Autistic Wings Dance Company

🦋 The Nation's Premiere Conservatory For Autistic Dancers And The Home Of The Golden Chrysalises.

We are building the nation's only fully neurodivergent youth dance company. But right now, we are fighting to keep the lights on.

If you are here, you probably found us through our Facebook ads and fell in love with Leta, Natalie, and Faith. You saw their talent, their drive, and the space we've built for them.

But behind the scenes, we are at a critical crossroads.

Traditional dance studios are built for-profit. Autistic Wings is a nonprofit because we refuse to prioritize money over safety and accessibility. * Every class we run has a maximum of 4 dancers, and we always have two specialized coaches in the room.

  • That safety standard costs us $50 an hour in direct staff wages.

  • We only charge our families a subsidized tuition of $55 a month (about $13.75 an hour).

Our dancers pay for a fraction of what it costs to keep them safe. Tuition doesn't cover our $2,500 monthly rent, our insurance, or the high-production video shoots (like our upcoming rented baseball stadium project) that let these girls show the world what they can do.

Local businesses and giant corporate charity boards have stayed on the sidelines. So, we are turning to our digital family.

Our Goal: We need $5,000 a month in recurring monthly support just to give us a fighting chance to keep the Chrysalises from disbanding. We need $15,000 a month to fully fund their salaries, gear, and travel so they can truly thrive.

Choose your membership tier below. Let's keep these girls flying.

🎟️ Pick Your Membership Tier


👥 The Fan Tiers

  • $5 / month | The Backstage Crew

    • The Impact: Covers baseline studio utilities.

    • The Perks: 1-week early access to major video drops (including the August Baseball Field video) + your name in our YouTube end-credits.

  • $15 / month | The Collector

    • The Impact: Directly funds costumes and music licensing.

    • The Perks: A physical Autistic Wings Trading Card shipped to your door every month featuring Leta, Natalie, or Faith + all perks above.

  • $25 / month | Spencer’s Ribbon Brigade 🎗️

    • The Impact: Directly purchases a fresh, premium pack of performance ribbons and sensory props for our high-support-needs classes.

    • The Perks: A custom "Ribbon Brigade" digital badge, 1-week early access to video drops, and a monthly personalized video update from the studio floor showing the new gear in action.

  • $35 / month | The Super Fan

    • The Impact: Funds our high-production video shoots and editing.

    • The Perks: The FULL monthly set of Trading Cards (all 3 dancers) delivered to your door + studio sticker + all perks above.

  • $100 / month | The VIP Producer

    • The Impact: Directly sponsors a portion of an elite dancer's monthly training.

    • The Perks: Physical Dancer Portfolio, autographed poster, your name on our website, and an invite to a quarterly private live-stream Q&A with the crew.

đź‘‘ The Executive Tier

  • đź‘‘ The Executive Tier

    $3,400 / month | Adopt-a-Golden Chrysalis (Full Artist Sponsorship)

    The Impact: You single-handedly fund an elite neurodivergent artist’s entire month of high-level training and production. Covers her 80 hours a month of intense preparation, studio rent allocation, stadium production costs, travel, and specialized performance gear.

    The Perks: Title "Presented By" billing on YouTube videos, your logo on her traveling banner, and a VIP invite to be live on-set for major video shoots.





Giving Activity

Mission

Autistic Wings Dance Company's mission is to provide an empowering, safe space where autistic dancers can thrive. Rooted in the belief that the activity must adapt to the dancer—not the other way around—we offer specialized instruction, movement, and performance opportunities, ensuring every student can build confidence and pursue their path in the arts and beyond.

Background Statement

Autistic Wings is a rapidly growing organization led by autistic individuals. We invented the nation's first Dance Studio IEP and commit to an unparalleled standard of care: highly specialized classes with a high teacher-to-student ratio. All classes have 1-4 dancers, and at least 2 teachers per class.

This life-changing model has caused Autistic Wings to outgrow our single-room facility with crumbling walls. We must secure a new, larger studio to serve our waitlist and guarantee a safer environment.

Your support is critical. This Colorado Gives, we are seeking recurring monthly donations to secure our new home, instantly unlocking space for 72 new dancers and paving the way to serve over 200 students by next fall. We invite you to watch our video testimonials to see the incredible transformation your donation makes possible.

Organization Data

Summary

Organization name

Autistic Wings Dance Company

Year Established

2024

Tax id (EIN)

99-1811640

Category

Youth Development, Arts, Culture & Humanities

Organization Size

Small Organization

Address

961 E Fillmore St
Colorado Springs, CO 80907

Service areas

Colorado Springs, CO, US