INTRODUCTION & GIVING CATEGORIES
You may not realize it, but ticket sales alone do not cover the cost of a season of excellent symphonic music. Ticket sales only cover 15% of our expenses that include rehearsal and performance salaries for up to 90 musicians, music rental, sound equipment, etc. The other 85% must be raised through the Annual Fund Campaign, grants and concert sponsorships. With a tax-deductible donation to the Columbus Symphony Orchestra, you know you will play an important part in helping the CSO bring quality symphonic music to the Chattahoochee Valley for another 150 years.
The giving categories are as follows:
• Platinum Baton: $10,000 & up
• Golden Baton: $5,000 & $9,999
• Silver Baton: $2,500 to $4,999
• Conductor's Circle: $1,000 to $2,499
• Benefactor: $500 to $999
• Patron: $250 to $499
• Orchestra Friend: $100 to $249
• Sustainer: $50 to $99
• Supporter: $25 to $49
GIVING OPPORTUNITIES
Gifts to the Symphony can be made in various forms:
• Cash
• Securities
• Life Insurance
• Retirement Plans
• Trusts (CRT, CLT)
You can direct your giving:
• Annual Fund (general operating)
• Francis S. Anderson Educational & Outreach Fund
• Sustaining Fund (endowment)
• Honorariums / Memorials
• Chair Sponsorship
• Outreach SponsorshipFuture symphony audiences will benefit from the Columbus Challenge which established the CSO's first endowment to help enhance music and educational programming.
- AFLAC
- CB&T
- Columbus and The Valley Magazine/Valley Parent
- Columbus Cultural Arts Alliance
- Columbus Regional Healthcare
- 5th Generation Foundation
- Litho-Krome
- Publix Supermarkets Charities
- Sunny 100
- TSYS
- W.C. Bradley Company
-
Marriott Columbus
For more information contact Sara Ketcham at sarak@csoga.org or call 706.256.3646