Support Canvas Institute
Invest in young people. The returns are visible.
Your support helps Canvas Institute continue providing youth programs, school workshops, community events, arts and culture initiatives, wellness resources, and safe spaces for young people and families.
Where giving goes
When you give to Canvas, you are investing in young people, schools, neighborhoods, artists, and families.
School programs
Compassionate Systems workshops across 30+ NYC public schools since 2020.
The Summit
20 years of the Youth Empowerment Summit — 1,400+ attendees at the 2026 milestone event.
Arts & culture
Murals, exhibits, performances, and creative workshops for young people.
Wellness
Reflection, mental health awareness, and self-regulation tools in schools and communities.
Civic engagement
Participatory budgeting education, youth voice, and community leadership.
International impact
Canvas Institute Nigeria — youth summits, education access, and diaspora connection.
Ways to support
Give in the way that fits.
- Make a one-time donation
- Give monthly
- Sponsor a program
- Sponsor the Youth Empowerment Summit
- Support school workshops
- Become a corporate partner
- Donate supplies or in-kind support
- Volunteer time or professional services
To give by check, discuss institutional support, or arrange in-kind donations, contact info@canvasinstitute.org or call 718-273-6160. Online giving is processed through Canvas Institute's secure donation platform.
Canvas welcomes funders, foundations, companies, schools, agencies, and community partners.
Turn giving into measurable youth and community outcomes — program reports and documentation are available for institutional supporters.