Individual Supporters
There are many ways you can support the Ferst Center for the Arts!
Ferst Friends/Donor Benefits
Ferst Friends are critical to the Ferst Center and the cultural life of our community. With your generous donation you can:
- Assist in bringing world-renowned artists to Georgia Tech and the Atlanta community.
- Broaden the artistic horizons of our youth by supporting educational workshops and discounted tickets
- Help a child attend Drama Camp through financial subsidy.
A contribution of any size can make a difference!
If you donate at the $100 level or higher, we would like to thank you with the following benefits:
The Player Level: $100 (Fully Tax-deductible)•Members-Only Seating Priority
•Recognition of your support in the Ferst Center Program
Major Player: $250 ($240 Tax-deductible)
All benefits listed above plus:
•Advance Notice of Special Events
•Five Free Goodies from Concessions
All benefits listed above plus:
•Advance Notice of the New Season
•Public Recognition of Your Support Posted in the Lobby
All benefits listed above plus:
•Invitation to Annual Chairman's Event
All benefits listed above plus:
•Private Tour and Lunch with the Ferst Center Director
•2 complimentary tickets
If you are interested in making a donation at the $10,000 level and higher, please contact Director Jay Constantz at 404-894-2787.
Memorial and Tribute Funds
Memorial and tribute funds provide an opportunity to celebrate milestones such as birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, and graduations. They also can be a way to honor the memory of friends and relatives. An honor or memorial gift enables you to express your feelings in a truly distinctive and memorable way. Contributions are placed in the FerstCenter's endowment, where they help fund programs in perpetuity. Minimum gifts of $100 are welcome.
Planned Giving
Planned giving supports the Ferst Center for the Arts’
future while providing financial benefits to donors and
their families. The Ferst Center development office will
help you tailor a plan for your circumstances and objectives.
We depend on lasting gifts to help fund our diverse cultural programs and activities. Bequests and planned gifts, also known as deferred gifts, are the greatest source of security for the Center’s future. Including the Ferst Center for the Arts in your estate plans will allow you to play a vital and permanent role in orchestra's future.
In addition to providing much-needed support for the Center and its programs, a deferred gift may bring significant benefits for you and your family. These include, but are not limited to, tax-favorable annual income for life, estate tax relief, and favorable capital gains. Planned giving arrangements include bequests, charitable gift annuities, charitable remainder trusts, charitable lead trusts, gifts of real estate, and more.
Please consider supporting the Center's future through a provision in your estate plans and kindly let us know if you have already done so.
Our legal name and tax identification number:
Georgia Tech Foundation, Inc., 58-6043294
Bequest by Will
or Trust
Some supporters choose to make provisions for the Ferst
Center for the Arts through bequests in their wills.
Gift Annuities and
Deferred Gift Annuities
A Gift Annuity is an arrangement that involves a gift of
cash or property by a donor in exchange for a fixed income
for life of one or two beneficiaries. Offers significant
benefits to an individual or couple; tax deductions, guaranteed
income for life, and a good rate of return.
Charitable Remainder
Trusts
The Charitable Remainder Trust is an arrangement that involves
the irrevocable transfer of property to a trust.
Charitable Remainder
Unitrust
Pays a fixed percentage of the fair market value of the
trust property, valued at least annually and can provide
an inflation hedge.
Charitable Remainder
Annuity Trust
Pays a fixed amount or percentage of the initial value of
the trust. Provides guaranteed income and higher charitable
deduction.
Charitable Income
Lead Trust
The Lead Trust is an arrangement that involves the
transferring of assets to a trust that pays income to a
designated charity for a term of years. The trust can be
arranged in such a way that it can avoid all estate and
gift taxes.
For more information, please call 404-894-2787.