FIPPP works year-round. And as we grow and as FIPPP expands its reach in the Bay Area community, we hope to reach more individuals, more future employers, and more family members who can learn from our work as we change the world one story at a time.
How can you support FIPPP?
Make a donation to FIPPP! A gift of any amount supports our performers and work.
Consider becoming a monthly donor. Monthly gifts provide stability for our year-round work.
Become a FIPPP sponsor. Make a larger gift to support FIPPP.
Help spread the word about FIPPP and our work on Facebook and Instagram pages.
Join us! Be an audience! Be a donor! Be a monthly supporter! Be a sponsor! Making a tax-deductible gift to FIPPP supports our storytellers and helps us share their important stories.
A gift for FIPPP allows us to grow. Our work is important. According to The Sentencing Project, there are nearly two million people currently incarcerated in the United States. And often, the resources to help them successfully integrate back into their communities after they have served their time are available. At any given time, there are almost one million people out on parole. We believe communication and sharing these diverse stories are key to both helping remove the stigma of incarceration and fostering understanding on both the societal and human levels.
We plan to expand our programming to bring additional formerly incarcerated performers to our stage, sharing their compelling stories. We also want to continue to provide reduced-cost, sliding-scale show tickets, as well as donated seats to our shows, so that no one will be turned away from a Formerly Incarcerated People's Performance Project show due to a lack of funds.
Here is how you can help: You can make a one-time or monthly donation to FIPPP to support our performers, directors, and our work. Your support allows us to secure a rehearsal space, pay our tech and crew, and support our performers with a small stipend. All donations by individuals are tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law. Again, we thank you for your support!
You can support FIPPP! Our recent FIPPP Festival and our residency at Berkeley Rep sparked generosity in some of our theater-goers who wanted to support the work of FIPPP into the future, including a charitable gift from the Ronald Whittier Family Foundation. Other major donors include the Armstrong-McKay Foundation, Mona Dale Lawrence, and Victoria Podesta. We also received grants from the Alameda County Arts Fund and a CA$H Sustains grant from Theater Bay Area! We would love to see others join our FIPPP community of supporters!