Ways of Giving

Ways of Giving

Online

Make a one-time or recurring gift online. Donate now!

By Mail

Please make checks payable to Commonwealth Youthchoirs and mail to:
Commonwealth Youthchoirs
c/o Development Office
35 W Chelten Avenue
Philadelphia PA 19144

By Phone

Please call 215-849-1762 to make a credit card gift or pledge by phone.

Gift of Stock or IRA Distribution

While most donations to Commonwealth Youthchoirs take the form of cash gifts, donating appreciated securities is a way of giving that benefits both donors and charities. Please be sure to consult an attorney or tax advisor regarding your specific legal or tax situation.

To transfer stock, directly from your account to our account, please give your broker this information for DTC transfer:

DTC #8862
Credit to Account: 611-02347
Name of Account: Commonwealth Youthchoirs, Inc.
Tax ID #23-3074341

Merrill Lynch
470 Norristown Road, Suite 101
Blue Bell, PA 19422
Contact: Terry McDonough
Phone: 215-340-3314

Please also call Jill Ringold, Development Director, at 215-403-7030 or email her at development@cychoirs.org to ensure that your gift is properly credited and acknowledged promptly.

Gift Planning

You can support Commonwealth Youthchoirs now and in the future through a planned gift. For instance, it is easy to include Commonwealth Youthchoirs in your will or to name CY as a beneficiary of your retirement plan. To find out more, or if you have already done this, please call Jill Ringold, Development Director, at 215-403-7030. Please also be sure to discuss your situation with legal and tax advisers to determine the most advantageous and appropriate gift according to your circumstances.

Planned gifts may take any of the following forms:
Bequests
Retirement Assets (IRAs or Qualified Plans, like 401k)
Charitable Gift Annuities
Charitable Lead Trust
Charitable Remainder Trust
Gifts of Appreciated Securities
Gifts of Real Estate

Corporate Matching Gift

Double or triple your gift Commonwealth Youthchoirs by submitting a matching gift through your employer.

Corporate Support through EITC

Commonwealth Youthchoirs is proud to be an approved Educational Improvement Organization (EIO) under Pennsylvania’s Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) program. Through EITC, eligible companies can receive tax credits for contributions to innovative educational programs, such as ours.

Gifts in Honor or Memory

Commonwealth Youthchoirs receives many gifts in honor or memory of singers, alumni, parents, staff members, and friends of our organization. When honor or memorial gifts are received, the Development Office notifies the honoree or a family member and credits the gift appropriately. If making an honorary/memorial donation by mail, please include the name and address or email of the person(s) to receive an acknowledgement of the donation; if making a donation online, please include the acknowledgement information in the comments section.

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