Support the Next Generation of Young Performers
Help Every Child Find Their Place on Stage
For more than 30 years, Children’s Playtime Productions has helped young people throughout the Coachella Valley discover confidence, creativity, friendship, and a place where they belong. Your gift makes every performance, every lesson, and every life-changing moment possible.
Every Child Deserves A Chance To Shine
Why Your Gift Matters
For more than 30 years, Children’s Playtime Productions (CPP) and Youtheatre Players have provided life-changing theatre experiences that help young people discover confidence, creativity, friendship, and a sense of belonging.
- It's about the shy child who finds their voice.
- The student who discovers confidence for the first time.
- The friendships formed backstage.
- The lessons learned through teamwork, commitment, and perseverance.
- The standing ovation is simply the result.
What Your Donation Supports
- Scholarships
- Productions
- Costumes & Props
- Educational Programs
- Theatre Clubs
- Community Outreach
As a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, we rely on the generosity of donors, sponsors, volunteers, and community supporters to ensure every child has the opportunity to experience the magic of live theatre.
The Impact of Your Generosity
Years Inspiring Young Lives
Youth Performers Directly Served
Audience Members Reached
Productions & Educational Theatre Experiences
Countless Moments of Confidence, Creativity & Growth
Every number tells a story. Every story begins with a child. And every child deserves the opportunity to discover their potential.
Where Your Gift Makes an Impact
When you support Youtheatre Players, you’re helping provide:
Educational Theatre Programs
Classes, workshops, clubs, productions, camps, and performance opportunities that help young people grow on and off the stage.
Scholarships & Financial Assistance
Helping ensure cost is never the reason a child misses out on an opportunity to participate.
Productions & Performances
Costumes, sets, props, lighting, sound equipment, scripts, music, and all the behind-the-scenes elements that bring stories to life.
A Safe Place to Belong
An environment where young people are encouraged, supported, celebrated, and empowered to be themselves.
Ways to Give
Give monthly. Change Lives.
Monthly Giving
When you become a monthly donor, you’re helping provide scholarships, educational programs, productions, camps, and performance opportunities for young people throughout the Coachella Valley. Your ongoing support helps ensure that every child has the opportunity to discover confidence, creativity, and a place to belong through theatre.
Spotlight Supporter
Help provide theatre materials, scripts, props, and creative resources that enrich the learning experience for young performers.
Stage Partner
Help support classes, workshops, scholarships, and performance opportunities that allow more children to participate regardless of financial circumstances.
Lifeline Giving Circle
Become a champion for youth theatre and help sustain the programs, productions, and educational experiences that transform lives throughout our community.
Small Monthly Gifts Create Lasting Impact
Every monthly gift, regardless of size, helps keep the curtain rising for the next generation of performers, storytellers, and creative thinkers.
Give Any Amount
One-Time Giving
Every gift helps create opportunities for children to discover confidence, creativity, friendship, and a place to belong through the transformative power of theatre.
Villager Level
It takes a village to help a child shine.
Your gift helps provide rehearsal materials, costumes, props, scholarships, and educational theatre experiences for local youth.
- Supports theatre supplies and program materials
- Helps offset participation costs for youth in need
- Contributes to costumes, props, and production elements
- Expands access to life-changing theatre experiences
Recognition: Warm fuzzies, heartfelt gratitude, and a special thank-you from the Youtheatre Players family.
Director's Circle
A small monthly gift. A lasting impact.
By committing to six months of support, you’ll help sustain the programs, instructors, and opportunities that keep our stages, and our students, thriving.
- Helps fund classes, clubs, and workshops
- Supports instructor and program expenses
- Helps provide scholarships and financial assistance
- Sustains year-round opportunities for young performers
Recognition: Everything included in Villager Level, plus:
✓ Invitation for two to a donor appreciation event
✓ Preferred seating opportunities at select performances
Show Sponsor
Help bring a production to life.
Sponsor a show and directly support the young performers who make the magic happen on stage.
- Helps fund costumes, sets, props, and royalties
- Supports production and instructional expenses
- Helps provide participation opportunities for youth in need
- Contributes to a memorable theatre experience for audiences and performers alike
Recognition:
Everything included in Challenge Level, plus:
✓ Recognition in season playbills
✓ Two complimentary tickets to the sponsored production
Season Level
Fuel an entire season of creativity, confidence, and community.
Season Sponsors play a vital role in helping Youtheatre Players provide year-round educational theatre experiences.
- Supports productions, classes, camps, and outreach programs
- Helps fund instructors, royalties, and operational expenses
- Expands opportunities for hundreds of local youth
- Strengthens arts education throughout the Coachella Valley
Recognition: Everything included in Show Sponsor, plus:
✓ Recognition as a Season Sponsor
✓ Two complimentary tickets to every season production
✓ Preferred reserved seating
Benefactor Level
Transform lives. Shape the future.
Benefactors help ensure the long-term sustainability and growth of Youtheatre Players, making it possible for future generations to experience the life-changing power of theatre.
