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Our students comes from all over New England, with a wide range of educational and professional backgrounds, unique points of view, and aspirations. SFD is their first step on the path to their dream of becoming a fashion designer. They come to our bright and spacious studio classrooms, ready to learn applied skills of apparel design and construction. Fashion design takes hard work and commitment, and they need our support to succeed.

SFD students rely exclusively on the generosity of our alumni and friends in the community to provide scholarships, student experiences, and outside the classroom support.

We ask that you please consider an unrestricted gift to support SFD students. 

There are several giving areas outlined below, all of which go directly to supporting SFD students learning and experiences. We deeply recognize and appreciate how much of our achievements are made possible by the generosity of our contributors like you. Together, we can help prepare the next generation of fashion professionals! 

Double your impact with a matching gift from your employer!

Did you know that many New England companies will offer matching gifting to an employee’s charitable donations? If you work for any of these companies, ask your HR department how you can double the impact of your charitable gift to SFD!

Thank you so much for your support.

The School of Fashion Design is a Section 501(c)3 nonprofit, and your gift may qualify as a charitable deduction for federal income tax purposes. Our tax ID is: EIN-04-2037931.

 
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General fund

 
Jo Somers with her dog

Jo Somers Scholarship

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Alumni fund

 

Yolanda “Glamour” Scholarship

Fashion Sketches

Collection 2025 Sponsorship

 

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Donate online 

Donations by credit card can be made securely through our online registration and payments portal.

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Donate By Phone

Call 617-536-9343

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Donate By Mail

Checks made payable to:
The School of Fashion Design
31 St. James Ave. 2nd Floor, Boston, MA. 02116 

 

THANK YOU TO OUR COMMUNITY

We couldn’t do it without you!

 

 
Window Display of four SFD student garments at Copley Mall
Copley Place Mall logo

We are grateful for in kind community partners like Copley Place - Simon Malls. SFD works with Copley Place to fill their temporarily vacant storefront windows with dynamic displays featuring the work of talented SFD students and alumni. It's a great opportunity for our upcoming local designers, and part of the unique SFD student experience.