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The Sacred Fire Foundation is dedicated to preserving and promoting the perspective and benefits of ancient wisdom from around the world. Through our successful educational initiatives and grant programs, we support the source of this traditional knowledge and make it accessible to everyone. In turn, we have garnered the respect and support of elders of many traditions and the broader modern culture we live in. This has been made possible by the generosity of our donors and thousands of hours of volunteer effort.

India Center, located in Westchester County, seeks to marshal and centralize the rich heritage that is India, it's extensive and colorful cultural diversity and give it a home here in New York. From its offices in Elmsford, New York, India Center has gained significant representation in the community. It has launched a plethora of activities, particularly in the past two years, that have been the talk of the community. The headquarters of the organization provide a venue to celebrate all occasions of significance to the community, a support system for new immigrants and for seniors, and social and cultural activities that span the spectrum of India's diverse communities.

Masterwork is dedicated to enriching and supporting the cultural life of the community through professional-level choral performances and the promotion of music education.

Design in Public informs and inspires the public about the value and relevance of design to improve our lives and community.

The mission of the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum is to honor our heroes, educate the public and inspire our youth.

The mission of The 52nd Street Project, a community-based arts organization, is to bring together kids from Hell's Kitchen in Manhattan, starting at age ten and lasting through their teens, with theater professionals to create original theater offered free to the general public. By building on the core experience of accomplishment and collaboration, the Project fosters a sense of inclusion in a place where the children belong and where their creative work is the driving force. Through long-term mentoring relationships and exposure to diverse art forms, the Project seeks to expand the children's means of expression and to improve their literacy, their life skills, and their attitude towards learning.

The mission of John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is to fulfill President Kennedy's vision by producing and presenting the greatest examples of music, dance, and theater; supporting artists in the creation of new work; and serving the nation as a leader in arts education.

The American Film Institute is America's promise to preserve the heritage of the motion picture, to honor the artists and their work and to educate the next generation of storytellers. As a nonprofit educational arts organization, AFI provides leadership in film and television and is dedicated to initiatives that engage the past, the present and the future of the moving image arts.

To design and build The American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial as a symbol of honor and unity for all disabled veterans from all branches of the service and from all conflicts and generations; and to educate, inform and remind all Americans of the human costs of war, and of the sacrifices that our disabled veterans have made on behalf of American freedoms.

DreamYard is committed to helping transform Bronx schools and communities through the power of innovative, project based arts education. Our schools and students are based in the nation's poorest urban county, with one-third of the Bronx's residents living below the poverty line. In response, DreamYard programs are designed to challenge the cyclical systems of inequality and poverty by empowering youth to discover and develop their best possible selves and to locate meaningful paths and ways to engage with their fellow students, schools, families, and communities. As the largest arts education provider in the Bronx, DreamYard critically impacts the social and intellectual growth of thousands of Bronx youth through safe, positive and creatively challenging programs. DreamYard's team of professional artists partner with classroom teachers and community educators to help students learn how to express, write and perform their own stories. Through year-long programs offered during the school day, after school, on weekends and during the summer, DreamYard supports youth development, enhances life-long learning skills, and promotes creative thinking and expression. DreamYard artists spark an interest in education that often lies latent in our youth. The organization understands that it is imperative to direct a young person's creativity toward positive goals as we strive to develop well-rounded and engaged citizens. Through DreamYard, young people believe that they can have an impact and change their communities and society as a whole. Its projects are catalysts that help teachers and communities propel students and their families into a life-long learning process.

The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum is dedicated to preserving and teaching the evolving history of country music—from its early, traditional roots to its present-day manifestations as a community-based music and a thriving form of popular culture.

The Fred Rogers Company builds on our founder's legacy in educating and inspiring new generations of children and families. We work in a variety of media to help children develop social and emotional skills and to help them prepare for success in school and in life. We also support parents, teachers, professionals, and other adults who work with children.