Engrave a Seat

Join us in celebrating our talented actors/musicians/performers to renovate and enhance the backstage/costume areas for them by sponsoring a theater seat. With your donation, you can have your name, or the name of someone you love, engraved on a plaque placed on a seat in our historic theatre.

Your Contribution Includes:

• A personalized engraved plaque on a theatre seat.

• Recognition in our theatre program.

• A lasting legacy in the heart of our cultural community.

Why Engrave a Seat?

• Honor a loved one – commemorate a special person or milestone.

• Support the arts – your donation directly helps to maintain and improve our theatre.

• Be part of history – your name will be linked to the magic of live performances at Limelight Theatre.

How To Purchase:

1. Online – Visit Here.

2. Provide the name or message you’d like engraved.

3. Make a donation of $350 (or more) to secure your place in Limelight Theatre’s history.

4. If you prefer to call to reserve your seat or need more information, please call (904) 825-1164 or email Chad Boyd at chadboyd@limelighttheatre.org.

Choose the easy and convenient way to support the productions, programs, and people you love at Limelight Theatre.

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.

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 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 Sherrie Provence at sherrieprovence@limelighttheatre.org.

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 Sherrie Provence at 904-825-1164 (Select the Development & Marketing option) or email her directly at sherrieprovence@limelighttheatre.org.

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.

• If you would like to deposit funds directly to Limelight, we can issue you a bank form for electronic bank transfer.

Certain restrictions and requirements* must be followed when making this type of gift. For more information, please contact Sherrie Provence at 904-825-1164 (select Development & Marketing option), or email her at sherrieprovence@limelighttheatre.org.

Capital gifts generally support the physical structure or physical needs of the theatre including lighting and sound equipment, electronic media and computers and equipment. We 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 Sherrie Provence at 904-825-1164 (select Development & Marketing option) or email her at sherrieprovence@limelighttheatre.org.

There are many ways to make a planned gift in support of Limelight Theatre. These gifts generally come from assets. The three types of planned gifts are:

• 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.

You can support Limelight by directing gifts to Limelight Theatre through your donor-advised fund.

A donor-advised fund, or DAF, is a giving vehicle established as a public charity and allows charitable contributions. With a DAF, you will receive an immediate tax deduction for any money put into the DAF and then can recommend grants from the fund to qualifying charitable organizations.

You can support the work of Limelight Theatre by directing gifts to us through your donor-advised fund. Visit your DAF’s website and choose Limelight Theatre as the charity of choice when directing a donation.

Through our secure partnership with StockDonator.com, you can transfer stocks, bonds, or mutual funds directly to the theatre—often receiving valuable tax benefits while making an even greater impact.

Gifts of stock can allow you to avoid capital gains taxes and potentially claim a charitable deduction for the full fair market value of your securities. It’s a simple, efficient way to support the productions, education programs, and community outreach that bring live theatre to life in St. Augustine. 

To make a stock gift, visit our page on StockDonator.com and follow the easy instructions. Your generosity helps ensure the curtain continues to rise for seasons to come.

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