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REIGN
Art & Fashion Showcase
A runway platform curating artists, fashion designers, industry professionals, press, and supporters around New York Fashion Week and beyond. Featured at the 2026 TRIIBE Next-Gen Summit.
Every child deserves the chance to be creative.
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Our ProgramsSix pillars.
Six pillars.
One mission.
Each program is a doorway. Together they make a platform where instruments find new hands, studios open their doors, and the runway becomes a classroom.
PALETTE
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PALETTE
Emerging Artist Exhibitions
Exhibition opportunities for visual artists at community spaces, galleries, and museums. Connecting talented artists with collectors, curators, and industry professionals.
Kids' Art
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KIDS' ART À LA CARTE
Nourishing imagination, one meal at a time
Tools for creative expression for children from families receiving meals at community food pantries across NYC. Each child leaves with a next-gen artist starter kit.
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LISTEN HEAR
Instruments, donations & relocations
A community of music lovers and donors built through live music and DJ pop-ups. Each activation hosts intake opportunities for instrument donations to be relocated to young music students.
Open Studio
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OPEN STUDIO
Curated art, fashion & music exhibitions
Curating a community of artists, gallerists, collectors, and supporters to create exhibitions where art meets fashion and music — removing financial barriers between artists and audiences.
Scholarship
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G2E Scholarship Fund
Tuition, supplies, instruments & program fees
A community of donors committed to expanding access. Funding scholarships for students from underserved communities to study music, art, fashion, and design.
Upcoming Activations
Where the community gathers.
Pop-ups, intake days, and the road to September. Every event is open to the community unless noted.
Kids' Art À La Carte Pop-Up
Children at community food pantries discover creative expression through hands-on art activities and leave with a next-gen artist starter kit — opening a door to imagination that lasts well beyond the visit.
LISTEN HEAR Intake Day
Bring your instrument donation in person. Walk-ins welcome.
TRIIBE Next-Gen Summit
Three days of keynotes, panels, and performances. Ideal Glass Studios, Greenwich Village.
REIGN Art & Fashion Showcase
The Coronation. Couturier Milagros Batista presents five acts of hand-constructed crochet couture, opened by Tre' Horton.
Mission-Aligned Partners
My Lima Lima
KidsRights
TRIIBE
The New School
Batista Collections
Art on the Ave NYC
Support the Mission
Your gift opens doors that should never have been closed.
Instruments relocated. Starter kits delivered. Runways built. Studios opened. Every dollar moves access forward for the next generation of artists, musicians, and designers.
GIVE TO EMPOWER is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit · Contributions are tax deductible
Our Team
The people behind the mission.
Every instrument relocated, every starter kit delivered, and every door opened begins with a team committed to ensuring that access to music and creative arts reaches the children who need it most.
Karyn Hodge
FounderGabi Rijnveld
FounderIt started with a conversation.
Two women. Two continents. One shared conviction: that a child's access to music, art, fashion, and design should never depend on where they were born or what their family can afford.
One, an entrepreneur with a career spanning entertainment, music, real estate, and fintech. The other, a renowned classical pianist and high-end audio icon based in the Netherlands. Both had spent their lives immersed in the worlds of music and creative expression. They had seen firsthand what happens when a young person picks up an instrument for the first time, stands in front of a canvas, or walks a runway they were never supposed to reach. They also saw how many never get the chance.
Creativity is not a privilege. Yet for many children around the world, it remains out of reach.
The spark came from a mutual desire to change the status quo, one child, one musician, one artist, one fashion designer at a time. They knew that together, and with the support of other like-minded people, they could make a difference.
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That conviction found a kindred spirit in My Lima Lima, the Netherlands-based nonprofit that uses fashion to raise awareness and funding for good causes. My Lima Lima's ethos lives in three words: Give to Empower. The founders asked if they could expand on that principle, not just in one country, but across continents. They envisioned a bridge between the United States and the Netherlands, a global platform dedicated to opening doors for the next generation of artists, musicians, and designers. Inspired by the words GIVE TO EMPOWER, a movement was born.
GIVE TO EMPOWER is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) nonprofit expanding access to music, creative arts, fashion, and design education for underserved youth in New York City and beyond.
Photo · After The Stone · April 2026
Six pillars where access becomes visible.
Each program curates a different corner of the creative world — runways and exhibitions, intake days and pop-ups, scholarships and studios. Together they form a single platform for awareness and access.
