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Musical Chairs Campaign

As part of our upcoming 40th Anniversary, the Musical Chairs Campaign seeks to have an annual donor sponsor behind every single seat in our orchestra. As a donor, you receive recognition on our website and in program booklets, next to the musician you sponsor. And all Chair Sponsors receive special opportunities to get to know your sponsored musician personally, with behind-the-scenes looks at rehearsals, private events, and the knowledge that 100% of your donation goes towards our musicians’ pay.

Concertmaster - $5,000

Principal Musician - $2,500

Asst. Principal Musician - $1,000

Section Musician - $500

Become a Chair Sponsor

See Our Current Chair Sponsors

Ways to Support Us

Colorado’s Enterprise Zone (EZ) program, started in 1986, incentivizes individuals to give to qualified economic development projects - including the Chamber Orchestra of the Springs.
As an EZ project, donors who contribute over $250 annually can receive a Colorado state income tax credit worth 25% of their donation - for example, a $1,000 donation earns you a $250 tax credit.
To take advantage of this benefit, include “Enterprise Zone” in the memo section of your donation check - and, for state-mandated reporting, please provide the last 4 digits of your Social Security number (we can take this over the phone if you prefer; it is only used for filing with the state).
Naming the Chamber Orchestra as a beneficiary of your estate or retirement plans helps secure our future and ensures a musical legacy that will last beyond your lifetime.
You can choose to leave a specific dollar amount or asset, or you can specify a percentage of the remainder of your estate after your other obligations are met. For questions about what specific language is best, you may call our offices at (719) 633-3649.
You can read about the bequests that have already made an enormous impact on the Chamber Orchestra here.

King Soopers also allows you to support the Chamber Orchestra, through nothing more than your regular grocery shopping - all you need is a digital account with King Soopers.
To support the Chamber Orchestra, log into your online King Soopers account and link your King Soopers card to your account. Select the Chamber Orchestra as your designated organization. Then, whenever you go shopping with that card, the Chamber Orchestra benefits!
For more information and instructions, visit King Soopers’ Community Rewards page.
If you are age 72 or older, the IRS requires that you take a Required Minimum Distribution each year from your tax-deferred retirement accounts. This additional taxable income may push you into a higher tax bracket, and may also reduce your eligibility for certain tax credits and deductions.
To eliminate or reduce the tax implications of this income, you can make a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) to a charity or nonprofit of your choice, including the Chamber Orchestra. A QCD transfers funds directly from your IRA (other than an ongoing SEP or SIMPLE IRA) to us, and can be counted towards your Required Minimum Distribution, while being excluded from your taxable income. These QCD transfers can be made as soon as you turn 70 and 1/2 years old, even before the IRS’ mandate kicks in at age 72.
Read more about RMDs and QCDs here.

Sponsorships

Music Sponsorships

Performing incredible, new, unheard works is more expensive than performing classics - renting music from publishers, getting the music shipped, and printing copies incurs a high cost. Help us bring these new pieces to life by sponsoring music rental fees. Your name goes directly next to that piece in the program, letting everyone know how much you value bringing new music to life.

Guest Artist Sponsorships

Our featured guest artists make every concert special - whether they’re a member of our own ensemble, a local phenomenon, or the occasional nationwide or global star, you can be remembered for bringing these artists to our stage by sponsoring a guest artist. Your name will be listed next to theirs on our program - a true statement of your contribution to our community’s musical dialogue.

Our supporters:

