Support Us
Ticket revenue covers only 25% of the Choral Society’s expenses, with generous gifts from individuals and businesses providing much of the rest. Every gift, large or small, helps to keep ticket prices affordable and increases our ability to continue to bring the finest choral music to our community. You can provide financial support to the society using a variety of options. Choose the one that suits your comfort level!
Credit Card
Make a secure online donation through Square. We will be happy to accept your credit card donation via Square by clicking the button below. Just type in the amount you wish to donate, and enter your payment method. It's that simple!
Qualified Charitable Distribution
If you are over 73 and have an Required Minimum Distribution (RMD), you have the option of contributing part or all of your RMD to any tax exempt organization. If you would like to contribute your RMD via a Qualified Charitable Contribution to the Choral Society, you can designate it for the general fund, any of our endowment funds, or for any concert or project that if important to you. QCD gifts should be addressed to the State College Choral Society. Our tax ID number is 25-1453237.
Endowment Giving
The greatest benefit from a gift to the endowment is the knowledge that your gift will ensure the continued excellence of one of the Centre Regions finest community choruses, now and for many years to come.
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Click here to read more about our existing Endowment Funds.
Individual Giving
Your tax-deductible gift may be given for one of many reasons:
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Annual Fund gift - to cover costs of operations
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Acknowledgement - to mark a special occasion (birthday, anniversary, graduation, new baby, etc.)
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Honorarium - to honor a special person
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Thank You - to show appreciation
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Memorial - to make a gift in memory of a family member or friend
Concert Sponsorship
The State College Choral Society offers a variety of sponsorship opportunities throughout the season, with a variety of support levels and associated benefits, including:
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Season sponsorship
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Single concert sponsorship
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Christmas with the Choral Society concert sponsorship
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Concert program printing (season/per concert)
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Annual season brochure printing
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Soloist(s) sponsorship
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Orchestra sponsorship
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Concertmaster chair sponsorship
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Pre-concert lecture series sponsorship
You can make a gift by downloading and completing this donor form.
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Please print and mail to:
The State College Choral Society
P.O. Box 675
State College, PA 16804
Gifts of Stock
Call Scott Martin at Wienken Wealth Management for information on how to transfer your gift. (814) 466-6295
Planned Giving
The most common planned gift is a bequest; a very simple way to provide a deferred donation to SCCS which allows donors to make significant contributions that may not have been possible during their lifetime. A bequest is contained in your will or a trust and can be an exact dollar amount, a percentage, or all or part of your estate or trust. Supporting us with a bequest ensures that because of you, the Choral Society will continue its long legacy of making beautiful music into the future.
Corporate Giving
The most common planned gift is a bequest; a very simple way to provide a deferred donation to SCCS which allows donors to make significant contributions that may not have been possible during their lifetime. A bequest is contained in your will or a trust and can be an exact dollar amount, a percentage, or all or part of your estate or trust. Supporting us with a bequest ensures that because of you, the Choral Society will continue its long legacy of making beautiful music into the future.
Additional Opportunities
CentreGives
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The State College Choral Society participates in CentreGives, a 36-hour online giving event designed to encourage community giving to Centre County non-profits, hosted by Centre Foundation.
Please know that any gift, large or small, that you contribute to the Choral Society will have a significant impact and will be wholeheartedly appreciated.
The cost of producing a State College Choral Society concert may come as a surprise to you. For example, did you know?
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One soloist = $500 - $2,000
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Printing of concert programs = $750 - $1,500
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Performance venue rental = $2,000
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Orchestra for a choral masterwork = $10,000
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The feeling you get when the Choral Society sings… priceless!