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Cryptocurrency
Why Donate Cryptocurrency to the Great Lakes Center for the Arts?
The performing arts are a transformative power, linking communities, spreading joy, and creating connections between neighbors, near and far!
Donating cryptocurrency supports the Center’s many inspiring performances and K-12 educational programs – all of which provide greater access to exceptional performing arts for those who live, work, or play in Northern Michigan.
From a tax standpoint, many find it more cost-effective to donate cryptocurrency itself rather than converting cryptocurrency to dollars and then donating the cash. Donating cryptocurrency typically means a donor avoids the capital gains tax that might otherwise have been incurred on the appreciated amount and can deduct the fair market value of the crypto donation, similar to stock donations. Donating crypto directly can mean a larger donation as well as a higher tax deduction – sometimes a difference of more than 30%! (Be sure to check with your tax advisor for further details.)
Unless otherwise directed, all cryptocurrency donations go towards the Center’s Annual Fund to directly support…
Educational Opportunities
Educational opportunities supporting classroom learning in history, literature, STEM, and the arts for students who engage with the Center in person or virtually from 40 different schools at no charge.
Music Outreach
Music outreach in the form of a K-12 string education program enabling more than 250 children to participate in free classroom lessons or accessible paid private lessons -- opportunities to experience the thrill of learning to play the violin, viola, cello, or bass which are not otherwise locally available.
Local Opportunities
“Home stage” opportunities for local performing arts organizations who rely on the Center to provide a professional performance space and an experience for their patrons which is second to none.
In appreciation of their generosity, donors who provide their contact information are offered the opportunity to enjoy a variety of benefits which may be viewed at the button below.
Types of Cryptocurrency Accepted
In order to create a seamless cryptocurrency donation experience for our donors, the Great Lakes Center for the Arts has partnered with The Giving Block, a nationally recognized cryptocurrency service for non-profit organizations. Through The Giving Block, the Center accepts the following cryptocurrencies:
Bitcoin (BTC) Ethereum (ETH) Basic Attention Token (BAT) Aave (AAVE) Alchemix (ALCX) Amp (AMP) Ankr Network (ANKR) Axie Infinity Shards (AXS) Balancer (BAL) Bancor Network Token (BNT) BarnBridge (BOND) Bitcoin Cash (BCH) ChainLink (LINK) Compound (COMP) Curve (CRV) Dai (DAI) Decentraland (MANA) Dogecoin (DOGE) Enjin Coin (ENJ) Fantom (FTM)Filecoin (FIL) Gemini Dollar (GUSD) Injective Protocol (INJ) Kyber Network (KNC) Litecoin (LTC) Livepeer (LPT) Loopring (LRC) Maker (MKR)Mirror Protocol (MIR) Moss Carbon Credit (MCO2) Orchid (OXT) PAX Gold (PAXG) Polygon (MATIC) Ren (REN) Skale (SKL) Somnium Space (CUBE) Storj (STORJ) SushiSwap (SUSHI) Synthetix (SNX) Tezos (XTZ) The Graph (GRT) The Sandbox (SAND) Smooth Love Potion (SLP)Terra (LUNA) TerraUSD (UST) UMA (UMA) Uniswap (UNI) Yearn.Finance (YFI) Zcash (ZEC) 0x (ZRX) 1inch (1INCH)
More information
More information on the advantages of donating cryptocurrency can be viewed on our cryptocurrency partner’s site (The Giving Block) at thegivingblock.com/faq.
Connect
To learn more about giving to the Great Lakes Center for the Arts, please feel free to reach out to Christian Smith, Director of Development, at 231.439.2606 or email csmith@greatlakescfa.org.
