NEWS

Please join us on the evening of Saturday, February 22, 2025 to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Duke Ellington School of the Arts!

Help C.A.M.P. raise $85,000 to buy much needed equipment for our students to use to create ART. Dear Supporters, We are thrilled by the...

Happy Thanksgiving to our Ellington families, staff, students and supporters!

Oprah at Ellington!

View our IRS 990 tax forms here to see how we use our donations!

Please save the date of November 14 for a special evening at the residence of the British Ambassador Dame Karen Pierce.

As part of our 50th Anniversary, we have begun a Legacy Planned Giving Program. Legacy Givers will become part of DESA for the next 50 years

Learn all about our students, donors, and upcoming 50th Anniversary!

Ellington Class of 2024 Graduation. Photo Credit: Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer The Ellington Fund is an all-volunteer board...

Get a view into our dual curriculum, where arts are integrated into everything we do!

Ellington Fund Board President Ari Q. Fitzgerald, DC Council Chairman Phil Mendelson, April Ellington, Edward "Duke" Ellington Jr.,...

On April 25, Duke Ellington School of the Arts held its annual Jazz City Concert, celebrating Duke Ellington's 125th birthday, at the...

Imagine a young girl, a butterfly trapped in a cocoon, her wings unfurled, her potential unseen. This is 17-year old senior Kourtlyn...

Thank you to our 2022-23 Donors

Photo Gallery | Sponsors | Program | Donate Sponsored by GOLD Ari Q. Fitzgerald and Maria Carmona Brenda Morris Michelle Persaud Lenore...

Welcome to our newest Duke Ellington School of the Arts Project Board Member, Renee McPhatter, Assistant Vice President for Government...

The Ellington Fund is an all-volunteer board of directors that raises over $1.5 million dollars for DESA each year. It also awards over...