A Message from Luis Purón, Executive Director
Dear Patrons of the Arts,
Like Rebecca states in her column, there is no better investment in your community today or a more sure bet than the Rockport Center for the Arts’ Imagine Capital Project. To date 500 donors have given tax deductible gifts between $25 and $500,000.
Slated for completion in August of next year, our total real estate investment in downtown Rockport will be $12 million dollars. Adding 22,000 square feet of fully conditioned space, the 1.2 acre campus will be tied together by a glorious 16,000 sculpture garden- home to a growing collection of sculptural works.
If you have not yet contributed to Imagine, there is still time do so. To date 13 major donors have contributed almost $2.5M in funds for naming rights to the many classrooms and art spaces that will comprise the three buildings. Are there still naming rights available? Yes there are! An additional 9 opportunities still exist and they start at $50,000.
For a limited time, Foundation Circle gifts at the $10,000 level are still available. In 2019, the 50th anniversary year of the organization, the 50ROCK! Society was formed. To date, 60 members of the Society have contributed almost $900,000. We would like to make that a clean million!
Many of you have supported the project by acquiring Imagine’s official t-shirt starting at contributions of $25 or dropping spare change into our donation jar in the gallery.
No gift to the Imagine campaign is too small, and there are several ways to give at any level:
1. For those of you who must take a Required Minimum Distribution from your Traditional IRA, you have another option for giving. You can make a distribution in whole or in part directly to the Rockport Center for the Arts. By doing this, the distribution will not be taxable. It is a great way to make your money make a bigger impact. To do so, you will need some information from us which we can handle over the telephone.
2. You can make a donation in cash, check or credit card by visiting with one of the staff.
3. You can also make a donation of highly appreciated stock through our broker.
4. You can visit RockportArtCenter/Imagine to learn more about the project and click the Imagine With Us button.
If you are ready to make a contribution but want to learn more, Tracey Bennett, our Capital Campaign Chair, and I are happy to sit down with you and go over an investment packet. You can secure a visit by dialing 570-702-4032.
In September’s newsletter, I will be releasing the naming rights that have already been committed.
Get A Piece Of The Rock, the Rockport Center for the Arts, that is.
Yours,
Luis Purón
Executive Director