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Thank you for Your Donation in support of Arts & Culture!

Will you join us in cultivating a thriving global community generated by the power of cultural curiosity, education, connection, and preservation? Members are the KEY to keeping LEAF’s work Alive. Thank YOU for being part of this journey. We are dedicated to our mission and the future!

Donate or (Re)Join Membership Below. If you prefer mail, phone, email:
LEAF Global Arts, 19 Eagle St, Suite 120, Asheville NC 28801 •  828.68-MUSIC (686-8742)
Members@theLEAF.org •  Development@theLEAF.org
Please reach out for any support. Your GIFT is IMPORTANT! 

Donate to LEAF Global Arts

It’s easy to GIVE! 1. Select your donation $amount below then click Donate!
Your Gift 100% supports Global Arts Education Programs & Artists Locally & Globally.

If you want to designate your gift? In "order notes" include which program: LEAF International, LEAF Schools & Streets or LEAF Local Artists Relief Fund.

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Renew or Join LEAF Membership
Keep LEAF Arts & Culture Alive!

For just $50+ a year, YOU can be a LEAF Members creativing collective impact through Culture, Arts & Education!,
100% of Membership supports LEAF Schools & Streets and LEAF International. Membership is the KEY to LEAF keeping our essential mission-driven programs thriving, and the way we enrich our connections with you. There are some sweet benefits to enjoy as well. Membership says to our Culture Keepers and Teaching Artists “YOU are supported. Your culture, youth and you are important. LEAF is here for YOU! ” 
THANK YOU LEAF MEMBERS! We welcome questions & connections: Members@theLEAF.org

PERSONAL MEMBERSHIPS

Join LEAF Membership to be part of a global community of donors who believe in the life-changing power of cultural arts education. Being a member is the best way to grow your LEAF connections. Your Membership provides cultural arts education to youth locally and globally on a daily basis locally, globally and now virtually as well!

BUSINESS MEMBERSHIPS

Become a LEAF Business Member and make a stronger bridge to your local and global community! LEAF Business Members share their love of music, arts, and culture by contributing to LEAF’s cultural arts education programs.  Show your customers that your business cares about the future of our community and the world! Business!

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All Personal LEAF Memberships include:

  • Changing the lives of youth through cultural arts programs locally and globally
  • Access to LEAF Retreat + Festival Weekend Plus Passes
  • Invitation to special events hosted at 
  • LEAF Global Arts Experience, Retreats and Festivals 
  • Special invitations for LEAF events all year
  • Early Lodging Reservations 
  • Exclusive access to discounts and promotions provided by LEAF Sponsors and LEAF Business Members

Includes basic benefit package listed above plus:

  • 4 passes to LEAF Global Arts experience in Downtown Asheville

$50 Yearly

Includes benefits of previous level plus:

  • Early childcare registration for Elfhaven Childcare at LEAF Festival
  • 4 passes to LEAF Global Arts experience for everyone in your household

$100 Yearly

Includes benefits of previous level plus:

  • 10% off merchandise at LEAF Global Arts Experience
  • 1 VIP Parking Pass per LEAF Festival

$250 Yearly

Includes benefits of previous level plus:

  • 10% off Special Events at LEAF Global Arts Experience
  • 2 VIP Access Passes per LEAF Festival
  • Annual Family Pass for LEAF Global Arts experience (entrance for your entire household)

$500 Yearly

Includes benefits of previous level plus:

  • VIP Tour of LEAF Global Arts Experience 
  • 2 additional VIP Access Passes (4 Total) per LEAF Festival

$1,000 Yearly

Includes benefits of previous level plus:

  • VIP Tour of LEAF Global Arts experience with a Curator or Artist in Residence
  • VIP Tour of LEAF Global Arts experience with LEAF Co-Executive Director
  • 2 VIP Weekend Plus Tickets per LEAF Festival

$2,500 Yearly

Includes benefits of previous level plus:

  • 2 Additional VIP Weekend Plus Tickets (4 Total) per LEAF Festival
  • Early Thursday LEAF Festival Check-In (must pre-register)
$5,000 Yearly

Includes benefits of previous level plus:

  • Customized LEAF Experiences
$10,000 Yearly

All Business Memberships include:

