Why Donate?

Why consider a donation to Playhouse on Park? Watch the video below!

Your tax-deductible contribution will ensure that all of our productions and educational programs continue to thrive for years to come! Make your gift today…

Donate online using any credit card by clicking here
By phone, by calling 860-523-5900 Ext. 10
By mail by sending a check made payable to "Playhouse Theatre Group, Inc." to: Playhouse on Park, 244 Park Road, West Hartford, CT

OTHER WAYS TO HELP

MAKE A TAX-DEDUCTIBLE DONATION TO PLAYHOUSE ON PARK TODAY!
Playhouse on Park is managed under the direction of Playhouse Theatre Group, Inc. Playhouse Theatre Group, Inc. is a 501(c)3 non profit organization. All donations made to any of the following funds are 100% tax deductible. Checks can be mailed to Playhouse on Park, 244 Park Road, West Hartford, CT 06119 or you can donate online by clicking here.

General Fund for Playhouse on Park
Tickets sales only cover 50% of what it takes to run a theatre. The remainder needs to be raised through individual donations, foundation grants, sponsorship and fundraising events. Please consider a donation to our unrestricted general fund and support live theatre and arts education. Please make checks payable to Playhouse Theatre Group, Inc.

The Playhouse on Park Wish List Fund
The Playhouse keeps a perpetual wish list of items that are needed, but not always a top priority. Operating needs often keep us from purchasing things we would like to have...someday. The Playhouse on Park Wish List Fund has been created to ensure our "wishes do come true!" The fund is strictly used to purchase items on the Wish List. Please make checks payable to The Playhouse on Park Wish List Fund. If you want to donate something directly from the wish list you can view our wish list here. If you're an Amazon customer, we have one created on that site and you can view it here.

The Angie Ponist Memorial Fund

Playhouse Theatre Group, Inc. has established The Angie Ponist Memorial Fund at the request of her family. The fund was established at the time of her passing, June 17, 2012. Family and friends have been encouraged to donate to this fund in lieu of flowers. This is a restricted fund. All monies donated to this fund are to be used strictly toward underwriting the costs affiliated with stop/time dance theater, Playhouse on Park's Dance Company in residence. Angie was the mother of co-founder and co-artistic director Darlene Zoller. Please make checks payable to The Angie Ponist Memorial Fund or use this online donation form.

Donate appreciated stocks, bonds or mutual funds to Playhouse Theatre Group, Inc. / Playhouse on Park

How It Works

You transfer appreciated stocks, bonds, or mutual fund shares you have owned for more than one year to The Playhouse Theatre Group Inc.
The Playhouse sells your securities and uses the proceeds for its programs.

Benefits

You receive an immediate income tax deduction for the fair market value of the securities on the date of transfer, no matter what you originally paid for them
You pay no capital gains tax on the transfer when the stock is sold.
Giving appreciated stock could be more beneficial than giving cash.

Playhouse Theatre Group, Inc Endowment Fund at The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving

Established by board members Gaetano Albani and Richard Rubenstein, the Playhouse Theatre Group Endowment Fund provides a long-term source of funding for the theater and supports its activities for generations to come. Donations should be made payable to: The Playhouse Theatre Group, Inc Endowment Fund at HFPG and mailed to: The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, 10 Columbus Blvd, 8th Floor, Hartford, CT 06106. You can donate online via hartford.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/list For more information or to learn how do donate in other ways (bequests, stock, property, etc) call 860-548-1888 or email giving@hfpg.org. We are incredibly grateful to the following donors for their support of the PTG, Inc Endowment Fund includes:
Mr. and Mrs. Attilio A. Albani
Gaetano Albani & Jayne Dean
Lorey Cavaugh
Richard & Lea Rubenstein

Donate in Honor or Memory of Someone
Whenever you make a Playhouse Theatre Group, Inc donation in someone else's name, they'll receive a card from us with details of the goodness done in their name.

Include Playhouse Theatre Group, Inc / Playhouse on Park in your will or estate plan
Our gift planner would be pleased to talk to you or your attorney about the best way to do so. It can be as simple as adding the following line to your will: "I bequeath to Playhouse Theatre Group, Inc. (the residue of my estate), or (a specific sum), or (specified items), or (specified percentage of my estate)."

Internships
The Summer internship program is sponsored in part by a generous challenge grant from the Ellen Jeanne Goldfarb Memorial Trust. If you make a donation to support the Summer Internship Program, the Ellen Jeanne Goldfarb Memorial Trust will match it dollar for dollar. Contact Tracy Flater, Executive Director to learn more.

Playhouse Theatre Group is not only a gem of a professional theatre producing five Main Stage and two Theatre for Young Audiences shows, it is also home to the Playhouse Theatre Academy and its many programs for children, youth and schools; Playwrights on Park, an annual new works program; the Summer Internship Professional Theatre Training program; the Connecticut Shakespeare Festival, and stop/time dance theatre, which makes us the nation’s only professional theatre with a resident dance company.

If we’ve learned anything in recent times it’s that no one knows what the future holds. But one thing we know for sure is that we are here today—and will be tomorrow—because of the gifts we receive from our loyal and generous friends. Thank you!

Want to make a gift but don't know what we'd like? Check out our Amazon Wish List!

Looking for a donation from the Playhouse for your Non-Profit Fundraiser?

Playhouse on Park is a proud supporter of other Greater Hartford non-profit organizations and schools in their fundraising efforts through a limited amount of ticket donations. Please note that we cannot support individuals not affiliated with a 501(c)(3) organization or educational institution.

Donations are limited to two ticket vouchers. Vouchers expire one year after issuance. Requests are limited to one request per year.

To request a donation, please send an email to Tori Mooney with the following information:

Organization Name
Contact Name
Contact Email Address
Tax Exemption Number
Event Information (Date of Event, Description)
Contact Mailing Address (for vouchers to be mailed)

Please ensure that donation requests are submitted a minimum of 30 days prior to the event.