How to Give

Donor support ensures the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center continues to offer mission-based programming and enhance the well-being and quality of life in our community. Since its opening in 2002, the Center has been a gathering place for the community to enjoy live performing arts experiences. When you make a gift to the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center, your generosity is making a positive impact in our community and the region. You help create shared experiences that bring our community together through the power of live performing arts. In gratitude for your financial support, Annual Partners receive benefits including early access to purchase tickets, invitations to special events, and more – all while making a positive impact on our community!

Give Online

Give securely through our online portal by clicking the ‘Donate Now’ button below” When giving online, you will be asked if you would like to cover fees. Select $0 and fees will be covered by Blackbaud Merchant Services, the processing company. If you opt to cover fees, that total will not be provided to the Center and therefore will not be reflected on your donation receipt.

DONATE NOW

Click the “Give | Without Fees” button, to create an account via NetGiver and connect your bank account. Through this secure giving portal, fees will be covered by Community First Credit Union.

Other ways to give:
Phone: (920) 730-3782
Mail: Fox Cities Performing Arts Center, Attn: Development, 400 W College Ave., Appleton, WI 54911
In Person: Fox Cities Performing Arts Center Ticket Office

Gift Matching

Employer matching programs are an easy way to double your impact on the arts. Please consult with your HR department for your employer’s policy. If documentation must be filled out by the non-profit, contact the Development Team at [email protected]. The Center’s Tax ID (EIN) is 39-1977839.

The following companies are already matching gifts their employees are making to the Fox Cites Performing Arts Center:

Stock and Gifted Securities

Making a gift through a transfer of appreciated stocks or securities can often provide tax benefits for you. Please note that securities must be transferred directly to the Fox Cities P.A.C. to be eligible for tax benefits.

Step 1: Please notify the Center’s Development team that you plan to give via securities by contacting at [email protected] or (920) 730-3782. This will ensure the gift is correctly attributed to you.
Step 2: Instruct your broker to transfer shares to:
- Thrivent Investment Management, clearing through National Financial Services (NFS)
  Fox Cities Performing Arts Center, Inc. Brokerage Account #TY9-152689
  DTC Participant #0226
  Tax ID #39-1977839

Please contact Chris Schumacher, Financial Consultant at (920)-268-1908 or [email protected] to coordinate all transfers. Please provide your name, the name of the stock and the quantity of shares.

IRA Distributions

If you have an Individual Retirement Account (IRA) and have a Required Minimum Distribution (RMD), you may make gifts to non-profit organizations directly from your IRA that count toward your RMD and are not taxed. This is called a Qualified Charitable Distribution.

Generally, you do this by contacting the administrator of your IRA and asking them to make distributions to the charities you love. The distribution usually must come directly from the administrator. Otherwise, the funds will be taxed. If you have a “charitable checking account” with your IRA, slightly different rules may apply, and you should contact your administrator or financial advisor.

As with all important financial decisions, you should consult your financial advisor. The Fox Cities P.A.C. does not provide financial or tax advice, but a rapidly-growing number of donors are choosing this means of giving because of the considerable tax benefits.

Since the majority for Qualified Charitable Donations are not taxed, we are unable to provide benefits with a taxable value to donors. With this, we will automatically waive benefits and allow you to use our Opt-In Amenities Program.

F.A.Q.

Each year, donor contributions make up nearly half of your Fox Cities P.A.C.’s operating revenue. These contributions play an important role, impacting our community through cultural performances in the Boldt Arts Alive! Series and Spotlight Series, engagement activities in the Community First Community Engagement Series, educational programs including the Center Stage High School Musical Theater Program and the Amcor Education Series. Each season, thousands of students across the grades attend education performances with their classmates and friends at reduced ticket prices. By the end of the 2023-24 Season, more than 18,000 students of all ages and backgrounds will have watched classroom lessons come to life on stage through the Amcor Education Series.

These programs and initiatives live the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center’s mission to be a multicultural gathering place for all, providing entertaining and educational arts opportunities that enhance our understanding and enjoyment of life. Every donation has the potential to change a life through the live performing arts.

Yes! The Fox Cities Performing Arts Center is a non-profit organization and its Tax ID (EIN) is 39-1977839. This can be used on any tax forms requiring documentation of your charitable gift.

Yes! An endowment is essential to supporting the Center’s long-term sustainability to ensure our facility and programs can continue to provide extraordinary experiences in the arts for future generations. Our endowment is called the Keystone Fund and you can make a donation by contacting our development team at [email protected] or (920) 730-3782.

The Keystone Fund provides the funding required to sustain and support the Center’s mission now and for future generations. The goals of The Keystone Fund are to accomplish the following key objectives:

Ensure the Center’s excellence in world-class arts and culture programming
Sustain and support the Center’s education activities
Ensure access as a gathering place and sustain community engagement programs
Protect and maintain the Center in showcase quality condition and keep technology current
Provide and ensure organizational stability and sustainability

Yes! Gifts can be paid in monthly or quarterly installments via check or automatic credit card charges. You can also make a multi-year pledge to support the Annual Partner Campaign or the Keystone Fund, to be paid in annual installments. Contact our development team at [email protected] or (920) 730-3782 to learn more.

Yes! You can make a donation In Memory or In Honor of someone. Your gift will be attributed to the Keystone Fund and will be recognized in the Center’s Community Impact Report for the season you made the gift.

It is easy to include the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center in your will! Working with your attorney or will management company, simply use the sample language below.

I give and devise to Fox Cities Performing Arts Center Inc., located in Appleton, Wisconsin, (the sum of $ ___, or ___ % of my residuary estate, or describe the specific asset to be gifted), to be used for its general support.

The Fox Cities P.A.C.’s Tax ID (EIN) is 39-1977839. Be sure to notify the Center’s Development Team about your planned gift by contacting [email protected] or (920) 730-3782 or if you have any questions.