How Can I Donate?

HELP ROSS CREEK CREATE A FUTURE AS BRIGHT AS OUR PAST

Ross Creek Centre for the Arts is a unique cultural institution dedicated to multidisciplinary, multigenerational, arts and cultural education and experiences. Two Planks and a Passion Theatre is our resident professional theatre company, with a separate operating budget and mission. Together, we operate under the umbrella of the CoastArts Association, a non-profit charity.

Last September, we finished our third summer season since COVID began. We celebrated the live theatre of Two Planks and expanded our camps. We brought back our community programs and hosted artists in residence. We expanded our community gardens and started renovations on a new space.

In 2023, we’ll open The Ross Creek Annex,  a multi-functional space renovated just for us and you! The new building will allow us to reach more people through community-focused programming and partnerships. We can’t wait to bring you concerts, readings, and after-school programs. Located in downtown Canning, the Annex ensures that arts and culture are truly central to all our lives.

Your donation makes it possible for Ross Creek  and Two Planks to continue our essential work, and supports current and future artists in telling their stories. With your help, we will continue to build a future of sustainable and inspired creativity for all ages, in and through the arts.

Together, we can feed the community, both body and soul.

You can direct your donation to Ross Creek or Two Planks, to support specific areas of our work, or to wherever it is most needed.

You can also make a gift In Honour Of or In Memory Of a special person, and know that your support will help us achieve our mission for the next 30 years!

You can create a legacy by making a planned gift  or naming a part of Ross Creek!

For our American friends: 
United Way Worldwide’s International Donor Advised Giving Program
If you are an American, and wish to give to Ross Creek / Two Planks and gain the best benefit with US tax deduction,  you may be interested in the United Way Worldwide’s International Donor Advised Giving (IDAG) Program.  You can make an individual or matching grant of at least $5000, in an easy process that ensures the funds go to our work, and full compliance with both US and Canadian tax regulations. For more information on how you can make an international contribute to Ross Creek and Two Planks, contact us.

What does it mean to donate “wherever most needed”?

Each season is unique and donating wherever most needed gives both Two Planks and a Passion Theatre and Ross Creek the flexibility to ensure we are able to use your donation where it is needed most.

What is the RJ Owen Bursary Fund?

Our first board president, Richard Owen was dedicated to providing opportunities to children living in poverty. The RJ Owen fund was begun by his family and AGF, and we annually collect and distribute bursary funds to ensure access to our programs in his name. All money donated to this fund enables kids to come to camps each year based on financial need. You’ll hear how camps have gone for the kids each season!

What is the Artist Angel Fund? 

Ross Creek provides artists with space and time to create new work, whether in visual arts, writing, theatre or other disciplines. We provide residencies that bring artists together with our community and the Angel Fund ensures artists without financial means can be at Ross Creek to develop their art. You can designate a specific medium (Textiles or writing, for example) or allow us to apply it to the artists most in need. You will hear about the work created during their residency and be invited to meet them!

Your Impact by the Numbers

A gift of $30 per month pays provides a month of meals for one of the families in our meal program. 

With a donation of $75, you can bring one camper to March Break for a day of creative enrichment and recreation.

With $100 per month, your annual total will give a budding artist the chance of a lifetime to attend our unique Teen Art Academy or Dance Summer Dance programs: all-inclusive two-week overnight camp to foster success in their artistic endeavours. 

With a $175 monthly donation, your annual total will keep the lawns mowed at our play sites for our whole summer season of live outdoor theatre.

A contribution of $335 brings a day-camper to Summer Camp for one week of unforgettable fun and professional art education.

Light the spark with a gift of $1000! This will provide us with enough firewood for our whole summer season of Fireside Theatre.

A donation of $1500 supports one of our Community Arts Days.

$10,000 makes a week of rehearsal for the theatre possible! 

A gift of $12,500 brings 12 schools to Ross Creek!

A gift of $25,000 funds our Gallery for a year!