Illusion Theater's GIVE MN AT HOME fundraiser

Dear Friends of Illusion,

It is easy to feel overwhelmed by the state of the world right now.

There is a lot of fear and uncertainty sweeping over everyone.

At Illusion, we look for moments of hope and joy and believe in

the human spirit as strong, resilient and positive. And, as we

consider the impact of this crisis and envision ways to re-enter

and rebuild, it is becoming more and more evident how

interdependent we all are – even while we are physically separate

at the moment. Not a single person, group, business, country is

untouched.

In an effort to continue support of our staff, the students we

serve and the community of artists, we have set the goal of

raising $10,000 for the GIVEMN AT HOME Campaign to help us

continue to live our mission during this time of the pandemic.  

When you donate to Illusion Theater, your donation... 

 Pays our artists and artist/educators to generate online

content

 Supports creative programming such as "Fresh Ink" online

 Ensures we can continue work with our community partners

as we find new ways to work with the homeless, our project

with Native youth, and a new initiative with deaf artists.

In case you haven’t heard: New charitable giving incentives: We

wanted you to know that a new universal charitable deduction is

available, allowing the growing number of taxpayers who do not

itemize their returns to receive a tax deduction of up to $300 for

cash charitable donations to 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations during calendar year 2020. For taxpayers that itemize returns,

the limit on the total percentage of Adjusted Gross Income (AGI)

eligible for the charitable deduction has been lifted.