We are and You are, too.

August is Black Philanthropy Month, a global celebration of something our people have always known: giving is who we are. Black households give 25% more of their income to charity than any other community in America. And still, Black-led organizations receive only a fraction of the funding that reaches everyone else.

So we're not waiting for someone else to close that gap. We're closing it ourselves.

The Anderson Center for the Arts is where the voices of East Harris County and beyond converge, a Black-founded and led home for the arts where creativity is stewarded as a sacred calling. Free programming for our community. Studio space and residencies for Black artists. Black history and culture, preserved and celebrated where we live.

This year alone: 60 artists supported · 1,200+ hours of free programming · 40 new works exhibited centering Black narratives.

Rooms like the one in that photo don't stay open by accident. Every story we don't tell is a story someone else will tell for us, and when you give to ACA, you're not giving charity. You're keeping the pen in our hands.

Every gift made in August automatically grows. Your donation is boosted by a 5% match through Givebutter's Black Philanthropy Month matching program.

We are the ones we've been waiting for. Our narratives. Our spaces. Our responsibility.

Give any amount. Help us reach $4,000 by August 31.

Many Voices. One Movement. One Center

Black Philanthropy Month 2026 at The Anderson Center for the Arts

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