About Emergency Appeal 2025

On May 2, we received an email from the National Endowment for the Arts withdrawing our $15,000 allocated grant for the world premiere production of FIRST GENERATION. This grant was pledged in December 2024, to fund 50% of costs related to the production. The recent reductions appear to stem from initiatives implemented by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

Spinning Tree, which inclusively serves Kansas City area youth with disabilities and without disabilities tuition-free, relies on federal arts funding to provide programming like FIRST GENERATION. Funding cuts will affect our young artists of all abilities. It will affect their families, who rely on us to provide programs that boost confidence, build essential life skills, and support mental health and overall wellbeing.

Please make a gift to Spinning Tree to ensure youth of all abilities can continue to shine and our community can be positively uplifted. On behalf of all those who benefit from your support, thank you for your continued partnership and generosity!

Spinning Tree Theatre is a 501c3 nonprofit charitable organization.
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