Charities

 
KOTA's Founder & Artistic Director, Laura Luc at the Covenant House (yes, that is THE Audra McDonald!). KOTA has raised over $15,000 for homeless youth, and Laura is a three-time participant in Covenant House’s Stage & Screen Sleep Out.

KOTA Founder and Artistic Director Laura Luc at Covenant House. KOTA has raised over $15,000 in support of homeless youth, and Laura is a three-time participant in the Stage & Screen Sleep Out.

KOTA was founded with a deep commitment to service and community impact.

From our earliest productions to our work today, we use the arts as a platform to support charitable organizations and causes locally and globally. Each year, a portion of KOTA’s proceeds is donated to nonprofit partners, extending our mission beyond the stage and into the communities we serve.

KOTA is proud to support a wide range of nonprofit organizations through donations, partnerships, and arts-based outreach initiatives.

Previous Charities:

Children, Youth & Families

  • No Kid Hungry

  • Cookies for Kids’ Cancer

  • Operation Backpack

  • American Childhood Cancer Organization

  • Alex’s Lemonade Stand

  • Save the Children – Nepal Earthquake Children’s Relief Fund

  • Children’s Aid Society

  • Adopt-a-Family Holiday Toys for Kids

  • Alexandra’s Playground

Health, Wellness & Medical Support

  • American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

  • JED Foundation

  • Lupus Foundation of America

  • Lupus Research Alliance

  • Medical Needs Foundation

  • Gimbel Multiple Sclerosis Fund

  • Patty Montano Fund

  • Christopher Stitt Family Fund

Arts, Education & Advocacy

  • The Actors Fund

  • DreamStreet Theatre Company

  • Dancers with Cancer

Community & Housing Support

  • Covenant House

  • Union Rescue Mission

  • PACER’s Anti-Bullying Program

  • No Bully

  • Hope for a Thousand Hills (Rwanda, Africa)

  • Mountain Lakes Community Church

  • Town Club of Mountain Lakes

  • Voices for Faith

  • Free2Luv

  • Pup Culture Rescue

Hospitals, Nursing Homes & Special Care

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

  • Sound Start for Hard of Hearing Babies

  • St. Clare’s Hospital

  • Goryeb Children’s Hospital

  • Franciscan Oaks Nursing Home

  • Merry Heart Nursing Home

  • Victoria Mews Nursing Home

  • Lake Drive for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

  • St. Joseph’s Hospital

Ticket donations

  • Veteran Tickets Foundation (VetTix)

  • Tickets for Kids Charities

 
Lyrics for Life, a benefit concert for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Pictured is the cast of 120+ performers from the 2016 Lyrics for Life in NYC, hosted by Mackenzie Ziegler ("Dance Moms") and Casey Simpson (Nickelodeon's "Nicky, …

KOTA’s bi-coastal concert series, Lyrics for Life, supported the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and the JED Foundation and featured 120+ performers at Symphony Space in NYC. Learn more