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At 54 Below, we’re committed to preserving and expanding the art of cabaret. Your gifts help us support established and emerging artists and invite audiences into Broadway’s Living Room, so that everyone can experience the intimacy of cabaret.

NON-PROFIT MULTI-DISCIPLINARY ARTS ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO THE CULTIVATION OF ORIGINAL MATERIAL AND EXPLORATION OF INNOVATIVE FORMS OF ARTISTIC EXPRESSION.

FAME Center is a non-profit organization dedicated to music and art education for children and adults. Throughout the calendar year, FAME Center offers fine arts education through music lessons, digital art and visual art, computer coding classes, musical theater and drama classes, creative writing classes, and music and art therapy for mental health. Our vision is to enrich and nurture the lives of children and adults in underserved communities of Chicago through music and art education.

The Marsha P Johnson Institute protects and defends the human rights of Black transgender people through organizing, advocating, creating an intentional community to heal, developing transformative leadership, and promoting collective power. Their intention is to reclaim Marsha P. Johnson and their relationship as Black trans people to her life and legacy. They were founded in response to the murders of Black trans women and women of color and how it is connected to their exclusion from social justice issues including racial, gender, reproductive rights, and gun violence.

From the website: "Founded by Harry Belafonte, Sankofa.org educates, motivates, and activates artists and allies in service of grassroots movements and equitable change." It is a US-focused organization, separate from Africa-focused Sankofa International.

Korean American Leaders in Hollywood “To create a network of industry leaders that connects and leverages our diverse areas of expertise to further educate, engage, and empower Korean Americans throughout film, television, and streaming media.”

The Vineyard is dedicated to nurturing the voices of daring artists and to developing and producing work that challenges all of us to see ourselves and our world from new perspectives, and which pushes the boundaries of what theatre can be and do.

California Dance Institute transforms the lives of Los Angeles public school students through the joy and rigor of dance. CDI’s profound, life-affirming instruction goes beyond teaching dance as a skill. CDI ignites a passion for movement and self-expression, cultivates confidence and resilience, and builds essential life skills that empower children to thrive far beyond the stage.

The mission of The Pablove Foundation is to invest in underfunded, cutting-edge pediatric cancer research, inspire cancer families through education, and improve the lives of children living with cancer through the arts. We help kids with cancer live – a love-filled life today, and a cancer-free life tomorrow.

Clubbed Thumb's mission is to develop and produce funny, strange, and provocative new plays by living American writers.

Maestra Music, Inc. is a 501(c)3 organization based in New York that provides support, visibility, and community to the women and nonbinary people who make the music in the musical theater industry. Maestra envisions a world in which women and nonbinary people have equitable access, visibility, and creative impact in the musical theater industry. In this future, at least half of all music-related theater jobs and leadership roles are filled by qualified women and nonbinary musicians, decidedly inclusive of people of color. These musicians are historically and consistently under-represented in musical theatre. By delivering on our mission, we will be a catalyst and driving force to help achieve gender equity in our business.

In 1964, internationally acclaimed concert soprano Dorothy Maynor, brought a gift to Harlem – her fervent belief that world class training in the arts stimulates the child, strengthens the family and gives pride of ownership to a community. For nearly a half-century, the Harlem School of the Arts (HSA), a pioneering cultural institution, has transformed the lives of tens of thousands of young people. HSA stands apart among the premier arts institutions in New York City, as the sole provider of quality arts education in 4 disciplines - music, dance, theater and visual arts – in an award-winning 37,000 square foot facility nestled at the base of Harlem's historic Hamilton Heights.