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REIGN
Art & Fashion Showcase
A runway platform curating a community of artists, fashion designers, industry professionals, press, and supporters around New York Fashion Week and beyond. Featured at the 2026 TRIIBE Next-Gen Summit, every showcase raises awareness and funding to open doors for the next generation of designers.
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PALETTE
Emerging Artist Exhibitions
Curating exhibition opportunities for visual artists at community spaces, galleries, and museums. Each event connects talented artists with collectors, curators, and industry professionals who elevate their creativity and highlight their journey.
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KIDS' ART À LA CARTE
Nourishing imagination, one meal at a time
A child's first masterpiece can happen anywhere. We offer the tools for creative expression to children from families receiving meals at community food pantries across New York City. Each child leaves with a next-gen artist starter kit including crayons, color pencils, brushes, paint, sketch pads and coloring books.
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LISTEN HEAR
Instruments, donations & relocations
Curating a community of music lovers, donors, and supporters of the arts through live music and DJ pop-ups at studios and exhibit spaces across NYC. Each activation provides scheduled intake opportunities for receiving new and previously owned musical instruments for relocation to young music students. Donations and generous giving also fund new equipment and music lessons.
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OPEN STUDIO
Curated art, fashion & music exhibitions
Curating a community of artists, gallerists, collectors, and supporters to create exhibitions where art meets fashion and music. Each activation raises awareness and funding to remove financial barriers standing between talented artists and the audiences they deserve.
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G2E Scholarship Fund
Tuition, supplies, instruments & program fees
Curating a community of donors and supporters committed to expanding access to music, art, fashion, and design education. Together we raise awareness and funding for scholarships to cover the tuition, supplies, instruments, and program fees of students from underserved communities.
The community, in motion.
Studio visits, intake days, first fittings, and what we're building next. The everyday life of the G2E community, plus the curated spotlights ahead.
The Road to REIGN
Our NYFW showcase is coming.
Couturier Milagros Batista presents five acts of hand-constructed crochet atelier pieces, with an opening presentation by Tre' Horton and featured artists curated in collaboration with Art on the Ave NYC. September 12, 2026 · 7 PM · Ideal Glass Studios.
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Weekly Drop Series
Tre' Horton, Episode 01: The Sketchbook
An actor and designer opens his sketchbook. A new episode drops every week on The Feed as Tre' builds his ten looks for the REIGN opening.
Coming Soon
Open Studio: The Studio Tour
A guided tour through working studios across the city, where young creatives meet the artists already living the lives they imagine.
Featured Artists
The community we curate.
Couturier
Milagros Batista
Master Fiber and Knit Artisan. Founder of Batista Collections and the headliner of REIGN.
Visual Artist
Sage Gallon
Visual artist whose studio practice anchors an upcoming G2E collaboration.
Designer · Actor
Tre' Horton
RAISE Fashion Master Class Award winner and the opening act of REIGN.
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Inside the Batista Atelier
Couturier Milagros Batista walks us through the hand-constructed pieces headed for REIGN.
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Photo Story
Art on the Menu Pop-Up Recap
Children ate, made, and left with next-gen artist starter kits at our latest pop-up.
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60 Seconds with Sage Gallon
A minute inside the studio practice of artist Sage Gallon.
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Listen Hear
Intake Day in Photos
A morning of arrivals — guitars, keyboards, and one very loved trumpet, all beginning a second life.
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Tre' Horton: First Fittings
The opening act of REIGN begins to take shape in the fitting room.
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Open Studio Walkthrough
A walkthrough of the spaces where young artists will show next.
Where the community gathers.
Pop-ups, intake days, tour dates, and the road to September. Every event is open to the community unless noted.
Art on the Menu Pop-Up
Children eat, create, and take home a next-gen artist starter kit. Location announced on The Feed.
LISTEN HEAR Intake Day
Bring your instrument donation in person. Walk-ins welcome; 5 or more items qualify for pickup scheduling.
Open Studio Tour
A guided tour of working studios with young creatives and their families.
TRIIBE Next-Gen Summit
Three days of keynotes, panels, and performances — including the Fashion & Music track with Milagros Batista, Tre' Horton, and moderator Felita Harris of RAISE Fashion. Ideal Glass Studios, Greenwich Village.
REIGN Art & Fashion Showcase
The Coronation. Couturier Milagros Batista presents five acts of hand-constructed crochet couture, opened by Tre' Horton. A featured presentation at the TRIIBE Next-Gen Summit.
