LIVE-ly List: Arts & humanities nonprofits

Campaign Pages selected in honor of the NEH and the NEA to inspire you to build your own (if you’re a nonprofit)… and donate to great causes!
May 29, 2025
Clair Lofthouse
Content Manager

Campaign Pages are critical to nonprofits’ digital fundraising success. They describe a nonprofit’s fundraising objectives and surround it with motivational information to inspire donors to give. 

In our LIVE-ly Campaign Pages series, we showcase some of the tens of thousands of meaningful Campaign Pages we’ve seen. We also include some of our favorite things about each Campaign Page to highlight best practices. 

This month, we're sharing a list of active Give Lively–powered Campaign Pages that support the arts and humanities in the United States. Donor-driven funding for arts programs, film festivals, libraries and more is more vital than ever. In early May, the current government administration capriciously rescinded and canceled the grants nonprofits depended on from National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and Institute of Museum and Library Services. Fortunately, in many cases, we see donors stepping up to help fill the funding gap in real time.   

Take a look, gain some inspiration and don’t hesitate to donate! 

The Campaign Pages 

ABLE - Artists Breaking Limits & Expectations

Set the Stage 2025: ABLE Annual Fundraising Campaign
This annual campaign supports the Chicago-based nonprofit’s programs that create theater and film for, with and by individuals with Down syndrome and other intellectual and developmental disabilities. 

What we love about this page:

  • It showcases an engaging, heartstring-pulling video that introduces prospective donors to people who’ve experienced ABLE’s programs firsthand and share its impact.
  • Recurring monthly donations is set as the default frequency.

Berkeley Ballet

Berkeley Ballet Spring Fundraiser
This fundraiser provisions the Berkeley Ballet’s Annual Fund, which, in turn, directly fuels youth, adult and pre-ballet programs complete with experienced faculty, theater rentals, performance costumes, specialized studio flooring to help support dancers' long-term health, live musical accompaniment and administrative support.

What we love about this page:

  • The donation tracking thermometer encourages donors to help the foundation reach its goal.
  • The Recent Donations list offers social proof for prospective donors.

Deep Vellum Publishing

The NEA FundThis Campaign Page was created to help Deep Vellum Publishing make up the financial shortfall caused by canceled National Endowment for the Arts funding. 

What we love about this page:

  • The page description pulls no punches. It is emotionally compelling and has a direct call to action. 
  • It also shares news of an anonymous donor offering matching funds up to $20,000.

International Print Center New York

Spring Benefit 25th Anniversary Appeal
This appeal helps Print Center New York continue to engage audiences in a welcoming environment, both onsite and online, through interdisciplinary exhibitions, innovative scholarship, educational programming and digital resources.

What we love about this page:

  • Eye-catching primary image
  • Use of the goal-tracking thermometer
  • In-depth and evocative impact stories for each suggested donation amount 

José Limón Dance Foundation

Limón Spring Gala
All funds raised at this gala go toward the crucial work of the José Limón Dance Foundation to maintain the Limón legacy and its humanistic approach to movement and theater. The goal is to extend the vitality of that vision into the future, through performance, creation, preservation and education.

What we love about this page:

  • Well-written impact stories show the value of different donation amounts.
  • Using a Campaign Page during an event can be an alternative or complementary fundraising tool to an Event Ticketing page.

Statement Arts

StART the Dream: Fund the Future✨ Help us reach our goal of $50,000!!!
Statement Arts’ spring crowdfunding campaign will help the organization continue to provide young people from underrepresented communities in New York City with access to high-quality performing arts education and cultivate the next generation of artists and leaders who can inspire social and cultural change.

What we love about this page:

  • Captivating primary image
  • A range of donation amounts with easy-to-grasp impact stories to help donors choose an option that works for their budget.

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For more in our LIVE-ly List series, see the previous articles for Trans Day of Visibility and Black History Month.