Our Sponsors & Funders

Thank You To Our 2023 Annual Sponsors

The Art Effect exists with the generous support of our partners, employee contributions, community business sponsorships, grants and individual supporters. Help close the opportunity gap, become a sponsor today!
Sponsorship gives your organization high-visibility with families, business leaders, community members, and local politicians who are a part of The Art Effect community.

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Arts Champion

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Rhinebeck Bank Sponsor

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Arts Donor

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Our Funders

Funders are vital to deepening our impact in the community and supporting youth across the Hudson Valley. We are incredibly grateful for the individuals, corporations, foundations, and government agencies who provide invaluable support to The Art Effect. With their support, we are able to offer high-quality programming, transforming lives through the arts. Thank you!

Thank You to Our 2023 Institutional Funders:

  • National Endowment for the Arts
  • New York State Council on the Arts
  • The Hearthland Foundation
  • Dutchess County Workforce Investment Board
  • Dutchess County Department of Community and Family Services
  • The City of Poughkeepsie 
  • The Dyson Foundation
  • The Heckscher Foundation for Children
  • Jane W. Nuhn Charitable Trust
  • The Cowles Charitable Trust
  • United Way of the Dutchess-Orange Region
  • Jeannette F. Schlobach Fund of the Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley
  • Ann and Abe Effron Donor Advised Fund of the Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley
  • Leslie C. and Irene G. Roe Fund of the Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley
  • Henry L. Kimelman Family Foundation
  • SeaChange-Lodestar Fund for Nonprofit Collaboration
  • The Cowles Charitable Trust

A full list of supporters can be found in our Annual Report.