  • Changing the lives of youth through cultural arts programs locally and globally
  • Regular e-news updates and program reports
  • Annual Business Pass to LEAF Global Arts experience (entrance for up to 5 people)
  • Access to LEAF Festival Weekend Plus Passes
  • May purchase Weekend Plus Passes for staff and clients (Thursday Access)
  • Invitation to special events hosted at LEAF Festival and LEAF Global Arts experience
  • Special invitations for LEAF events throughout the year
  • Invitation for up to 2 guests to attend LEAF Sponsor Social (Spring, Summer, Fall)
  • Early Festival cabin reservations the months of December and June
  • Ability to share discounts and promotions with LEAF Members
  • Listing on LEAF’s website, Weekend Program, and Annual Report

Includes basic benefit package listed above plus:

  • 10% off Special Events at LEAF Global Arts experience
  • 1 VIP Parking Pass per LEAF Festival
  • 2 VIP Access Passes per LEAF Festival (this is not a ticket)
$500 Yearly

Includes benefits of previous level plus:

  • VIP Tour of LEAF Global Arts experience
  • 2 Additional VIP Access Passes (4 Total) per Festival (this is not a ticket)
$1,000 Yearly

Includes benefits of previous level plus:

  • VIP Tour of LEAF Global Arts experience with a Curator or Artist in Residence
  • VIP Tour of LEAF Global Arts experience with LEAF Co-Executive Director
  • 2 VIP Weekend Plus Tickets per Festival

$2,500 Yearly

Includes benefits of previous level plus:

  • 2 Additional VIP Weekend Plus Tickets (4 Total) per Festival
  • Early Thursday LEAF Festival Check-In (must pre-register)

$5,000 Yearly

Includes benefits of previous level plus:

  • Customized LEAF Experiences

$10,000 Yearly

Don’t see a level that fits with your giving range/goals? Reach out to us at Membership@theLEAF.org!

Join by Phone: 828.68-MUSIC [686-8742]
Join by mail: LEAF Global Arts
19 Eagle Street, Suite 120, Asheville, NC 28801
*Please make check payable to LEAF Global Arts with Membership in the Memo Line*

Member Benefits

One of the benefits of LEAF Membership is that we are connected to a global community of donors who believe in harnessing the power of cultural arts as a lens for cultivating cultural curiosity and bringing greater harmony to our world. Our members continue to inspire us by supporting cultural arts learning experiences for youth locally & globally. As you maneuver through our new normal and decide if, where, and how, you can support we ask that you look in your own back yard. Our local businesses provide job opportunities, join us in partnership and serve our community on a daily basis. We want to highlight the LEAF Business Members that allow us to do what we do, thank them for their support and encourage you to show them love where you can. Some of these businesses are sharing special deals with you, some are feeding/supporting their community as most needed, and some are striving to forge a path through this pandemic. One thing is for sure, like you, they are a part of the LEAF community.

Annual Gratitude Report

Reflecting on Resilience and Community: At first glance, it’s hard to think about the gratitude for 2024 since Hurricane Helene visited us on September 28th. However, in creating this report it was important and healing to reflect on the nine months leading up to the storm  that were filled with hope and remarkable efforts, and a journey after the storm that continues to give LEAF challenges and gifts. Explore the Gratitude Report to see the impact of YOUR support!

2024 Gratitude Report
VIEW 2024 GRATITUDE REPORT
VIEW 2023 GRATITUDE REPORT
VIEW 2022 GRATITUDE REPORT
VIEW 2021 GRATITUDE REPORT

Thank you for Empowering LEAF !

Donate to LEAF Global Arts

It’s easy to GIVE! 1. Select your donation $amount below then click Donate!
Your Gift 100% supports Global Arts Education Programs & Artists Locally & Globally.

If you want to designate your gift? In "order notes" include which program: LEAF International, LEAF Schools & Streets or LEAF Local Artists Relief Fund.

Amount of Donation

 

Donate or (Re)Join Membership. If you prefer mail, phone, email:
LEAF Global Arts, 19 Eagle St, Suite 120, Asheville NC 28801 •  828.68-MUSIC (686-8742)
Members@theLEAF.org •  Development@theLEAF.org
Please reach out for any support. Your GIFT is IMPORTANT!  We can help facilitate Stock GIfts, Grants, Legacy Gifts etc..

