Our Donors Make the Difference

The success and growth of the International Storytelling Center is due in large part to the generous support of people like you. You can become a regular donor or make a one-time gift today. Join our story and support storytelling for a better life, a better world.

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Charitable Donation

One Time or Recurring Gift

Thank you for considering ISC for your charitable donation. All gifts are tax deductible because ISC is a 501c(3) tax-exempt nonprofit corporation.

Be A Festival Friend

Friend of the Festival

The growth and success of our Festival is due in large part to the help of people like you who love and support live storytelling. As a Friend of the Festival, your investment will help stage this year’s event and ensure the continuance of this educational, artistic, and economic driver for our region.

Be A Storytelling Live! Friend

Friend of Storytelling Live!

By becoming a Friend of Storytelling Live! you’ll help ISC continue to strengthen our educational programming and artistic contribution to the vital cultural scene here in East Tennessee.

Future Donations

Storytelling Legacy Society

Everyone has a story – what will yours be? Make storytelling part of your legacy by joining the Storytelling Legacy Society. Members receive recognition and unique lifetime benefits after making a legacy gift via a will, trust, insurance policy, or retirement account to support the future of the American storytelling revival. Making an impact on the future of storytelling is easier than you think. To discuss your options in more detail, contact Ben Weakley 800-952-8392 ext. 224 or by email: ben@storytellingcenter.net

Future Donations

Donor Advised Fund

A Donor Advised Fund (DAF) works like a charitable savings account, allowing donors to give cash, securities, or other assets to a private fund, receive immediate tax deductions, and then recommend donations over time. Donor Advised Funds are simple, flexible, and can provide significant tax advantages while continuing an individual or family tradition of philanthropy.

Continue a Legacy

Merle Davis Story Listener Fund

ISC is celebrating the life of Merle Davis, beloved arts administrator and devoted audience member of the National Storytelling Festival. Named for the late wife of storyteller Donald Davis, the Merle Davis Story Listener Fund honors the life of a story connoisseur who understood how important it is to be a good listener.