Voices of Inspiration

Hear What Our Students Say

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"The dance department at Harlem School of the Arts changed my life..."

Skylah W.
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"This program has helped me to grow as a dancer and gain confidence in my ability to dance.."

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This is my 2nd year at Harlem School of The Arts and the school is wonderful.

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"HSA is not only an incredible dance school where I have improved my technical skills on a daily basis.."

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"The HSA Dance Department has been a wonderful and inclusive community.."

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