Your planned gift will have a profound effect on our future
Named after the prolific Greek playwright, actor and theatre innovator, Actors Theatre’s Sophocles Society recognizes those who have provided for the theatre in their estate plans. Lifetime membership is extended to individuals who support the theatre through a bequest by will or living trust, or through other planned gifts that provide income for life and tax benefits to the donor. While some 90% of the people in our community make charitable gifts during their lifetime, only 6% leave bequests to charitable organizations.
Please consider making a bequest to Actors Theatre
- Increase our endowment to ensure future stability
- Provide production support
- Support the creation of new plays for the American theatre
- Build younger and more diverse audiences by providing subsidized tickets to schools and community groups
Ways to Make a Planned Gift
Charitable Gift Annuities
A charitable gift annuity is one of the easiest and most popular ways to support Actors Theatre and receive a guaranteed annual income.
Charitable Remainder Trusts
A charitable remainder annuity trust (CRAT) allows you to make a gift to Actors Theatre and receive a fixed, annual income for yourself and others for life, or for a term of up to 20 years.
Charitable Lead Trusts
A charitable lead trust (CLT) provides Actors Theatre with a steady income for a specific term of years or the life of an individual.
Gifting Retirement Assets
You can provide for both Actors Theatre and family members by leaving retirement plan assets to a life income gift, such as charitable remainder trust.
Gifts of Life Insurance
Actors Theatre can be named as owner and beneficiary of an existing policy, or a new policy can be established.
Give Your Home and Keep It Too
A charitable life tenancy agreement allows you to give a personal residence or farm to Actors Theatre while retaining the right to live there for life.
