Ways to Give - Curtis Institute of Music
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Ways to Give - Curtis Institute of Music
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Greatness becomes possible because of you.
All gifts, no matter the method or amount, are important to Curtis’s financial health and ability to deliver on its mission.
Support Curtis
Donate Now
Give
online
now using our
secure giving form
and a debit or major credit card.
To donate
by phone
, please call us (215) 717-3131. To speak to a member of our staff, please call Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
To donate
by wire transfer
, please
review these instruction
s
.
To donate
by mail
, please send a check payable to “Curtis Institute of Music”
Curtis Institute of Music
Attn: Advancement
1726 Locust Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Field Concert Hall Dobson Opus 100
Corresponding with Curtis’ centennial celebration, the 100th instrument created by Dobson Pipe Organ Builders will inspire a new generation of organists. Curtis Institute of Music aims to replace its organ in Field Concert Hall with a distinguished, best-in-class instrument, which allows the school to maintain its status as a leader both locally and globally for organ education.
Help us bring Opus 100 to life by sponsoring its build. Donor names will be included on a dedication plaque in Field Concert Hall.
Learn More
If you’re holding marketable securities with long-term capital gains, consider contributing shares of stock, rather than cash. If you’ve owned the security for more than a year, the charitable deduction is the current market value of the security and you avoid federal income tax on the long-term capital gain. Your broker or investment advisor can wire your gift to Curtis quickly and safely by using the Depository Trust Company (DTC) wire transfer system. Please refer to our
Wire Transfer Instructions
for more details and consult your professional tax advisor.
A gift to Curtis from your IRA is an attractive option for IRA owners who have reached age 70½. Ordinarily, an IRA owner must report withdrawals as income and pay federal income tax on them. These provisions allow IRA owners over age 70 ½ to make gifts directly from their IRAs to qualified charities. Qualified charitable distributions count toward the IRA owner’s required minimum distribution (RMD) and are not reportable as taxable income (up to $100,000). The result is a tax break for those who do not itemize deductions. Check with your tax advisors to see if this option might be of benefit to you.
Donor-advised funds are increasingly popular. If you have made gifts to a donor-advised fund, such as the Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund, National Philanthropic Trust, the Schwab Charitable Fund, or Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program, you can direct grants from your account to Curtis. If you do so, please remember that you cannot receive benefits (goods or services) from Curtis in return for the gift.
There are numerous ways to arrange a planned gift to Curtis, including bequests, beneficiary designations, and life-income plans. Those who advise the school of intention to include Curtis in their estate plans become members of our
Founder’s Society
. For additional information, please call the planned giving office at (215) 717-3126 or email
giving@curtis.edu
.
This information is not intended as tax or legal advice. Always consult your own professional advisors to determine how these suggestions would apply to your situation.
Curtis welcomes gifts of musical instruments that improve the school’s collections and support its students’ training and performances. The opportunity to practice and perform on fine instruments can significantly enhance a young musician’s training. With guidance and supervision from Curtis’s faculty, instruments are loaned to students for special performances, for auditions, or for their entire enrollment. Instrument gifts to Curtis can be made during your lifetime or with a specific bequest in your will.
Curtis has been an all-Steinway school since its founding in 1924, and we welcome the opportunity to discuss gifts of Steinway grand pianos to the school. You can also make an important impact at Curtis by funding the purchase of a high-quality orchestral instrument. For example, the school is constantly upgrading its collection of timpani and percussion, trumpets, and harps.
To learn more about donating musical instruments please contact
giving@curtis.edu
or (215) 717-3131 or fill out the form at the link below.
Form
Curtis welcomes gifts of works of art or archival collections that improve the school’s collections.
We welcome the discussion of non-instrument, non-cash gifts. For more information, please contact
giving@curtis.edu
or 215-717-
3131
or fill out the form below.
Form
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Skip to content
Greatness becomes possible because of you.
All gifts, no matter the method or amount, are important to Curtis’s financial health and ability to deliver on its mission.
Support Curtis
Donate Now
Give
online
now using our
secure giving form
and a debit or major credit card.
To donate
by phone
, please call us (215) 717-3131. To speak to a member of our staff, please call Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
To donate
by wire transfer
, please
review these instruction
s
.
To donate
by mail
, please send a check payable to “Curtis Institute of Music”
Curtis Institute of Music
Attn: Advancement
1726 Locust Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Field Concert Hall Dobson Opus 100
Corresponding with Curtis’ centennial celebration, the 100th instrument created by Dobson Pipe Organ Builders will inspire a new generation of organists. Curtis Institute of Music aims to replace its organ in Field Concert Hall with a distinguished, best-in-class instrument, which allows the school to maintain its status as a leader both locally and globally for organ education.
Help us bring Opus 100 to life by sponsoring its build. Donor names will be included on a dedication plaque in Field Concert Hall.
Learn More
If you’re holding marketable securities with long-term capital gains, consider contributing shares of stock, rather than cash. If you’ve owned the security for more than a year, the charitable deduction is the current market value of the security and you avoid federal income tax on the long-term capital gain. Your broker or investment advisor can wire your gift to Curtis quickly and safely by using the Depository Trust Company (DTC) wire transfer system. Please refer to our
Wire Transfer Instructions
for more details and consult your professional tax advisor.
A gift to Curtis from your IRA is an attractive option for IRA owners who have reached age 70½. Ordinarily, an IRA owner must report withdrawals as income and pay federal income tax on them. These provisions allow IRA owners over age 70 ½ to make gifts directly from their IRAs to qualified charities. Qualified charitable distributions count toward the IRA owner’s required minimum distribution (RMD) and are not reportable as taxable income (up to $100,000). The result is a tax break for those who do not itemize deductions. Check with your tax advisors to see if this option might be of benefit to you.
Donor-advised funds are increasingly popular. If you have made gifts to a donor-advised fund, such as the Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund, National Philanthropic Trust, the Schwab Charitable Fund, or Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program, you can direct grants from your account to Curtis. If you do so, please remember that you cannot receive benefits (goods or services) from Curtis in return for the gift.
There are numerous ways to arrange a planned gift to Curtis, including bequests, beneficiary designations, and life-income plans. Those who advise the school of intention to include Curtis in their estate plans become members of our
Founder’s Society
. For additional information, please call the planned giving office at (215) 717-3126 or email
giving@curtis.edu
.
This information is not intended as tax or legal advice. Always consult your own professional advisors to determine how these suggestions would apply to your situation.
Curtis welcomes gifts of musical instruments that improve the school’s collections and support its students’ training and performances. The opportunity to practice and perform on fine instruments can significantly enhance a young musician’s training. With guidance and supervision from Curtis’s faculty, instruments are loaned to students for special performances, for auditions, or for their entire enrollment. Instrument gifts to Curtis can be made during your lifetime or with a specific bequest in your will.
Curtis has been an all-Steinway school since its founding in 1924, and we welcome the opportunity to discuss gifts of Steinway grand pianos to the school. You can also make an important impact at Curtis by funding the purchase of a high-quality orchestral instrument. For example, the school is constantly upgrading its collection of timpani and percussion, trumpets, and harps.
To learn more about donating musical instruments please contact
giving@curtis.edu
or (215) 717-3131 or fill out the form at the link below.
Form
Curtis welcomes gifts of works of art or archival collections that improve the school’s collections.
We welcome the discussion of non-instrument, non-cash gifts. For more information, please contact
giving@curtis.edu
or 215-717-
3131
or fill out the form below.
Form
Play to your greatness.
Request Info
Visit
Apply
Subscribe to our newsletter for Curtis news, events, announcements, and more.
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