FOUNDING MEMBER FUND
A $12,500,000 Campaign for City of Asylum’s Future GOAL
RAISED
PURPOSE
$10,600,000
$9,550,000
To acquire, rehab, and outfit the Masonic
$1,100,000
$620,000*
For core programming at Alphabet City
PROGRAMMING RESERVE FUND
$500,000
$30,000
EXILED WRITER PROGRAM
$300,000
$300,000
$12,500,000
$10,500,000
CAPITAL BUILDING
PROGRAMMING
TOTAL
FOUNDING MEMBER FUND
$2,000,000
For catalytic opportunities, long term commitments
Reserve fund for writer emergencies and fluctuations in funding
84% of goal raised before Founding Member Campaign
16% needed to meet goal
* Includes $600,000 gift that may be applied at COA’s discretion
“City of Asylum is about more than giving an exiled writer a place to live and work. It is about building a community around them that participates with the poetry, or art, or music that is being created in that living space.”
“PITTSBURGH’S CITY OF ASYLUM.” THE ATLANTIC
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ar too often, organizations lose their path in developing a building and are unable to translate dreams into sustainable success. The building remains empty of purpose. The Founding Member Fund was launched to make sure that City of Asylum Alphabet City is animated with great programs and filled
with people…not asset rich and operations poor. It is what City of Asylum needs to be: resilient and not at risk year-to-year. The Fund provides the stability for us to take creative risks and to continue showcasing global and underrepresented voices. Before launching the Founding Member Fund, in the “quiet phase”
of our campaign, we raised $10.5 million—84% of our goal. The Founding Member Fund’s goal is to raise the remaining 16%, over the next three years. With your help, City of Asylum will continue to innovate, experiment, and connect Pittsburgh to the world.
FOUNDING MEMBER GIVING LEVELS IN ORDER TO REACH OUR GOAL, WE ARE SEEKING ALPHABET CITY FOUNDING MEMBER PLEDGES TO SUPPORT CITY OF ASYLUM IN OUR NEW HOME. ALL CONTRIBUTIONS WILL BE RECOGNIZED ON THE FOUNDING MEMBERS PLAQUE IN ALPHABET CITY.
$100,000
$25,000-$75,000
PLATINUM FOUNDER
GOLD FOUNDER
($33,333 annually)
($8,500-$25,000 annually)
• Naming rights to a major area of City of Asylum Alphabet City (stage, performance space, private dining room, etc.)
• Naming rights to a major program or an elevator, green room, workshop room, display tables, etc.
• Top recognition on Founding Members plaque
• Recognition on the stage’s video wall, before programs
• Recognition on the stage’s video wall, before programs • An annual private event of your choice for a party of eight in Casellula @ Alphabet City—complimentary dinner and drinks with writers and musicians
• A private event of your choice for a party of eight in Casellula at City of Asylum Alphabet City— complimentary dinner and drinks with writers and musicians
• Free use of the facility annually for a private event
• Free use of the facility for a private event
• 4 guaranteed seats at all COA
• Special recognition on the Founding Members plaque
• 4 guaranteed seats at all COA programs*
programs*
$10,000
$5,000
$2,500
FOUNDERS’ CIRCLE
COMMUNITY FOUNDER
BOOKSTORE FOUNDER
($1,666 annually)
($833 annually)
• Underwriting recognition as “Community Founder” for a selected program event
• Named individual bookshelves
• Named column of bookshelves
• Invitation to pre-opening tour of City of Asylum Alphabet City
($3,333 annually)
• Underwriting recognition as “Community Founder” for a selected program event • Named bookcase • Free use of facility annually for private event • 2 guaranteed seats at all COA programs*
• 2 guaranteed seats at all COA programs*
• Invitation to Founding Members artist reception
$100-$499
Up to $99
PERFORMANCE FOUNDER
SUPPORTING FOUNDER
INDIVIDUAL FOUNDER
• Invitation to pre-opening tour of City of Asylum Alphabet City
• Online recognition
($333 annually)
• Invitation to Founding Members artist reception • Invitation to pre-opening tour of City of Asylum Alphabet City
To become a Founding Member and help ensure City of Asylum @ Alphabet City is filled with purpose, please contact Adam Stokes at (412) 323-0278 or at adamstokes@cityofasylumpittsburgh.org.
* 72 hour advance notice, excludes fundraisers
$1,000