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SUPPORT ESYO!

Donor Benefits | Planned Giving

Since 1979, very generous community support has helped the Empire State Youth Orchestra (ESYO) offer an exemplary program of music education and performance opportunities to talented young musicians from the Capital Region and beyond.

ESYO depends on gifts of financial support to continue its artistic and educational initiatives. Tuition and ticket sales cover only about half of the organization's operating budget. Contributions from individuals, corporations, and foundations help us make up the difference.

If you would like to support the work of ESYO, please make your tax-deductible gift payable to the Empire State Youth Orchestra, Inc. and mail it to the following address:

Empire State Youth Orchestra, Inc.
at Proctors Theatre
432 State St.
Schenectady, NY 12305

If you prefer to charge your donation, there are two options available:

  • You may call us at (518)382-7581 and give us your credit card/donation information over the phone; or
  • You may make an online donation through ChooseYourCharity.com. Click on the box in the upper right corner (Donate to your charity). Then scroll down to the place where you can type in Empire State Youth Orchestra ("ESYO" will not work) and click "Submit." Then follow the instructions to complete your gift.

All gifts to ESYO support our educational and performing activities. 
Here are some examples of how your gift can help.

Concertmaster’s Circle
$ 500 - $ 999
  • Provide need-based tuition assistance
  • Underwrite a need-based summer music camp scholarship

Conductor’s Circle
$ 1,000 - $ 2,499
  • Rent, purchase, and copy music
  • Tuition assistance to two student musicians
  • Support ESYO’s music educational programming

Fanfare Circle
$ 2,500 - $ 4,999
  • Sponsor a Percussion or Jazz Ensemble concert
  • Support Endangered Instrument Program (see glossary)
  • Five need-based scholarships to upgrade or repair student instruments

Bravo Circle
$ 5,000 - $ 7,499
  • Produce a Youth Orchestra Concert (except Carnegie Hall)
  • Underwrite a master class(es)
  • Provide individual lessons for two low-income students for one season
  • Purchase and maintain orchestral instruments

Encore Circle
$ 7,500 - $ 9,999
  • Produce Youth Orchestra concert in Carnegie Hall
  • Sponsor three students in the City Strings Training Program
  • Underwrite an “Artist-in-Residence” for an ensemble (see glossary)

Maestro’s Circle
$10,000 - $14,999
  • Underwrite an entire season’s series of master classes
  • Commission a work for the Repertory Orchestra or one of the ensembles
  • Sponsor supplement featuring ESYO in a major newspaper

Silver Angel
$15,000 - $24,999
  • Purchase mallet instruments, such as marimba or vibraphones, for the Percussion Ensembles
  • Underwrite training weekend for Youth and Repertory orchestras
  • Finance guest artist performance with an ESYO ensemble

Gold Angel
$25,000 - $49,999
  • Underwrite commission and composer residency for the Youth Orchestra for one year
  • Support establishment of City Brass Training Program in Troy
  • Purchase orchestral instruments, such as contrabassoon and celesta

Platinum Angel
$50,000 and up
  • Establish a permanent composer-in-residency program enabling ESYO to premiere a work each year
  • Name ESYO’s music library and support its preservation

 

In-kind donations can take many forms: from musical instruments to office supplies. If you would like to make an in-kind donation, please call the ESYO office to discuss the possibilities.

Donors receive special benefits and recognition throughout the year and take pride in the knowledge that they are contributing to a legacy of artistic excellence.


Donor Recognition

These are some of the ways ESYO recognizes donor support.

All donors are listed in the program booklets for the Youth Orchestra’s major concerts each year.

  • For gifts of $1,000 or more from inidividuals and organizations: Listing in the program booklet for Melodies of Christmas; Encore, ESYO's newsletter; our website at www.esyo.org.
  • For gifts of $1,000 or more from an organization: Organization name/logo will be included on an "Organization Support" page in program booklets for the Youth Orchestra's major concerts.

In addition to giving public recognition, we offer our donors various benefits such as:

  • Complimentary tickets to Youth Orchestra Concerts *
  • Special post-concert meeting with Music Director
  • Complimentary tickets to Melodies of Christmas and/or special events*
  • Invitation to closed rehearsal
  • Invitation to special pre- post-concert reception
  • Invitation to special post-season party
  • Invitation to dinner with Music Director

*number of tickets is dependent upon donation level

 


Planned Giving

Planned giving supports the Empire State Youth Orchestra's future while providing financial benefits to donors and their families. Bequests and planned gifts are the greatest source of security for ESYO's future. Including ESYO in your estate plans will allow you to play a vital role in supporting our organization into perpetuity.

Please call the ESYO office if we can be of help to you and your financial or legal advisor in choosing which type of planned gift might best fit your unique personal financial needs.

For more information please call Susan Brome, Executive Director, at the ESYO office: (518)382-7581

 

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ESYO, 432 State St, Suite 230, Schenectady, NY 12305
Phone: 518-382-7581 | Email: esyoed@proctors.org

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