Did you know ...
* TSO touches the lives of nearly 20,000 people in our community through concerts, education and outreach?
* TSO serves more than 6,000 fifth-grade students, their teachers and parents every year through an award winning youth education program called “Simply Symphonic?”
* On average, 80% of every dollar contributed to TSO goes directly to our artistic product- live symphonic music?
* Ticket income only covers 1/3 of costs of bringing live, enriching music to our TSO audience and community?
* 2/3 of operating income comes to TSO through the generosity of the community via gifts, grants and sponsorships?
Ways to support the TSO:
* Make an Annual Campaign donation. Gifts of any amount will be gratefully accepted at any time. Call or email us and we'll be glad to send you a pledge card, or donate on line via JustGive.Org. Or simply make a donation over the phone with your credit card at 253-272-7264.
* Sponsor the TSO through your business. Sponsoring a concert, or a table at our annual Gala, is great exposure for your company. Call or email Andy Buelow at 253-272-7264 for more information.
* Advertise in our program guide/playbill. Your ad will be in front of a repeat, influential audience from October through May -- a great way to reinforce your brand with 15,000-plus targeted, repeat impressions. Call or email Laura Stone at 253-272-7264 for more information.
* Include the TSO in your will and trusts! Making a bequest to the TSO is a wonderful way to ensure the future of live classical music in Tacoma and a great expression of your personal legacy as a music lover. Call or email Rick Oldenburg at 253-272-7264 for more information.
* Make an Endowment gift! Your gift to our endowment, whether outright or planned, is an investment in the sustainability of the Symphony. Gifts can be made to the general fund of the TSO's permanent Endowment, designated to the John Speck Memorial Endowment Fund for Education, or to the TSO's Endowment Fund at the Greater Tacoma Community Foundation. Call or email Rick Oldenburg at 253-272-7264 for more information.
* Sponsor a Musician for a year! As a member of the Symphony Chair Society, your name will be listed as the sponsor of the musician or musicians of your choice for 12 months. This a wonderful way to show your support of the quality of musicianship on our stage! Call or email Andy Buelow at 253-272-7264 for more information.