The Van Dyke Endowment for the Arts was established by The Shark Fund in the summer of 2024. An event unveiling the Arlene & Dick Van Dyke Theater raised $200,000 for the endowment to support Visual and Performing Arts Programs across all four schools.

The endowment was moved to Malibu Education Foundation in February 2025, following a vote by the Board of Directors of both organizations.

In 2025, $5,540 was applied directly to the $116,000 in Visual and Performing Arts grants provided by Malibu Education Foundation to our four schools. This funded:

• Year Round Art Teachers at both elementary school

• A Musical Accompanist in Middle and High School for the performing arts to support plays and performances

The endowment goal is $3,000,000, which would generate approximately $135,000 annually to cover the costs of Visual and Performing Arts programs across our four schools and help further expand the programs currently offered. Reaching this endowment goal would also enable the naming privilege to carry over to the new theater in the performing arts center when it is built.

You can designate your donation directly to the Van Dyke Endowment for the Arts, and that amount will be invested to continue to grow the endowment.

Together, we will continue to grow this endowment to support arts education for years to come!

If you are interested in learning more about naming opportunities or planned givine, please email info@malibueducationfoundation.org.