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About Us

Sing for Hope harnesses the power of the arts to create a better world.

Our Mission

Our creative programs bring hope, healing, and connection to millions of people in hospitals, schools, care facilities, refugee camps, transit hubs, and community spaces worldwide. A non-profit organization founded in New York City in response to the events of 9/11, Sing for Hope partners with hundreds of community-based organizations, mobilizes thousands of artists in creative service, and produces artist-created Sing for Hope Pianos across the US and around the world.

The Sing for Hope Pianos

Our Programming

Sing for Hope Pianos

From the Bronx to Beirut, the Sing for Hope Pianos program is a global arts initiative that creates artist-designed pianos; places them in public spaces for anyone and everyone to enjoy; then transports and activates them year-round in permanent homes in schools, hospitals, transit hubs, refugee camps, and community-based organizations. Sing for Hope has provided more pianos for under-resourced public schools than any other organization in the world.

Education

Sing for Hope's Education program provides dynamic arts classes, workshops, and standards-based initiatives that inspire positive action and uplift youth, educators, and communities. The program is centered on our signature Sing for Hope Global Goals Arts Curriculum, our creative-service-learning curriculum that uses the arts to drive awareness and action for The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, seventeen interlinked objectives adopted by The UN in 2020 to serve as "a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet." Sing for Hope's SDG Arts Curriculum is delivered in partnership with New York City Department of Education schools, Amani Sing for Hope Public Charter School, select international pilot campuses, and coming soon, Sing for Hope School Clubs, our school-based replication vehicle for local ownership and innovation.

Public Health & Wellbeing

Sing for Hope's Public Health and Wellbeing program produces research-based creative interventions, performances, and curated cultural experiences that promote wellness and connection in healthcare centers, long-term care facilities, treatment centers, and public spaces. Our programs encompass both in-person and virtual arts experiences, and are designed to affect systems change and benefit individuals, organizations, and communities.

Cultural Diplomacy

Sing for Hope's Cultural Diplomacy program provides creative advocacy, leadership, and program design that drive the integration of the arts in policy, peace-building, and global convenings on social change. In addition to curating the first-ever arts panel at The Skoll World Forum for Social Entrepreneurship at Oxford University in 2013, Sing for Hope has presented cultural diplomacy programming for organizations including Aspen Ideas Festival, Harvard University, The Fletcher School at Tufts University, The Kennedy Center, and The United Nations, where SFH has partnered with UNICEF and The High-Level Political Forum since 2020. Sing for Hope is the official Cultural Partner of the World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates.

Creative Workforce Development

Sing for Hope's Creative Workforce Development program is our signature "power source" that courses through all of our programming, developing and directing cultural workers to build happier, healthier communities locally and globally. The program trains and supports artists as creative placemakers in their communities, delivering increased connection, wellbeing, safety, and economic development. Sing for Hope's Creative Workforce Development reframes the value proposition of the arts for the post-pandemic era with innovative public-private partnerships that extend our creative industry beyond traditional theatrical and museum models. Working with individuals and groups, Sing for Hope's Creative Workforce Development program benefits multiple stakeholders and provides system-wide impact.

Board of Directors

The Sing for Hope Board of Directors is passionate and involved in supporting our programs, mission, and future. We are proud to have a "100% giving" board, with each board member donating to our programs every year.

Our Leadership

Annual Reports & Financials

2024 Annual Report
2023 Annual Report
2022 Annual Report
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2021 Annual Report
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2020 Annual Report
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2019 Annual Report
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2018 Annual Report
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