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How to Make Your Individual Gift to the Pittsburgh Symphony

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By Phone

The PSO is pleased to accept gift transactions using MasterCard, Visa, Discover Card, and American Express.

You can make your donation by calling 412.392.4880 Monday-Friday, 9:00AM to 5:00PM. If you'd like to receive more information first or have our staff contact you, use our on-line request form.

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By Donor Advised Fund (DAF)

A donor advised fund (DAF) is a charitable giving program that allows you to combine favorable tax benefits with the flexibility to support your favorite causes.  An increasingly popular charitable vehicle, DAFs are an excellent way to simplify your charitable giving and facilitate your philanthropic goals.  Contributions are tax-deductible and any investment growth in the DAF is tax-free. It is also easy to donate long-term appreciated securities, eliminating capital gains taxes and allowing you to support multiple charities from one block of stock.

If you have a DAF, a contribution to the Pittsburgh Symphony can be initiated using the DAF Direct widget on this page. Simply select your DAF sponsor charity from the dropdown menu, enter your donation amount, and click NEXT. You will be taken to your DAF sponsor charity's website to complete the donation process. Currently only Fidelity Charitable and Schwab Charitable are available through the DAF Direct widget, but additional DAF sponsor charities will be added based on demand. If your DAF sponsor charity is not available through DAF Direct, simply contact your charity to initiate your donation.

For more information click here or call 412.392.4880.

Music-by-the-Month Plan

The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestras' Music-by-the-Month plan is a convenient and affordable way to support PSO on an ongoing basis. By enrolling in the plan, your charge card will be automatically billed every month, making it easy to spread your generosity over time. Click here to request more information about Music-by-the-Month.

How to Make Your Corporate Gift to the Pittsburgh Symphony

Click here to pledge or donate online!

You may also call us at 412.392.4880, or write to us at the following address:

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Development Department
Heinz Hall
600 Penn Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3259

Considering a Gift of Stock?

When people think about making an Annual Fund gift they usually get out their check books. As you assess your tax-deductible donations, consider the wisdom of making this year's Annual Fund gift to the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra from a different asset. Do you know that you can avoid the dreaded capital gains tax by transferring appreciated stock? In addition to being a smart tax move, a stock transfer minimizes market fluctuations, allowing you to maximize your gift to the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.

Here's How to Give Stock:

1. Call and instruct your broker to electronically transfer shares to the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra's Wells Fargo Advisors account. Instructions are:

DTC Number:  0141
Pittsburgh Symphony, Account No. 67362896

2. Call or write to notify us of the donation and date of transfer. The Symphony will do the rest! Stock gifts are valued based on the date of transfer to the Symphony's account. Donors receive credit for the full mean value of the stock at the time of transfer (before brokers' fees are subtracted). If you have any questions call us today at 412.392.4880.

Are You Among the Missing?

Sometimes we receive a gift of stock, but we don't know who it came from. If you don't alert us that the stock will be transferred, we will have the money, but we won't know who to thank for it.

After setting up the stock transfer, make sure to let us know:

  1. Who you are
  2. Name of the stock
  3. Number of shares
  4. Date of transfer

We are still searching for the donors of the following stock gifts. If you transferred any of these stocks to the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and have not yet been acknowledged, please call 412.392.4880 to let us know. We want to be able to thank you!

  • PNC – 2012
  • Exxon - 2010

If you have any questions, please click here to send an email to our Development department, or call us today at 412.392.4880.

Matching Gifts

Many corporations offer their employees the benefit of matching the personal philanthropy of their employees. Please check with your employer to see if you are eligible. Typically, employers will provide a matching gift form that you complete and send with your gift. This program can double your gift and provide extra benefit to the Symphony at no extra cost to you.  

If you have any questions, please click here to send an email to our Development department, or call us today at 412.392.4880. The Pittsburgh Symphony's EIN number is 25-0986052.

The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra does not render legal or tax advisory services. The purpose of this message is informational only.