Giving Options
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2011-2012: Donate $100 or more to any Music or Dance Fund, receive our new Departmental "sampler" CD as a thank you gift!
Check out our extensive Donor Benefits and consider moving up to another giving level by increasing your gift. We welcome multi-year pledges. To send a check, please write the specific fund or purpose on the memo line, make it out to UMass Amherst and send it to UMass Amherst, Development Office, Memorial Hall, 134 Hicks Way, Amherst, MA 01003. |
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For credit card gifts, please use the secure UMass Online Gift form (For Allocation 1, scroll down, select Other, enter below & type the Fund name) or contact Marilyn Kushick at (413) 545-0018, mkushick@music.umass.edu. Your gifts are tax deductible.
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Scholarship & Other Funds
Choose an existing Scholarship, Award or Masterclass Fund that is right for you. It is easy to make a secure online gift: Go to the UMass Online gift form, fill out the requested information, for the Allocation select "Other, enter below" and type in the name of the Fund. Or send a check to the above address with the Fund name on the memo line.
| Alviani Masterclass Fund in Voice |
| Ann Elder Bestor Scholarship for an Incoming Student |
| Bezanson Graduate Voice Award |
| Horace Boyer Gospel Music Fund |
| Walter Chesnut Scholarship in Trumpet |
| Russell E. and Janet R. Falvey Scholarship for Careers in Public School Music Education |
| Fletcher Henderson/Max Roach Endowed Award in Jazz |
| Richard Jones Scholarship in Dance |
| Howard Lebow Memorial Scholarship in Piano |
| Eugenie M. May Award in Piano |
| Julian Olevsky Memorial Scholarship in Violin |
| Ornest Undergraduate Award in Voice |
| George N. Parks Memorial Award Fund |
| Stark Vocal Enhancement Fund for Workshops by Visiting Artists |
| Undergraduate Accompanying Award in Piano |
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Friends of Music or Dance
Contribute to the Friends of Music Fund (Online Gift form, select College of Humanities & Fine Arts for Allocation 1, then select Music in the CHFA menu) that provides the Department with unrestricted monies used for projects that may/will present themselves during the year. Some examples: providing staffing support for special projects, updating our publicity materials, providing support for special events, etc. The Friends of Dance Fund (Online Gift form, select College of Humanities & Fine Arts for Allocation 1, then select Dance in the CHFA menu) provides the Dance Area with similar unrestricted funds. Or send a check to the above address with the Fund name on the memo line. Thank you!
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Planned Giving
Make a gift while taking care of your own financial needs. A planned gift will benefit the Department and provide income and security for you and your family. It can be structured to reflect your personal financial goals and your interests in Music & Dance. Making a bequest is simple and straightforward; there are various options such as naming the campus a beneficiary of your will or using retirement plans to make the most tax-efficient bequest. Contact Marilyn Kushick, (413) 545-0018 or mkushick.umass.edu to discuss your gift.
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