Ways to Support
Please contact Mary Claire Branton, Development Director, with any questions at 904-825-1164 (select Development & Marketing option) or ddlimelight@gmail.com.
Your generosity impacts lives!
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Purchasing items from these lists directly support the incredible work you see from our Production Department on stage and from our Education Department throughout our community. Administrative expenses add up, and any support for items we need to keep things running smoothly is very much appreciated.
Monthly Giving
We know that timing and budgeting for your community support (not to mention remembering to give consistently for maximum impact!) can be a challenge. Simplify your life by choosing an amount that works for you each month and know that your recurring gift will create a reliable source of ongoing funding for the theatre.
Your sustaining donation will provide security and stability so that Limelight may continue to create innovative arts programming, support our Education programs, and bring impeccable theatre to St. Johns County and beyond.
Gifts of every size matter and your generosity will ensure that Limelight continues to thrive.
Honor / Memorial Gifts
Have a birthday, bar mitzvah, anniversary or other special event coming up? In lieu of gifts, make a donation in honor of others or ask your friends and family to make a tax-deductible contribution to Limelight Theatre. Gifts of any size are welcome, and your support will be recognized in a special section of the main stage show program. A very special letter acknowledging your generosity will also be sent to the recipient or family. Many patrons also choose to honor the memory of a loved one with a gift to Limelight.
In-Kind Gifts
In-kind gifts of goods and services are invaluable to Limelight Theatre, as they help to offset operating costs and ensure that more of our donors’ dollars contribute directly to the art onstage. If you are a local business interested in supporting Limelight, please consider making an in-kind donation. These can be as small as a pack of pencils or as large as an -elevator or new parking pavement. What company are you associated with? Give us a call at 904-825-1164 or email Mary Claire Branton at ddlimelight@gmail.com.
Employer Matching Gifts
Many companies will match your contribution. Please check with your HR Department or call us and we will research. your company regarding a matching gift.
If you have any questions, contact the Development Director at 904-825-1164 (Select the Development & Marketing option) or email Mary Claire Branton at ddlimelight@gmail.com.
IRA Gift
If you are 70½ years old, the IRS allows you to allocate a contribution directly from your Individual Retirement Account (IRA) without having to pay federal taxes on the distribution.
As of December 2015, the IRA Charitable Rollover was passed by Congress. For those who are 70½ or older, any amount up to $100,000 can be distributed tax-free from your IRA to Limelight Theatre or your other favorite charities. For married couples, each spouse can make a QCD up too $100,000 limit for a potential total of $200,000. This amount can count toward your required minimum distribution for the year in which the distribution is made. Although these distributions are not deductible as charitable contributions on your income tax return, they impact your taxes because they are not treated as taxable income to you.
How it works:
- You must be 70½ or older at the time of distribution.
- You may distribute any amount up to $100,000 in a calendar year to charity, as long it is completed by December 31 of the year in which you intend to make the charitable distribution.
- Your IRA administrator must make the distribution directly to the charity, or you may write a check payable to the charity from your IRA checkbook.
- If you make a gift to Limelight Theatre from your IRA, please include written instructions on how you would like to designate your gift by making a note on your IRA check.
Certain restrictions and requirements* must be followed when making this type of gift. For more information, please contact the Development Director at 904-825-1164 (select Development & Marketing option) or Mary Claire Branton at ddlimelight@gmail.com or your IRA administrator.
Capital Gifts
Capital gifts generally support the physical structure or physical needs of the theatre including lighting and sound equipment, electronic media and computers and equipment. Usually these gifts are given during a capital campaign. We are not currently in a capital campaign but have several capital items for which we are seeking support.
If you are interested in learning more about how you can help with specific capital items, please contact Mary Claire Branton at 904-825-1164 (select Development & Marketing option) or email her at ddlimelight@gmail.com.
Planned & Estate Giving
- Outright gifts of appreciated property including real estate, artwork or stocks
- Gifts that return income to the donor or have other financial benefits to the donor in return for a contribution, like a Charitable Gift Annuity
- Gifts payable upon the donor’s death.
For more information, please contact the Development Office at 904-825-1164 (select Development & Marketing option) or email Mary Claire Branton at ddlimelight@gmail.com.
