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The Nuyorican Poets Cafe has survived mostly on earned income since its inception (even though, unlike most arts venues in New York City, we keep our ticket prices low in order to ensure that our events remain widely accessible).

For 2025, part of our off-site programs and operations (while our building on East 3rd Street is under construction) are also sponsored by the New York State Council on the Arts and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs. To fully fund all of our programs, workshops, open mics, poetry slams, and special events, in addition to our ticket purchasers and sponsors we also rely on generous donations from our community. Every donation, no matter how small or big, helps!

We ask that you consider contributing to the future of the Nuyorican by making a donation. We ask for your help in continuing the Cafe’s mission of championing artists who exist outside the mainstream, nurturing new work by established artists from every discipline imaginable and giving voice to rising poets, actors, filmmakers and musicians who can’t find a welcome haven anywhere else.

The Nuyorican is a tax-exempt non-profit corporation so all donations are tax-deductible. Any contribution you can provide – from ten dollars, the average price of an event ticket at the Cafe, to one hundred times as much – will help the Cafe remain a stable center for performing arts amidst the changing landscape of the East Village. We thank you in advance for whatever support you can offer towards the Nuyorican’s future development.

You can make your tax-deductible donation by clicking on the above button.

Or: you can also donate to the Cafe via check; please make your check out to Nuyorican Poets Cafe Inc., and mail it to:

Fundraising
Nuyorican Poets Cafe
P.O. Box 20794
New York, NY 10009