Ways to Give
For over 60 years, artists and audiences have been coming together at Goodspeed Musicals for musical theatre experiences of the highest caliber. When you contribute to Goodspeed Musicals, you join with the over 120,000 patrons who visit us each year in sustaining one of Connecticut's most important cultural and artistic jewels.
As a non-profit theatre with ticket sales covering only 60% of our operating costs, Goodspeed relies heavily on the generosity of its friends and supporters. There are many ways for individuals, corporations, and foundations to contribute their support, and we hope you will explore those opportunities here on our website. In return, Goodspeed provides its members and supporters with an array of exciting benefits, including ticket concierge services, invitations to exclusive special events, and brand visibility.
If you have any questions, our Development team is happy to help and can be reached at 860.873.8664, x317.
The support of friends like you is what makes the magic of Goodspeed possible. We can’t do it without you – so thank you for your generosity.
Below you can find information on the various ways to support Goodspeed and our programs. Please consider providing general operating support by becoming a member, or donating to a specific area that meets your interests.
Click the accordions below to learn more about the various ways to support Goodspeed and our programs. Please consider providing generals support by becoming a member or donating to a specific area that meets your interests
We invite you to become a Member and to be part of this incredible community. As a member you will enjoy many exclusive benefits including members-only ticket exchanges, waived fees on ticket purchases, access to member events, trip and tours and so much more. You are a very important part of the Goodspeed community and we want to you to enjoy these unique perks and benefits at both The Goodspeed and The Terris Theatres.
Your membership gift plays a pivotal role in helping Goodspeed create musicals for now and for future generations. And, your donation is tax-deductible to the maximum amount allowable by law.
Make a gift toward what matters most to you! Here are some areas you can donate your donation to:
New Works
At Goodspeed, we are passionate about making musicals and providing opportunities for theatre artists to create musical theatre works of art. You can help us promote, develop, and produce musicals, and encourage the work of these writers. Musical theatre creates community, provides connection with our fellow humans, and reminds us of how much more we are truly capable of―and you can make that possible. Your donation will support fresh voices in our industry as they create exciting new musicals here at Goodspeed.
Education
We believe that everyone should benefit from the emotional, aesthetic and communal connections that the arts can provide. Goodspeed serves nearly one thousand children and students each season through its Max Showalter Center for Education in Musical Theatre which includes these programs:
- Music Theatre Institute Institute: an ever-growing education and training initiative that offers a wide array of workshops and intensives for students, young professionals, and individuals looking to continue their education in the arts.
- Arts Education Collaboration: annually engages over 800 young and underserved students in the creative process of musical theatre, offering workshops, performance tickets, lunch and transportation at no cost to students or schools.
- Family Nights: offers young people an opportunity to see the magic of musical theatre at a discounted rate.
Your support of Goodspeed’s Education Programs will allow us to engage young people in the creative process of musical theatre, and help make the art form accessible to the next generation of theatergoers.
Sensory-Friendly Performances
Goodspeed offers one or two performances each year that are designated as Sensory-Friendly and provide the opportunity for individuals with autism or other sensory processing issues and their families to enjoy a day of live theatre together. Tickets are offered at a heavily discounted rate and production and front-of-house accommodations are made to ensure that there is no financial or social burden to attend. Your gift will ensure that we can continue to make the theatre accessible to everyone.
Commissioning
Through our GoodWorks commissioning program.
Have you considered matching your gift to goodspeed?
If you work for (or are retired from!) one of the many employers with a matching gift program, you may be able to make your charitable contribution count more than once - even twice!
Please use the below search tool to see if your company will match your donation and to access the forms, guidelines, and instructions that you need to submit a matching gift. If you have any questions, please contact David Mai at 860.873.8664, x317 or david.mai@goodspeed.org.
Matching Gift and Volunteer Grant information provided by
Currently these businesses match gifts to Goodspeed Musicals. We appreciate their – and your – support!
- AARP
- ACE Charitable Foundation
- Adobe
- Aetna
- Alexion
- AllianceBernstein
- Allied World Assurance Company
- American Express Foundation
- American International Group, Inc.
- American Tower
- Amica Companies Foundation
- Aon
- Arch Capital Group
- Argonaut Group, Inc.
- Arthur J. Gallagher Foundation
- AT&T Foundation
- Bank of America
- Barnes Group Foundation, Inc.
- Charter Oak Federal Credit Union
- Chevron Corporation
- Choice Point Inc.
- Chubb & Son
- CIGNA Corporation
- The Compass Group
- Conning
- Covidien
- Dell, Inc.
- Diageo North America
- Dominion Foundation
- Eli Lilly & Company Foundation, Inc.
