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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. 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. You can choose which opportunity best supports your giving priorities. 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.
choose your own giving path:
General fund
An unrestricted fund that supports scholarships, out-of-classroom learning experiences, and student services. If you’re unsure where to allocate your gift, this fund allows the most flexibility for SFD to direct your gift to where it’s most needed to support our students.
Jo Somers Bay Village Scholarship
This fund, stewarded by friends of Jo and the Bay Village community, directly supports a scholarship in Jo’s name. We award one scholarship per year and are working toward a permanent endowment of this fund.
Alumni fund
Are you an SFD Alumnus? Donate here for your gift to be applied to our Alumni Scholarship. This unrestricted fund also provides out-of-classroom learning experiences, and student services.
Yolanda “Glamour” Scholarship
This fund, launched in 2024 on the occasion of Yolanda’s and SFD’s 90th birthdays, directly supports a scholarship in Yolanda’s name.
Collection 2026 Sponsorship
Donate here to place an ad in our 2026 program materials and support this important annual student experience and the launch of our 2026 graduates!
louise cushing scholarship
This unrestricted fund honors the legacy and enduring commitment of Louise Cushing to support scholarships & student services. We award one scholarship per year and are working toward a permanent endowment of this fund.
Donate online
Donations by credit card can be made securely through our online registration and payments portal.
Donate By Phone
Call 617-536-9343
Donate By Mail
Checks made payable to:
The School of Fashion Design
31 St. James Ave. 2nd Floor, Boston, MA. 02116
other ways to give
Buy a Book for the SFD Library. Shop our Amazon Wish List for books for our student reference library!
Donate your designer pieces to The RealReal and help support SFD student scholarships and learning opportunities! By donating your gently used high-end fashion items, you can make a direct impact on the education and growth of our students. It's a simple way to give back while clearing out your closet.
For more information, please email Terri Mahn, terri.mahn@therealreal.com and mention SFD.
THANK YOU TO OUR COMMUNITY
We couldn’t do it without you!
“Off Leash Fashion” Doggie Fashion Show
October 8th, 2025
Fundraiser in support of the Jo Somers Scholarship
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. In return, we’re proud to spotlight and support other amazing local businesses who generously donated to our recent Doggie Fashion Show event. If you’re a pet owner, we encourage you to check them out and show them some love. Let’s keep lifting each other up, one wag at a time!
thank you to our lead sponsors
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.
Boston’s famous Make Way for Duckling statues have never looked more fashionable! We were honored to be invited to collaborate with local designer Ameera Hammouda on her “Quack to School” fashion installation. Together, we draped and dressed Boston’s iconic ducklings in looks inspired by Ameera’s “Ardelle: collections, named for a Gloucester schooner and paying homage to maritime cultures of east and west. For this “Quack to School” collaboration, SFD student designers Dylan Braun and Mina Hirzel worked under the guidance of instructor Lisa.
