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The Palo Alto Art Center Foundation, a private nonprofit organization, supports the
Palo Alto Art Center by means of a public/private partnership. Through this partnership the Foundation significantly enhances the extent and quality of the Art Center's programs.
Types of Gifts
Annual Appeal
Each fall, we appeal for donations to our Annual Fund. Contributions to the Annual Fund enable the Foundation to provide support to the full range of exhibitions and programs at the Art Center.
Stock Gifts
There can be significant tax advantages when making a donation of appreciated stock. Making a stock gift is easy.
Please notify Debra Reed, Vice President & Trust Officer, at Borel Private Bank and Trust Company to make a stock gift. Debra can be reached at (650) 378-2010 or you can email her at dreed@borel.com.
Employer Matching GiftDoes your employer have a matching program? You contribution can have more impact by asking for instructions on how to make a matching gift.
Monthly Giving
If you would like to give on a monthly basis, please contact Linda Gargiulo at (650) 617-3138 or email her at donate@paacf.org.
Planned Gifts
Make a lasting contribution through your estate by way of a bequest, insurance policy, or charitable remainder trust. Your attorney or financial advisor can help determine the right type of gift for you.
Sponsorship
Companies, foundations, or individuals can contribute to a particular exhibition, special project, or program that matches their interests and philanthropic goals.
Appeals
The Palo Alto Art Center Foundation conducts two appeals for financial support during the year.
- Each spring, we ask for contributions to Project LOOK!, the Art Center’s art education program for Kindergarten through 8th grade school children. The program makes a direct connection between creating and exhibiting art through a docent-led tour of the Art Center’s exhibition and a related hands-on activity in the Project LOOK! studio.
- Each fall, we appeal for donations to our Annual Fund. Contributions to the Annual Fund enable the Foundation to provide support to the full range of exhibitions and programs at the Art Center.
Where Your Contribution Goes
Your contribution supports current programs and educational material and equipment necessary for the Art Center’s operations.
Programs
- Cultural Kaleidoscope: One residency (a partnership of two classrooms in the Ravenswood/Palo Alto Unified School District serving 40-50 children): $8,300
- One Family Day (4-6 per year, each serving 400 children and their families free): $2,000 each
- Community Sunday Series (8-10 presentations free to public, based on cultural exhibitions, such as “Arts of Brazil"): $5,000
- A Project LOOK! classroom tour (20-25 students): $100
- Exhibition sponsorship: $5,000-$10,000
- Master Artist workshops (for adults and children): $500-$1,000
- Artist slide lecture: $300
Educational Materials and Equipment
- Family Guide (2,500 copies): $5,000
- Exhibition catalogue (3,000 copies): $45,000
- New outdoor signage: $TBD
- Benches/seating for exhibition space: $3000 each
- Adult ceramic studio equipment: $1,000 for potter’s wheels
- Children’s Art Programs: $800 for potter’s wheels; $85 for paper cutters; $2,000 for video cameras