If you would like your donation to go to a specific LANTERN FUND initiative, please indicate so in the comments below. See the FAQ on the right side of your screen for more information.

The lantern in LANTERN FUND represents our commitment to lighting pathways toward freedom. A lantern on a house during the early 1800s indicated that a safe house on the Underground Railroad was “all clear,” or ready to receive someone on their journey as they escaped to the north. We believe the lanterns of modern day show up in many ways: seats in our theatres, workplace support funding, and mental health resources. Your sponsorship is the first of many lanterns that we hope to light in our time as leaders in the movement.

LANTERN TIX

FUNDING AFFORDABLE TICKETING - LanternTix is a strategic ticketing initiative that lights pathways for community groups to attend theater. Our work prioritizes sustainability, equity, and care by removing barriers to create spaces of joy and belonging. LanternTix creates relationships with productions to provide access to free or discounted tickets to Harriet Tubman Effect approved individuals and communities, including: Lifesworc, Queens Community House, Epic Players, PPAS, Waterwell, Apex for Youth, Covenant House, Leadership Prep, Democracy Prep, SNAP, Queens Metropolitan, Creo College Prep, WEPA, Department of Education, Queens Library, Community Advocate and many more.

SUPPORT SERVICES:

LANTERN POC COACHING - Lantern Coaching supports POC in their self determination journeys by providing them with underwritten coaching in legal, mental health, financial sustainability, workplace trauma and resource development needs. The program functions like a concierge service supporting participants through an application process that leads to customized coaching sessions offered by leaders of all racial background across industries.  

LANTERN LIBRARIES - The Lantern Library is a pop up museum and multi-faceted education experience for guests who are interested in dismantling systemic oppression. Lantern Library is designed to help leaders engage with stories of the past to help our problem solving and equity work of the future and to provide BIPOC leaders a space to network, share their work, showcase themselves and recruit employment opportunities. The Lantern Library serves as an orchestrated network for the practice of reallocating wealth across identities and professions.

LANTERN GUIDE - HTE Lantern Guide is a digital assessment tool that helps members of your organization share and track individual and organizational progress in workplace wellness. The tool is inspired by the Negro Motorist’s Greenbook and utilizes personal stories to illuminate pathways toward sustainable social change in your workplace.

LANTERN ORGS - Lantern Orgs allows HTE to support organizations who would not otherwise be able to raise funds and gain mainstream attraction on their own. HTE chooses each partner org carefully based on alignment of their mission and our own values. In partnership with these organizations, HTE produces educational content, videos, pitch packets and social media content to activate brand awareness that strengthens the infrastructure of our collective dismantling systemic oppression goals.

The Harriet Tubman Effect Institute's LANTERN FUND is fiscally sponsored by The Tank via The Producer Hub. The Tank is a 501(c)3 tax-exempt organization and your donation is tax-deductible within the guidelines of U.S. law. To claim a donation as a deduction on your U.S. taxes, please keep your email donation receipt as your official record. We'll send it to you upon successful completion of your donation.

*If you would like to make a large donation over $1,000 we would be happy to set that up for you. Please reach out to us directly at: [email protected]