Support Your Colorado Symphony Today

You are a New Donor if you have not previously contributed to the symphony’s annual fund, or your last contribution was before July 1, 2017. The entire amount of your November-December 2022 annual fund contribution (subject to the limits above) qualifies for the match. Thank you for joining our community of supporters!

You are a Returning Donor if your last contribution to the symphony’s annual fund was before July 1, 2021. The entire amount of your November-December 2022 annual fund contribution (subject to the limits above) qualifies for the match. Thank you for choosing to renew your support of live symphonic music!

Your are an Increasing Donor if you have already contributed to the symphony’s annual fund since July 1 ,2022 and you make an additional contribution before year-end. Thank you for investing in the power of the arts in your community! Here’s how to determine the amount of an Increasing Donor’s contribution eligible for the matching grant (subject to the $50,000 total match commitment):

• Step 1: Add up your total contributions to the annual fund in November and December this year.
• Step 2: Add up your total contributions to the annual fund from July 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022.
• Step 3: Add up your total contributions to the annual fund from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022.
• Step 4: Subtract the amount calculated in Step 3 from the amount calculated in Step 2. This is the “increase” that makes you an Increasing Donor.
  • The amount of an Increasing Donor’s contribution eligible for the matching grant is the least of these three:
    • $2,500.00
    • The amount from Step 1
    • The amount from Step 4

Colorado Gives Day is an annual fundraising effort run by the Community First Foundation. It is Colorado’s largest 24-hour giving event, raising more than $362 million for Colorado since it began in 2010. Each December, Coloradans come together with the common goal to strengthen the community by helping to power nonprofits.

Colorado Gives Day is December 6, 2022 this year, but you can make a contribution today! Visit www.coloradogives.org to get started.

Here are some factors to consider when deciding how to make your end-of-year tax-deductible donation.

If you decide to give to the Symphony directly:

• You can make your gift online through the CSA website via credit card
• You can pay via a personal check, or through a tax-free giving vehicle such as Donor Advised Fund, IRA, or Family Foundation.
• There are no additional credit card fees to you, but the Symphony does incur a small processing fee.
• We will issue you your tax receipt directly.
• You can make your gift any time you want.

If you decide to give through the Colorado Gives Day Website:

• You can make your gift online, knowing you’re helping to support the CO Symphony with hundreds of our other CO Symphony donors, patrons, and supporters, all at the same time!
• You can opt to cover your credit card processing fee so the full amount of your gift goes to supporting the Colorado Symphony.
• You will receive a tax receipt directly from the Community First Foundation
• A portion of your gift will be matched by the Community First Foundation Incentive Fund, thereby effectively doubling the impact of your gift.

No! You can make your gift today either by visiting coloradosymphony.org/support/ways-to-give and designating a gift for CO Gives Day or by visiting coloradogives.org/organization/coloradosymphony and give on the Colorado Gives Day website.

Of course not. We are appreciative of anything and everything you’re able to contribute. We provide our supporters with the opportunity to participate in this statewide initiative by sending out CO Gives Day communications to all our donors, even if you already gave.

If you decide to give through the CO Gives Day website, your gift will be receipted by e-mail from the Community First Foundation at the time of giving. We are able to send a copy of your receipt if you don’t receive it or need it resent.

Any gifts made through the CO Symphony website or directly to the CO Symphony via a tax-free giving vehicle will be receipted directly by the Symphony.

Share your Colorado Symphony Story with us or consider volunteering. Contact our Development Department to find out additional ways you can lend your time and support.

Nope. Whether you attended a performance from out-of-state, heard us play on the radio, tv, or online, or want to support a friend or family, you are free to give wherever you may live.

Yes! The CO Gives Day website does allow you to designate a gift in honor or memory of someone. If you decide to do that, we can let the honoree know that a gift was made if contact information is provided.

No. Giving Tuesday and CO Gives Day are two separate initiatives: the former being national and the latter being state-wide. The Symphony does not often participate in Giving Tuesday, but you can still make a gift at that time if that is part of your giving schedule. If you only plan to donate once, we would encourage you to give on CO Gives Day.

No and yes! If you’d like to start supporting the Symphony with a monthly gift, you may select either option. The Symphony has a number of different monthly giving options (also known as our Instrumentalist program) for you to take advantage of or you may schedule a monthly gift through the Community First Foundation. Contact our Development Department if you’d like more information on our various monthly giving option or help deciding what method will work best for you.