CCS campaign goals under management and consulting total over $5 billion.
Arts, Civic and Cultural Projects
Current and recent projects
A Masterpiece In The Making
Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA
Founded in 1885, the Crocker Art Museum is the longest continuously operating museum in the west and serves as the premier art institution in the Sacramento Valley. The Crocker Art Museum is committed to promoting awareness of and enthusiasm for human experience through art. CCS is proud to be assisting the Museum with its campaign, A Masterpiece in the Making, which has raised over $87 million toward its goal of $100 million. This unprecedented expansion project represents the most significant cultural campaign ever attempted in Sacramento, California. Scheduled to open in 2010, the expansion will triple the size of the Museum with the construction of a 125,000 square foot building, which will stand as a defining symbol and architectural icon for the Sacramento region and the State of California.
With the opening of Schermerhorn Symphony Center, the Nashville Symphony took its place among the rising stars in the classical music field. As the “cornerstone of the performing arts” in the Middle Tennessee region, the Symphony presents more than 200 concerts for audiences of more than 300,000, and brings music education programming to over 70,000 school children from 20 counties. CCS is proud to have assisted the Nashville Symphony in raising more than $123.5 million to support the orchestra's rise to national prominence, expand its music education programs and open Nashville's newest landmark, Schermerhorn Symphony Center. The Symphony's A Time for Greatness campaign set a new benchmark for philanthropy in the region, attracting unprecedented support from more than 4,000 Middle Tennessee residents.
Alexander Hamilton: The Man Who Made Modern America
New-York Historical Society, New York, NY
The New-York Historical Society, founded in 1804, was for many decades New York City's only museum and today is the repository for hundreds of extraordinary documents, paintings, and artifacts of American life. Under the leadership of Dr. Louise Mirrer, the Historical Society has renewed its status as one of the primary centers for the study of American history at all levels: professional, secondary, and elementary. CCS is proud to have helped the Historical Society direct and invigorate fund-raising efforts and, alongside extraordinarily dedicated trustees, generate over $5,000,000 to present the groundbreaking exhibition, Alexander Hamilton: The Man Who Made Modern America.
Richmond CenterStage will be many things to downtown Richmond: a permanent home for the Richmond Symphony and the Richmond Ballet; performance space for Richmond's diverse, community arts groups; an arts education center for schoolchildren; and an attraction that will bring life and activity to Richmond's revitalized urban center. CCS is proud to have assisted the Virginia Performing Arts Foundation (VAPAF) in raising over $20 million within a six-month period to ensure that Richmond CenterStage becomes a reality. The Campaign for Richmond CenterStage inspired Central Virginia's philanthropists, corporations, and foundations to make gifts at unprecedented levels. Thanks to extraordinary volunteer leaders of VAPAF and a diverse group of donors, residents and visitors of Richmond can look forward to a variety of arts offerings, from ballet to Hip Hop; from jazz to independent theater; and from symphony programs to young people's productions.
Since its first performance in 1958, the Alvin Ailey® American Dance Theater has earned a reputation as one of America’s most acclaimed international, cultural ambassadors. Under the artistic direction of Judith Jamison, the Ailey company features some of the world’s top modern dancers and performs for audiences throughout the United States and the world. CCS worked with Alvin Ailey® to plan a major campaign that funded the construction of a new facility in Manhattan and an endowment.
Dance Theater Workshop is a diamond in New York and the United State's cultural lives. Now in its 36th year, DTW provides a big stage for new voices, helping many major artists, including Whoopie Goldberg, launch their careers. The key "incubator" for new talent and expression for New York, the world's dance capital, DTW is working with CCS to raise funds for an enlarged and remodeled facility and DTW’s first endowment. In October 2002, DTW opened the Doris Duke Center housing the state-of-the-art Bessie Schöenberg Theater. The Breaking New Ground campaign has raised over $11,000,000 on an initial goal of $4,500,000.
