Our
Impact.
By the Numbers
Three Pilot Programs
Harmony of Heritage
A celebration of cultural inheritance through music and performance — pairing young artists with mentors to honor and reinterpret BIPOC musical legacies.
LEARN MORE →Beyond the Spotlight
Industry navigation for emerging performers — covering everything the stage doesn't teach: contracts, mental wellness, financial literacy, and longevity.
LEARN MORE →Are You the Next Showstopper
The foundation's flagship national talent competition — surfacing the next generation of BIPOC performers and putting them on stage with established mentors.
LEARN MORE →Community Partnerships
Reel Works
Storytelling and screen-arts training for youth — co-producing programming with N'Kenge as host.
Music Will
National music-education nonprofit. The 2025 Music Will gala — co-hosted with N'Kenge — raised over $1 million for music access.
NYC Department of Education
In-school programming partnership reaching the city's 1,800 schools and 1.1 million students.
Big Apple Talent
Casting and performance-development partner — connecting Foundation artists to stages, screens, and industry opportunities.
Newly Secured Sponsorships
Corporate partners stepping up to scale the foundation's 2025–26 programming season.
Tito's Handmade Vodka
Corporate sponsorship of the foundation's 2025–26 programming season.
Coca-Cola / Liberty Coke
Financing partner for the National Talent Competition and ancillary events.
The Reports
Two short reports — one from a young performer about her experience inside the foundation, one from a student researching her artistic forebears.
The Dorothy Dandridge Report
A young student's research project on Dorothy Dandridge, exploring the legacy that grounds the foundation's storytelling work and the musical it produced this season.
COMING SOONWorking With N'Kenge
A young performer's firsthand account of training with N'Kenge and stepping onto the stage — what changed, what stuck, what comes next.
COMING SOON