Bringing an Extraordinary Story of Courage, Compassion, and Humanity to the World
$15 Million Global Impact Campaign
An Invitation to Become Part of the Story
A Train Near Magdeburg presents a rare opportunity for individuals, families, foundations and corporations to do more than support the release of an important film. It is an opportunity to help bring an extraordinary story of courage, compassion and humanity to millions of people—and to ensure that its lessons continue to educate and inspire generations to come.
Our benefactors will be associated with a national theatrical release, worldwide television and streaming distribution, comprehensive educational curricula, community engagement and an international initiative designed to make the idea of a “Magdeburg Moment” part of an enduring conversation about the choices we make when confronted by hatred, injustice and human suffering.
For corporations and organizations, philanthropic support provides meaningful national and international recognition and visibility opportunities while aligning their name and reputation with values that transcend any traditional marketing campaign: courage, humanity, selfless service, education and the determination to combat hate.
For individuals and families, it offers something equally powerful—the opportunity to create a personal legacy by helping preserve a story that might otherwise have been lost and ensuring that its message reaches generations they may never meet.
These opportunities are more than financial contributions to a film. They are an invitation to become part of its story, its impact and its legacy.
An Exclusive Partnership With A Train Near Magdeburg and an Enduring Partnership With The Augusta Chiwy Foundation
The Presenting & Legacy Benefactor represents the highest and most distinguished level of philanthropic support available through this Campaign and will be reserved for one transformational individual, family, foundation or corporation.
As the exclusive Presenting Benefactor of the United States theatrical release of A Train Near Magdeburg, the benefactor will receive premier recognition associated with the film’s national launch and appropriate theatrical, promotional, media, premiere, educational and community engagement activities. Audiences will understand that this extraordinary story has been brought to them through the vision and generosity of the Presenting & Legacy Benefactor.
Recognition associated with this level of philanthropic support may include a distinguished on-screen presentation such as “This remarkable story is brought to you through the generous support of…”, prominent name and logo recognition, and an exclusive two-minute benefactor presentation associated with the theatrical experience, together with premier recognition and visibility opportunities throughout appropriate Campaign communications and events.
But the significance of this extraordinary commitment extends far beyond the release of a single film.
The Presenting & Legacy Benefactor will also establish an enduring relationship with The Augusta Chiwy Foundation, becoming a premier benefactor in our continuing mission to illuminate for audiences worldwide acts of extraordinary heroism and service, inspire courage and humanity, and combat hate through storytelling and education.
As the Foundation identifies and researches new stories, develops future documentary films, expands its educational curriculum library and creates new opportunities to bring stories of courage and selfless service to audiences around the world, our Presenting & Legacy Benefactor will remain an important part of that continuing mission.
For a corporation or organization, this transformational commitment provides something traditional recognition cannot: the opportunity to associate its name and reputation with an enduring body of work built upon courage, compassion, humanity and service to others. It provides significant recognition and visibility opportunities while demonstrating corporate citizenship and creating meaningful opportunities to engage employees, customers, stakeholders and communities around a mission of lasting social importance.
For an individual or family, the Presenting & Legacy Benefactor designation provides an extraordinary opportunity to establish a lasting philanthropic legacy—one that helps preserve important history, educate future generations and advance stories that demonstrate humanity at its very best.
The Presenting & Legacy Benefactor will not simply help bring A Train Near Magdeburg to the world. This extraordinary benefactor will stand with The Augusta Chiwy Foundation for years to come as we discover, preserve and share stories the world needs to hear.
Leadership That Helps Carry the Story to the World
Our Executive Benefactors will represent a select group of major individuals, families, foundations and corporations whose extraordinary philanthropic commitments will help make possible the national and international reach of A Train Near Magdeburg.
Executive Benefactors will receive highly prominent recognition associated with the theatrical release and appropriate premiere, promotional, educational and community engagement activities. Recognition associated with this level of philanthropic support may include an individualized narrated introduction identifying the benefactor and acknowledging the leadership role their generosity played in bringing the film and its message to audiences.
