Donate and make a difference in a keiki’s life.
We’re excited to announce that we have secured a fiscal sponsor with a non-profit organization, Aranya Solutions, which is allowing us officially open our keiki sponsorship program!
This has been a work in progress since we opened, and we are so excited for this next step.
We can’t do it on our own though. We need your help, our community members, to make this dream come alive.
Dance isn’t just about learning steps, keiki learn important life lessons through their classes. They learn perseverance, the joys of accomplishing a goal, working as a team, commitment, hard work, and so much more.
How can you help you ask? We have 2 donation options now available; direct donation to the studio, or tax deductible donation option now available through our fiscal non-profit sponsor, Aranya Solutions.
See below for more info!
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Direct Donation to KDC (not tax deductible option)
Tax Deductible Donation through Arayna Solutions, our fiscal nonprofit sponsor
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“We are delighted to hear that you are growing and creating opportunities for more children who love dance—children whose families, like ours, may not have all the resources needed to fully support their artistic training.” ~PHG, Parent of current sponsorship recipient.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Donations to the keiki program helps cover a sponsored keiki’s tuition, costume fees, performance fees, and other fees.
Tuition helps cover cost such as building rental, operating costs such as electricity and AC, teacher wages, class room equipment, front desk staff, admin staff, and more.
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So many families on Maui are feeling the tight effects of today’s economy. When families have to choose between groceries or dance, we can step in and help.
Dance provides a healthy outlet to help kids process the world around them. Keiki are taught hard work, dedication, commitment, and more through our program.
By donating, you are helping to provide that safe space for kids in our community.
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There’s no end date when it comes to helping keiki. We have a year long enrollment for our dance season, and we also run school break camps. This is a crucial time for a lot of families because the parents still have to work but can’t always afford to sign the kids up for camp.
Sponsored camp positions not only means that keiki have somewhere safe, engaging, and educational to go during breaks, it means families don’t have to potentially lose income because they have to take time off of work.
Currently, our sponsorship applications is waitlisted; meaning we have more families needing help than we have donors. The need is aways there.
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We are so grateful to be fiscally sponsored by Aranya, a nonprofit organization. By choosing to donate through Aranya, you are able to get a tax deductible receipt, which everyone loves when it comes to tax time! Aranya does has wonderful staff that they have to pay to process all the paperwork, so a small fee is deducted out of your donation to cover their time.
If you don’t need a tax deductible receipt and just want to donate directly to the Kihei Dance Connection studio and bypass the paperwork, then Direct Donation is a great option for you. 100% of your donation goes to KDC if you do a Direct Donation.
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Tuition varies based on enrollment. A full season enrolled for 1 class is approx $1,000 for classes running Aug-May. A half season is approx $500. A full week of camp (Mon-Friday 9-3) is approx $400.
Costume and performance fees range from $75-$100 per season.