Help BARN’s Tuition Assistance Program Flourish
Something happens when people make things together. Connections form across the workbench. A retiree teaches a teenager to use a lathe. A first-time welder discovers they’re good at something they never imagined trying. At BARN, we see it every day, and it starts the moment someone walks through the door.
That door should be open to everyone.
BARN’s tuition assistance program makes sure cost is never the reason someone misses out on a class, a skill, or a community. This year, we’re making a push to expand that access — and we’re asking our whole community to go All In.
Our goal is $50,000 by June 30, to cover our tuition assistance needs in 2026. Last year, BARN offered financial assistance to 200 families and individuals. Your gift keeps that number growing.
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Donate using the form below! Then, add your flower to the banner at BARN so you can watch your impact grow.
You may donate using a credit card below, or make contributions by check, donor-advised fund (DAF), or retirement account. BARN’s EIN is 27-0188882, and our mailing address is listed at the bottom of this page.
Success Stories
The hammer? It was made by Russell Mullin in our blacksmithing studio. He decided on making a hammer because that way he could use it to make something else!
Since then, he’s taken classes in woodworking, lapidary, stained glass and metalworking, gaining skills, confidence, and a whole lot of friends in a community where he knows he belongs. And so do we.
It’s because of tuition assistance that folks like Russell can participate in BARN classes and studios. Like many, his budget is tight and there’s no wiggle room for much after paying the bills.
That necklace was made by Maizy Goerlitz using lost-wax casting — a technique that’s been around for 6,000 years and is still as satisfying as ever. Maizy works as a barista at Blackbird and is working toward something else, too: growing her own small jewelry business, one piece at a time.
BARN is where that happens. Tuition assistance is what makes it possible. Maizy’s budget is tight, and scholarship support is what keeps the door open.
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