Hels Save PCS!

Help Save PCS!

Portland Center Stage is your theater company! We’ve been a cornerstone of Portland’s cultural life for over 35 years. In that time, the theater has served 4 million patrons, engaged more than 150,000 students and teachers through its education programs, served more than 100,000 individuals through free community programs, and collaborated with over 1000 local nonprofits and community groups, and provided work for thousands of artists, artisans, and technicians. While creating transcendent work on stage, we're doing everything in our power to make sure we keep PCS alive and thriving. We’re cutting costs. We’re restructuring. We’re investing in smarter strategies and expanding partnerships. But we cannot do it alone. We need our community now more than ever.

Please join us in our journey to raise $9 million by June 2026. Our target goals are:

  • $2.5 million to launch the 25/26 season by August 31;

  • $2.5 million to eliminate the accumulated deficit and build an operating cash reserve by December 2025;

  • $4 million of the continued support we receive in our annual operating gifts from individuals, foundations, corporations that PCS relies on every season, by June 2026. That's your generous support, every year!

    This theater matters to hundreds of thousands of people, across generations. You’ve laughed here, you’ve cried here, you’ve felt lifted up here, you’ve been on the edge of your seat here, you’ve felt seen here. PCS matters to you, and to all of us!

    A gift of any size today will help ensure that we can launch our 2025/26 season.

    Thank you! You have helped us raise $785,623.73 toward our first essential benchmark on $2.5 million by August 31!

    • Goal: $9,000,000
     
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    “Portland Center Stage is more than a theater. It is an important part of the Portland community. For decades, PCS has uplifted our community by working with local artists, teaching thousands of local students, and fostering creative energy at the heart of our city. PCS inspires people to do the hard things to make our city better. Right now, PCS needs our financial support. The last few years have been hard for PCS and the city that defines it. This campaign isn’t just about saving a stage, it’s about saying Portland will come back stronger than ever. Please join us as we work to preserve this organization, which helps us gather, grow, and work towards that better future together.” – Valerie Sasaki, PCS Board President.