Ana & Adeline Foundation

Ana & Adeline Foundation is the active expression of artist Jana Napoli’s commitment to the vital role of the arts in human development and social justice. In 1988, Jana founded Young Aspirations/Young Artists - YAYA – a nonprofit design program for New Orleans youth. YAYA has worked with thousands of artists, primarily Black teenagers with an eagerness to explore their creativity. Jana later established Ana & Adeline Foundation to complement YAYA with resources that support adult YAYA alumni. In 2015, the foundation launched scholarships, individual grants and professional development opportunities for alumni who represent a diversity of ages, career statuses, and disciplines in visual arts and design. Since 2015, Ana & Adeline Foundation has awarded grants and scholarships to 60 individual YAYA Alumni totaling including in emergency relief grants awarded during the pandemic. With support from Ana & Adeline Foundation scholarships, six YAYA Alumni have earned bachelor's degrees in visual arts and one has earned an MFA from schools including Parsons New School, Xavier University, School of Visual Arts, Otis College of Art and Design, Loyola University, and University of Houston. In addition to supporting individual artists, Ana & Adeline Foundation makes an annual grant to YAYA to support their studio and Paint the World travel programs for teen and emerging artists.