Since opening its doors in 1982, The Joyce Theater has been home to hundreds of local, national, and international artists and companies, bringing the art of dance to millions of audience members. Along the way, The Joyce established itself as a leader in the community, not only nurturing the visions of dancers and choreographers, but also leading in the rebirth of an entire neighborhood. Now celebrating its Twentieth Anniversary, The Joyce continues as the premier venue for dance in New York City. To ensure that The Joyce can continue to serve the dance community for the next twenty years with the same distinction, The Joyce launched an endowment campaign to continue expanded subsidy and commissioning programs that have helped to launch and nurture hundreds of dance companies; ensure the future of dance education programs for children, teachers, and audiences; and build new and diverse audiences for dance while keeping ticket prices affordable.
New Century Fund Campaign: The Crowning Achievement
Michigan Opera Theatre, Detroit, MI
Michigan Opera Theatre, founded and directed by Dr. David DiChiera, is one of the nation’s most successful opera companies. Serving as a statewide cultural resource, it is committed to producing the very best professional productions from the grand opera, operetta, musical theater and ballet repertory. CCS recently assisted Michigan Opera Theatre in raising more than $21 million to complete The New Century Fund Campaign: The Crowning Achievement to finish the magnificent Detroit Opera House by creating the Ford Center for Arts and Learning, retiring construction debt, and adding to its endowment. Previously, CCS partnered with Michigan Opera Theatre in a successful $18 million campaign.
Founded in 1885, the Crocker Art Museum is the longest continuously operating museum in the west and serves as the premier art institution in the Sacramento Valley. The Crocker Art Museum is committed to promoting awareness of and enthusiasm for human experience through art. CCS is proud to be assisting the Museum with its campaign, A Masterpiece in the Making, which has raised over $87 million toward its goal of $100 million. This unprecedented expansion project represents the most significant cultural campaign ever attempted in Sacramento, California. Scheduled to open in 2010, the expansion will triple the size of the Museum with the construction of a 125,000 square foot building, which will stand as a defining symbol and architectural icon for the Sacramento region and the State of California. 
With the opening of Schermerhorn Symphony Center, the Nashville Symphony took its place among the rising stars in the classical music field. As the “cornerstone of the performing arts” in the Middle Tennessee region, the Symphony presents more than 200 concerts for audiences of more than 300,000, and brings music education programming to over 70,000 school children from 20 counties. CCS is proud to have assisted the Nashville Symphony in raising more than $123.5 million to support the orchestra's rise to national prominence, expand its music education programs and open Nashville's newest landmark, Schermerhorn Symphony Center. The Symphony's A Time for Greatness campaign set a new benchmark for philanthropy in the region, attracting unprecedented support from more than 4,000 Middle Tennessee residents.
The New-York Historical Society, founded in 1804, was for many decades New York City's only museum and today is the repository for hundreds of extraordinary documents, paintings, and artifacts of American life. Under the leadership of Dr. Louise Mirrer, the Historical Society has renewed its status as one of the primary centers for the study of American history at all levels: professional, secondary, and elementary. CCS is proud to have helped the Historical Society direct and invigorate fund-raising efforts and, alongside extraordinarily dedicated trustees, generate over $5,000,000 to present the groundbreaking exhibition, Alexander Hamilton: The Man Who Made Modern America.
Richmond CenterStage will be many things to downtown Richmond: a permanent home for the Richmond Symphony and the Richmond Ballet; performance space for Richmond's diverse, community arts groups; an arts education center for schoolchildren; and an attraction that will bring life and activity to Richmond's revitalized urban center. CCS is proud to have assisted the Virginia Performing Arts Foundation (VAPAF) in raising over $20 million within a six-month period to ensure that Richmond CenterStage becomes a reality. The Campaign for Richmond CenterStage inspired Central Virginia's philanthropists, corporations, and foundations to make gifts at unprecedented levels. Thanks to extraordinary volunteer leaders of VAPAF and a diverse group of donors, residents and visitors of Richmond can look forward to a variety of arts offerings, from ballet to Hip Hop; from jazz to independent theater; and from symphony programs to young people's productions.