We Need Your Support
Since our beginning, Soulpepper’s work has been made possible by the generosity of donors and audience members like you.
Your gift helps artists, young people and audiences connect through extraordinary theatre. It supports new work, creative development and meaningful opportunities both onstage and behind the scenes.
Thank you for considering a gift. In appreciation, we offer a range of benefits that bring you closer to our artists and the creative process.
Make an Offline Donation
By Phone: 416.203.6264 x188
In Person: Visit our Box Office
By Mail: Complete Our Gift Form
Giving Levels and Benefits
We offer a range of benefits to take you behind the scenes at Soulpepper and bring you closer to our artists and the work on our stages.
THERE ARE MANY WAYS TO SUPPORT SOULPEPPER
LEAVE A LASTING LEGACY
A gift by Will, known as a bequest, provides you with the opportunity to support Soulpepper once your needs and those of your loved ones have been met.
Funds are usually bequeathed as a:
- A residual amount—for example, a share or a percentage of your estate; or A specific dollar amount or item
Benefits of making a bequest:
- You have the use of the asset during your life.
- A bequest is a tax-effective way of supporting Soulpepper as it reduces taxes owed by your estate.
- A bequest is revocable and can be modified if your financial circumstances change.
Sample bequest wording:
“To pay to Soulpepper Theatre Company ___% of the residue of my estate [or the sum of $____________.] This gift is to be used for such purposes and designs as deemed appropriate by Soulpepper Theatre Company.
Leave a Legacy at Soulpepper
Many individuals have expressed an interest in arranging a gift to Soulpepper during their estate planning. Soulpepper recognizes those individuals who have chosen to support us through their wills by extending a special invitation to one of its performances and pre-show receptions.
Ken Gingerich has been part of the Soulpepper family since the very beginning. Together with his partner, Michael Oakes, Ken has proudly witnessed Soulpepper’s growth from a fledgling summer troupe into a year-round, multi-faceted theatre company. Ken served as part of the original Advisory Council even before Soulpepper’s first Board of Directors was formed, sharing his considerable expertise in marketing and fundraising with the neophyte company. Ken and Michael are “veterans” of every single Soulpepper season and have generously supported the Company each year since its inception.
Ken and Michael confided that when they sat down to consider what kind of legacy they hoped to leave, Soulpepper came out at the top of the list. Soulpepper will point to this gift as a milestone in its own history – its first charitable bequest- and a vote of confidence from two long-time supporters that the company will thrive far into the future.
Ken and Michael revealed that it was the clear vision and strong values of the company that had kept them engaged for the past ten years and led them to remember Soulpepper in their estate planning. They were particularly pleased by Soulpepper’s commitment to the future – both through artist training and the company’s many youth outreach and access programs. Many people involved with the arts as adults — whether as artists, managers, volunteers or patrons – can point to a moment in their young lives when they were transformed by a play, concert or painting, and from that point forward would always find meaning in the arts. Ken and Michael have followed Soulpepper’s youth programs with interest over the years and knew that their annual contributions helped young people to explore their own creativity and access classical theatre. It seemed a natural step to ensure Soulpepper’s future for these young people with a legacy gift.
Soulpepper has been privileged to share its past with Ken Gingerich and Michael Oakes. We are honoured that they have chosen to entrust us with their legacy and, on behalf of future generations of Soulpepper artists, patrons and youth, we extend our most heartfelt thanks.
If you would like further information about charitable bequests to Soulpepper please contact Adele Kei, Development Manager, Indvidual Giving at adele.kei@soulpepper.ca.
If you have included Soulpepper in your will, please allow us the opportunity to thank you and recognize your gift by notifying us.
GIFT OF SECURITIES OR STOCKS
A gift of securities or stocks may offer greater tax advantages to you, since donors are no longer taxed on capital gains accrued on securities that have been donated to a registered charity.
To make a gift of securities or stocks, please contact Soulpepper at development@soulpepper.ca or 416-203-6264 ext.188 for the form to be filled out. The form can then be sent to Soulpepper and you may contact your stockbroker with your request to transfer stock.
CORPORATE MATCHING GIFTS PROGRAM
The following companies, listed below in alphabetical order, will help you increase the impact of your donation to Soulpepper through a matching gift program.
The individual policy of each company will determine the proportion of the corporate match, and eligibility of full- and part-time employees.
Even if your company does not appear on this list, it may still offer a matching gift program. Contact your human resources department to find out if your company can help increase the impact of your gift to Soulpepper.
If your company was missed and would like to be included, please contact us at development@soulpepper.ca.
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3M Canada Inc.
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Abbott Laboratories Canada Ltd.
Accenture
Addison-Wesley Publishers Ltd.
Adobe Systems Canada
AECON Group Inc.
Aetna
AIM Trimark Investments
Albany International Corp.
Alcan
Alcatel Canada Inc.
Allstate Insurance Company of Canada
Asea Brown Boveri Inc.
Aspect
American Express Canada Inc.
American International Group (AIG)
American Standard Inc.
AT&T Canada Inc.
Aurion Capital Management
Aviva Canada
B
BF Goodrich Canada Inc.
BOC Group
BMO
BMO Nesbitt Burns
Bank of Nova Scotia
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi Ltd.
Barclays Global Investors Canada Limited
BASF Canada Inc.
