The Ask

Fund the phase that unlocks everything else.

Pre-Seed / Pre-Development Tranche — $271,000–$492,000

This tranche puts Areté's organizational and legal foundation fully in place. It also funds the pre-development work — site control, feasibility, architectural concept — that turns Areté from a concept into a fundable real estate project.

The Economic Case
$543.3M
Wake County's nonprofit arts economy in 2022 — 8,858 jobs supported
Americans for the Arts, AEP6
$20.5B
NC arts & culture sector's contribution to state GDP in 2023
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
+7.6%
NC's arts employment growth in 2023 — fastest of any U.S. state
BEA / NEA
$150,000–
$200,000
The Founding Patron commitment. A single leadership gift, no board seat, permanent legacy recognition — the cornerstone commitment that fully funds Phase A and sets the entire campus in motion.
Phase A — Funded First

Organizational Foundation

$139,000–$164,000
  • Organizational Design & Operating Systems
  • Strategic Partnerships & Coalition Building
  • Marketing & PR Strategy and Execution
  • Fundraising Strategy & Execution
  • Site Identification & Evaluation
Phase B — Follows Phase A

Site Control & Pre-Development

$132,000–$328,000
  • Site Control & Feasibility
  • Creative District Design Concept
  • Individual Building Design — Digital Lab, LED Soundstage, Rehearsal Studios & More
  • Site & Entitlement Due Diligence
  • Cost, Value & Legal Validation
  • Fundraising Execution
How the tranche breaks down (low estimate, $271,000)
PHASE A · $139,000
PHASE B · $132,000
How Areté Sustains Itself

Eight revenue streams. Diversified by design. No single point of failure.

01
Digital Lab Memberships
02
Sound Stage Rentals
03
Rehearsal & Performance Space
04
Education & Certificate Programs
05
Artist Housing
06
Festival Revenue
07
Corporate Partnerships & Naming
08
Grants & Philanthropy
Ways to Partner With Us

Every gift is applied to whichever phase is currently open.

Organizational Foundation first, then Site Control & Pre-Development once it is fully funded.

Founding Patron $150K–$200K Fully funds Phase A and opens Phase B immediately
Leadership Gifts & Grant Support $75K–$150K First gifts into Phase B — the site option and core feasibility work
Individual Gifts $10K–$50K Completes Phase B funding, gift by gift

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