2012 Annual Fund Campaign

Help Support Barter Theatre

Thank you for your generosity. With your help, Barter Theatre's 2011 Annual Fund Campaign reached 72% of goal.

More than 900 donors gave between October 1 and December 31, 2011 to help with this endeavor.

We sincerely thank those donors who made multiple gifts in 2011. We also warmly welcome and appreciate the 537 individuals who chose to make a first-time gift. We are proud and extremely gratified with your response.

Since the total goal was not achieved, Barter Theatre will be concentrating on our core programs in 2012.

Barter Theatre’s Annual Fund for Artistic Fund is a year-round effort. The Annual Fund supports all aspects of Barter’s operations from the high quality performances you have come to expect to the Student Matinee programs offered to more than 40,000 regional students.

To see your gift at work first-hand, please contact Barter’s Advancement Team by email at advancementassoc@bartertheatre.com or by calling 276.619.3315 to sign up for a behind-the-scenes tour of Barter’s operations.

We look forward to seeing you in the theatre again soon.

"No one made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could only do a little."  ~ Edmund Burke

 

How to Help

 

 

Individual Giving

"As members of the community, it is our pleasure and, we believe, our responsibility to support Barter Theatre. We love being transported to another place and time when we see shows at Barter."
~Drs. Theresa and Roger Emory

Barter Theatre’s Annual Fund for Artistic Excellence is an integral part of Barter’s success. The Annual Fund depends on individuals, regional businesses, national corporations and government to provide Barter Theatre with a steadfast foundation of continued financial support.

Barter Theatre

Annual Fund For Artistic Excellence
Where Does the Money Go?

Your tax-deductible gift to the Annual Fund provides for:

• The finest theatre performances in the Appalachian Region

• The excellence of Barter's Education Programs

• Talented actors, director, designers and playwrights

• The most affordable ticket price in professional theatre

• The continuation of the Appalachian Festival of Plays and Playwrights, the creation of new plays reflecting our Appalachian heritage

• The preservation of Barter Theatre’s historic Main Stage, Barter Stage II and beautiful Porterfield Square.

Want to learn more? Barter's Director of Development is eager to provide you with more information.

Donors may enjoy invitations to exclusive events, opening night performances and advance notice on special events. For more information please contact Barter's Director of Development at (276) 619-3303.

"I've supported the Barter Theatre for years because it is a special and unique resource that we're blessed to have here in southwest Virginia. It's a great cultural opportunity for residents in our coalfield communities, and it brings visitors and tourism dollars to the area, which has a tangible economic impact. Plus, the performances are always
well done...and just plain fun." ~Michael Quillen, CEO & President, Alpha Natural Resources

Corporate Giving

Corporate Partnerships

Barter is your partner.
We work closely with our corporate partners to provide value

to your company, employees and communities.

 

 

Benefits include:

• Complimentary and discounted tickets
• Exclusive behind-the-scenes access for recruits and VIPs   
  
• Discounted use of Barter spaces for reception
• Recognition in curtain speeches and publication
  
• Invitations to opening nights and galas
  

We will work with you to customize your benefits to best fit your goals and needs.

 

 

Planned Giving

The Porterfield Society

Porterfield Society members provide permanent and lasting support of Barter Theatre through deferred gift planning.

 

Gifts to the

Porterfield Society include:

~Bequests by will or trust

~Contributions of real estate

~Beneficiary designations of life insurance policies and retirement accounts

~Gifts providing lifetime income

(such as charitable gift annuities).

Your gifts provide future generations with the Barter experience.

 

"The Porterfield Society exists to support Barter's goals for both the present and the future and to keep the marvelous story of Barter and its founder alive."                              ~Evelyn Cook, Founding Member

For more information on Barter’s Porterfield Society, please contact Barter Theatre’s Director of Development, dirofdevelopment@bartertheatre.com

 

 

Foundation Giving

Grants from local and national foundations play an important role in the work of supporting innovative programs like:

Distance Learning Program - funded by Verizon and the Jessie Ball duPont Fund. The first of its kind in the nation, Barter is able to offer, free of charge, educational workshops to high schools in Southwestern Virginia.

Young Playwrights Festival - funded by the Olin and Muriel Prather, Crutchfield and Bank of America Foundations, this annual high school playwriting competition sees more than 120 entries yearly from high school students in Northeast Tennessee, Southwestern Virginia and West Virginia.

Capital Improvements to the Barter Inn, the Barter Scene Shop and Porterfield Square provided by The McGlothlin Foundation and the Virginia Tobacco Indemnification Foundation are vital to sustaining top quality artists and technicians and to providing our patrons with the best experience possible.