Contributions

Dear Friends,

You may not realize it, but you are very important to the Cabarrus Arts Council. Since you are on our website and reading this contributions page, we know that you are interested in our continued work. You are helping us reach our mission of "energizing our community through arts excellence."

The arts council is dedicated to presenting performing and visual arts to our entire county and we accomplish this through the schools, The Galleries, the Davis Theatre, and the grants that we give to support other arts groups and cultural arts initiatives. Our programs reach 300,000 participants annually, of which 30,000 are students and teachers.

Can you imagine what life would be like without the arts? Think of a life with:

• no music - radio, iPod, concerts, choirs, bands…
• no theatre - stage, television, movies, comedy…
• no literature - books, poetry, magazines, scripts, screenwriting…
• no dance - ballet, hip hop, line dance, social dance, jazz…
• no visual art - paintings, pottery, sculpture, architecture, signage, automobile design, fashion design, photography…

YOU are the key to the arts council’s continued excellence. You understand how essential the arts are to each individual and every community. You see that the study of the arts develops critical thinking skills that every student needs to succeed in life.

Our many programs succeed only with financial support. Every single donation makes a difference, and this year we need your support more than ever. Many people choose to give in memory or honor of someone, often as a gift.

Thank you so much! We are thankful for you, your interest and your support, and we look forward to seeing you in the Arts Council Galleries and at the Davis Theatre!

Yours,

OUR DONORS

The arts council is grateful to our generous donors. Without you, our work would not be possible. Please take a moment to view the corporations and individuals who help make art a part of our community.
Cabarrus Arts Council Donors

HOW TO DONATE

We make it EASY for you to join our generous donors in support of the arts.  Take a look and choose the category that best suits you:

Individual Donations

Individuals may donate by completing a pledge card and mailing it to the arts council; by credit card online; or by coming to the arts council office. Donations may be paid in full or the arts council will bill you quarterly. All contributors receive recognition of support on our website and in the quarterly newsletter. Pledges may be paid with cash, check, credit card, or stock.
Donate online now
View and print pledge card

up to $49 - Donor
$50-$99 - Friend
$100-$249 - Leader
$250-$499 - Patron
$500-$999 - Sustainer

Join the Applause:

The Applause Society is a select group of individuals who give $1,000 or more to the Cabarrus Arts Council. Special recognition and events are reserved for this exceptional group.

$1,000-$2,499 - Benefactor
$2,500-$4,999 - Sponsor
$5,000-$9,999 - Founder
$10,000-$19,999 - Da Vinci
$20,000-$49,999 - Mozart
$50,000 + - Shakespeare

Corporate Donations

Businesses enjoy supporting the arts council and receive considerable marketing benefits for their contributions. Many businesses sustain the work of the arts council in the schools and community as a Corporate Donor. Corporations may donate by completing a pledge card and mailing it to the arts council; by credit card online; or by coming to the arts council office. Donations may be paid in full or the arts council will bill you quarterly. All contributors receive recognition of support on our website and in the quarterly newsletter. Pledges may be paid with cash, check, credit card, or stock.
Donate online now
View and print pledge card

Benefits of Giving

The Arts Council makes corporate marketing dollars go a long way. For each level of giving, businesses receive significant year-long promotion.

SHAKESPEARE SOCIETY
$50,000 +

All of the $20,000 level, plus:
Logo on 20 e-cards (61,540 recipients)
Logo on arts council brochure (15,000 distributed)
Logo on On Stage at the Davis posters
Logo on On Stage at the Davis paid advertisements

MOZART SOCIETY
$20,000-$49,999

Logo in three newsletters (57,000 total)
Full-page ad in Davis Theatre playbill
Plaque on the Davis Theatre door
Link on homepage of website
Included in feature article about major donors in newsletter
Verbally thanked from stage at all arts council school programs
Corporate name in front of 30,000 people at school programs
Corporate logo on 12 e-cards (36,924 total)
Corporate name on arts council DVD shown to 5,000 people
Corporate name in school flyer sent home with 28,000 students
Corporate name for one year in 57,000 newsletters
1,500 Davis Theatre playbills
Website donor list (215,723 views)

DA VINCI SOCIETY
$10,000-$19,999

Link on homepage of website
Included in feature article about major donors in newsletter
Verbally thanked from stage at all arts council school programs
Corporate name in front of 30,000 people at school programs
Corporate logo on six e-cards (18,462 recipients)
Corporate name on arts council DVD shown to 5,000 people
Corporate name in school flyer sent home with 28,000 students
Corporate name for one year in 57,000 newsletters
1,500 Davis Theatre playbills
Website donor list (215,723 views)

FOUNDER
$5,000-$9,999

Corporate name on two e-cards (6,154 recipients)
Corporate name in school flyer sent home with 28,000 students
Corporate name for one year in 57,000 newsletters
1,500 Davis Theatre playbills
Website donor list (215,723 views)

SPONSOR
$2,500-$4,999

Corporate name on one e-card (3,077 recipients)
Corporate name for one year in 57,000 newsletters
1,500 Davis Theatre playbills
Website donor list (215,723 views)

BENEFACTOR
$1,000-$2,499

Corporate name for one year in 57,000 newsletters
1,500 Davis Theatre playbills
Website donor list (215,723 views)

$500-$999 - Sustainer
$250-$499 - Patron
$100-$249 - Leader
$50-$99 - Friend
up to $49 - Donor