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Help stock our Costume Closet! Send us a donation or host a donation drive.

Corporate entities are invited to join us in becoming a Spotlight Sponsor . Sponsor a school or multiple students!

Community Members can join our circle and help fund clothing scholarships for Title 1 schools and students.

Why give?

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    Support Success

    Students with high arts participation and low socioeconomic status have a 4 percent dropout rate—five times lower than their low socioeconomic status peers.

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    Empower Education

    Low-income students that are highly engaged in the arts are twice as likely to graduate college as their peers with no arts education.

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    Provide Equal Opportunities

    Black and Hispanic students lack access to quality arts education compared to their White peers, earning an average of 30 and 25 percent fewer arts credits, respectively.

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    Help the Environment

    The average US consumer throws away 81.5 lbs of clothes every year.

    In America alone, an estimated 11.3 million tons of textile waste – equivalent to 85% of all textiles – end up in landfills on a yearly basis. That’s equivalent to approximately 81.5 pounds (37 kilograms) per person per year and around 2,150 pieces per second countrywide.

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    Be a Change Maker

    In America, an estimated two out of every five children are clothing insecure, meaning they do not have access to adequate, appropriate, or affordable clothing.

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    Be Inclusive

    Providing affordable or free access to clothing for the arts programs provide people from low socioeconomic backgrounds to engage, fostering inclusivity and participation.

 FAQs

  • A Title 1 school is a school that receives federal funding to improve its education programs for students of low income families. To be eligible for Title 1 funding, a school must have at least 40% of its student population come from low-income families.

  • Currently all school districts are facing a budget crisis.

    Houston ISD is facing a $211 million deficit. Dallas ISD confirmed it’s $187 million in the red. Fort Worth ISD is $17 million, and El Paso ISD is $12 million. The 2024 Education funding bill for Texas included significant cuts to arts education funding, including zeroing out arts in education grants.

    The bill also included an 80% cut to Title 1 funding for schools that serve low-income families

  • Yes! Theatrical Threads Foundation is a 501(C)3 Organization!

  • Yes, we accept all corporate matching programs.

  • All donations help support the following programs: School Scholarships, Student Scholarships, All Programing and General Operating.