DONATION OPPORTUNITIES
Annual Fund
Annual donations are essential to keeping the Empress Theatre vibrant, welcoming, and alive with arts and culture. Support for the Annual Fund helps sustain both new and foundational programming, maintain our historic theatre, and ensure we can continue offering meaningful experiences for our community year-round. Your gift provides the ongoing support needed to keep the lights on, the stage active, and the Empress thriving as a gathering place for creativity, connection, and inspiration.
Renovation Fund
For more than a century, the Empress Theatre has been a gathering place for arts, culture, and community, providing continuous programming since 1912. Donations to the Renovation Fund help preserve this historic landmark while ensuring it can continue to serve future generations. Your support helps maintain and improve the theatre’s spaces, enhance accessibility and audience experience, and protect the legacy of the Empress Theatre as a vibrant home for live performance, film, and community events for years to come.
Educational Programming
Supporting the Empress Theatre Education Fund helps inspire the next generation of artists, storytellers, and creative thinkers. Your gift provides opportunities for children, youth, and adults to participate in theatre classes, workshops, summer camps, mentorships, and productions created especially for young audiences. Through these programs, participants build confidence, creativity, communication skills, and a lifelong connection to the arts. Every donation helps make theatre education accessible, meaningful, and transformative for our community.
Festival (Music, Film or Theatre)
Donations to the Festival Fund help bring vibrant arts and cultural experiences to our community through the Empress Theatre’s Center Stage Series, film festivals, and theatre festivals. Your support allows us to showcase exceptional performances, celebrate diverse voices and stories, and create memorable experiences that inspire, entertain, and connect audiences of all ages. Every contribution helps keep the arts thriving at the Empress Theatre and ensures these unique events remain accessible to our community for years to come
Individual/General Fund Donation
Every gift to the Empress Theatre matters. The General Fund gives everyone in our community the opportunity to support the theatre’s future, regardless of the size of the donation. Whether it’s a small monthly gift or a one-time contribution, every donation helps support the ongoing care, programming, and vitality of the Empress. Together, community support keeps the theatre alive, vibrant, and thriving.
Summer Theatre Camps Donation
The Empress Theatre’s summer camps provide opportunities for youth to immerse themselves in a world of creativity and learning. Through programs that explore improv, memorization, blocking, and much more, kids discover a whole new world of performance. Consider donating to support youth in theatre building lifelong connections and learning skills that will carry them to performance opportunities throughout their lives.
Legacy Fund
A gift to the Legacy Fund is an investment in the future of the Empress Theatre and the generations of audiences, artists, and community members it will continue to inspire. Legacy donations help ensure the long-term sustainability of the theatre by supporting its preservation, programming, and growth for years to come. By including the Empress Theatre in your legacy giving plans, you help protect a cherished community landmark and ensure its story continues well into the future.
Corporate Donations
Corporate support plays a vital role in keeping The Empress Theatre vibrant, accessible, and alive for future generations. By partnering with us, your organization helps bring exceptional arts, culture, education, and community experiences to Southern Alberta while demonstrating a meaningful commitment to local impact. Corporate donors receive valuable visibility, community recognition, and the opportunity to be part of preserving a historic landmark that inspires connection and creativity. Together, we can ensure The Empress continues to shine as a gathering place where stories are shared, talent is celebrated, and communities come together.
