Support independent arts journalism in Colorado
Since 2018, OnStage Colorado has been the state’s only publication dedicated to covering live theatre, music, dance and opera — and we need your help to keep doing it.
To help fund our efforts, we’ve partnered with the Colorado Nonprofit Development Center (CNDC) to serve as our fiscal sponsor for our work through the OnColorado Arts Journalism Project. The Project is dedicated to covering Colorado’s performing arts, theatre and screen arts communities through independent, professional criticism and reporting and it incorporates OnStage Colorado and our new film site, OnScreen Colorado.
The Case for Support (why this matters)
Colorado has an extraordinary theatre scene producing hundreds of shows a year. Almost none of them get covered by traditional media anymore. Newspapers have cut arts desks. Alt-weeklies have shrunk or disappeared.
We publish roughly 200 reviews a year, run a weekly newsletter reaching over a thousand subscribers, produce a podcast, maintain a statewide events calendar and host the annual OSCA awards honoring excellence in Colorado theatre. Your donation directly funds this work: paying reviewers, keeping the site running, and making sure Colorado’s performing artists get the serious critical attention they’ve earned.
OnScreen Colorado is in its infancy, but with dozens of film festivals in the state — and Sundance coming to Boulder in 2027 — we’re gearing up to cover this growing scene like no other media outlet does. To do so takes resources for paying editors and contributors, supporting the website and newsletter infrastructure and all the other expenses associated with running a media outlet.
What Your Donation Supports
- Paying our statewide network of reviewers who cover shows from Denver to Colorado Springs and Fort Collins to Summit County, Creede and beyond.
- Keeping OnStage Colorado and OnScreen Colorado free and ad-light for readers
- Producing the Theatre Blast newsletter and our regular podcast
- Running the annual OSCA awards, celebrating the best of Colorado theatre
- Expanding coverage to more companies, more regions and more art forms
Nonprofit Status
Since CNDC is a registered 501(c)(3) public charity, donations made through them in support of our work are tax deductible. We plan to form our own nonprofit in the coming year, but for now CNDC gives us the bridge to get things moving.
Donations are tax-deductible. OnStage Colorado’s charitable fund is fiscally sponsored by the Colorado Nonprofit Development Center, a 501(c)(3) public charity.
Ways to Give
- One-time gift via Colorado Gives
- Recurring monthly support
- Colorado Gives Day (early December)
Colorado’s theatre artists show up night after night to tell stories that matter. We think they deserve someone showing up to write about it. If you agree, help us keep doing this work.
FAQ
- Is my donation tax-deductible? Yes — see fiscal sponsorship note above.
- Where does my money go? Directly to editorial costs: reviewer pay, hosting, production.
- Is OnStage Colorado a nonprofit? Not yet on our own — we plan to form our own nonprofit in the coming year. In the meantime, our work is fiscally sponsored by the Colorado Nonprofit Development Center (CNDC), a registered 501(c)(3) public charity, through the OnColorado Arts Journalism Project.
- How is this different from advertising on the site? Advertising supports specific placements; donations support the journalism itself, with no editorial strings attached. (*Note that our relationship with CNDC is completely separate from ad space purchased on our sites.)