For corporations and organizations, this level creates significant recognition and visibility opportunities while aligning their names with an initiative centered upon courage, compassion, education, human dignity and opposition to hatred and antisemitism. It provides a compelling story that can also be shared with employees, customers, stakeholders and communities as an expression of the organization’s values and commitment to positive social impact.
For individuals and families, becoming an Executive Benefactor provides an opportunity to establish a highly visible personal or
family legacy associated with preserving history, honoring extraordinary courage and educating future generations.
Executive Benefactors become part of the philanthropic leadership that transforms A Train Near Magdeburg from a completed film into a worldwide movement of remembrance, education and inspiration.
Making Extraordinary Impact Possible
Our Leadership Benefactors will be individuals, families, foundations and corporations whose exceptional generosity provides critical support for the theatrical release, worldwide distribution, educational outreach and community impact of A Train Near Magdeburg.
Leadership Benefactors will receive distinguished recognition associated with the film, including appropriate acknowledgment through an on-screen presentation and selected Campaign, Foundation, premiere, educational and communications materials. Recognition associated with this level of philanthropic support will reflect the significant role these benefactors have played in making the broader impact of this project possible.
For corporations and organizations, Leadership Benefactor recognition provides meaningful visibility while demonstrating a commitment to education, human dignity, courage and selfless service.
For individuals and families, this level also provides an opportunity to associate their name or family with a story of exceptional personal courage, heroic action and humanity. Recognition may also provide individuals and families an opportunity to honor or memorialize someone whose life exemplifies the values at the heart of this project.
Leadership Benefactors will help ensure that this extraordinary story moves beyond the screen and into classrooms, communities and conversations where its lessons can continue to educate, inspire and change lives.
Preserving History. Educating Generations. Inspiring Humanity.
Our Patrons will form a distinguished circle of major donors whose generosity helps provide the resources necessary to take A Train Near Magdeburg from completed film to national and international impact.
Patrons will receive prominent recognition through an on-screen donor card designed for meaningful visibility, together with appropriate acknowledgment in selected Campaign, Foundation, premiere, screening, educational and communications materials.
Recognition associated with this level of philanthropic support will honor the important role these individuals, families, foundations and corporations have played in helping bring the story to audiences and educational communities throughout the United States and around the world.
Patrons become an important part of the community committed to ensuring that the experiences of the 2,500 Jewish prisoners aboard the train, the actions of their American liberators and the enduring lessons of that remarkable moment in history are never forgotten.
Their generosity helps turn a remarkable historical story into a living educational legacy.
Every Gift Becomes Part of the Mission
The impact of A Train Near Magdeburg will ultimately be measured not simply by the number of theaters in which it appears or the number of people who watch it, but by the conversations it begins, the students it reaches, the attitudes it challenges and the individual “Magdeburg Moments” it inspires.
Our Friends of the Foundation are individuals, families, foundations, corporations and organizations who believe in that mission and want to stand with The Augusta Chiwy Foundation as we bring this extraordinary story to the world.
Every contribution helps extend the reach of the film, expand educational opportunities, engage communities and preserve a story whose lessons remain profoundly relevant today.
Friends of the Foundation become part of a worldwide community of people who believe that stories of extraordinary courage and selfless service have the power to inspire humanity and combat hate.
Every donor becomes part of the effort. Every gift helps tell the story. Every person can help inspire a Magdeburg Moment.
Traditional Recognition has a beginning and an end.Legacy does not.
Philanthropic support of A Train Near Magdeburg offers something greater than conventional recognition. It provides individuals, families, foundations and corporations with an opportunity to associate their names with a true story of extraordinary courage and compassion—and with an educational mission designed to carry its lessons throughout the world.
For our Presenting & Legacy Benefactor, that opportunity extends even further—into an enduring relationship with The Augusta Chiwy Foundation and its continuing mission to discover and illuminate stories of extraordinary heroism and service for years and projects yet to come.
This is more than an investment in a film. It is an investment in education. An investment in courage. An investment in humanity.
And an investment in a legacy that can endure for generations.
Together, we can bring this important story to the world—and ensure that its lessons are never forgotten.
"Acts of kindness never die. They linger in the memory, giving life to other acts in return."
Jonathan Sacks - From Optimism to Hope
