Hermanowski Family Foundation Initial Request Form

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Organization Name: The Ruth and Nathan Hale Theater
Legal Name (if Different): Hale Center Foundation for the Arts and Eduation
Also Known As: The Ruth
Mailing Address: 401 South Pleasant Grove Boulevard
City: Pleasant Grove
State: Utah
Postal Code: 84062
Main Phone: 8018300701
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Organization Website: theruth.org
Employer ID Number: 87-0665160
Organization Tax Status: 501c3

Proposal Information

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Today’s Date: March 2, 2026
Requested Amount: $10,000

Project Title: Performing Arts Access Initiative
Project Description:

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We are a semi professional theatre serving our region through two mainstage venues, presenting a full season of musicals and plays alongside an expanding slate of arts education programming and youth productions. Each year, we engage thousands of patrons, students, and families, offering high quality live performances that entertain, educate, and inspire.

To ensure these experiences are accessible to all, we are seeking philanthropic support for a focused Performing Arts Access Initiative designed to remove financial barriers to participation. While demand for live theatre remains strong, cost continues to prevent many individuals, particularly youth and families, from attending performances.

This initiative will provide reduced cost tickets across our season, significantly lower youth ticket prices to encourage early engagement with the arts, and fund bussed school visits to weekday student matinees. For many students, these matinees represent a first experience with live theatre, an opportunity that can spark creativity, build empathy, and deepen classroom learning. By covering transportation and admission costs, we ensure that schools with limited resources can participate fully.

Support for this initiative will expand equitable access to the performing arts, cultivate the next generation of theatre goers and artists, and strengthen the cultural fabric of our community. Through this investment, philanthropy becomes a direct bridge between our stage and those who might otherwise never have the opportunity to experience it.

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Project Duration: fall 2026 –
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