Thomas and Judy Biondini
Carol and Jim Montgomery
Virginia Snow Bequest
John Hobson Bequest
Lisa Mondori Bequest
Chamber Orchestra 35th Anniversary & Maestro's Fund Donors
Bee Vradenburg Foundation
H. Chase Stone Charitable Trust
Anonymous (80132)
Douglas and Dianne Herzberg
Colorado Creative Industries
El Pomar Foundation
Joseph Henry Edmondson Foundation
Hester and Edwin Giddings Foundation
Kirkpatrick Family Fund
Mary K. Chapman Foundation
Ann S. Brosh
Joyce Generali and Jay Backstrom
Dr. Susan R. Jensen and Mr. Tom A Trainer
Constance Raub
Peggy Houston Shivers
Jack Shuttleworth, B/G USAF (ret), In Memory of Patricia Cruser
Jordan Strub and Michele Strub-Heer
Terry and Darryl Thatcher (101 N. Tejon Fund of Pikes Peak Community Foundation)
Wells Fargo Private Bank
Jim and Patsy Aronstein
Dr. Bea Babbitt
Carolyn Beggs
Sandra Besseghini
D and Ann Brown
Nicole De Naray
Barbara Fanning
Timothy Fuller
Michael and Susan Grace
Brooke and Brent Graves
Jonathan and Victoria Heinecke
Philip Heinicke
Richard and Sandra Hilt
Harold Jones in Memory of Pamela Anne Jones
John King and Sally Sharpe
Helene L. Knapp
Rhoda Laubach
Eapen Leubner
Bonnie and Dave Linder
Dr. Stephen and Pamela Marsh
Robert McGee
Mike and Patti Olsen
Ben and Emma Patterson
Verna and Warren Peterson
Kelly Dean Pilarczyk via United Way
Denis and Beverly Pirio
Mary T. and Victor L. Thacker
Karen Walter
Darrell and Beverly Weaver
Gloria and Allan Wendt
Annabel Widney
Nicholas Wilson
ANB Bank
McKenzie Place
Annie Ruth Bobo
Judy and Duncan Burdick
Charles and Hallie Cabell
Ann Frank
Betty Fulton
Herman Goellnitz
Ruth and Rob Goldston
Walter and Esther Harder
Roy Elton Hay
Don and Gwen Jenkins
Bart and Mary Jones
Lyn and John Kerschen
Joanne Larson
Mary Koepp
Lance and Brenda Miller
Bob and Lisa Rennick
Dennis and Elizabeth Shoemaker
Eve Tilley-Chavez and Sol Chavez
Frederica Thrash
Elizabeth Wieland
Pikes Peak Opera League
Women’s Philharmonic Advocacy
Anonymous (80907)
Anonymous (80903)
Susanne Anselmi
Nasit Ari and Libby Rittenberg
John Bauer
Helen Brown
Dr. John and Roberta Burrington
Lew and Monica Davis
Janet Davidson
Barbara Gazibara
David and Kim Gilbert
Samuel F. Hall
Walter and Ann Hecox
Marcus and Elizabeth Kochis
Ed and Charlotte Ladouceur
Mary Elizabeth McKinley
Charlie and Shirley Paterson, Pikes Peak Community Foundation
Carolyn and John Shaw
Charles and Judy Warren
Webb Family Fund of the Pikes Peak Community Foundation - In Memory of Mrs. Barbara Webb
Bob and Mary Ellen White
Herman A. White, In memory of six family members murdered in the Holocaust
Mitch White
Joan Williams
Anonymous Fund of Pikes Peak Community Foundation
Crystal Ballard
John and Elizabeth Blackmar
Martha Booth
Victoria Boswell
Thomas and Ingrid Burnett
Kathleen Fox Collins
Michael and Linda Crissey
Mark Dempsey
Carolyn Dimig
Kor and Charlease Elzenga-Bobo
Arlie Bruce and Sherron A. Fetterhoff
Carlton Gamer
Paulette and Dr. David Greenberg
Douglas Grogan
William and Marie Gene Hampton
Nora Hardin
Connie Joiner
Carol Keenan
Jack Kinney
Irene and Craig Larimer
Friedrich and Helen Lechner
Elizabeth and Michael Leslie
Scott and Susan Loring
Inna Malyshev
Clifford McCullough
Marianna McJimsey
Gary and Gwyn Miller
David and Elizabeth Mott
Kate Myers
Jennifer Naple
Chad Nelson
Dan Nordmann
Carolyn Pace
Horst and Helen Richardson
Jim and Lee Ringe
Gene Schroeder
Merr Shearn
John Strathman
Ute Szilard
Jeneane and James Tate
Francis M C Thompson
Val and Leslie Veirs
Maestro Thomas G. Wilson
Richard and Pennie Young
Anonymous (80132)
Geoff Ames and Daryll Stevens
Ann Axelrod
Laurie Beattie
Susan Bernstein
Judith Brisbois
Mary Fox Bruning
John Christiansen and Catharine Beecher-Nitka
Katharine Cornelius
Sandra Damron
Rachel Day
Michael Doughty and Robin Temple
Mary Evans
Melody Gelroth
Victoria Hansen
Holy Hoxeng
Robin Izer
Carol Jacobs in Memory of Roger A. Jacobs, M.D.
Katherine Kjeldsen-Tullis
Eleanor Law
Allan L. Lazrus and Dr. Suzanne P. MacAulay
Pam and Dave Maier
J. Terry and Judith M. McIntire
Wayne and Marie Peterson
Fran Pilch
Judith Rogers
Cris Stoddard
Becca Tonn
Carol Townsley
Patricia Yeager
T. Rowe Price Foundation Volunteer Program on behalf of Fletcher Forehand