“SEFAA is my happy place – the courses inspire and challenge me, the exhibits are a feast for the eyes, and the people are welcoming, interesting, and feel like my tribe. I support SEFAA with the largest gift I can. Each and every year. We owe it to ourselves and to our community to reach deep and give generously.” -Ginny

How Will My Gift be used?

Your gift enables exceptional textile-focused learning opportunities, preserves timeless textile traditions, and nurtures our vibrant community where fiber artists of all abilities thrive, including:

  • Inspiring Classes - In-person and virtual offerings, from beginning quilting and fabric marbling to paper weaving and sewing with handmade fabric.
  • Engaging Exhibitions - Exhibitions at the SEFAA Center plus two juried exhibitions held at venues around the Southeast.
  • Free Open Studio Sessions - Eight hours each week where you can drop in (in-person or virtually) to create, connect, and share.

Vibrant communities like ours don't just happen, they are crafted, stitch by stitch, with passion, dedication, and your support. You keep our classes, exhibitions, and events running, the SEFAA Center doors open, and our creative spirits nourished. You strengthen the fabric of our community.

Why SEFAA?

We make textile techniques accessible and shine a spotlight on the artistic and cultural significance of fiber arts. Creativity and community intersect at SEFAA: Our classes, exhibitions, and events bring together knitters and weavers, crafters and artists, creators and admirers. We foster meaningful connections across cultures and generations through the universal language of textiles and we do it one thread at a time. 

Why Textiles?

Because they are woven into the fabric of lives, cultures, and histories: Whether woven, stitched, knit, or otherwise intertwined, textiles have adorned our bodies, sheltered us, told our stories, and carried our memories for millennia. 



Think of the Gee’s Bend quilts, born out of necessity and now celebrated globally as masterpieces of modern art. Think of the suffragettes, whose embroidered banners became powerful symbols in the fight for women’s right to vote. Think of woven tapestries that warmed ancient castles and continue to tell stories of times long past. Textiles have shaped our existence for over 20,000 years yet fiber art remains an overlooked and underfunded art form.

Other Giving Options

You can also celebrate and elevate fiber arts by:

  • Making your donation a recurring gift to maximize your support. It’s the sustainable, budget-friendly way to make a big impact, since reliable income strengthens our financial foundation. (And, of course, it is easy edit your recurring donation at any time.)[Link to popup below.]
  • Leveraging your gift through your employer’s matching gift program. Contact your Human Resources or Corporate Social Responsibility department to get started.
  • Making a qualified charitable distribution (QCD) from your IRA. The IRS allows donors 70½ and older to give up to $105,000 directly to 501(c)(3) charities. QCD’s count toward your required minimum distribution (if applicable) and are free from Federal taxes. 
  • Giving long-term appreciated securities, including stocks, bonds, and mutual funds. You may avoid paying capital-gains tax on the increase in the value of your securities, and you may receive a tax deduction for the full fair market value of the stock on the date of your gift. 
  • Making a bequest or estate gift. This can be as simple as adding a single sentence to your will. For example, "I give to the Southeast Fiber Arts Alliance, Inc. , EIN: #27-57701, a Georgia nonprofit organization that is recognized tax exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code [a ____________ percent of my residuary estate] or [the sum of $_____] to be used for its general purpose to ensure quality fiber art programming for future generations.” 
  • Creating a charitable trust listing the Southeast Fiber Arts Alliance as a beneficiary.


Note: The information on this website is not intended as legal or tax advice. Please consult an attorney or financial planner.