Area of Greatest Need
Learn how a gift to the Area of Greatest Need supports the Center's mission, vision, and values.
Support
Join Our Family of Supporters
The Center started as a big idea with lots of potential. Today, we are a regional performing arts leader, welcoming over 100,000 patrons and more than 130 world-class artists since opening our doors in 2018. Donors like you have helped bring exceptional experiences across the full spectrum of the performing arts to friends, peers, visitors, and all who call Northern Michigan home.
In addition to offering exciting year-round performances, the Center’s marquee arts education programs, the Dorothy Gerber Strings Program and Next Gen, offer impactful experiences to over 5,400 local students annually. Thanks to our family of supporters, the Center’s arts education programs serve students in five counties, thirty public schools, three nonpublic schools, and nearly 100 homeschooled students. You can help provide important arts education experiences that students need to expand their horizons and dare to dream.
Center Stage Sponsorships
Let your support take Center Stage. Donors like you can help bring exceptional experiences to our rural community.
Arts Education
Support arts education programs for nearly 6,000 local students by making a gift to the Center’s Next Gen and Dorothy Gerber Strings Programs.
Cornerstone Society
Create lasting impact and sustain the performing arts for future generations through an endowment gift.
Gifts of Cash
Checks may be made payable to the Great Lakes Center for the Arts and mailed to:
Great Lakes Center for the Arts
800 Bay Harbor Drive
Bay Harbor, MI 49770
The Center also accepts electronic fund transfer (EFT) payments. Please contact us for more information, 231.439.2627.
Matching Gifts
Some corporations and foundations encourage directors, employees, former employees, and their spouses to make charitable contributions by matching gifts dollar-for-dollar, and sometimes as much as $2-3 for every $1 donated.
IRA Charitable Rollover
The IRA charitable rollover provision provides an attractive gift option allowing donors aged 70 1/2 or older to direct their required minimum distribution (RMD) to a qualified charity. While it is not a deductible gift, the distribution is excluded from a donor’s income. For more information: IRS.Gov QCD Info
Gifts of Appreciated Securities
Appreciated securities held for more than one year are eligible for a charitable tax deduction for the full fair market value of the stock on the date it is received. Neither the donor nor the Great Lakes Center for the Arts is required to pay capital gains taxes when the stock is sold.
Stock Transfer Instructions – General Gifts
Charles Schwab & Co. Inc.
DTC Number: 0164 / Code: 40
Brokerage Account Number: 72958626
Account Name: Great Lakes Center for the Arts
Schwab Ph: (877) 552-8236
Fax: (877) 824-3817
Stock Transfer Instructions - Endowment Gifts Only
Charles Schwab & Co. Inc.
DTC Number: 0164 / Code: 40
Brokerage Account Number: 98507001
Account Name: Great Lakes Center for the Arts
Schwab Ph: (877) 552-8236
Fax: (877) 824-3817
Gifts of Cryptocurrency
The IRS classifies cryptocurrency as property for tax purposes, similar to stocks. This means when donating crypto to the Center, donors receive a tax deduction for the fair market value and avoid the capital gains tax that would have been incurred had the crypto first been sold and the proceeds then donated. Donating crypto directly can mean a larger donation and a higher tax deduction—sometimes a difference of more than 30 percent! Please check with your tax advisor for further details.
More Information
For more information or questions about how you can make an impact, please contact:
Christian M. Smith
Director of Development
231.439.2606 or
csmith@greatlakescfa.org
Kali Blanchard
Development Officer
231.439.2609 or
kblanchard@greatlakescfa.org
