Theatre gifts impact more than what an audience sees on stage. They inspire progress, influence participation and spark a love for theatre in new generations. Your support of Asolo Rep’s endowment for the arts brings dreams to life and transforms facilities for the future.
A gift to Asolo Rep’s endowment creates a lasting impact — uplifting the theatre, season after season. Our Endowment Trustees make a distribution of the endowment fund’s earnings seasonally, providing a steady stream of income for Asolo Rep’s operations, facilities and programs.
When you donate to Asolo Rep’s endowment portfolio, you’re funding the impact of theatre arts programs in the Sarasota community. Your generosity will inspire directors, provide for talented actors and craft the sights and sounds of the stage. With every contribution, you:
For more than 60 years, Asolo Rep has produced artistically excellent theatre for Sarasota audiences and captured the attention of theatre-goers nationwide. Your theatre gift will sustain the creativity of directors, artists and actors for years to come.
Community engagement has remained a central focus of the Asolo Repertory Theatre. From after-performance specials to educational experiences, your theatre gifts will leave a lasting legacy that inspires new generations to support the arts.
A show can only go on when it has a stage to inspire its audiences. Endowed theatre gifts support building upgrades, large-scale renovation projects and facility expansions — continually expanding theatrical excellence into new spaces.
Asolo Rep has proudly curated high-quality theatrical experiences and educational programs. With your support, we’ve become an essential part of Sarasota’s cultural fabric, serving more than 115,000 people each year. See how your gift will benefit the theatre.
As one of the country’s most prominent regional theatres and a cultural anchor of the Sarasota community, Asolo Rep produces eight shows over the course of each season. Theatre-specific gifts will help support the production of world premiere musicals, contemporary new works and beloved classics on stage.
Asolo Rep makes new perspectives accessible to people of all ages and backgrounds. We educate the community through mainstage shows, touring productions to Florida schools and innovative programs that explore prevalent social issues.
Broadway-quality theatre starts with the right foundation: a world-class team and cutting-edge facilities. Your gift to Asolo Rep’s endowment portfolio supports creativity through state-of-the-art production and costume facilities, captivating venues and more.
An endowment gift to Asolo Rep helps ensure the future of world-class actor training. Your investment strengthens a partnership with the FSU/Asolo Conservatory, funding fellowships and the London summer program. Additionally, direct contributions to the Conservatory’s endowment ensure sustainable tuition, productions and programs.
Your endowment gift or contribution toward an existing capital campaign solidifies Asolo Rep’s legacy for future generations, building on six decades of accomplishments in Sarasota and beyond. Explore the ways you can give back through Asolo Rep’s endowment for the arts.
Your gift to the Asolo Rep’s endowment fund will help support the spectrum of Asolo Rep’s needs and allow for flexible growth over time.
Your gift toward an existing capital campaign will help invest in the success of Asolo Rep’s facilities, production equipment, administration and more.
Your gift of $10,000 or more may be used to establish a named endowment fund, which may be in honor of a loved one or in recognition of an aspect or program of Asolo Rep.
Your gift may also be restricted to a specific area of Asolo Rep’s theatre operations. These gifts provide an opportunity to reflect your personal passion, such as types of theatre, the FSU/Asolo Conservatory and creative positions.
The Asolo Rep endowment portfolio is overseen by a Board of Trustees which is composed of business leaders and financial experts. These qualified individuals determine asset allocation, closely monitor performance and adhere to a consistently prudent and conservative investment policy. Allocations to the Theatre are made annually in accordance with a spending policy which is determined by the Trustees in consultation with the investment advisors at SunTrust.