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Pianissimo

$100 – $249

  • Advance ticket purchasing and free ticket exchange up to 48 hours before a performance

Piano

$250 – $499

  • Invitation to Festival Preview
  • Advance ticket purchasing and free ticket exchange up to 48 hours before a performance

Mezzo Piano

$500 – $999

  • Invitation to a Donor Event
  • Invitation to Festival Preview
  • Advance ticket purchasing and free ticket exchange up to 48 hours before a performance

Mezzo Forte

$1,000 – $1,499

  • Invitation to a House Concert
  • Invitation to a Donor Event
  • Invitation to Festival Preview
  • Advance ticket purchasing and free ticket exchange up to 48 hours before a performance

Forte

$1,500-$2,499

  • Reserved parking at select venues
  • Invitation to a House Concert
  • Invitation to a Donor Event
  • Invitation to Festival Preview
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Fortissimo

$2,500-$4,999

  • Preferred seating at select venues
  • Reserved parking at select venues
  • Invitation to a House Concert
  • Invitation to a Donor Event
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Virtuoso

$5,000-$9,999

  • Invitation to a Festival Reception
  • Preferred seating at select venues
  • Reserved parking at select venues
  • Invitation to a House Concert
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Maestro

$10,000 & Up

  • Invitation to an approved Meet & Greet
  • Invitation to a Festival Reception
  • Preferred seating at select venues
  • Reserved parking at select venues
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Ways to Make a Gift

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Online

You can make a one-time donation or set up monthly installments

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Call the office

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Mail

Mailed checks are always an option! (Please make them out to The Gilmore.)

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Gift from IRA

If you are at least 70 1/2, you can make a Qualified Charitable Distribution from your IRA without paying income taxes.

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Give the Gift of Stock

You can transfer stock directly to The Gilmore.

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Alternatives to Giving Cash

Your support of The Gilmore is of great value to us, and it is our goal to make it rewarding for you as well. That’s why we want you to know about the financial tools you can use to plan your gift to us so that it can return benefits to you.

1 Make a gift using appreciated securities and realize larger tax savings than if you had used cash.
2 Make a gift that costs you nothing during your lifetime.
3 Make a gift that pays you income for life.
4 Preserve your estate for your children and deliver years of income to The Gilmore.
5 Donate your house, take a tax deduction, and continue to live in it rent-free.
6 Turn surplus life insurance coverage into a gift.

We can help you choose an approach that works best for your goals and circumstances. Learn more about

gift planning.

Questions About Making A Donation?

To learn more about supporting The Gilmore, contact:

Anne Witherspoon

Director of Development
Phone: 269.342.1166
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