Support Starworks

Grants, fundraising events, and gallery sales sustain part of our work—but they don’t cover the full cost of keeping our studios firing, our kilns hot, and our doors open to the community. Individual support makes the difference.

 

Your generosity:

  • Sustains our Glass, Ceramics, and Metal Residency and Internship programs, bringing artists from around the world to create, teach, and engage with our community

  • Expands hands-on educational opportunities for local youth

  • Keeps exhibitions, artist talks, and public programs accessible and often free for everyone

  • Helps maintain and operate specialized equipment, kilns, furnaces, and metalworking tools

  • Invests in the next generation of makers through mentorship and workforce development opportunities

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Giving Rewards

Photo by 2025 Resident Artist Ray Im

Gaffer – $10/month or $100+ one-time

  • High-quality Starworks decal

Forger – $23/month or $250+ one-time

  • All Gaffer benefits

  • Exclusive invitations to Preview Sale events, including the Glass Pumpkin Patch and Annual Holiday Market

Collector – $45/month or $500+ one-time

  • All Forger benefits

  • 10% discount on workshops and Starworks brand products

Curator – $85/month or $1,000+ one-time

  • All Collector benefits

  • Handmade gift from Starworks Glass, Ceramic, or Metal Studio

Catalyst – $220/month or $2,500+ one-time

  • All Curator benefits

  • Organic cotton Starworks t-shirt (locally printed in NC)

From more information about giving, email support@starworksnc.org or call 910-428-9001.

 

More Ways to give

  • Gifts of appreciated stock, bonds, or other securities allow you to make an efficient and impactful contribution to Starworks with the added benefit of avoiding capital gains taxes and/or expanding your portfolio.

    When making a gift of stock, please contact – or have your broker contact – Beth Throneburg at beth@centralparknc.org to let us know that a transfer is pending.

    Your notice should include donor name, the name of the stock, the number of shares to be transferred, and any restrictions on the gift.

    For more information on stock gifts, please contact our Office Manager Beth Throneburg at beth@centralparknc.org or give us a call at (910) 428-9001.

  • A legacy charitable gift is a donation made to a charity through a future plan, such as a will or trust, which takes effect after the donor's death. These gifts allow individuals to make a significant, lasting impact and can be made through various assets like cash, property, life insurance policies, or retirement funds. "Legacy Giving" can provide tax benefits to the donor's estate.

  • A Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) is a direct transfer of money from an IRA to a qualified charity, which can be excluded from your taxable income and can be used to satisfy your Required Minimum Distribution (RMD). To make a QCD, you must be 70½ years or older, and the maximum amount you can exclude from income is $108,000 per person in 2025. The transfer must be made directly from your IRA custodian to the charity, not through you.

    For more information on how to give using your IRA, please contact support@starworksnc.org. Starworks is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. All gifts are tax-deductible in accordance with IRS rules.

  • Employee matching is a great way for you and your employer to support Starworks, and thereby DOUBLE your impact to our mission!

    Talk to your employer today and ask if they have a matching program. If they don’t, ask about starting one – and encourage your colleagues to give to a good cause like Starworks!

    Some examples of employers who match gifts include:

    • Aon

    • AT&T

    • Bank of America

    • Blue Cross Blue Shield

    • DELL

    • Duke Energy

    • Home Depot

    • Johnson & Johnson

    • Verizon

 
 
 
 

Interested in sponsoring an artist residency or special event?

Sponsorships
 
 
 
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Starworks’ Joe Grant instructs students from Eckerd Connects, a juvenile justice residential program that affords second chances & rehabilitative services to boys ages 13-17.