Since 1979, COA has brought hundreds of globally acclaimed artists in music, theater, performing arts, storytelling, literature, and visual arts into East Greenwich schools via hands-on, interactive workshops and
assemblies. During the last 40 years, COA has reached over one million students through 400 different cultural arts programs in all six East Greenwich public schools with current enrollment at over 2500 students.

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At the start of each school year, COA sends a donation appeal letter to the families in East Greenwich public schools. The total funds earned from private/family donations average approximately 45% of COA’s total programming revenue. Since the late 1980s, COA has relied upon each school’s Parent-Teacher group to make an annual contribution to COA, and 100% of these funds goes directly into cultural arts programming/assemblies at each school within the district. Lastly, COA depends upon the financial support provided by the East Greenwich School District to cover key operational and administrative expenses.