Find Your Light Foundation

When Misty Copeland first stepped onto the professional stage, she rarely saw anyone who looked like her.

Today, she's helping the next generation see themselves in places they may have never imagined.

During a recent visit with student artists, shared how the arts can inspire confidence, unlock creativity, and empower young people to dream bigger. Her story is a powerful reminder that representation matters—and that when students are given opportunities to express themselves, their potential is limitless.

We're honored to support organizations like the that are opening doors, nurturing talent, and helping young people discover what's possible through the transformative power of the arts. ✨

Last weekend, while on his current tour with Jennifer Hudson, FYLF Founder Josh Groban attended the BMP Block Party — hosted by Grantee the Boston Music Project Over 350 youth from BMP programs across Boston participated alongside teaching artists for a record breaking day of music and community!

It gives us such joy to support organziations like the Boston Music Project and to share their incredible impact on arts education.

When an injury left wondering if she would ever dance again, she was forced to confront a heartbreaking question:

Who am I without dance?

For so many young people, the arts are more than an activity—they're a source of confidence, identity, belonging, and hope. Yet every day, students face the possibility of losing access to the very programs that help them discover their potential.

Tiler's story is a powerful reminder of what’s at stake when the arts are taken away—and why ensuring access to arts education matters.

We're committed to helping young people experience the transformative power of the arts. If this mission speaks to you, we invite you to support our work and help keep creative opportunities within reach for the next generation.

https://fylf.org/donate/

😊💜Arts education creates connection, confidence, and the audacity to take up space. We’re grateful to celebrate artists who continue to champion and invest in the next generation of creative minds.👯‍♂

For decades, Wynton Marsalis has been one of the arts’ most influential advocates for education — championing the idea that music and creativity are essential parts of a young person’s development, not optional ones.

Through his work with Jazz at Lincoln Center, he has helped bring jazz education to students around the world, creating opportunities for young people to experience the discipline, confidence, collaboration, and self-expression that arts education makes possible.

At Find Your Light Foundation, we’re proud to share a relationship rooted in that same belief: that access to the arts can transform lives and expand what students believe is possible for themselves.

Because arts education doesn’t just create performers. It helps create curious minds, confident voices, and future leaders.

In this conversation, and reflect on the 2025 Find Your Light Foundation Benefit Gala and the shared belief at the heart of the evening: that every young person deserves access to an arts education.

We’re grateful to the artists, educators, advocates, and supporters who continue to help expand access to creative opportunities for students everywhere.

Behind every young artist who finds their voice is someone who helped them believe it mattered. Creative mentorship can change the trajectory of a student’s life — especially in the arts.

When students have the opportunity to learn from working artists, they gain more than technical skills. They gain confidence. Representation. Encouragement. A vision of what’s possible for their future.

Programs like , that connect young people with professional broadway performers don’t just create stronger artists — they create stronger communicators, collaborators, and leaders.

Thank you Broadway for Arts Education, for all you do!

Some of our most challenging — and most meaningful — work lies in reaching those who still underestimate the value of arts education. Helping illuminate its profound impact not only on academic achievement, but on human development, confidence, empathy, and the ability to imagine new possibilities is what it is all about!

Josh Groban