Vision

To cultivate a more resilient, unified, and vibrant Lincoln by bridging the gap between creativity and community, ensuring that under-resourced and vulnerable voices are empowered and heard through the languages of the arts.

Goals

1. 1.Service 550 children through after-school programs, summer camps, juvenile detention center residencies, and partner site classes, with an emphasis on Title I, immigrant, and special needs populations.
2. 2.Collaborate with seven human service partner organizations to assist 500 adults facing challenges such as substance abuse, domestic violence, physical rehabilitation, intellectual disabilities, incarceration, limited arts access, and aging.
3. 3.Rebuild our programming following a financial challenge at the end of 2024. To this end, our goals this year are to: 1) Raise $80,000 in individual donations, 2) seek and apply for funding from 12 new foundations, with a goal of raising $200,000, and 3) transform our annual Lincoln Arts Awards into a fundraiser, with a goal of raising $30,000.