OUR ANNUAL CAMPAIGN IS STILL GOING STRONG! Our modest annual goal of $130,000 is within reach, but only with your support. Thank you for giving generously from the heart!
The Avenue Blackbox Theatre, founded and led under the Artistic Direction of Reenah Golden, is a space that thrives off collaboration including partnering organizations like Rochester Black Pride, Yoga 4 a Good Hood, Dark Blue Mondaze, Soulstainable Living, We All Write, and the Avenue Children’s Theatre Project (A.C.T.) including noDramaClub and ACT UP. Together, we are paving an exciting new way in helping transform this underserved community in the Northeast quadrant of Rochester, NY (in the Crescent). Our collective vision is a safe, bold and creative space for vibrant, inclusive artistic expression that fits every budget and every body. Our mission is to curate moments that elevate the voices, interests and art of the marginalized in this space and beyond while creating equity and income for artists of color in particular.
The Avenue Children's Theatre Project is 100% FREE to local youth. Exposure to, experience in, and application of arts have proven to raise academic achievement, pride in community ownership, and economic vitality to any community that embraces the arts. The cornerstone of our transformative work is a youth urban fellowship that trains and employs teens theatre management, production, and community engagment. They gain valuable experience in a safe space nurturing their creativity and development while earning a stipend. Our children's theatre productions including those led by these youth fellows are FREE to all city youth. Consider sponsoring a youth or block of tickets for the year for $350. One building, one block at a time, we can and will transform this community, with your help. We simply ask that our village keep believing and keep showing up to dream with us, play with us, grow with us!
See the options below for making your tax deductible gift. Please remember to make the check out to 'The Field' but note 'The Avenue Children's Theatre Project' or 'The Avenue Blackbox Theatre' in the memo line. If you would like us to benefit from your full donation amount, please consider adding 6% to your gift to cover the fiscal sponsorship fee.
LEVELS OF SUPPORT
Avenue Neighbor - $20
Avenue Patron - $40
Avenue Drama Queen/King - $50
Avenue Squatter - $78
Avenue Roomate - $100
Producers Row - $178
Directors Circle - $278+
Sponsor Street - $350
Lovers Lane - $478+
Founders Boulevard - $780+
AVENUE ANGEL - $1,780+
We are grateful for gifts of any size. Please leave us a note or tell us line who this gift is in honor of on the 'Note to Artist' line so we know more about why you chose to give.
We appreciate you!
Avenue Children's Theatre Project (A.C.T.) @ The Avenue Blackbox Theatre is a sponsored artist with Performance Zone Inc (dba The Field), a not-for-profit, tax-exempt, 501(c)(3) organization serving the performing arts community. Contributions to The Field earmarked for Avenue Children's Theatre Project (A.C.T.) @ The Avenue Blackbox Theatre are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. For more information about The Field contact: The Field, 75 Maiden Lane, Suite 906 New York, NY 10038, phone: 212-691-6969; or for our national charities registration, . A copy of our latest financial report may be obtained from The Field or from the Office of Attorney General, Charities Bureau, 120 Broadway, New York, NY 10271.
Performance Zone Inc. (dba The Field) is a not-for-profit, tax-exempt, 501(c)(3) organization serving the performing arts community. Contributions to The Field are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. For more information about The Field contact: The Field, 75 Maiden Lane, Suite 906 New York, NY 10038, 212-691-6969. If you are a resident of one of these states, you may obtain financial information directly from the state agency: FLORIDA - A COPY OF THE OFFICIAL REGISTRATION AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER SERVICES BY CALLING TOLL-FREE, 1-800-435-7352 (800-HELP-FLA) WITHIN THE STATE. REGISTRATION DOES NOT IMPLY ENDORSEMENT, APPROVAL, OR RECOMMENDATION BY THE STATE. Florida Registration CH33591. GEORGIA - A full and fair description of the programs of The Field and our financial statement summary is available upon request at the office and phone number indicated above. MARYLAND - For the cost of copies and postage, Office of the Secretary of State, State House, Annapolis, MD 21401. MISSISSIPPI - The organization's official registration and financial information may be obtained from the Mississippi Secretary of State's office by calling 1-888-236- 6167. Registration by the Secretary of State does not imply endorsement. NEW JERSEY - INFORMATION FILED WITH THE ATTORNEY GENERAL CONCERNING THIS CHARITABLE SOLICITATION AND THE PERCENTAGE OF CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED BY THE CHARITY DURING THE LAST REPORTING PERIOD THAT WERE DEDICATED TO THE CHARITABLE PURPOSE MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY BY CALLING (973) 504-6215 AND IS AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/ocp.htm#charity. REGISTRATION WITH THE ATTORNEY GENERAL DOES NOT IMPLY ENDORSEMENT. NEW YORK - Office of the Attorney General, Department of Law, Charities Bureau, 120 Broadway, New York, NY 10271. NORTH CAROLINA - FINANCIAL INFORMATION ABOUT THIS ORGANIZATION AND A COPY OF ITS LICENSE ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE STATE SOLICITATION LICENSING BRANCH AT 1-888-830- 4989. THE LICENSE IS NOT AN ENDORSEMENT BY THE STATE. PENNSYLVANIA - The official registration and financial information of The Field may be obtained from the Pennsylvania Department of State by calling toll-free, within Pennsylvania, 1-800-732-0999. Registration does not imply endorsement. VIRGINIA - Virginia State Office of Consumer Affairs, Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, PO Box 1163, Richmond, VA 23218. WASHINGTON - Charities Division, Office of the Secretary of State, State of Washington, Olympia, WA 98504- 0422, 1-800-332-4483. WEST VIRGINIA - Residents may obtain a summary of the registration and financial documents from the Secretary of State, State Capitol, Charleston, WV, 25305. Registration with any of these state agencies does not imply endorsement, approval or recommendation by the state.
