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Supporting

The LACHSA Foundation's mission advances the fully public, conservatory-style arts education at the LA County High School for the Arts and raises awareness for its opportunity for high school student artists across LA County.

for 40 years

LACHSA

Celebrating artists

born to create

We amplify LACHSA's story and the incredible student work happening at LACHSA, including student artist performances, events, exhibitions, concerts, and more!

Growing the

With a more than 40-year history, the LACHSA Foundation invites philanthropists, businesses, artists, alumni and individuals to join us in our mission to make it possible for LACHSA’s student artists to thrive.

LACHSA family

Funding an
extraordinary

We work tirelessly to raise the critical funding needed to keep LACHSA’s exemplary arts education programs thriving.

public arts education

Partnering

Together, in this regional public/private partnership, we invite you to lean in, join us at the table, and let’s see what we can create together for the benefit of LACHSA's student artists.

across LA County

Funding. Supporting. Advocating.

The LACHSA Foundation supports the fully public, conservatory-style arts education at the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts. Alongside our generous family of donors — including individuals, corporations, and private foundations — we advance the exemplary arts education of student artists from across LA County who are born to create and committed to developing their artistry at LACHSA. We invite you to join us in our mission!

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Ways to Give

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Impact Stories

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#1

Public Arts High School in the Nation

80+

School Districts Represented

5

Arts Disciplines

40

Years of Foundation Funding Benefiting LACHSA

What We Do

More than forty years ago, our visionaries believed LA County deserved a world-class public arts high school: The Los Angeles County High School for the Arts (LACHSA). They were right.

In a unique, public/private partnership, the LACHSA Foundation exists as the founding charitable partner to increase opportunities for LACHSA while mobilizing a vibrant community of donors, advocates, and partners who believe in the limitless potential of students who are born to create.

Today, our commitment is not simply one big check every school year. Our mission is complex! We invest in many ways: capital campaigns, endowments, scholarships, fiscal management, parent volunteerism, partnership development, and many more. We also raise awareness for LACHSA’s opportunity providing access to a free, conservatory style arts education in five arts disciplines to student artists all across LA County. Every student at LACHSA is an artist living in all socio-economic communities, and representing LA County’s multi-cultural, innovative, and resilient families.

We care deeply about LACHSA and we believe LACHSA is worth every investment.

Join us! Your donations help make this mission possible. Together, we are all part of this incredible legacy and share the responsibility to empower the talented young artists who come to LACHSA to learn together, collaborate together, and fearlessly create together, developing their personal artistry and preparing to share their artistic voices with the world.

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About LACHSA

LACHSA offers a specialized program combining college-preparatory academic instruction and conservatory-style training across five arts disciplines: dance, music, theatre, visual arts, and cinematic arts. LACHSA’s student artists work with professional teaching artists to sharpen their critical thinking, strengthen their skills, and develop the confidence to courageously share their art with the world. Founded in 1985, this tuition-free public school is run by the Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE) in partnership with, and on the campus of California State University, Los Angeles (CSULA).

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