Invest in AAC

A Decade of Impact: Join Our Giving Movement

As we approach our 10-year anniversary in 2026, we invite you to be part of our movement. Your support fuels our mission to connect, uplift, and expand the leadership of BIPOC and global majority artists, arts administrators, and creatives across the U.S. creative sector.

By joining this movement, you’re investing in a vibrant arts and culture sector where our stories, contributions, and leadership are valued and celebrated. Together, we are building momentum for the next decade of impact and co-creating a future where intersectional and transformational justice are daily practice—and where the arts and culture sector is anti-racist, human-centered, and led by those whose stories, labor, and leadership have long shaped our communities.

Your generosity ensures we can continue vital leadership development and community building programs and advocacy efforts that center Community, Equity, Support.

Supporters Fueling Our Mission

We are grateful to every supporter whose generosity will sustain our work, expand access and opportunities, and help build the foundation for what’s next. Every contribution makes a lasting impact. 

  • Community Supporters – The foundation of our collective work, sustaining day-to-day programming and engagement.

  • Sustaining Champions – Supporters who are anchoring our long-term goals with consistent, high-impact giving.

  • Vision Partners – Transformational donors whose generosity drives bold action and future-focused strategies.

  • Legacy Advocates – Major contributors whose cumulative support has shaped our movement over time.

Our Funders

The support of these funders has enabled us to expand our impact through project-specific general operating support. 

  • Wallace Foundation 

  • Driehaus Foundation (2023 Convening Supporter) 

Are you a funder inspired by our mission? We’d love to share more about our work and explore potential alignment. Contact us to learn more!

Convening Sponsors

To learn more about our past and current convening sponsors, please visit our Convening page.

Academic Partners

Our university partners connect us with students in arts management-related courses for service learning and fellowship opportunities, providing valuable experiences while helping us advance our mission.

  • American University Arts Management Program

  • University of Michigan, School of Music, Theatre, and Dance Excel Lab & Career Center (courses led by dr. antonio c. cuyler)

Interested in becoming an academic partner? Contact us to explore partnership possibilities.

Every dollar helps us serve our entire community.

Interested in other ways to support our work? Let’s explore sponsorship opportunities, philanthropic partnerships or other ways to help us expand BIPOC leadership across the U. S. creative sector.