Create a Legacy with TCR
Planned giving is a meaningful way to support Theatre Cedar Rapids beyond annual contributions—allowing you to make a lasting investment in theatre, education, and community in Cedar Rapids. A planned gift is a present decision to make a future contribution, often through your estate or long-term financial planning.
Whether your connection to TCR is as an audience member, artist, volunteer, educator, or supporter, planned giving helps ensure that Theatre Cedar Rapids continues to inspire, educate, and bring people together for generations to come.
CONTACT US ABOUT PLANNED GIVING Why Planned Giving Matters
Planned gifts provide long-term stability and help sustain Theatre Cedar Rapids' mission beyond any single season. These gifts support future productions, education programs, access initiatives, and the stewardship of our historic Iowa Theatre Building—ensuring that live theatre remains a vibrant part of our community for years to come.
Your planned gift is a powerful expression of belief in the arts, in community, and in the people who will experience TCR in the future.
Your planned gift is a powerful expression of belief in the arts, in community, and in the people who will experience TCR in the future.
Ways to Create Your Legacy
Planned giving offers flexible options that can align with your personal, financial, and philanthropic goals. Common ways to make a gift include:
Bequests
Include Theatre Cedar Rapids in your will or living trust. Bequests can be made as a specific dollar amount, a percentage of your estate, or a residual gift after other commitments are fulfilled. This is one of the simplest and most meaningful ways to create a lasting legacy.
Beneficiary Designations
Name Theatre Cedar Rapids as a beneficiary of a retirement account, life insurance policy, or other financial asset. These gifts are easy to arrange and may provide tax advantages.
Charitable Gift Annuities
Make a gift to TCR in exchange for fixed income for life for you or a loved one. This option combines personal financial planning with future support for the theatre.
Charitable Trusts
Charitable remainder trusts or similar vehicles can provide income to you or your beneficiaries while designating TCR as a future beneficiary.
Donor-Advised Funds
Recommend a future gift to Theatre Cedar Rapids from your donor-advised fund as part of your long-term philanthropic planning
The information provided here is intended as a general overview. Theatre Cedar Rapids does not offer financial or legal advice. We encourage you to consult with your professional advisors to determine the best option for your circumstances.
From the TCR Encore Society...
"For more than 35 years, Theatre Cedar Rapids has been a special place for me. I have watched TCR grow from a small group of devoted volunteers and one paid director in the former Strand Theatre to one of the top five community theatres in the nation.
After so much history with and passion for Theatre Cedar Rapids, it was easy for me to decide to include TCR in my estate plans. By doing so, I want TCR to be available and vital for tomorrow’s performers, musicians, technicians, volunteers, and audiences. I hope other lovers of live theater in the near and distant future will learn and grow in the arts, provide spectacular performances for appreciative audiences, and contribute to a vibrant and robust community."
After so much history with and passion for Theatre Cedar Rapids, it was easy for me to decide to include TCR in my estate plans. By doing so, I want TCR to be available and vital for tomorrow’s performers, musicians, technicians, volunteers, and audiences. I hope other lovers of live theater in the near and distant future will learn and grow in the arts, provide spectacular performances for appreciative audiences, and contribute to a vibrant and robust community."
How Your Gift Can Be Used
You may choose to designate your planned gift or allow TCR to direct it where it is most needed at the time your gift is realized.
Unrestricted Gifts
Unrestricted planned gifts allow Theatre Cedar Rapids to respond to the most pressing needs of the future—supporting programs, staffing, facilities, endowment growth, or operational stability as circumstances evolve.
Restricted Gifts
Restricted gifts allow you to support a specific area of TCR's work, such as education, captial improvements, scholarships, endowment, or other mission-aligned priorities. Our development team will work with you to ensure your intentions are clear, practical, and sustainable over time.
Already Included TCR in Your Plans?
If you have already named Theatre Cedar Rapids in your estate plans, we would be honored to thank you and welcome you into our legacy community. Letting us know allows us to steward your intentions thoughtfully and keep you connected to the impact of your future gift.
NOTIFY US OF YOUR PLANNED GIFT Let's Start the Conversation
We're here to answer questions, share options, and support you as you consider how your legacy might include Theatre Cedar Rapids.
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