we have never turned a student away due to financial hardship.

Your support brings confidence, creativity, and discipline to students and audiences across our city.

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Donate: Support Self-Empowerment Theatre through a one-time or recurring donation to unlock VIP seating, complimentary tickets, and special deals on YAT merchandise.

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Sponsor: Support Self-Empowerment Theatre to bring your business to thousands of audience members and social media followers across the greater Indianapolis area.

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Ticket sales and tuition make up less than one-third of our annual budget.

2018 Income

2018 Expenses

Young actors Theatre is grateful for grant and foundational support from:

young actors theatre thanks our partners and sponsors:

donors

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curtain call donor

$1,000+

All the benefits below, plus:

Personal thank-you from YAT cast on stage on date of attendance

act III donor

$500-$999

All the benefits below, plus:

Invitation to Annual Director's Dinner

act II donor

$250-$499

All the benefits below, plus

Invitation to a dress rehearsal

Four (4) tickets to an Athenaeum performance of your choice

act I donor

$100-$249

All the benefits below, plus

Mention on YAT social media accounts

opening act donor

$25-$99

Priority Seating

Recognition on website

$25,000

As YAT’s lead corporate partner, one Official Partner provides critical support for Self-Empowerment Theatre through the two programs that combined have the most student, audience and parent participation:

Self-Empowerment Theatre at the Athenaeum, and Self-Empowerment Theatre at Newfields.

Category exclusivity across all platforms.

Platform activation opportunities:
Product placement
Product sampling
Social media

Predominant Logo/ID placement on all:
Performance signage
Performance collateral (e.g., programs, table signage)
Ad on back cover of performance programs

Placement on "yatkids.org" home page.

Concierge ticket service for each relevant performance at The Athenaeum

Concierge ticket service for each relevant performance at The Toby at Newfields

premier partner

$10,000

At the Premier Partner level, companies play a lead role in Self- Empowerment Theatre by focusing on one platform with significant student, audience and parent participation either:

Self-Empowerment Theatre at the Athenaeum, or Self-Empowerment Theatre at Newfields.

Category exclusivity within one platform.

Platform activation opportunities:
Product sampling
Social media

Supporting Logo/ID placement on all:
Performance signage
Performance collateral (e.g., programs, table signage)

Logo/ID placement on selected "yatkids.org" platform page.

Twenty (20) tickets for each relevant performance at The Athenaeum.

Twenty (20) tickets for each relevant performance at The Toby at Newfields.

corporate partner

$5,000

Corporate Partners provide lead support for several key activities that transform student’s lives at YAT. Whether on stage or behind-the-scenes, each of YAT’s program activities creates transformative Self- Empowerment Theater opportunities for students in grades K-12.

Category exclusivity within one activity.

Activity activation opportunities.

Presenting logo/ID placement on selected "yatkids.org" activity page.

Presenting logo/ID placement on any applicable collateral and/or signage.

Ten (10) tickets for each relevant performance at The Athenaeum.

Ten (10) tickets for each relevant performance at The Toby at Newfields.

corporate alliance

$1,000

Corporate Alliance sponsors create the foundation for all YAT program activities with youth, supporting Self-Empowerment Theater for students in grades K-12.

Activity activation opportunities

Supporting logo/ID placement on selected Yatkids.org activity
page, and any applicable collateral and/or signage

Supporting logo/ID placement on applicable collateral

Five (5) tickets for each relevant performance at The Athenaeum

Five (5) tickets for each relevant performance at The Toby at Newfields