[+] General Operating

Your generosity fuels creativity, nurtures innovation, and preserves our unique environment. Your contributions directly impact:

Residencies: Supporting over 160+ creative residents annually, offering them the time and space to create groundbreaking work across nine distinct disciplines.

Public Programs: Funding workshops, artist talks, and community events that engage and inspire.

Environmental Stewardship: Preserving 600 acres of pristine forests and historic structures in Rabun Gap, Georgia.

Creative Innovation: Encouraging interdisciplinary work and collaboration that shapes the cultural landscape. Your generosity ensures that Hambidge continues nurturing creativity well into the future.

[+] Art Shop

Art Shop

Support creative talent by purchasing original artwork at great prices from our Art Shop! All proceeds go to our Financial Aid Fund, enabling more creative talents to experience a Hambidge residency. To give directly to the Financial Aid fund without making a purchase, scroll down to the donation form and choose the category of Financial Aid.

[+] Special Programs for Directed Giving

Financial Aid

Support financial aid for our Creative Residency Program. Hambidge offers limited financial aid scholarships to accepted residents. In an average year, aid is awarded to 35% of those who request it; resulting in 8% of all residents receiving some financial aid.

Land Conservation

Support our environmental programs to preserve our ecosystem and the incredible biodiversity of our 600 acres.

Happy Trails Fund

Kicked off in 2018 by Ann Johnson’s generous donation in honor of her husband, Tim Johnson, and his love for our trails, the Happy Trails Fund contributes to the maintenance and creation of hiking trails at Hambidge.

Anagama Program

Help us improve our Anagama kiln and expand our firing workshops.

Sponsor a Distinguished Fellowship - $5,200
A Distinguished Fellowship offers a scholarship with a generous stipend for any directed creative discipline, geographic area, demographic, etc. You are also afforded a naming opportunity to honor or memorialize the person or group of your choosing. Learn more about Distinguished Fellowships in the next tab.

[+] Distinguished Fellowships + Sponsored Residencies

Distinguished Fellowship Program - $5,200
Distinguished Fellowships offer individuals and organizations the opportunity to directly support artists and their creative process. Support can be directed within a particular creative discipline, geographic area, demographic, etc. Commemorate someone special or uniquely support a passion through a one-time gift, annual gift or endowing a lasting gift.

Artist receives:

• Two week residency with no residency fees
• $700 stipend
• The honor of a Distinguished Fellowship

Donor receives:

• Naming opportunity (The Jones Music Fellowship, The Adams Foundation…)
• Ability to direct the support in a particular area (discipline, gender, race, geographic, age, etc.)
• 100% of a Distinguished Fellowship is tax deductible

See our list of Distinguished Fellowships + Sponsored Residencies here. If you would like to establish a Distinguished Fellowship, you may donate online or contact Kathryn Derryberry at 770-851-5631 or kderryberry@hambidge.org.

Sponsored Residencies - $4,500
Sponsored residencies are merit-based awards sponsored by mission-aligned partners and offer support to residents by removing the fees for a two-week residency. To contribute to a sponsored residency, or to create a Sponsored Residency Partnership, please contact Kathryn Derryberry at 770-851-5631 or kderryberry@hambidge.org. See our list of Distinguished Fellowships + Sponsored Residencies here.

[+] Planned Giving - Nurturing Creativity into the Future

Nurturing Creativity into the Future

Wills or Trusts - Many of our supporters leave gifts in their wills or estate plans so they can support Hambidge for generations. You can, too. You'll be helping nurture creativity for years to come. 

Life Insurance Policies  - You can designate Hambidge as a beneficiary of your life insurance policy.  

Retirement Plans  - Make Hambidge a full or partial beneficiary of your IRA, 401(k) or other qualified retirement plan. The taxes applied to your retirement plan assets may be different than you imagined—in fact, using retirement assets to make a donation and leaving other assets to your heirs often enables you to give more to your heirs. 

Charitable Gift Annuities A charitable gift annuity is a gift that gives back. It can provide you and/or another beneficiary with stable income for life. You may also receive an immediate income tax deduction. 

Deferred Gift Annuities Especially designed for younger donors, deferred gift annuities make fixed annual payments to you and/or a beneficiary for life, with payments commencing at a future date. 

Charitable Remainder Unitrust A charitable remainder unitrust may help you fulfill your personal goals, increase your loved ones' financial security and support Hambidge. 

Contact Kathryn Derryberry for Sample Bequest Language, kderryberry@hambidge.org or 770.851.5631. 

[+] Other Ways To Support

Volunteering
Many opportunities are available for those interested in rolling up their sleeves. Sign up here.

Sponsor a Hambidge Event
Corporate Sponsor and Patron opportunities at various giving levels are available for our fundraisers; yearly Open House on the grounds of Hambidge and our annual Art Auction in Atlanta.

Memorial and Honor Gifts
Gifts made in memory or in honor of a friend, family member, or significant member of the Arts community.

For questions about giving to the Hambidge Center please contact Kathryn Derryberry at 770-851-5631 or kderryberry@hambidge.org.

[+] Gift Acceptance Policy + Gifts-in-Kind

General Gift Acceptance Policy
The Hambidge Center is proud to accept contributions from individuals, corporations, private/independent foundations, and government grants in accordance with our mission and charity status. As a 501(c)(3) non-profit, your gift is tax-deductible according to law. We follow best fundraising practices by honoring the donor bill of rights and acknowledging receipt of each gift via electronic or postal mail. We also choose to recognize our donors each year on our website and other educational materials. If you would like to make a gift of stock, set up an endowment, or include the Hambidge Center in your will, please reach out to our development staff at kderryberry@hambidge.org.

Gifts-in-Kind
A gift-in-kind is an item such as equipment, software, or tools that a donor gives to the Hambidge Center without fee or charge.

We’re grateful to receive gifts-in-kind that support our mission and programs. We ensure these gifts are properly accounted for and acknowledged and, as such, require in-take information about each proposed gift.

If you would like to donate an in-kind gift to the Hambidge Center, please fill our Gifts-in-Kind form and include your name, a description and condition of the item(s), the estimated fair market value of the item(s), and permission to publicly recognize the donation.

The Hambidge Center wants to also ensure we can put your gift-in-kind to use at our facilities or with staff. Each gift is evaluated and approved accordingly. We unfortunately cannot accept items the Hambidge Center doesn’t currently have immediate need for.

Once accepted, the donated items become the property of the Hambidge Center, which retains the right to use or dispose of the gift-in-kind as we need, unless another arrangement has been made with the donor.

All in-kind gifts will receive written acknowledgment and receipt of the gift and can be used for tax-deductible purposes, as according to law.