Dates and venues for community events are confirmed on The Feed and Instagram, instagram.com/givetoempower.us.
The community runs on people like you.
Donate an instrument, find one ready for a new home, or volunteer your hands and your hours. Every pop-up, intake day, and runway needs people who believe access is the work.
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Every pop-up, intake day, and runway needs hands.
Volunteer opportunities are posted through our Benevity profile, where corporate volunteers can also log hours for employer matching.
Pop-Up Crew
Set up, host, and break down KIDS' ART À LA CARTE and community pop-ups.
Intake Day Volunteers
Receive, tag, and log instrument donations on LISTEN HEAR intake days.
REIGN Production Volunteers
Front of house, backstage, and guest experience for the September 12 presentation.
Skills-Based Volunteers
Photography, design, social media, and logistics support across all programs.
Corporate teams: your employer may match volunteer hours with donations through Benevity. Ask your workplace giving administrator.
Your instrument has a second life waiting.
PASS IT ON relocates donated instruments into the hands of children and the programs that teach them. Tell us what you have — we take it from there.
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Tell Us
Describe your instrument below.
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We Schedule
We confirm a drop-off, pickup, or shipping label.
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We Relocate
Your instrument is matched to a child or program.
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You Receive
A donation acknowledgment letter for your records.
Instrument Donation Request
GIVE TO EMPOWER is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Every donor receives a written acknowledgment letter for tax purposes.
Find the instrument that is waiting for you.
Relocated instruments, matched to students, instructors, and programs. Gift Eligible instruments are routed through the G2E Scholarship Fund. Discounted instruments support instructors and programs, with contributions cycling back into relocations.
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Gift Eligible
Acoustic Guitar, 3/4 Size
Donated and ready for a young player. Routed through the G2E Scholarship Fund.
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Discounted
Digital Keyboard, 88 Key
For instructors and programs. Contributions cycle back into LISTEN HEAR relocations.
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Gift Eligible
Student Violin, 1/2 Size
With bow and case. Matched to students beginning strings instruction.
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Discounted
Trumpet, Student Model
Serviced and play-ready for band programs and teaching studios.
Pricing and eligibility are confirmed in the request flow after a match is made.
Your gift moves instruments, opens studio doors, stocks artist starter kits, and builds the runways where young creatives are seen. Choose where your support lands, or give where it is needed most.
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Where Needed Most
Any amountFlexible support across all six programs. Your gift goes where the need is greatest — instruments, starter kits, studios, runways.
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Pass It On
$350Puts a donated instrument into the hands of a child. Covers relocation and a lesson starter pack.
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G2E Scholarship Fund
$1,500One semester of lessons, materials, and program fees for a student from an underserved community.
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Monthly Giving
$25 / monthSustain the work all year. Monthly supporters keep the lights on between activations and events.
GIVE TO EMPOWER is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Contributions are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.
Covering the story of access.
Everything publicists, editors, and producers need to cover GIVE TO EMPOWER, REIGN, and the TRIIBE Next-Gen Summit — in one place.
Boilerplate & Fact Sheet
Organization description, mission, leadership, and program summaries.
Logo Package
Primary logo in PNG and print formats, with usage guidance and brand colors.
REIGN Editorial Lookbook
The full editorial deck covering designers, panel speakers, and the road to September 12.
Approved Imagery
Selected photography from After The Stone and program activations, with credits.
Press Inquiries
For interviews, credentials, and coverage of REIGN and the TRIIBE Next-Gen Summit:
Media Contact
Press contact email to be confirmed
General
info@givetoempower.us
Vocabulary guide for REIGN coverage: Couturier Milagros Batista, hand-constructed, crochet atelier piece. The presentation is titled The Coronation.
Get in touch.
Whether you're a potential partner, donor, volunteer, or member of the press, we'd love to hear from you.
The community behind the mission.
GIVE TO EMPOWER is built alongside organizations and individuals who share a conviction that access to music and creative arts is not optional.
Batista Collections
Sage Gallon Art
Art on the Ave NYC
Invite Only Studios
Payam Music
The New School
Fashion Institute of Technology
Become a Partner
Interested in partnering with GIVE TO EMPOWER?
We are always looking for mission-aligned organizations, cultural institutions, and creative studios to join our network.
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Effective Date: 2026
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