A program of The Legacy Foundation · Tax-deductible
When you can't make a performance, forward your seat. Through Seat Forward, your unused ticket becomes someone's first time feeling a live audience around them — a student, a veteran, a family, a young person who's never been invited in. Opera or ballet, a play or the symphony, the spell a live performance casts is the same. For many, one night is the one that changes everything.
Performance halls have empty seats every night. Meanwhile, people of every age — students and veterans, families stretched thin, young people who would love the performing arts — have never had the chance to be there when the overture begins, often for no reason but cost, distance, or not knowing where to start. A single live performance can rearrange how someone sees the world. Seat Forward closes that gap, one ticket at a time. The Legacy Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, handles every match through its network of approved partner organizations.
How it works
Open the show on Stage Door Society, choose Forward, and tell us how you'll transfer the ticket. It takes under a minute. You'll receive an emailed donor confirmation right away.
The Legacy Foundation, our 501(c)(3) nonprofit, reviews the offer, confirms the transfer method, and matches your seat to someone in its community — a student, a veteran, a family — referred through an approved partner organization.
Your recipient receives the ticket and the welcome they deserve. For many it's a first night at a live performance — and the beginning of a lifelong relationship with the arts.
Donations are made to The Legacy Foundation, a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (EIN 20-4557510). You'll receive an emailed donor confirmation as soon as your forward is processed, including a written acknowledgment for tax purposes. Consult your tax advisor for guidance on deductibility in your jurisdiction. Learn more at The Legacy Foundation ↗
Frequently asked
Find an upcoming performance you can't attend. Every show on Stage Door Society supports Seat Forward.