The Fund for Public Schools is deeply committed to supporting the New York City Department of Education in providing public school communities – students, educators, and parents – with information and resources that will enable every student to achieve a comprehensive arts education. Fulfillment of this mission will lead students to discover the lifelong enjoyment and wonder inherent in the visual arts, music, dance, and theater; and will connect them to arts institutions and organizations that exhibit and perform the arts, offer advanced study in the arts, and generate the myriad jobs available in New York City's arts-related industries that are both financially and personally rewarding.

The Fund’s arts education programs consist of these key areas: 
 
Professional Development:  Donations from the private sector have supported resources that enable teachers to apply lessons learned from professional development trainings directly to their classrooms.

Arts SPACE (Supporting Performing Arts and Creative Education): To help schools enhance their performance facilities, The Fund for Public Schools awards privately funded Arts SPACE grants to individual schools.  Schools that demonstrate a commitment to arts education have the opportunity to apply for grants of up to $20,000, with requests ranging from new stage curtains to lighting equipment and choir risers for auditoriums.

Without private sector support, these important arts education programs would not be possible.

Click here to make a donation to The Fund for Public School’s Arts Education initiative and/or Arts SPACE. 

Click here to download a PDF form for mailing a donation to Arts Education.