Giving

Giving Priorities

Discover where your gift can make the greatest impact

Your generosity empowers the next generation of artists, designers, and educators in our community, providing vital support to those who need it most. By investing in our giving priorities, you help sustain MassArt’s mission—ensuring that creatives from all backgrounds have the opportunity to shape communities, economies, and cultures for the common good.

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Provide Immediate Support Through Current-Use Funds

Your unrestricted gift enables us to respond swiftly to urgent community needs, including:

Scholarship support
Materials stipends
Emergency assistance for students facing unexpected financial challenges

Give to the Area of Greatest Need Give to Student Scholarship Aid

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Grow the MassArt Foundation Endowment

Building a strong endowment ensures long-term financial sustainability and continued scholarship support for students who need it most. A robust endowment also strengthens faculty development, enhances campus resources, and supports initiatives like the Senior Fund, the Mastodon Fund, and the MassArt Art Museum (MAAM), which remains free and open to all.

Give to the Endowment

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Strengthen Pathway Programs

MassArt’s pathway programs create opportunities for young artists and designers across the state, ensuring greater access to an exceptional and affordable arts education.

Youth Programs introduce children and teens to new skills and creative exploration.
Artward Bound is a free, four-year college prep program for Greater Boston high school students interested in art and design.
Compass provides first-generation undergraduates with mentorship, academic support, and guidance as they transition to college.

Give to Youth Programs Give to Artward Bound Give to the Compass Program

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Support Professional Development & Creative Entrepreneurship

MassArt’s workforce development programs prepare students for careers in the creative economy.

Community Build connects graduate architecture students with local organizations for hands-on design projects.
Creative Economy Business Incubator helps students launch and grow creative ventures.

Student-led initiatives like Normal Art offer real-world experience in branding, product design, and business management.

Give to the Community Build Give to the Creative Economy Business Incubator Shop Normal Art