- Creates transformational opportunities for youth
- Supports strategic growth and program expansion
- Increases scholarship accessibility
- Helps secure the future of educational theatre in our community
Recognition: Everything included in Season Sponsor, plus:
✓ Special recognition opportunities
✓ Personalized donor engagement
✓ Legacy-level impact on youth arts education
Give Any Amount
$ Your Choice
Every gift makes a difference.
Every donation helps provide life-changing theatre experiences that inspire confidence, creativity, and belonging for young performers throughout the Coachella Valley.
Give With Confidence
- 501(c)(3) Nonprofit
- Tax-Deductible Donations
- Serving the Coachella Valley Since 1995
- 30 Years of Youth Development
- Thousands of Lives Changed Through Theatre
Childrens Playtime Productions
Federal Tax ID: 33-0730102
Join a Community That Believes in Every Child
For three decades, our supporters have helped thousands of young people discover confidence, creativity, and belonging through educational theatre. We are honored to recognize the individuals, families, businesses, and foundations who continue to invest in the next generation.
We are grateful for every donor who has invested in our mission over the past 30 years. Every contribution, large or small, helps create life-changing opportunities for local youth.
Principal Benefactors
Our highest level of supporters whose extraordinary generosity has helped shape the future of Children’s Playtime Productions.
- Ron & Sherrie Auen
- John Wessman
- Wayne & Victoria Prim
- Catharine Reed
- McCallum Theatre
- H.N. and Frances C. Berger Foundation
Foundation & Grant Partners
These foundations and grant organizations have invested in arts education and youth development throughout our community.
- Anderson Children's Foundation
- Grace Helen Spearman Charitable Foundation
- Inland Empire Community Foundation
- Varieties Children's Charities of the Desert
- The Auen Foundation
- The Community Foundation
- The Richmond Foundation
- The Webb Foundation
- Community Advancing the Arts Grant
- Wayne L. Prim Foundation
Community Supporters
Local businesses, organizations, and generous families who continue to strengthen opportunities for young performers.
- Big 10 Storage
- BMC Holding Corporation
- Palm Desert ACE Hardware
- The De Haven Family (Carmen, Martha & Jacqui)
- Duran's Screen Printing & Airbrushing (DS Air)
- Braden & Billie-Jo Ramirez
- Shelly Vasquez
- Rick Chaffins
- GRIT Asset Management (formerly Wessman)
- Chez Pierre Bistro
Lifeline Givers
Dedicated supporters whose ongoing generosity has helped sustain our mission through every season.
- Robert & Teri Hargreaves
- John & Jan Coloccia
- Chuck Balgenorth
- Richard De Haven
- Matthew & Irene Creighton
Recent Donors & Sponsors
We are grateful for every recent contribution that helps keep the curtain rising for the next generation.
- Brenda Moorehouse
- Steve Armstrong
- Tiffanie Patscheck
- Rebecca Cornia
- Jack Newby
- Violeta Mullins & Cam Gutierrez
- James Rodriguez
- Susan Emery
- Janet & Shawn Ygnatowi
Help Write the Next Chapter
For over 30 years, our supporters have helped thousands of children discover confidence, creativity, leadership, and lifelong friendships through theatre.
When you give to Children’s Playtime Productions, you’re not simply funding a production, you’re investing in the next generation of young performers, leaders, and dreamers.
Together, we can ensure every child has a place to belong, grow, and shine.
Questions About Giving?
Every gift helps create opportunities for children to discover confidence, creativity, and a place to belong. Here are answers to some common questions about supporting our mission.
Yes. Children’s Playtime Productions (CPP) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) California Corporation. Donations may be tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.
Federal Tax ID: 33-0730102
Your donation helps fund educational theatre programs, productions, camps, classes, scholarships, costumes, sets, props, technical equipment, and community outreach initiatives that serve youth throughout the Coachella Valley.
Absolutely. Monthly donations provide reliable support that helps sustain programs and create year-round opportunities for young performers. Recurring giving options are available at multiple levels.
Yes. One of our goals is to ensure theatre remains accessible to all children. Donations help provide scholarships and financial assistance to families who may otherwise be unable to participate.
Yes. Donations may be made in honor of a family member, friend, teacher, mentor, or loved one who shares a passion for youth, education, and the arts.
Since 1995, CPP and Youtheatre Players have inspired confidence, creativity, and community through theatre, serving thousands of youth and families throughout the Coachella Valley.
There are many ways to help! You can volunteer, sponsor a production, attend performances, share our programs with others, or help advocate for arts education in our community.
Theatre helps children develop confidence, communication skills, creativity, teamwork, empathy, leadership, and self-expression. These life skills extend far beyond the stage and help young people succeed in school, relationships, and future careers.
We would love to speak with you. Please contact our team at 760-303-1990 or cppontheweb@aol.com to discuss sponsorship opportunities, legacy giving, or major contributions.
Every gift, regardless of size, helps create opportunities for children to discover confidence, creativity, friendship, and a place to belong. Your support helps ensure that every child has the chance to experience the magic of live theatre.