Support
For nearly 50 years, donors like you help us fund our mission of enriching lives in the La Crosse region in performing, visual, literary and arts education, a reality.
Membership Donation
Being a yearly renewing member of the Pump House is knowing you are contributing to a cause that provides our community access to inspirational art experiences and opportunities.
Pump House membership includes many benefits, outlined at the link below.
General Donation
As a 501(c)3 nonprofit arts organization, donations play a vital role in our ability to offer accessible art experiences including free art galleries, workshops, classes, and donation based preview theater nights.
Historic Building Fund
Grateful for the long-term historic building lease, a successful public/private partnership with building owners, City of La Crosse. We are stewards who maintain this landmark, historic building for the next generations.
Community Access Fund
Community Access Fund allows us to equitably host organizations and artists at our venue.
Business Membership
A Business Membership is more than a sponsorship—it’s an investment in the cultural vitality of our community. Your business helps support artists, performers, arts education and employees enjoy increased connection, decreased stress while demonstrating your company’s commitment to community engagement and cultural enrichment.
Grey Area Productions

Offering a wide range of artistic and cultural enrichment through presenting published and original works founded on the principle of accessible theater for all.
Anima Moon Sculpture

Public artwork by Joel Kuennen, designed for Pettibone Park on the Mississippi River, directly across from Riverside Park downtown La Crosse. The sculpture will reflect moonlight onto the river and track the Moon as it moves across the night sky, creating a quiet, shared civic presence visible from both sides of the river.
White Snake Black Belt
The Work of Bill Coleman (1949-2023) Curated by Corey McCorkle
Artist Corey McCorkle pays tribute to former La Crosse Area School District teacher and coach, Bill Coleman, by curating an exhibition that brings Coleman’s artwork into dialogue with objects and environments drawn from his life. The show offers a vivid, contemporary homage to Coleman’s creative spirit and lasting impact.
In Memory & In Honor Donations
| In Memory Michael Banashak Karl Friedline Lee Hafemann Chris Jansson Irene Maslonkowski Dr. Edward Miner Mary Querna Jacquelyn Rippe Wilma Scheffner Eric Shore Nora Starcher Marcia Swift Judy Thelen Patty Bond Marilyn Wood Amanda Spielman Dr. Paul Steingraeber Kurt & Maria Happe |
In Honor Toni Asher Anne Drecktrah Ann Starcher Scott Onsager Dominique & Dustin Luecke, Lights UP! Fund Monica Reichardt & Cameron King |
Planned Giving
- IRA Gift: A Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) is a great way to make a tax-free gift to the Pump House and satisfy your Required Minimum Distribution (RMD). If you are not required to take an RMD but no longer itemize your deductions, than a QCD may be right for you
- Gifts by Will or Trust
- Naming Pump House Regional Arts Center in your Assets
Contact your financial planner or banker to find out more about planned giving options that are best for you. Kindly let us know so we can recognize your gift while you are alive to experience the impact. Thank you

