Caring individuals like you are the heart of giving to keep the programs Free Arts of Arizona alive. Your support is needed, and any gift can help a child. There are a variety of ways to help via a financial contribution, below. Or, click the links at left to learn about our wish list, gift shop, current sponsors, and more.
Handprint Club
Friend of Free Arts
Matching Gifts
Endowment
Leave a Legacy
In-Kind Services
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Handprint Club
Become a member of the Friends of Free Arts Handprint Club to ensure that every child has access to the healing powers of the creative arts.
- Silver Palette - $1,000 annually for 5 years sponsors a child each year.
- Gold Palette - $5,000 annually for 5 years sponsors a group home of children each year.
- Provenance Endowment - $20,000 sponsors a child in perpetuity through the Margaret Beresford Founders Endowment. May be paid in increments of $5,000.
Free Arts of Arizona will bill you every year in the month of November for your multi-year pledge unless otherwise instructed.
Friend of Free Arts
- $500 - will support a family member in the six week Strengthening Families Through the Arts program
- $250 - will send one child to our five week Multicultural Arts Camp
- $100 - will support one child in a 20-Week Mentor program
- $35 - will help purchase art supplies for a Free Arts Day program
- Other Amount - Any gift can help a child!
Matching Gifts
Many companies will match the financial contributions that their employees make to Free Arts of Arizona. Some companies will even make contributions in support of the hours of volunteer time spent by their employees.
Usually, an easy form is completed by the employee then mailed to Free Arts of Arizona. We complete our portion and mail it to the appropriate department. It's simple! Inquire in your human resource office for more information.
Please send all matching gift forms to:
Free Arts of Arizona
103 W. Highland Ave., Suite 200
Phoenix, AZ 85013
Endowment
Thanks to a generous donor, Free Arts of Arizona has established the Margaret A. Beresford Endowment fund to ensure the longevity of the valuable programs of Free Arts of Arizona.
Gifts of cash, stock or bequests are accepted. Please call Stephanie Small, Executive Director, at 602-258-8100 or email at ssmall@freeartsaz.org for more information.
Leave a Legacy
Leave a Legacy Arizona is an initiative of the Planned Giving Round Table to increase awareness of planned charitable gifts and bequest opportunities that will benefit individuals, families and communities. Leaving a Legacy Gift is Easy:
- Make the decision to leave a legacy gift.
- Research the organization who will receive your gift. Free Arts of Arizona will be happy to meet with you to review our annual report, most recent audited financial statements and tax forms. We encourage you to visit the programs of Free Arts of Arizona to see our mission at work.
- Consult a professional financial advisor to determine what property to contribution (i.e., cash, stock, real estate, insurance, etc.), which method to use (i.e., will, trust, beneficiary designation, remainder trust, gift annuity, etc.) and how best to take advantage of the tax benefits.
In-Kind Services
You can help Free Arts of Arizona by donating your professional services. Areas of need include:
- Printing
- Equipment for special events (i.e., lighting, sound, staging, tables, chairs, etc.)
- Van service for Palette of Homes tour event
- Advertising space
- Auctioneer services
- Cleaning services
