Our Community Partners & Organizations We Are Proud to Support
The Shade Store is a proud supporter of the New York School of Interior Design. We contribute to the institution’s scholarship program for future leaders of interior design and underwrite the annual Rising Star Award, which honors an exemplary designer early in his or her career as they hit their stride in the profession.
At The Shade Store, we are making strides to reduce our environmental impact and promote a healthy planet. Since 2008, in partnership with the Arbor Day foundation, we have planted a tree for every order placed to help restore critical watersheds and wildlife habitats destroyed by fire. We call it the Gift of Shade®.
We are a proud community partner of Meals on Main St., a community gathering place in our hometown of Port Chester, NY, that brings together people of all faiths and backgrounds in a safe, welcoming environment and provides them with a hearty meal.
We are proud to donate to the Human Rights Campaign. The largest national lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer civil rights organization envisions a world where LGBTQ people are ensured of their basic equal rights, and can be open, honest and safe at home, at work and in the community.
The Shade Store is a proud supporter of the Kips Bay Boys and Girls Club in the Bronx, NY. Since 1915, this organization has focused on improving and enhancing the lives of New York City’s children who are economically, socially or recreationally disadvantaged.
The Shade Store is a proud supporter of The Kaleidoscope Project, a Designer Showhouse venture that showcases the diverse talent within the creative design industry. The Kaleidoscope Project partners with educational programs and 501(c)(3) organizations providing scholarships to those in the black, indigenous and people of color (BIPOC) communities interested in a career in the arts and design industry.
We are a proud sponsor of the Black Interior Designers Network, the pioneering nonprofit organization providing resources and business opportunities that allow black designers to flourish.