Foundation for Future Aesthetics
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Build the future with us.
The Foundation for Future Aesthetics is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Give, partner with us, or open a door — every path is tax-deductible.
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Every gift welcome.
Artists imagine a future worth having. Scientists discover how it’s possible. Technologists build the pieces. Right now those three pull in different directions — art toward dystopia, tech toward power, science toward whatever’s fundable. FFA funds the version where they pull together, aligned toward human flourishing.
Today: Possibilia stories, OURS exhibitions, the Industrial Garden initiative. Next: granting programs for the artists, scientists, and technologists building futures of their own. Every gift, no matter the size, moves the work forward — and we’ll write back personally.
Other ways
Or give another way.
Donor-advised funds
We accept grants from DAFs at Fidelity Charitable, Schwab, Vanguard, and other sponsoring organizations. to recommend a grant.
Stock & crypto
Appreciated stock and cryptocurrency are often more tax-efficient than cash. Send stock via every.org, or set up a continuous on-chain stream via Sablier or Superfluid.
Workplace matching
Many employers match employee gifts to 501(c)(3)s, often 1:1 or 2:1. We qualify on the major matching platforms (Benevity, YourCause, Bright Funds), so a few minutes on your company portal can double or triple your contribution.
For any of these, start with a note via our contact form and we’ll route you to the right place.
Refer us
Open a door for us.
If you sit on a foundation board, advise a grant program, or have ties to a donor, fund, or competition that supports the arts, science writing, or future-oriented media, we’d love an introduction. We’re a 501(c)(3) actively building the grant pipeline for Possibilia, the OURS exhibition, and the Industrial Garden initiative.
We can prepare a tailored brief for your contact within a week. Send a name, an email, and a sentence about why you think it’s a fit.
Partner
Fund a more optimistic future.
Patron
$500
Fund one contributor in an upcoming Possibilia issue — a writer, illustrator, or essayist’s honorarium for their work.
Editorial Sponsor
$2,500
A full editorial package — story, artwork, and companion essay — commissioned around the vision behind your lab, company, or initiative.
Presenting Sponsor
$5,000
Sponsor a single FFA program — an event, exhibition, or special feature — with named recognition.
All tiers include recognition.
Underwrite an issue
$20,000 funds a complete issue of Possibilia.
Story, artwork, companion essays, print, and distribution. If you’re interested in underwriting a full issue, we’d love to start a conversation.
Named initiatives
Sponsor a specific program.
Sponsorship, in development
The OURS exhibition.
OURS pairs speculative artwork with the science and engineering that could bring it into being — a curated, traveling show. We’re opening sponsorship for the inaugural run.
Sponsorship, in development
The Industrial Garden.
Industrial Garden is the foundation’s proposed maker space in New York City — a community workspace and a self-sustaining model for small creators and hard-tech founders. Sponsorship opens as we move from proposal to exhibit.
Not sure where you fit?
Tell us about your project and what you’re trying to get out into the world. We’ll come back with the shape that fits, or the honest answer that we’re not the right home for it.
Send a note