New Era Challenge on Giving Tuesday
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On this Giving Tuesday, our New Era Challenge will double your impact on creating engaging musical experiences that inspire our communities through the transformative and universal power of music. This exciting initiative, made possible by a generous donor, will match all new gifts or increased giving from current donors up to $100,000 until December 31, 2024!
What impact can you make with your donation to the Illinois Symphony today?
- Your $100 donation sends one of the ISO’s professional musicians into an elementary school classroom to introduce their instrument and the orchestra in our Music Matters! program.
- Your $300 donation pays for three rehearsals for one musician. With four rehearsals and two concerts for every symphony orchestra week, your gift, matched through the New Era Challenge, will pay for one musician to perform a symphony orchestra concert.
- Your $500 donation introduces an entire classroom of eager elementary students to the ISO at our 2025 Concert for Kids, “E-I-E-I-Orchestra.”
- Your $1,000 donation inspires the next generation of musicians in our youth orchestra programs by providing financial assistance to those who could not otherwise take part in the program.
- Your $2,000 donation helps us engage new audiences in the community with our Around the Town, Sips & Sounds, and Beyond the Stage experiences.
Our goal this Giving Tuesday is to raise $20,000 from new or increased donations. We hope you will consider becoming a donor or increasing your current annual donation today so we can continue creating exceptional music experiences for all!