Artistic Excellence
Support the costs of bringing exceptional performers and productions to our stage, ensuring high-quality programming that inspires, entertains, and enriches our community.
Corporate Circle
When businesses invest in the arts, the entire community thrives. By joining the Corporate Circle at Great Lakes Center for the Arts, your company becomes a champion of creativity, education, and economic vitality in Northern Michigan.
Corporate Circle members help ensure access to inspiring performances and programs while enjoying unique benefits, recognition, and a deeper connection to the audiences we serve together.
Choose Your Investment
Producers' Circle - $50,000 and up
All previous benefits, plus...
- Customized benefits package
Green Room Club - $25,000
All previous benefits, plus...
- Complimentary full-page Company advertisement in the summer/fall season program
- Invitation for two to the annual ‘VIP All Access Pass’ event, a behind-the-scenes experience
- Priority invitation for two to champagne afterglows and other social opportunities, as available
Directors' Society - $10,000
All previous benefits, plus...
- Verbal recognition from the stage, at one Center performance or educational event
- Invitation for two to the annual ‘Behind the Curtain’ event
- Priority access for Company to purchase tickets to the Center’s exclusive annual Gala fundraiser
Benefactor - $5,000
All previous benefits, plus...
- Complimentary half-page Company advertisement in the summer/fall season program
- Company logo displayed on the Corporate Circle page of the Center’s website and season programs
- Access to VIP Concierge Services for Company’s ticketing needs
Patron - $2,500
All previous benefits, plus...
- Donor Lounge access for Company representative and guests, before attending Center shows
- 20% discount on Company bulk ticket purchases (10 or more tickets to a single show)
- 15% discount on Company space rental at the Center
- Premium priority subscription access
Friend - $1,000
- Company name listed on the Corporate Circle page of the Center’s website and season programs
- 10% discount on Company advertisement in season programs
- Invitation for two to an annual donor appreciation event
- Updates on events, news, and special offers via email
- Priority subscription access
Choose Your Impact
Your company’s investment may be directed to one of three areas at the Center:
Youth Arts Education
Invest in the next generation through programs such as Next Gen and the Dorothy Gerber Strings Program, expanding access to arts education and nurturing creativity, confidence, and lifelong appreciation for the arts for more than 7,000 K-12 students annually.
Area of Greatest Need
Provide flexible support across all areas of the organization, allowing the Great Lakes Center for the Arts to meet evolving needs, seize opportunities, and sustain our mission year-round.
Corporate Circle Members
Benefactor
Annual gifts of $5,000 - $9,999
Patron
Annual gifts of $2,500 - $4,999
Friend
Annual gifts of $1,000 - $2,499
Official Partners
The Corporate Circle investment period lasts one year.
Investments may be made in cash, through in-kind goods & services, or a combination thereof.
Investments will benefit the Center’s Area of Greatest Need, unless the Company chooses to make a different impact as described in the section above.
More Information
To learn more or join the Corporate Circle, contact:
Christian Smith
Director of Development
231.439.2606 or
csmith@greatlakescfa.org
