Support AFCM
There are a number of ways you may direct your contributions to AFCM. Your donation vital to the organization’s continued success!
AFCM is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, Tax ID # 86-0683043. All contributions are tax-deductible.
You can make a contribution:
By Mail
Enclose a check to Arizona Friends of Chamber Music (AFCM).
By Phone
Call (520) 577-3769
Online
Please use the table to the right to select your contribution using our Stripe platform for online giving.
Donor-Advised Funds
Recommend a sustaining grant from your donor-advised fund to Arizona Friends of Chamber Music.
Your Individual Retirement Account
If you are 70 ½ years old or older, your Required Minimum Distribution on your IRA can benefit Arizona Friends of Chamber Music and other qualified charities. Gifts of up to $100,000 annually made directly from your IRA to Arizona Friends of Chamber Music are a tax-wise and convenient way to support the music you love: Direct rollovers to qualified charities recognize no taxable income on the transfer.
How to Initiate a Gift through your IRA
– Simply instruct your retirement plan administrator to directly transfer a gift from your IRA to Arizona Friends of Chamber Music. They may request our Tax ID number, which is 86-0683043.
>>IRA sample letter of instruction
Sometimes, IRA gifts arrive without a name or address. Please let us know that you have made your gift at office@arizonachambermusic.org or by phone at 520-577-3769.
IRA Gift Requirements
No goods or services may be received for donations made by IRA.* (If you would like to receive donor benefits, please contact us to learn about which donor benefits qualify for donors who give through an IRA.)
Stock Shares
Direct your stock gift to: DTC #8862 for account #410-04399
at Merrill Lynch / Tucson, AZ.
>>Click for Stock Transfer Form
Please contact us at (520) 577-3769 or info@arizonachambermusic.org to let us know that your gift is coming.
DEDICATE YOUR DONATION
You may designate any gift you make to be “in honor” or “in memory” of a treasured person. We gratefully accept gifts in many forms: by check or credit card, at the box office at concerts, online, or by calling. We can assist you in giving securities or other assets.
Annual Fund
The majority of gifts to AFCM are directed to the Annual Fund. Your donation of any amount provides funding for the current season’s musician fees, hall rental, concert costs, video and audio recording, technology, and printed materials. It is because of the Annual Fund that we are able to hold ticket prices at a reasonable price and continue to present world class music. When you purchase a full-price ticket, you cover about half the cost of presenting a concert; when you buy discounted tickets (subscription), what you pay covers even less.
We appreciate your donation at any time of year, but will notify you of two Annual Fund giving opportunities during the year: In April, at the time of the new season announcement, and in November, for the Year-End Campaign, coordinated to meet IRS charitable contribution deadlines. Donations over $100 and all Year-End Campaign contributions are gratefully acknowledged in print in every concert program of the season.
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Donate by phone
Call (520) 577-3769
Please leave your name, number and a message. Our Director of Operations will contact you as soon as possible.
Donate by mail
AFCM
P.O. Box 40845
Tucson, AZ, 85717
Legacy Society
The Jean-Paul Bierny Legacy Society was established in honor of our past AFCM President and co-founder of the Festival. Many dedicated supporters find it advantageous to include AFCM in their will or estate plan. We appreciate their generosity and we can provide information to you, if you would like to consider it.
Ad Exchanges
We do ad exchanges with other non-profit arts organizations. The deadline for season program advertising is August 1st.
Concert Sponsorship
Many of our audience members enjoy underwriting individual concerts that are particularly meaningful to them. Sponsors are acknowledged in the program and on a lobby sign at the concert, and have the opportunity to meet the musicians. The donation level for a full concert sponsorship is $5,000, and partial is $2,500.
Musician Sponsorship
Do you admire or enjoy a certain musician? You can sponsor his or her presence in Tucson. You will be acknowledged in the program and on a lobby sign and have the opportunity to meet the musician as well. The donation level for a musician sponsorship is $1,500.
For further information on all of the above, please contact Cathy Anderson at: info@arizonachambermusic.org
Music in the Schools
Each year, AFCM sponsors lively, interactive chamber music concerts in schools, with a special focus on schools with diverse populations. For $1,000 you enable the Southwest String Quartet or the University of Arizona Fred Fox Wind Quintet to perform for students, adding valuable music appreciation to a school’s curriculum. If you would like more information about sponsoring a school, please contact Leslie Tolbert at: tolbert@email.arizona.edu.
Gift Certificates
Perhaps you know someone who would enjoy one of our concerts. A gift certificate is the perfect way to share.

Commissions
Every season we commission new chamber works from interesting composers specifically tailored to great ensembles of our choice with the underwriting and participation of audience members. To date, AFCM has commissioned 78 works, making it one of the strongest commissioning programs in the U.S. Many go on to be recorded and are available online; several are available locally at our concerts. The most recent CD is Alchemy, released last spring. You can find the complete list on our website. If you are interested in considering a commission, please contact us at: commissions@arizonachambermusic.org.