We can only do what we do thanks to your support
Creative Stage Collective is where multigenerational artists with diverse backgrounds and disciplines create together. We are from ages six to sixty-plus. We are concert pianists and second-graders; actors in feature films and Netflix series; writers, dancers, and Metropolitan Opera stars. We come from Harlem and Hong Kong, Puerto Rico, the Bronx, Maine, and Pennsylvania.
We all show up to develop performances that celebrate the imaginative ideas of children.
CSC relies solely on grants and donations to provide our free performances and workshops.
Individual Donors | NYC/Harlem Partners | Corporate Funders
FOR Individual SUPPORTERS
Creative Stage Collective offers a unique opportunity to invest in an innovative arts organization that doesn't just produce performances but builds intergenerational connections, develops young leaders, and creates a model for how creative collaboration can bridge divides and envision a more empathetic, imaginative future for our communities.
Transformative impact model
Your support doesn't just fund performances; it powers a unique collaborative process that transforms both children and professional artists. By supporting CSC, you're investing in a model that elevates children's voices while providing meaningful artistic opportunities for NYC professionals, creating ripple effects throughout the arts ecosystem.
Preserving creative imagination
In an era when childhood creativity is increasingly under threat from standardized education and screen time, your donation helps preserve and celebrate the unique power of children's imagination. CSC creates a rare space where adults are challenged to see the world through a child's eyes, resulting in performances that reconnect audiences of all ages with the joy and depth of imaginative thinking.
Tangible community building
Your contribution directly supports the creation of a multigenerational community where mentoring relationships develop over years, not just project cycles. When you give to CSC, you're not just supporting artistic products – you're helping build lasting human connections between emerging artists, experienced professionals, and young creators that strengthen the creative fabric of New York City.
For NYC/Harlem Partners
Creative Stage Collective offers local NYC and Harlem businesses a powerful opportunity to connect with their community through an innovative arts organization that brings families together, celebrates neighborhood creativity, and builds the kind of vibrant local culture that makes great businesses thrive.
Community Connection through Creativity
Supporting CSC connects your business directly to the heart of NYC's creative communities. Our unique approach brings together families, artists, and neighbors in shared creative experiences that reflect the innovative spirit of local businesses like yours. When you partner with us, you're supporting the same kind of collaborative thinking and diverse perspectives that make neighborhood businesses successful and resilient.
Investment in Local Families and Future Customers
Your support helps develop creative, confident young people right here in your community. CSC participants and their families become familiar with businesses that support their growth, creating lasting relationships that extend far beyond any single transaction. By investing in youth development through the arts, you're building goodwill with local families while supporting the creative problem-solvers and entrepreneurs who will shape our neighborhood's future.
Authentic Neighborhood Partnership
Partnership with CSC offers genuine connection to diverse NYC families through meaningful arts experiences that happen right in your community. Our performances and programs bring together neighbors from all backgrounds, providing local businesses with authentic opportunities to demonstrate commitment to the cultural life that makes neighborhoods vibrant places to live, work, and do business. Your support shows customers that you're invested in the same community they call home.
FOR CORPORATE FUNDERS
Creative Stage Collective offers corporate partners a distinctive opportunity to align with an innovative arts organization that embodies the future of creative collaboration – bringing together diverse perspectives across generations to create impactful work that resonates with audiences while developing the next generation of creative leaders.
Innovation through collaboration
CSC's unique methodology mirrors the collaborative innovation process valued in today's leading companies. By supporting our work, your organization demonstrates commitment to the kind of cross-disciplinary, multigenerational creative thinking that drives innovation in all sectors. Our performances showcase the exceptional results possible when diverse perspectives unite toward a common creative goal.
Workforce development with heart
Your corporate support helps develop tomorrow's creative thinkers and problem-solvers. CSC participants gain vital 21st-century skills – collaboration, creative thinking, empathy, communication, and adaptability – within an artistic context that resonates with both employees and customers. This investment in youth development aligns corporate social responsibility with tangible community impact.
Meaningful brand alignment
Partnership with CSC offers authentic connection to diverse NYC communities through meaningful arts experiences. Our performances and programs reach families across socioeconomic backgrounds, providing corporate partners with genuine community engagement opportunities that demonstrate commitment to creative expression, youth empowerment, and the cultural vitality of New York City.
