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Where Will You Make A Difference
Your gift has never been more important – or impactful – than at this moment. Thank you for supporting Paramount Theatre!
Giving Options
Charitable contributions are essential to quality programming in each of the following areas.
General Fund
Some of our most valuable contributions come from those who recognize our need for flexible funds. Donations given for general support allow us to cover gaps in our budget, to take advantage of emerging opportunities and to say “yes” to risks that result in breakthroughs for Paramount and our community.
The Broadway Series
Our Broadway Series brings top-quality musical theater to downtown Aurora, drawing patrons from across the western suburbs and far beyond. We carefully mix a line-up of famous favorites with lesser known but thought-provoking works you might not see anywhere else. Wowed by our talented casts, dazzling sets and live orchestral music, area critics and many patrons say our shows are the best in Chicago, on par with Broadway productions — and it’s your contributions that make them so.
Paramount School of the Arts
Our School of the Arts created a splash from the very beginning. We hired an outstanding faculty and built extensive classroom space that allows us to provide students with top level arts education— a commitment that continues to expand through your generous gifts.
R.E.A.C.H. - Resources Expanding the Arts and Connecting Humanity
The Paramount’s REACH initiatives support programs that create limitless opportunities for children, and adults alike, to experience the arts. The highest purpose of any theater is to inspire its community toward a more perfect humanity. Such humanity can exist only when we reach every member of the community to be included and valued, empowered and heard. The REACH community ticket program supports Paramount’s pledge to offer free or reduced price tickets to select performances at our many venues throughout the season.
Other Funds
With several different areas that need charitable donations to thrive, like Scholarship Funds and New Works, you can choose how you make a difference with your selfless gift.
For more philanthropic opportunities, please contact Chief Development Officer Jonathan Jensen at 630-723-2484 or jonathanj@paramountarts.com.
Paramount Arts Centre, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) organization. All donations are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.
Why Consider A Charitable Gift
Why We Need Your Support
Paramount Theatre is more than just a presenter of great performances…
We constantly strive to be a spirit-lifting, community-building institution. The word on the street is, we’re succeeding.
A gift to Paramount strengthens the artistic and economic vitality of our community — and that’s a gift that keeps on giving.
Our promise is excellence at a low price — one that makes live performance more accessible to every family across the region.
The Economic Case
Paramount employs many area residents — we’re a theater committed to casting locally, building sets on-site, using a full live orchestra, etc. But that’s just the beginning…
As a second largest subscription base in the nation, Paramount’s Broadway series—alone—hosts nearly 250,000 audience members every year. Along with other performances in the Theatre, Paramount is responsible for generating foot traffic of roughly half a million people through downtown Aurora.
Additionally, through the summer concerts at RiverEdge Park, as well as community events and programming at the Paramount School of the Arts, the numbers of visitors to the downtown increases even more.
These visitors have a powerful effect on our community’s economic health, making downtown Aurora an increasingly alluring place to live and work.
We’re proud to say that Paramount’s programs help diversify the local economy, contributing to the vibrancy of the Aurora community.
The Quality-of-Life Case
Impact on a community is one thing; impact on individual lives is another. Here, too, Paramount shines…
Our patrons agree, the presence of great performing art, close to home and at an affordable price, has a powerful effect on their quality of life.
Mounting shows with both broad appeal and lofty production values, Paramount increasingly wins critical acclaim.
One of our audience members said it best, “Paramount has style that never fails. These shows make me think, make me laugh, make me cry. What else could do that?” With feedback like that we are certain that Paramount is succeeding in its mission.
Donors attend an exclusive event to learn more about Paramount's production of Kinky Boots from director Trent Stork.
For more philanthropic opportunities, please contact Chief Development Officer Jonathan Jensen at 630-723-2484 or jonathanj@paramountarts.com.
Paramount Arts Centre, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) organization. All donations are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.
Spotlight Monthly Giving
Spotlight
Share your enthusiasm as a sustaining donor by joining our new monthly giving program
As one of our Spotlight donors, your monthly donation will sustain Paramount’s dedication to make the arts accessible to our community and to introduce the magic of live theatre across generations.
