Curriculum Partners Program Guide

Bringing fearless creativity to more children through sustainable partnerships

As Give Kids Art has grown, we've introduced a sustainable funding model for our Curriculum Partners Program. This approach allows us to continue providing free programming to organizations with the greatest financial need while expanding our reach to serve even more children.

Why Organizations Partner With Give Kids Art

✔ Process-based curriculum supporting social-emotional development

✔ Easy for existing staff to facilitate

✔ Flexible for after-school, summer, and enrichment settings

✔ Backed by training, implementation guidance, and ongoing support

✔ Designed to build creative confidence, curiosity, and expression — not artistic skill

HOW OUR PARTNERSHIP MODEL WORKS

Partnership investment is determined using three factors:

• Organizational Capacity

  Based on annual operating budget.

• Youth Served

  Based on the number of youth participating during each 8–10 week program cycle.

• Program Scope

  Based on whether programming is implemented at a single site, across multiple sites, or over multiple seasons.

ORGANIZATIONAL TIERS

Tier Annual Operating Budget Typical Organizations

CURRICULUM PARTNERS PROGRAM INVESTMENT

Seasonal Partnership Investment

(8–10 Week Program Cycle)

Organizations may implement programming at a single site or across multiple locations.

Partnership investments are based on the total number of youth served during each seasonal program cycle, rather than individual class sizes.

Programs serving more than 150 youth are customized based on overall reach, number of sites, program cycles, and implementation needs.

Pilot partnership rates may be available for first-time implementations.
Not sure where your organization fits? Let's Talk.

Expanding Your Impact

Serving more children reduces the investment per child

Our partnership model is intentionally designed to encourage organizations to reach as many children as possible. As participation grows, the effective investment per child decreases. Here's an example based on a Tier 2 partnership.

*Based on a 10-session program.

WHAT'S INCLUDED

Every Curriculum Partners Program includes:

MAKE ICONS?

Curriculum

Training

Implementation

Support

Surveys

SEL

Partner Highlights

Resources

OR

✓ Complete curriculum access

✓ Facilitator onboarding training

✓ Implementation guidance

✓ Ongoing implementation support

✓ Pre/post survey tools

✓ Partner highlights (optional)

✓ Social-emotional learning integration

✓ Process-based visual art curriculum

OR

Complete Curriculum
8–10 weeks of process-based activities

Facilitator Training
Onboarding to prepare your team

Implementation Support
Guidance throughout the program

Activity Resources
Lesson plans, slides & supply lists

Impact Tools
Pre/post surveys to help measure outcomes

SEL Integration
Designed to support creative confidence & self-expression

ART SUPPLIES

Art supplies are billed separately each season.

Organizations may:

• Source materials independently using our provided supply lists

  OR

• Have Give Kids Art coordinate purchasing and delivery for a fee (see white-glove supply coordination).

When funding is available, Tier 1 organizations may also qualify for fully subsidized art supplies.

OPTIONAL SERVICES

White-Glove Supply Coordination

We source, purchase, organize and coordinate delivery of all program materials.

• 10% of supply total

• Minimum $75

Professional Development

Facilitator onboarding is included with every Curriculum Partnership. Additional professional development and staff training are also available.

Training can be provided virtually or in person. Reasonable travel expenses are billed at cost for in-person training outside our local service area of Los Angeles, CA, and approved in advance.

PILOT PARTNERSHIPS

Organizations implementing the Curriculum Partners Program for the first time may qualify for pilot partnership investments designed to reduce barriers to implementation while evaluating long-term fit.

ANNUAL PARTNERSHIPS

Organizations planning to implement the Curriculum Partners Program across multiple seasons may qualify for annual partnership investment.

Annual partnerships can offer:

• Reduced seasonal partnership investment

• Consistent partnership investment throughout the year

• Streamlined planning and renewal

• Priority scheduling for training and implementation support

Art supplies and optional services are invoiced separately by season.

Annual partnership investment is customized based on organizational tier, participation size, number of program cycles, and level of support requested.

MULTI-SITE PARTNERSHIPS

Many organizations begin with a single location before expanding across additional sites.

We're happy to work with organizations to develop customized multi-site implementation plans following a successful pilot.

some of our Program Partners

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Let's Build Something Meaningful Together

We'd love to learn about your organization, discuss your goals, and recommend the partnership structure that's the best fit.