Friends of Materials for the Arts

Mfta provides Materials to 4,713+ recipient member organizations. 461 (10%) government agencies, 1,912 (40%) nyc schools, 1,632 (35%) Arts groups, 706 (15%) community and social service groups with budgets ranging from $20,000 to $500,000+.mfta serves Arts nonprofits and social service organizations that include artists, audience members, directors, choreographers, dancers, actors, set designers, art therapists, after-school providers, hospital staff, homeless shelters, teachers, students, and senior citizens. the socioeconomic status, race, gender, sexual orientation, age, physical ability, and language of our member groups, donors, and volunteers are highly diverse, mirroring the richness of nyc. Today, mfta's donation cycle diverts over 1.5 million pounds of Materials from landfills. These quality goods are redistributed and made available to our organizations such as nonprofits and nyc schools, free of charge.the mfta education center which consists of our artist-in-residence studio, designer-in-residence program, field trip program, in school residencies, mfta gallery and free public third thursday workshops, expose the work of many artists to the participants within the mfta education center and provide a remarkable benefit to over 4,200 active member groups as well as the general public.