Consider a small, recurring charitable donation to sustain our award-wining work. You could choose to give $10 a month, commemorating the 10 years of our Broadway Series…$36 a month, to honor each of our 36 Broadway Series shows…or $84 a month to honor our actors’ 84 Jeff Award nominations. You can even make a one-time contribution, just to say “Keep up the good work!”
Here’s how much your gift means to Paramount Nation!
$5 a month provides tickets to local families through our Dreams Do Come True initiative
$10 a month provides scholarships to students at the School of the Arts
$25 a month provides school bus transportation to students to attend imaginative live-theatrical events
$50 a month provides sign language interpretation at many of our Broadway series performances
Your generosity makes it possible for more people to experience the grandeur of the Paramount Theatre, the intimacy of the Copley Theatre and the atmosphere of RiverEdge Park.
Join Spotlight to support the Paramount mission all year long!
Encore Society
Planned Giving at the Paramount
“When I donate here, I feel that I really see the results on stage. Yes, I give because the shows are amazing — but mostly to make sure it all continues.”
For generations, theater-goers have enjoyed musicals, concerts, movies and more on-stage at the Paramount. A planned gift to Paramount Theatre will fulfill our mission to introduce the magic of live performing arts to future generations.
The Encore Society honors individuals that have chosen to arrange a planned gift to support the Paramount in their estate plans. Such a gift enables you, the donor, to achieve your personal financial goals (e.g., limiting estate taxes, provide for your heirs) and leave a lasting legacy of support at Paramount.
As you make long-term financial arrangements with family and loved-ones, including estate plans, please consider Paramount as a part of your long-lasting legacy. Gifts of any amount are accepted and can be designated to the fund of your choice. Benefits are life-long and begin as soon as you notify us of your gift and send a copy of the documentation that mentions Paramount Theatre. In addition, naming opportunities may be available.
For more information on Planned Giving and the various gift giving vehicles with which you can support the Encore Society, contact Jonathan Jensen, Chief Development Officer at 630-723-2484 or jonathanj@paramountarts.com.
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Sponsorship Benefits
- BRAND RECOGNITION Logo presence in Paramount Materials
- BRAND EXPOSURE Logo presence to a wide demographic of Paramount patrons from several regions
- PRINT ADVERTISING Logo presence on print advertising done for sponsored show
- FLYERS & POSTCARDS Logo presence on flyers and postcards for sponsored show
- SPONSOR DISPLAY Logo presence on prominent sponsor display in lobby for one year
- SIGNAGE Company name included on all visible signage in the lobby for sponsored show
- ANNOUNCEMENT On-stage acknowledgement prior to sponsored show
- PREMIERE SOCIETY Prominent Premiere Society signage in lobby for one year
- INDOOR EXHIBITION SPACE Allows sponsors to have the opportunity to reach and speak to the entire audience
- MARQUEE Company name displayed on Paramount Marquee during sponsored show (dependent on level of sponsorship)
- TICKETS Complimentary tickets to sponsored shows (number of tickets dependent on level of sponsorship)
- MEET & GREETS First opportunity for approved Meet and Greet with performer (dependent on availability)
Thank you to our generous sponsors!
For more philanthropic opportunities, please contact Chief Development Officer Jonathan Jensen at 630-723-2484 or jonathanj@paramountarts.com.
Paramount Arts Centre, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) organization. All donations are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.
Matching Gifts
Matching Gifts
Many employers sponsor matching gift programs and will match any charitable contributions or volunteer hours made by their employees. To find out if your, or your spouse’s, company has a matching gift policy, please enter the employer’s name below.
Matching Gifts allow for you to boost the impact of your gift and often double—sometimes even triple—its amount.
If your company is eligible request a matching gift form from your employer and send it—completed and signed—along with your gift to Paramount. We will do the rest!
Many companies match gifts by retirees and /or spouses so make sure to double check!
If you have any questions or would like to discuss matching gifts, please reach out to ljiljanam@paramountarts.com
For more philanthropic opportunities, please contact Chief Development Officer Jonathan Jensen at 630-723-2484 or jonathanj@paramountarts.com.
Paramount Arts Centre, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) organization. All donations are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.
Our Donors
Thank you to our generous donors!
For more philanthropic opportunities, please contact Chief Development Officer Jonathan Jensen at 630-723-2484 or jonathanj@paramountarts.com.
Paramount Arts Centre, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) organization. All donations are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.
