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Monthly Giving

Become a friend of KCYA! It’s an easy and efficient way for you to make a monthly gift and provide the reliable support necessary to sustain Kansas City Young Audiences. Each year we serve approximately 100,000 students throughout the greater Kansas City area. Because of your generosity, many disadvantaged students will have access to transformational arts programs. Your monthly gift will make a difference!

Friends of KCYA have options for their monthly gift:

Credit Card Authorization
Automated withdrawal from checking or savings account.
Enroll in your bank's automated bill payment program and the bank will automatically send us a monthly gift per your request.

You will receive an email receipt each month, and at year end we will send an annual giving statement confirming your charitable contribution. Call or email us at 816.531.4022 or lgamble@kcya.org to explore all option.

The impact of your gift:

$15/month – provides a camp or class scholarship for a child at the CSA
$35/month – provides a performance for up to 250 students
$50/month – provides an artist residency program to an after-school site

Monthly Giving makes sense:

Make a difference – give back to a community in need and provide a child with an opportunity to access the arts.
Think green! –save time, money and valuable resources.
Safe and secure – We have a secure system to make monthly deductions from your credit card or bank account in the amount you select.
Easy and convenient – Set it up once and know you’re making a difference throughout the year.
Stay informed – Receive success stories about the student’s lives you’ve transformed.

We have learned that everyone has their own style of learning. Studies have shown a direct correlation between arts participation and the success of students. By supporting KCYA, you will be giving children the opportunity to experience the arts and helping close the academic gap.

Thank you for opening a window to the arts for
KCYA students.

Legacy

The Legacy Society

“One generation plants the trees, another gets the shade.”
– Chinese Proverb

Kansas City Young Audiences (KCYA) honors every planned gift donor with membership in The Legacy Society. We invite you to become a member of The Legacy Society, created exclusively to honor and recognize people who have helped to continue arts education for the next generation through a gift to KCYA in their wills, trusts or estate plans. Your gift will be recognized publicly, unless you prefer to give anonymously.

Legacy Society Members

Anonymous

Robert P. Lyons

Heidi & Nelson Nast

Lenny & Jerry Berkowitz

Bill & Peggy Lyons

Jeannette T. Nichols

Sybil Kahn

Steve Metzler

Katie Wendel

Join The Legacy Society

Members of The Legacy Society have expressed their commitment to KCYA through a very special form of financial support. If you have already arranged for a bequest or other planned gift, we would like to honor your support. Please notify us and become a member. If you have not made a decision, please consider KCYA as the ultimate beneficiary of a planned gift.

Membership Benefits

Your membership involves no dues, obligations, or solicitations, but it does allow us to thank you and recognize you for the plans you have made, and it may inspire generosity in others.

Benefits of membership in The Legacy Society also include acknowledgement at annual luncheons, invitations to special events and a subscription to our e-newsletter.

The most important benefit you will receive from joining The Legacy Society is the satisfaction derived from making a lasting impact on your community.

Only through learning can the next generation build our future and shape our community.

Volunteer

Community Arts Support Team (CAST)

Why join CAST?

Because you care about children, education and the arts.
Because you want to contribute to this worthwhile mission.
Because you'll get to observe fantastic artists teaching great programs.
Because you'll get to see children having truly enriching arts experiences.
Because the schedule is flexible.
Because we need you!

Volunteer Opportunities

KCYA Board directed committees

Special Events Committee: work with other volunteers and KCYA staff to assist in planning and implementing one or more special events, raising both funds and awareness.

Marketing Committee: work with other volunteers and KCYA staff to develop and implement an integrated marketing/communications/public relations campaign highlighting the KCYA Brand and program impact

Facilities Committee: advise KCYA Board and staff on facilities issues, including maintenance, repair/replace schedules, landscaping, etc.

Community School of the Arts (CSA) Committee

Dance and Theatre Performances (January, May, July) - Volunteers can distribute flyers and brochures, take photos, sell or serve snacks, and welcome guests.

Fundraising Committee (ongoing) - Plan and implement projects to support CSA scholarships

First week of classes (January, June, September) - Give building tours to new students/families

Advocates

A KCYA Advocate creates greater awareness of KCYA programs. Advocates can:

Provide feedback on programs delivered in schools
Represent KCYA at community events
Help identify new friends

Please call 816-531-4022 to learn more.