SEMPRE ALWAYS: The Campaign for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra is a fundraising initiative that will advance our preeminent role as a cultural icon showcasing musical brilliance, leadership and innovation. Your support will help ensure success, now and always.
$215 million raised
Zell Family Foundation makes $50 million transformational gift to support CSOA programs, building on a commitment to secure long-term financial stability.
Your contributions will support four main priorities: achieving financial sustainability, sustaining musical excellence, expanding education and community engagement and strengthening Chicago’s cultural fabric. Hear inspiring messages and learn more about what a gift to SEMPRE ALWAYS makes possible from CSOA leadership and supporters and CSO musicians in the video gallery below.
Matching Opportunity
All new and incremental gifts to the CSOA endowment will be
matched by TAWANI Foundation. As part of a multi-year initiative to increase philanthropic support for the CSOA, you can help us secure $1 million in matching funds by making your gift to SEMPRE ALWAYS.
You can curate a gift unique in size, timeline, structure and purpose. Make a gift to be fulfilled in one convenient payment or use installments over a term of several years. Consider the tax advantages of giving appreciated securities or a charitable distribution from your IRA.
Increase in Annual Giving
Pledge to increase your annual support over several years, designating the additional support to SEMPRE ALWAYS.
Planned Giving
Examples of planned gifts include a bequest in your will or trust, charitable gift annuities and naming the CSO as a beneficiary of your retirement assets. By documenting your plans with the CSO, you can designate your gift to be counted towards SEMPRE ALWAYS.
Create Your Impact
Combine your gift types for an even greater impact. By contributing to the campaign in multiple ways, you can increase the value of your gift.
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association gratefully acknowledges the generous donors who have shown tremendous support for SEMPRE ALWAYS: The Campaign for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.