A big thank you to each one of our supporters. We seek your continued support in various ways as it will support our projects. Donors enjoy tax benefits through section 501 (c) (3) of the IRS. We give below a few options for you to consider.
1. Friends & Patrons
The Friends and Patrons of the Melharmony Foundation play a vital role in melharmonic collaborations between professional orchestras, ensembles and composers. In return they will be offered two weeks’ priority booking; access to open Rehearsals at our residencies in schools; and invitations to luncheons, receptions, meet-and-greet the artistes, and other special events.
Suggested contribution:
Friends of the Foundation: $ 25 per month or $ 250 per year
Patrons: $100 per month or $1000 per year
2. Composer Endowment
Composer Endowment enables you to support the melharmonic arrangements and performance of the repertoire of your favourite composers by various symphonies and other orchestras. Be it Tyagaraja, Dikshitar, Oottukkadu Venkata Kavi, Purandara Dasa or Annamacharya or Mozart, Bach, Beethoven or other masters, MF will ensure that your name and personal support are channeled to propagating the works of that Composer. Composer Endowment is therefore a hugely satisfying and personal way to contribute to the Melharmony Foundation’s music-making. Composer endowers are credited in all concert programs, as well as on the melharmony website, alongside the name of their favorite composer.
Suggested Composer Endowment (for a given event): $5000 and above.
3. Language Endowment
Are you fond of any particular Indian language? Do you want us to propagate Tamil, Telugu, Sanskrit or Malayalam compositions in the West through Melharmonic collaborations with professional orchestras? There is a way to do that through our Language endowment. Special credit will be given on our website and in our festivals.
Suggested Endowment (for a given event): $5000 and above.
4. In Memoriam Concert
Would you be interested in having a concert in the memory of a dear and loved one? The foundation gives you the opportunity to affix the name of the person you wish, to a concert or festival. Emails us for more details on payment options and plans.
Suggested Endowment (for a given event): $5000 and above.
5. Adopt a school
The Melharmony School Program has received acclaim from the orchestra players, conductors as well as the media. The Foundation aims to take this to thousands of school districts in North America and seeks your support to make it happen. If you have a school in which you would like to see Melharmony being presented you could sponsor or co-sponsor the program cost which includes brief interactive lectures demos, new repertoire for the orchestra, rehearsals and performances.
Suggested support for the school program: $5000. You could be an associate sponsor with a contribution of $2000-3000.
6. Volunteer
Even if you are unable to contribute financially, you could be a Friend of the Foundation by helping volunteer your time writing grants, identifying private/corporate/government funding options, exploring performance/residency or other opportunities to showcase melharmony, helping with publicity and so forth.
Corporate support helps to maintain the quality and objectives of the foundation while publicly demonstrating your company’s contribution to enriching culture and society. Leading companies like Microsoft, American Family Insurance & Dell are supporting the Melharmony Foundation through direct sponsorships as well as matching grants.
Orchestra Partner: Your partnership will not only enable our orchestras get more skilled with more rehearsals but also give them more opportunities to showcase it!
Concert/Private Event Partner: Support our concert, and we have several ways to recognize your presence including banners, advertisements in handouts, logos in newspaper ads, credits during our webcast, etc.
Festival Title Sponsor: Affixing the name of your business to major Melharmony Festivals in various cities can be a great way to support our cause and get the word out on your business.
You could also be our Education Partner supporting workshops, camps and courses across the country or be an In Kind Partner.
While Charity organisations and Trusts can support in many of the initiatives such as NAMHO listed in the Individual and Corporate pages, we seek specific support for the following:
Education Fund: Help support and expand the Melharmonic K-12 School Orchestra & Youth Symphony Collaborations & Residencies with your generous funding.
Professional Collaboration Fund: New melharmonic works as well as arrangements traditional melodic creations of master composers can become part of mainstream orchestral repertoire with your support for collaborations with professional orchestras/ensembles.
The Melharmony Foundation thanks the following for their invaluable support and invite all of you to join this ever growing list!
Corporate / Charities
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