Giving Opportunities

Dear Friend! Together, we can make the New Russia Cultural Center the premier Capital District venue for Russian Folk art, heritage and culture, ensuring a lasting legacy for genera tions to come.

We would like you to consider the mutually beneficial aspects of giving to the New Russia Cultural Center.

The federal government encourages charitable giving by providing some significant tax benefits when you make gifts to a qualified charity.

Credit Card/Online Donation via PayPal

We have setup a PayPal account to accept credit card donations. (You will need to create a PayPal account if you don’t already have one.) Click the button below to make a donation using PayPal.

You may mail your donation payable to the New Russia Cultural Center to the following address:

New Russia Cultural Center
PO Box 2383
Scotia, NY 12302

The New Russia Cultural Center, Inc., is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation. Any amount of contribution is tax deductible as allowed by law.

Your gift may be made in many other ways. Some of the ways to give are:

  • Memorial and Honorary Donations
  • Named Endowment Funds
  • Securities
  • Planned Gifts
  • Personal Property

Please see the "Ways to Make a Gift" guide online here.

Individual Donors

Become a Friend/Member of the New Russia Cultural Center. At the Center, we depend on our friends financial support to continue and to expand the Center’s activities and educational programming.

Each class of your donation comes with our “friend/membership benefits,” a small token of our appreciation.

Basic Membership Benefits Include:

  • Free or discounted admission to our events, classes, concerts, etc.
  • Subscription to our e-newsletter.
Participating levels:

Regular: $35
Family: $50
Senior: $25
Student: $25
Not-For-Profit: $75

$200-$499 Contributor

* Benefits of Basic Membership.
* Name Recognition on Special Programs.

$500-$999 Benefactor

All above, plus...
* Two complimentary tickets to our events

$1000-$2,499 Sponsor

All above, plus...
* A total of four guest passes to a performance of your choice

$2,500-$4,499 Patron

All above, plus...
* Recognition in Center's annual gift report

$5,000-$9,999 Angel's Circle

All above, plus...
* Personalized service and priority seating
* Be our guest at The Center's Annual Donors' Dinner

$10,000+ Director's Circle

All above, plus...
* Honored Guests (2) at The Center's Annual Donors' Dinner

The President's Society

President's Society honors individuals who contribute $1,000 or more to Center's Annual Fund. This fund supports Center's vital educational programs.

Join the 2007 President's Society today for just $85 a month! When making your donation type $85 in the amount field and choose 'monthly' in the frequency field.

Benefits include:

* Exclusive invitations to The Center’s annual Donor's dinner.
* Recognition in Center's annual gift report

For more information please contact Tatiana Lichtenwalter at 518-364-6321, or lichten@newrussiacenter.org.

Corporate Donors

As a special honor for the contribution to the New Russia Cultural Center, gifts of $1,000 or more will be remembered on the a donor wall at the constructed Center.

Investment $5,000
Recognition: Corporate donors will receive recognition in a special section of each event program and on a marquee in The Center's lobby.
Benefits: Corporate donors will receive four complimentary VIP All-Event Passes.
Special Events: Corporate sponsors will receive invitations to The Center’s annual Donor's dinner.

Investment $2,500
Recognition: in a special section of each event program.
Benefits: two complimentary tickets to events.

Investment $1,000
Recognition: in a special section of each event program.

Giving Levels Recognized on the Donor Wall

$1,000-$4,999
$5,000-$9,999
$10,000-$24,999
$25,000+
$50,000-$1,000,000 Naming Opportunities

For more information about giving opportunities, contact Tatiana Lichtenwalter, Executive Director, at 518-364-6321 or lichten@newrussiacenter.org.

Special Program Sponsorship

Sponsoring a particular program or project is an excellent way to support our community's cultural landscape and build recognition for your organization at the same time.

All New Russia Cultural Center programs are made possible by the generosity and support of people like you. Thank you for giving. Donations will be gratefully accepted for any of the project/ program below. Click to find out more about each project/ program.

If you would like to support these programs or have ideas for additional programs you would like to sponsor, please do not hesitate to contact us via email at lichten@newrussiacenter.org.

Special Project/ Program Sponsor

Investment $20,000 - 40,000

Exclusivity: The highest level of corporate exposure is reserved for The Center’s sponsors. These sponsors have full industry exclusivity throughout the project or program.

Recognition: Special Project/ Program sponsors receive recognition on the title page and sponsor page of each event program, the center's brochure, print advertising for all Center's events; sponsor's logo and hyperlink on the Center's web page.

Special Events: Special Project/ Program sponsors receive invitations to the Center’s annual Donor's dinner.