- Ensign-Bickford Foundation
- Eversource
- ExxonMobil Corporation
- Gartner Matching Gift Center
- GE Foundation
- Gillette Company
- GlaxoSmithKline Foundation
- Goodrich Corporation
- Guardian Life Insurance
- The Hartford
- The Hartford Courant
- Hartford Steam Boiler
- Hewlett Packard
- Hudson City Savings Bank
- IBM Corporation
- ING Foundation
- John Hancock Companies
- Jones Lang LaSalle
- J.P. Morgan Chase Foundation
- Johnson & Johnson
- KX Technologies, LLC
- Lane Industries, Inc.
- Lincoln Financial Group Foundation
- Lydall, Inc.
- Macy’s Foundation
- MassMutual Financial Group
- BNY Mellon
- The Meredith Corporation Foundation
- Merrill Lynch
- Microsoft
- New York Times Company
- NRG Energy Inc.
- Nuveen Investments, LLC
- Occidental Petroleum Corporation
- Pfizer Foundation
- Phoenix Foundation, Inc.
- Pitney Bowes
- Plymouth Rock Foundation
- Prudential Foundation
- PW Power Systems
- Raytheon Technologies
- Salesforce.com
- Schneider Electric/Square D Foundation
- Symetra Financial Corporation
- Reader's Digest
- Stanley Black & Decker
- Thompson Reuters
- Time Warner Foundation
- Travelers Insurance Company
- UBS Financial Services
- Unilever
- United Healthcare
- UnitedHealth Group
- United Technologies Corporation
- Verizon Foundation
- Voya Foundation
- The Walt Disney Company Foundation
If you would like to make a contribution with stocks or securities, please contact the development office at 860.873.8664 to alert us of your gift, as our clearing house does not provide the donor’s name. We can then be assured of providing you with a proper acknowledgement.
Send stock/securities contribution to:
Vanguard DTC#: 0062
Customer Account Name: Goodspeed Opera House Foundation, Inc.
Customer Account #: 46855265
Address: Vanguard Institutional Advisory Services, 100 Vanguard Blvd, MS PN20, Malvern, PA 19355
Account Executive: Mattew J. Michuda, 610.503.3137 or 800.662.0106 x33137, matthew_J_michuda@vanguard.com
Goodspeed Musicals is pleased to offer members and friends an extraordinary opportunity to support the finest musical theatre while providing a truly unique tribute to a friend or loved one. Since 2009, forty-one patrons have been honored or memorialized. Occasions that have been celebrated include retirements, wedding anniversaries, contributions in the workplace, friendships, recognition of Goodspeed Staff Members and many milestone birthdays including a 100th!
Patrons who participate in the Dedicate a Performance program enjoy an incomparable array of benefits designed to create an unforgettable evening at Goodspeed. A gift of $500 or more will allow you to dedicate a performance of your choice.
Benefits:
- Special dedication on Goodspeed's lobby monitor
- Signage announcing the name of the person
- Program insert announcing the dedication
- Card and flowers for your honoree
- Private champagne reception at intermission for you and your honoree (number of guests are limited)
- Framed copy of the program insert signed by the cast
- Concierge service for best available tickets for your dedicated performance.
In addition to providing a once-in-a-lifetime evening for a cherished friend or loved one, your generous gift will help ensure Goodspeed Musicals continues its role as a world-leading presenter and producer of classic and contemporary musical theatre.
Recent Dedicated Performances:
South Pacific - Sunday, July 7, 2024 - In honor of Joan Skydel's daughter Amy Pinette
Dreamgirls - December 15, 2023 - Dedicated to Marlene Baker in honor of her birthday by her loving family
Dreamgirls - November 29, 2023 - Dedicated in loving memory of Bernie Tanssey by Sandy and Ron
Summer Stock - August 17, 2023 - Dedicated to Tricia Paoluccio in celebration of 20 years of friendshsip by Michael Chaiklin
Gypsy - June 10, 2023 - Dedicated to Amy Freeman in recognition of her many contributions to Catholic Education in the Diocese of Norwich for the past 35 years.
Gypsy - May 6, 2023 - In memory of our friend and colleague Michele Baumann
42nd Street - November 3, 2022 - In dedication to Annette Benker by Michael Chaiklin
Christmas in Connecticut - Sunday, November 14, 2022 - In honor of the CT Chapter of the League of Professional Theatre Women, by Emily Kaufman
A Grand Night for Singing - Saturday, October 9, 2021 - In remembrance of Henry "Buzz" Merritt, an accoplished tenor and lvoer of musial theatre. Missing you, Jane and Schuyler Merritt
For more information on the Dedicate a Performance program, please contact Sophia Voglino, Event and Corporate Manager, at 860.615.0369.
Are you looking to dedicate a gift in honor/memory of someone? Tribute gifts can be made to any of the non-membership funds above, or can be designated to where the funds are needed most. Click the button below or call Mary Miko at 860.615.0368 to make your gift and provide information about your honoree.