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Perhaps more than any other person, Morse Johnson took Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park from being the dream of a small group of volunteers and artists to the reality it is today. A civil rights champion and a World War II hero, Johnson was the first president of the board of trustees in 1960. He led the board through its first decade, served as its chairman until 1975 and remained a strong presence throughout his life.

Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park’s Morse Johnson Society honors those individuals and families who have made a gift to the Playhouse’s endowment fund through their estate plans, assuring the Playhouse’s promise of great theatre for the Greater Cincinnati community for many years to come.

The Playhouse Endowment is a permanent investment fund that will provide funding for Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park’s artistic, educational and community programs. Your gift to the endowment is invested and provides ongoing funding for Playhouse programs, supporting them year after year.

Ways You Can Make an Endowment Gift

Membership in the Morse Johnson Society provides you with a unique opportunity to create a lasting legacy of your own that will provide exceptional theatre and education and outreach programs for our community. You become a member of the Morse Johnson Society by making a planned gift of $10,000 or more to Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park.

Making a planned gift to the Playhouse Endowment Fund does more than just benefit the Playhouse and its mission. That’s because your planned gift also can provide great benefits for you and your family.

Direct Gifts to the Endowment

A direct gift to the Playhouse Endowment fund of appreciated assets can provide you not only with a charitable gift tax deduction, but also can help you avoid capital gains and estate taxes. Some options include:

• A gift of appreciated stocks, bonds or mutual fund shares.
• A gift of your residence, real estate or other personal property.
• A bequest in your will.
• A gift of a life insurance policy.
• Naming the Playhouse as a beneficiary of your IRA or qualified retirement plan.

For details on including the Playhouse in your will, go to Resources.

Planned Gifts that Provide Income for You or Others You Love

In addition to tax savings, some planned gifts actually can provide you and others you love with an increased, stable income now or in the future. These include:

• A Charitable Gift Annuity
• A Charitable Remainder Trust
• A Charitable Lead Trust
• A Deferred Payment Gift Annuity
• A Pooled Income Fund

For detailed information on any of the types of planned gifts visit the Fine Arts Fund.

The Playhouse or your financial advisor can help you choose the type of gift that best accomplishes your goals – for you, your family and for the Playhouse.

Take the Stage and Play your Part

For more than 40 years, the nation’s finest actors, directors, designers and theatrical artists have come to Cincinnati to join the Playhouse’s talented and dedicated resident staff in creating amazing theatre for you, making the Playhouse a treasure for our community and the American theatre.

Now, our community and your Playhouse are counting on you to play your role as well.

Your gift to the Playhouse Endowment will ensure that Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park will continue its tradition of presenting the finest theatre, the finest artists and the finest programs for our community for many years to come.

To request more information on making a planned gift to the Playhouse, go to Contact.