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“Culture is the life blood of a vibrant society. It can be expressed in a variety of ways. Without culture, society is impossible because it builds a social capital which is a glue that holds communities together. People from different cultures and different times use art & images to communicate. Art is our vehicle to social change. We should not stop preserving our culture. I thank all the LEAF members for supporting LEAF International and cultural preservation. I am personally very grateful.”
Hesron, LEAF International Tanzania ONEmic student
“My daughter was very excited to be a part of the amazing LEAF. She can make connections with others, and is opened to getting to know and accept things she hasn't experienced before being exposed to different cultures and environments (through LEAF). She is happier, more confident, and better with socializing.”
-Estes Parent Reflecting on LEAF Schools & Streets Residency with LEAF International Haiti Artists​
“I consider LEAF to be one of the most culturally important institutions in the United States, and one that reaches across the world. LEAF’s work supporting global music traditions is unparalleled and so inspiring to me as a donor, partner and advisor.”
Greg Lucas, New Orleans | Preservation Hall Foundation Executive Director, Dan Lucas Memorial Fund Chairman & LEAF Global Compass Advisor
I am 13 years old and Rwandan by nationality. I am the fourth child in my family of 6 children. I am ready to dance again - my heart's in the movement and we hope LEAF will be with us.”
– Katia, LEAF Rwanda JR Troupe Member

LEAF Business Members are Community All Stars!

GLOBAL CITIZEN

•Dan Lucas Memorial Fund
•Alexandra & Don Clayton
•The Ben Gradison Family
•Burial Beer Co
•Allen Stahl + Kilbourne
•Paul Mitchem Family

VISIONARY

•Charles “Charlie” Gwinn
•Cindy & Pete Perez•

LUMINARY

•Falcon Construction
•Mah Jong
•Peace-Love-Happiness
•Asheville Community Movement
•Westmoreland & Scully: Corner Kitchen & Chestnut Restaurants
•Drs. Linda & George Milsaps

CULTURAL AMBASSADOR

•Enter The Earth
•Barbara Benisch & Jacque Allen
•James “Jim” Bird
•Pasta & Provisions

CULTURAL AMBASSADOR
•Grey Eagle Music Hall
•Industrial Tape & Supply

PATRON

•Red House Architecture
•Fox Cove Photography
•Green River Botanicals
•Stumphouse Design
•Susan & Andrew Grover/Baxter
•Harmony AVL+media
•Gardens of Health 
•Beasley Family
•Boekelheide Family

PATRON

•Asheville Pizza South
•EDEN-OUT
•Luster Clean
•Illustrated Map of Asheville
•Perkins and Sons, LLC
•Sarah Hairell-
Carolina One Real Estate
•HunterKemper Consulting|•Ritter, Zaretsky, Lieber & Jaime, LLP
•Eden Rock Real Estate 
•PeaceBug Farm
•JSJ Contracting
•Health Designs, LLC
•Ethereal Leaf
•Tosco Music

A few examples of how LEAF donations and memberships are activated!
$100 – 3-hour Teaching Artist leading Schools & Streets Sessions (in-person or virtual)
$200 – 20 scholarships for youth to explore the world at LEAF Global
$250 – Gives a Gift to a Local Musician for a Community Performance
$500 – 5 months of equity and community building Learning Journeys (in-person & virtual)
$3,500-5,000 supports 1 LEAF International Program for 1 year!
In this time of COVID,  donations are also welcomed to support operations, LEAF Global, and technology development. As a team, we’ve reduced and pivoted to be more efficient while ensuring that our mission and global arts education work and important resources continues.

LEAF LOVE ENDOWMENT FUND

Charitable & Planned Giving: Donor Advised Funds, Stocks +

Cultural Exchange Fund

LEAF
Instrument Drive

Discover the ways to be part of LEAF that matches your Giving Priorities.
Thank you for considering donating to LEAF Global Arts in your will and giving legacy that passes your love for arts and culture to future generations while honoring you or your beloved friends and family.

Reach out To Members@theLEAF.org

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Mayani is a Maasai boy from longido Arusha. He went to boarding school at 6 years old and lost his Maasai language and tradition. Since joining the LEAF program, he has learned to sing Maasai songs, practiced the ‘jump’ tradition and wear Maasai shukas (traditional clothing). Mayani is extremely happy and is currently teaching other youth the culture.

 

 

 

 

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