Donate to SF Choral

SF Choral will operate on a budget of $264,000 this year, an enormous sum for a small community-based performing arts organization. We receive 17% of our annual budget from the registration fees singers pay to participate in the chorus. Ticket sales account for another 45% of our budget. With few exceptions, we rely entirely on generous grants, contributions, and other fruits of our fundraising activities to make up the additional 38%, without which we would simply be unable to continue to operate.

We would be grateful to receive your contribution, no matter how big or how small.

• Make a Donation of Money — Click here for a handy form to mail your donation to the chorus, or
  click the button below to make a donation online. Either way, your donation is tax-deductible.
  
  
• Donate your Used Stuff — Click the button below for information about donating your household goods and clothes to The Community Thrift Store in San Francisco to benefit the chorus. Drop off your clean, gently used clothing, jewelry, accessories, costumes, shoes, art, mirrors, seasonal decorations, collectibles, bicycles, lamps, luggage, baskets, housewares, books, CDs, records, DVDs, and furniture at The Community Thrift Store. Check their website to see what items they can and cannot accept. Tell them the donation is to benefit the SF Choral Society, #127, and the chorus will receive all of the proceeds after expenses. Your donation is tax-deductible.
  
  
• Vehicle Donation — Donate your car, truck, van, RV, boat, trailer, motorcycle, and more. You will receive a tax deduction (consult your accountant for details), and SF Choral will receive half of the proceeds after expenses. The Vehicle Donation Processing Center handles all of the paperwork. Free pickup, whether the vehicle is running or not. It's less hassle than selling a used car, and if you itemize your taxes, you may come out ahead with a tax deduction for helping the chorus. Call 800-269-6814 or visit www.donatecarusa.com

Ways to donate that don't cost you a cent:

• Matching Gifts — Many employers will match your gift to SF Choral. Contact your HR administrator for details. Partial list of Matching Gifts Employers.
• Shop at Amazon through this portal — Buy anything at all after accessing Amazon.com through this search box, and the chorus earns referral fees from Amazon without any extra cost to you.
  
  
• eScrip — Register your credit card and your Safeway Club card (it's totally secure), shop with those cards at participating merchants, and up to 2% of your purchases will automatically go to SF Choral. Participating merchants include Safeway, Whole Foods, Mollie Stone's, Macy's, Big 5, Round Table Pizza, Lands' End, Eddie Bauer, Target, Petsmart, Best Buy, Office Max, and many others. Go to www.escrip.com to enroll.
• GoodShop — Just go to www.goodsearch.com/goodshop.aspx, then choose from scores of online retailers such as eBay, Target, Lands' End, Apple, Barnes & Noble, and more. Access these retailers' websites through the portal of GoodShop, shop at the websites as you would normally, and a percentage of your purchases goes to SF Choral. The first time you use the site, you will be asked “Who do you support?” Enter “San Francisco Choral Society” and click the Verify button. Every online purchase you make generates money for the chorus.
• GoodSearch —This search engine, powered by Yahoo, donates 50% of its revenue to the charities chosen by its users. Just go to www.goodsearch.com, and use the website as you would use any search engine. The first time you use the site, you will be asked “Who do you GoodSearch for?” Enter “San Francisco Choral Society” and click the Verify button. Every web search you conduct generates money for the chorus.