Baxter Canada
Bayer
BCE Inc.
Beaver Lumber Company Limited
Becton Dickinson and Company
Benjamin Moore & Co Ltd.
Biogen Inc.
Black & Decker Canada Inc.
Blake, Cassels & Graydon
Boise Cascade Canada Ltd.
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
Boston Consulting Group (The)
Bowater Canada Inc.
C
Cabot Corporation
Campbell Soup Company Ltd.
Canadian Gypsum Company
Canadian Tire Corporation Ltd.
CCL Industries Inc.
Celestica
Champion International Corporation
CISCO Systems
Citibank
Chubb Insurance Company of Canada
Citibank
Clarica Life Insurance Co.
Clorox Company of Canad (The)
Coca Cola Beverages
Comerica, Inc.
Computer Associates Canada Co
Corby Distilleries Ltd.
Credit Suisse First Boston
Cytec Canada Inc.
D
Dun and Bradstreet Canada
DaimlerChrysler Canada Inc.
Deutsche Bank of Canada
Diageo
Dow Chemical Canada Inc.
Dow Corning Canada
Dow Jones & Company Inc.
Dresser-Rand Canada
Duke Energy
Dundee BanCorp. Inc.
E
Eaton Corporation
Ecodyne Limited
Ethyl Canada Inc.
Exxonmobil Canada Ltd.
F
Falconbridge Ltd.
Farm Credit Canada
Fidelity Investments
Fisher Scientific Ltd.
Ford Motor Company of Canada
Four Seasons Hotels Inc.
G
General Electric Canada, Inc.
General Mills Canada Inc.
General Re Corporation
GlaxoSmithKline Inc.
Goldman, Sachs and Co.
Great-West Life Assurance Company
H
H. & R. Block, Inc.
Henkel Loctite Corporation
Hershey Foods
Hewitt Associates of Canada
Hewlett Packard Canada Ltd.
HJ Heinz Company of Canada Ltd.
Home Depot Canada
Honeywell Limited
HSBC Bank Canada
I
IBM Canada Limited
Imax Corporation
Inc.o Limited
Instinet
Insurance Bureau of Canada
Investors Group Inc.
J
JP Morgan Bank of Canada
Janssen-Ortho Inc.
Johnson & Johnson Canada
K
Kellogg Canada
KimberlyClark Canada Inc.
Kodak Canada Inc.
Kraft Canada Inc.
L
Labatt (owned by InBev formerly Interbrew)
Lafarge Canada Inc.
Lasalle National Bank (a.k.a. ABN Amro)
Leo Burnett Company Inc.
Lombard Canada Ltd.
London Life Insurance Company
M
Mackenzie Financial Corporation
Manulife Financial
McDonald’s Restaurants of Canada Limited
McGraw-Hill Ryerson Ltd.
McKesson Canada
Medtronic of Canada Ltd.
Mellon Bank Corporation (Inc.ludes CIBC Mellon)
Mercer Management Consulting
Microsoft Canada Company
Millipore Corporation
Mitsui & Co.
Molson Inc.
Motorola Canada Ltd.
N
Nacan Products Limited
National Bank of Canada
Norbord Inc.
Nortel
Novartis Canada Inc.
O
Oracle Corporation Canada Inc.
Otis Canada
P
PCL Construction Group Inc.
Pepsico, Inc.
Pfizer Canada Inc.
Pitney Bowes Canada
Polaroid Corporation
Procter & Gamble Inc. (Cdn)
Prudential Ins. Company of America
Q
Quaker Chemical Corporation
R
Ralston Purina Canada
Raytheon Canada Limited
Reckitt & Colman
Redpath Industries Limited
Robin Hood Multifoods, Inc.
Rohm & Haas Canada, Inc.
Royal and Sun Alliance
Rubbermaid Canada Inc.
Ryder Systems, Inc.
S
Scott Paper Limited
Shaklee Canada Inc.
Spar Aerospace Limited
State Street Trust Company Canada
Storagetek Canada Inc.
Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada
Sun Microsystems of Canada Inc.
Suncor Energy Inc. (a.k.a. Sunoco)
T
Telus Corporation
Tembec Inc.
The BOC Group Inc.
The Globe and Mail
The Lubrizol Corporation
The Reader’s Digest Association (Canada) Inc.
The Toronto Star
Thomson Nelson
Towers Perrin
TransAmerica Life Insurance Company of Canada
TransCanada PipeLines Ltd.
Transcontinental Inc.
U
Unilever
Union Bank of Switzerland (Canada)
V
Varian Canada Inc.
Visa Canada
Viskase Canada, Inc.
W
W.R. Grace & Co
Wal-Mart Canada Inc.
Whitehall-Robins Inc.
Wyeth Canada
X
Xerox Canada Inc.
GIVING THROUGH UNITED WAY OR OTHER CHARITIES
As part of your company’s United Way campaign, you can designate your donation to Soulpepper. Our charitable registration number is 86969 8449 RR0001.
FOUNDATION GIFTS
Giving through a foundation fund can simplify your charitable giving and make the results of that giving more effective and satisfying.
Soulpepper can accept your annual gift through a foundation, or work with your foundation to meet your charitable objectives.
Soulpepper gratefully acknowledges the generosity of our Foundation Supporters.
