USDAN CENTER FOR THE CREATIVE AND PERFORMING ARTS

USDAN IS THE NATION'S PREEMINENT NOT-FOR-PROFIT DAY CAMP FOR THE ARTS. THE CAMP HAS BEEN PROFILED IN THE NEW YORK TIMES AND TIME MAGAZINE, AND HAS BEEN NAMED A "BEST OF" CAMP BY TIMEOUT NY/KIDS AND NY METRO PARENTS. USDAN'S PARENTS AND STUDENTS DESCRIBE USDAN AS "MAGICAL," "TRANSFORMING, AND "INCLUSIVE." NESTLED IN A 140-ACRE FORESTED OASIS, USDAN'S MISSION IS TO INVITE PEOPLE OF ALL AGES TO EXPERIENCE THE NATURAL BEAUTY OF OUR CAMPUS AND THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF THE ARTS. SINCE 1968, USDAN HAS WELCOMED APPROXIMATELY 1,400 STUDENTS EACH SUMMER FROM ACROSS LONG ISLAND AND NYC TO PARTICIPATE IN RIGOROUS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS IN THEATER, DANCE, MUSIC, VISUAL ARTS, CREATIVE WRITING, NATURE AND SUSTAINABILITY, CHESS, AND RECREATION TAUGHT BY WORLD-CLASS INSTRUCTORS AND PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)USDAN'S STUDENT POPULATION REPRESENTS ALL DIFFERENT RACES, RELIGIONS, ETHNICITIES, AND SOCIOECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS. ROUGHLY A THIRD IDENTIFY AS NEURO-DIVERGENT, BROADLY DEFINED. THE IMPACT OF USDAN'S 50,000 ALUMNI EXTENDS FAR BEYOND THE REGION WITH THE VAST MAJORITY OF ALUMNI BECOMING EDUCATORS OR PRACTICING ARTISTS.

SINCE USDAN'S FOUNDING IN 1968, A GUIDING VALUE HAS BEEN TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO USDAN'S ARTS EDUCATION EXPERIENCE TO STUDENTS OF ALL ECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS. TO CONTINUE TO WELCOME AS MANY CHILDREN AS POSSIBLE REGARDLESS OF THEIR FAMILY'S FINANCIAL RESOURCES, USDAN OFFERS A ROBUST SCHOLARSHIP AND TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM EACH YEAR. USDAN'S GENEROUS SCHOLARSHIP INITIATIVES ARE DESIGNED TO ENRICH OUR COMMUNITY BY MAKING SURE THAT NO CHILD WHO WISHES TO ATTEND USDAN WILL ENCOUNTER COST AS A BARRIER. IN 2024, USDAN OFFERED $2.1 MILLION IN SCHOLARSHIPS AND TUITION ASSISTANCE TO 57% OF THE STUDENT POPULATION.