Our next milestone: $5,000 by Giving Tuesday

From now through December 1, we’re running a special Giving Tuesday appeal to keep LACAE’s programs and spaces affordable. Every dollar raised through that appeal counts toward this ongoing $100,000 fundraising challenge.

[Visit our Giving Tuesday campaign]

Prefer to give on this page? You’re welcome to! Gifts made here or through our Giving Tuesday appeal count toward the same $100,000 fundraising challenge.

Build a Creative Home for Artists in Los Angeles

Future Artists of Los Angeles (FALA) and the Los Angeles Community of Acting & Entertainment (LACAE) are building and sustaining a creative home in North Hollywood where artists train, collaborate, rehearse, and perform while developing real work and sustainable careers.

In September of 2025 we opened our doors turning this from a future concept to a reality with strong momentum.

Our space is active every week with classes, rehearsals, new projects, and performances. To date, we have supported over 150 artists—including actors, directors, playwrights, and producers—provided over $30,000 in subsidized training and space, and created more than 20 paid opportunities for teaching artists. This work brings together emerging artists and working professionals in the same environment, strengthening both the pipeline and the broader creative community.

The need for this work is clear. In Los Angeles, access to training, rehearsal space, and creative community is often limited by cost. Many emerging artists are left without a place to develop their craft or build meaningful connections. We are addressing that gap by maintaining a space where artists can grow, create, and build sustainable careers.

Where This Is Going

We are building on top of what already exists. As demand continues to grow, we are laying the foundation for a licensed, accredited acting conservatory in Los Angeles, one that reflects today’s diverse industry and expands access to high-level training.

At the same time, FALA will continue to operate as a nonprofit arts organization, maintaining our theatre, training programs, and community space. This dual structure allows us to serve artists at every level: supporting those just beginning while continuing to invest in working artists and the ecosystem around them.

Why Your Support Matters

This work is at a critical stage.

Demand for affordable training, creative space, and community continues to grow, and we are actively working to meet it without raising barriers to entry. Your support allows us to sustain and expand what is already working, keeping this space accessible, increasing paid opportunities for artists, and continuing to invest in new work and creative partnerships.

This is an opportunity to directly support a model that is already producing results and has clear potential to scale.

Every Contribution Builds This

Every contribution directly supports both the work happening now and the future we are building. You are helping sustain and grow a permanent home for artists in Los Angeles, one that expands access for emerging artists while strengthening a collaborative, working artistic community.

Double Your Impact

A generous donor will match every gift, up to $100,000.

Prefer to Give Another Way?

We’re happy to receive contributions outside of GiveButter.

Check
Payable to: Future Artists of Los Angeles
Mailing Address: 11825 Magnolia Blvd,. Apt. 103, Valley Village, CA 91607

Donor-Advised Funds (DAFs)
Legal Name: Future Artists of Los Angeles
EIN: 99-3019513
Mailing Address: 11825 Magnolia Blvd,. Apt. 103, Valley Village, CA 91607

Venmo
@LacaeFala

Direct Transfer (ACH/Wire)
Please email info@futureartistsla.org and we’ll send details directly.

If you plan to send a check or transfer, feel free to email us so we can keep an eye out for it and confirm receipt.

Monthly Support: The Center Stage Club

Monthly giving is the heart of our day-to-day operations. These supporters keep our classes, workshops, rentals, scholarships, and performances running.

Founding Members (Grandfathered)

The first supporters who stood with us before the Center Stage Club officially launched.
Founding Members receive:

Website recognition as a Founding Member
Early access to announcements and programming
Monthly behind-the-scenes content
Annual digital holiday card
10 percent off tickets and services
A permanent place in our history as supporters who helped launch LACAE

(Founding Member status is closed as of December 2.)

Center Stage Club Tiers (for new monthly supporters)

Club membership is reviewed annually

Understudy — 10/month

Website recognition, monthly donor newsletter, welcome sticker
10 percent off tickets and services

Supporting Role — 25/month

All Understudy perks
2 complimentary show tickets per year
Early access to class sign-ups
25 percent off all shows and events
Digital behind-the-scenes content bundle

Marquee Star — 50/month

All Supporting Role perks
4 total show tickets per year
One complimentary One-Day Intensive
30 percent off all services and tickets
Quarterly digital zine

Director — 100/month

All Marquee Star perks
5 hours of rehearsal studio rental per year
One free multi-week workshop per year
40 percent off shows, events, and services

Executive Producer — 250+/month

All Director perks
One month of Performer’s Pass
One 5-hour theater tech or performance block per year
50 percent off all shows, events, and services
Producer recognition in programs

Major Donor Circles

For donors supporting the long-term growth of our conservatory project.

Circle membership is reviewed annually.

Rising Artist Circle — 5,000+

Digital recognition and invitations to donor and student events

Ensemble Circle — 10,000+

Recognition in season materials and tickets to student performances

Backstage Circle — 25,000+

Recognition in all show programs and an opportunity to underwrite a key initiative

Spotlight Circle — 50,000+

Named scholarship or workshop series and VIP invitations to showcases

Marquee Circle — 100,000+

Program or space naming opportunity, lifetime recognition as a Founding Visionary, and a seat on our Artistic Advisory Council

Our Donor Community

Major Donor Circles

Marquee Circle (100,000+)

Felix Grossman

Ensemble Circle (10,000+)

Dave Bellon

Rising Artist Circle (5,000+)

Brooklyn and Matt Sample

Patrons Circle (1,000+)

Linda Brennan
Chelsey Crisp
Tom and Diana Brown

Rising Stars (1–999)

Every donor who sustains our mission

Center Stage Club

Founding Members

Sondra Stowe

Casey Vandeventer
Beth Coleman
Anonymous (in honor of Rogue Cleopatra)
Anthony Ludlow

Supporting Role

Annonymous

See LACAE in Action

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Contact

Erin Coleman, Executive Director
erinc@futureartistsla.org
818-853-3854
la-cae.org

Future Artists of Los Angeles is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

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