Support Us
Thank you to everyone who attended the January 28 Winter Musicale Gala! We now have $35,000 left to raise in gifted income to meet our target for 2024 June Festival funding. If you are in a position to give, please consider supporting the 44th season with your donation in any amount, before the Festival in June 2024.
Ticket sales covered only 25% of direct concert expenses in 2022 and 2023. Donations and sponsorships of Festival performances and concert soloists make our annual season possible, with consistently high artistic standards and education components. The Baroque Music Festival, Corona del Mar, is a nonprofit organization under section 501(c)(3). Contributions are tax-deductible. Our Tax ID/EIN is 95-3785942.
Those who support the Festival are acknowledged in the yearly Festival program booklet and on this website. There are additional benefits for those donating at higher levels. Interested in becoming a business sponsor or placing a business advertisement in our program booklet? Please visit the Advertisers page. For individual gift and sponsorship details please see below:
Donor Tiers
Donors are recognized in these tiers, with the following benefits:
- Supporter ($50-$124) = Name credited on the website and in program booklet.
- Friend ($125–$299) = Same as above, plus eligibility to attend the annual Winter Musicale (with an additional non-tax-deductible payment of $125 per person to defray costs of this gala event) and, free of ticket charge, the Fall Preview (event during the fall immediately following the annual Festival year the donation was made.)
- Contributor ($300–$499) = All of the above, plus Festival sponsorship opportunities.
- Donor ($500–$999) = As immediately above.
- Patron ($1,000–$2,999) = As immediately above.
- Benefactor ($3,000–$4,999) = As immediately above, plus opportunities to attend dress rehearsals.
- Partner ($5,000–$9,999) = As immediately above, plus small-group “meet the artists” opportunities.
- Philanthropist ($10,000 or more) = As immediately above, plus “meet the director” opportunities.
Ways to Give
- Donate online. Make a one-time, or monthly recurring*, donation. If you are a returning supporter, consider increasing your donation this year to cover rising costs and provide vital funds for the 2024 Festival.
- *Monthly Donations. An ongoing monthly recurring donation via our nonprofit-rate payment processor PayPal is an easy way for you to manage and deliver essential funds to the Festival throughout the year, and to gain a certain donor level by June each year to benefit from higher tier opportunities as listed above.
- Underwrite part of the 2024 Festival — if donating online please write the details of what you’d like to sponsor in the note section. See Sponsorships available below.
- Donate by mail. You may send a contribution by check or credit card at any time of the year using our donation form.
- Donate by phone. Leave a message at (949) 760-7887 and receive a call back within 24 hours.
- Many employers match charitable contributions from their employees. You may wish to talk with your HR representative to see if you can take advantage of a matching benefit.
- Tax advantages may be available to you for qualified charitable distributions (QCDs) if you have an IRA and are required to take required minimum distributions (RMDs). Gifts from Donor Advised Funds (DAFs) are also gladly accepted. (Please note DAF contributions are not eligible for Winter Musicale-qualifying donations, since 50% of the per person contribution required to attend this annual gala event held in January or February is non-tax-deductible to cover goods and services received.)
- Include a contribution when ordering Winter Musicale gala tickets by mail or online, and June Festival tickets by mail or online. June Festival ticket brochures will be mailed late March 2024. Online sales open April 2024.
Sponsorship Opportunities 2024
Consider getting together with friends to underwrite a concert or support a musician – it takes a village to fund the Baroque Music Festival and we welcome you to our village! If you would like to discuss any of the opportunities below, please contact the Festival’s Executive Director, Zen Edwards, at (949) 760-7887 or by email.
- Winter Musicale Gala Concert (Sunday, January 28) — $5,000 Sponsored, thank you!
- Orchestra Opener at St. Mark (Sunday, June 16) — $15,000
- Monday at St. Michael & All Angels (Monday, June 17) — $5,000
- Wednesday at Sherman Gardens (Wednesday, June 19) — $7,000
- Friday at Sherman Gardens (Friday, June 21) — $8,000
- Festival Finale at St. Mark: Orchestra, Chorus & Vocal Soloists (Sunday, June 23) — $18,000
- E. Blumenstock, Artistic Directorship — from $8,000
- Soloist Sponsorship — from $1,200
- Musician Sponsorship — from $750
- Pre-concert Brass Ensemble — $450 each concert Sponsored, thank you!
- Student Rush Tickets Program — $2,500
- Festival Intern Program — $750
- Harpsichord & Chamber Organ Supply — from $1,200
- Professional Photography — from $750
- Wine & Waters Receptions — from $350 each concert – Friday June 21 & Finale are sponsored, thank you!
- Festival Finale Post-Concert Subscribers’ Dinner — $5,000
In Kind & Volunteer Opportunities
In addition to financial support, we are especially in need of musician housing in private homes near or in Newport Beach, as well as assistance behind-the-scenes before and on the day of concerts. Please contact us if you are interested in hosting a musician; volunteering; serving as a Festival Intern (for young emerging arts administrators – stipend paid; email your resumé to Zen Edwards, Executive Director, at students@bmf-cdm.org); or know someone you would recommend for a volunteer or intern position. Community Service hours can be provided.