Join & Support
Loft Friends Make the Difference
During these uncertain times, one thing is absolutely clear: Loft friends make the difference by helping us brave this storm. Your essential support ensures our haven for readers and writers (whether virtual or in-person) goes on.
When confronting the past, making sense of the present, or dreaming about the future, our creativity pours out. Our voices have power. Our collective and individual stories must be told. Make a gift today to sustain this vital community for stories that build just and life-sustaining communities.
As a Loft friend, your financial contribution is considered a tax-deductible donation. While a contribution of any size welcomes you to our friend community and many benefits, gifts of $60 or more or sustaining donations qualify you for additional perks like discounts on classes and events.
If you would like to make a gift in honor of someone or in memoriam, please click here. If you have any questions, please contact the Loft’s development team at [email protected] or 612-215-2598.
Friend Benefits
To thank you for your support, the Loft offers a number of benefits. As a Loft benefits-eligible friend (contributing at least $1 in a calendar year), you receive:
Class & Conference Discounts
A 10% tuition discount on Loft classes and conferences.
(Eligible to friends who have contributed at least $60 in the past year or all sustaining friends.)
Event Discounts
Free or reduced admission to all Loft events at Open Book.
(Eligible to friends who have contributed at least $60 in the past year or all sustaining friends.)
Priority Access
Priority access to exclusive literary and community events such as Lit!Series and the Year-Long Writing Projects.
Rental Privileges
Rental privileges to Loft Writers’ Studios.
Community Partner Discounts
- Magers & Quinn Booksellers (magersandquinn.com) 10% discount on purchases.
- Milkweed Editions (milkweed.org) 20% discount on in-store purchases (not online).
Upcoming changes to Loft Friend benefits
For nearly 20 years, we’ve offered discounts on Loft programming to Friends who donate $60 or more a year. While the threshold for receiving this valuable benefit hasn’t changed since 2005, the value of a dollar certainly has, and $60 doesn’t go as far as it did back then. Beginning June 3, we’re increasing the threshold for receiving the 10% discount on Loft programming to contributions of $90 or more a year (that’s an increase of $5/month to $7.50/month).
We value being able to make writing and learning more accessible by offering this benefit, and it's important to us that our Friends feel appreciated for all they make possible. Donations of any amount enable us to compensate our teaching artists and staff fairly, maintaining the high caliber of programming and creative expertise you’ve come to expect from the Loft. We also rely on the steadfast support of our individual supporters as institutional funding for the arts becomes increasingly more precarious.
We recognize this is an economically uncertain time for everyone in our community, and we appreciate your understanding and continued support as we take steps to ensure the sustainability of the Loft’s mission and programs.
Leave a Legacy
Planned Giving at the Loft
Make a gift with a lasting impact on future generations of readers and writers. A gift through your will, estate, or other planned designation marks your legacy as a visionary Loft leader.
