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I Was Wondering...
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What Will My Money Support?
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Your gift makes it possible for The Radiohole to bring unique, thought-provoking, and entertaining 'theater' to nearly every household across the country.
Have you become enlightened by Bender? Enjoyed a fascinating segment on Francis E. Dec, Esq? Witnessed your child learn and grow from Rodan? Then, chances are you've been touched by The Radiohole.
The Radiohole has received support from federal and state sources, and from local businesses, yet our largest source of income comes from individuals-through gifts of all sizes. In fact, nearly 200 individuals around the country felt strongly enough about the Radiohole and its services that they contributed a financial gift to the Radiohole. Many individuals also volunteer their time in a great variety of ways to The Radiohole.
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What Will I Get in Return For My Gift?
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The Radiohole is unique to its community and offers benefits that are tailored to the interests of that area. In fact, that's really the key to The Radiohole's vitality.
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Can My Gift Be Designated?
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The Radiohole will give you the choice to designate your gift to one thing or the other, if you prefer. You can always contact The Radiohole to discuss even further options if you prefer that your gift help the Radiohole in a more specific way.
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How Many People Support Radiohole?
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Nearly 200 individuals from the U.S. and neighboring countries voluntarily contribute to the Radiohole.
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Can I Get My Employer to Match My Gift?
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Many employers recognize the value of supporting organizations in their community and encourage their employees to do so. Often, these companies will provide a greater incentive by matching individual gifts. Because the Radiohole is so universally recognized as a vital community resource, The Radiohole is almost always included among a company's matching gift options. Or, you can visit your company's human resources office directly to learn more about their gift-matching policy. Usually, it's simply a matter of your submitting a matching gift form, along with your gift. The Radiohole will then contact your employer's human resources office to complete the transaction
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Why is The Radiohole Worthy of Support?
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Though 'theater' has been around for many years, 97% of the population still does not actually see 'theater' - either because they do not have access to it or because they choose to watch TV. The bigger reason, though, is that TV networks, must be market-driven to remain in business. If a network is not financially profitable, it will cease to exist. It's that simple.
The Radiohole, by contrast, is a mission-driven educational service that does not have to operate under a mandate of commercial obligations and marketplace pressures.
TV might find it difficult to make any profits from providing an educational enterprise like The Radiohole. If there were profits to be made, commercial broadcasters would already be engaging in such ventures.
Your support of The Radiohole allows us to continue to be the 'first' with other types of programs - to take risks and bring you new types of programs that TV won't offer.
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Why Do You Run All Those Rent Parties?
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We realize that our rent parties are sometimes inconvenient for our viewers. That's why we take steps to alert our viewers and members in advance of the parties.
Frankly, rent parties offer the best, most straightforward way for us to communicate directly with our viewers — especially those people who watch but don't support. Radiohole does utilize other means of fundraising — like direct mail and telemarketing — but our rent parties continue to be the most successful way for us to reach new supporters.
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Is My Gift Tax Deductible?
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The Radiohole is a 501c(3) nonprofit organization. When you make a contribution of any dollar amount to The Radiohole, your gift is fully tax-deductible. The only exception to full tax-deductibility is when you receive a tangible benefit in exchange for your contribution. In such cases, the fair market value will need to be subtracted from the total contribution amount.
For example, if you make a gift of $75 and request a Radiohole logo totebag valued at $10, the total deductibility of your gift is $65.
After you've made a gift to The Radiohole, they will advise you of any benefit that carries a fair market value. That way, you can make the decision to decline the benefit and claim the full tax deductibility of your contribution.
Please direct all other concerns related to Tax Deductions to the Radiohole: 718-388-2251.
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