The New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts is dedicated to the preservation of Fine Art’s past and the development of its future through an engaging education in a welcoming environment.
5256 Magazine St.New Orleans, LA 70115Call us: (504) 899-8111
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Why Your Donation Matters
As a non-profit, it is our goal to enrich lives, encourage creativity, and help others to appreciate art by providing a nurturing environment for engaging education and personal enjoyment. Please watch the video below to better understand why we need your support and to hear how you can make a difference.
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An artist’s palette provides a foundation of their creativity. It is universal and allows the artist a place to mix colors and create. In the same way, philanthropy will provide The Academy with a strong foundation to grow its outreach and give the community the opportunity to find their creativity and inner voice.
We believe our work will preserve, sustain, and enhance the legacy in the visual arts for New Orleans and beyond. We need your support to make it so. Please consider making an online donation by clicking the DONATE link to use our secure online fundraising platform, Bloomerang.
The Impact of Your Donation
While The Academy has been a non-profit organization for many years, revenue generated from classes has provided the majority of operational revenue. The time is now for The Academy to reach even deeper into the community and share its programs across New Orleans. Under the direction of an expanded Board of Directors and the extraordinarily talented faculty, The Academy is expanding its reach into the community and opening its doors to increase its impact.
With your philanthropic support, The Academy will:
- Significantly expand scholarship programs to encourage students young and old who otherwise would not be able to afford classes at The Academy to benefit from classes and workshops.
- Increased funding would allow for expanded partnerships with YAYA (Young Aspirations Young Artists), local public schools and Kids Smart (bringing faculty to local public schools without access to arts programming), to name a few.
- Expand workshops and other programs in partnership with arts organizations across New Orleans including NOMA, Ogden Museum of Southern Art, The Contemporary Art Center, and The Bascom in Highlands, NC.
- Support ensuring faculty are supported in their pursuit of excellence professionally, and as educators at The Academy.
- Expanding our exhibitions and bring students from across New Orleans to experience art at The Academy.
Ways to Support the Academy
Your financial support of The Academy makes it possible for The Academy to offer free access to state of the art exhibitions, to recruit talented artists as teachers in our arts classes, and to expand our programs across New Orleans.
All gifts are tax-exempt because The New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts is a registered 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. Our Federal Tax ID is 72-0896432.
For more information, contact Executive Director Andrew Rodgers at (860)-501-7361 or andrewrodgers@noafa.org
ONLINE: To make a donation online, click HERE.
CHECK: Mail a check payable to The New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts, attention Andrew Rodgers, Executive Director, to 5256 Magazine Street, New Orleans, LA 70115
SECURITIES: Gifts of appreciated securities provide significant tax savings for the donor by avoiding capital gains tax. Please contact Andrew Rodgers at (860) 501-7361 and provide:
- the name of the stock
- the number of shares you intend to transfer
- the purpose of your gift.
RETIREMENT DISTRIBUTION: If you are 70 ½ or older, a charitable gift transferred from your IRA will not be taxed. It can also satisfy your required minimum distribution (RMD), maximizing the benefits to both you and The New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts. For more information, please contact your financial advisor or Andrew Rodgers Rodgers at (860) 501-7361.
DONOR ADVISED FUND: If you have a donor advised fund or other charitable fund you can direct a grant to The New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts. For more information, please contact the Andrew Rodgers at (860) 501-7361.
MATCHING GIFTS: Make your gift go twice as far! Your employer AND/OR your spouse’s employer, a company from which you are retired, or a corporate board of which you are a member may have a matching gift program. Contact your company’s HR Department or contact Andrew Rodgers.
A Word From Our Executive Director
The Academy is where art begins. Some artists who begin their journey at the Academy are later seen in museums, galleries, and homes around the world. We enrich lives, encourage creativity, and help others to appreciate art by providing a nurturing environment through engaging education and personal enjoyment.
The future of The Academy is bright, but financial support is needed to sustain its ability to foster and develop the next generation of visual artists across New Orleans, regardless of their social and economic backgrounds. We call on your generosity as we expand our fundraising efforts into the future and expand our reach deep into the community to ensure that all have access to the programs we offer.
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