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Additional Gift Information

Retirement Accounts and Donor Advised Giving

The Philadelphia Orchestra is a 501(c)(3) organization and is eligible to receive charitable contributions. Below is some of the information you or your administrator may need to issue a gift to our organization: 

  

EIN: 23-1352289 

Name: Philadelphia Orchestra Association 

Address: 1 South Broad Street, 14th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19107 

  

Donors who make gifts made through certain charitable vehicles receive only benefits with an insubstantial fair market value, such as Playbill recognition.

Please remember to include your name when they distribute the contribution so we may recognize you properly. 

 

Gifts of Stock

Below you will find all the information necessary to transfer appreciated securities to The Philadelphia Orchestra. There is no minimum gift requirement to execute a stock transfer.

  1. For us to identify your generous gift and issue a tax receipt, please be sure to contact us, as privacy laws discourage brokerage firms from releasing the names of clients. Please provide your name, preferred contact method, the type of stock (symbol), number of shares, and estimated value.
  2. Provide your financial advisor with the following information with PNC Investments: 

  

Account Name: The Philadelphia Orchestra Association 

F/B/O NFS Acc. Number: 005-759198 

DTC Clearing Number: 0226 

ABA Number: 021000021 

Tax ID Number: 23-1352289 

PNC Contact Person: John J. Pinto 

Phone Number: 215.585.4305 

Address: 1600 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103 

  

The Philadelphia Orchestra values gifts of stock based on the average of the high and low price of the stock on the day the stock is transferred into our account. Acknowledgements of the gift will be sent directly to the donor. 

  

For donors who wish to donate a physical stock certificate to the Orchestra, please contact us. 

 

Honorary and Memorial Gifts   

Make a memorial or honorary gift to The Philadelphia Orchestra in recognition of someone special in your life. Memorial and honorary gifts to the Orchestra are a wonderful way to honor the legacy of a loved one while providing vital support to our music and mission.  

When you make a memorial or honorary gift, the Orchestra will send a card to the recipient of your choice, notifying them of your thoughtful tribute. You will also receive an acknowledgement letter noting that no goods or services were received in exchange for your charitable contribution.  

Please visit philorch.org/donate to give in memory or in honor of a loved one. Once you fill out our form, check the box that states, “This is a Memorial/Honorary gift.” You will be prompted to give written instructions detailing who your gift is recognizing and who you would like to be acknowledged.  

If you would like to direct others to make memorial or honorary gifts to the Orchestra, you may do so by encouraging them to contact us at 215.893.3151, or by directing gifts to our mailing address:   

   

The Philadelphia Orchestra Annual Fund   

One South Broad Street   

14th Floor   

Philadelphia, PA 19107   

   

Please include a brief note with your contribution confirming your intention of making a memorial or honorary gift.   

 

Thank you for your considering The Philadelphia Orchestra as the recipient of memorial or honorary gifts.   

 

If you would like to instruct friends and family to make gifts to the Orchestra in a loved one's obituary, the following text should be used: “In lieu of flowers, the family kindly requests that donations be made to The Philadelphia Orchestra. Contributions can be made by calling 215.893.3151, visiting philorch.org/donate and checking "This is a Memorial/Honorary gift," or sending directly to: The Philadelphia Orchestra Annual Fund, One South Broad Street, 14th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19107 with a brief note confirming your intention of making a memorial gift. Thank you for your support."   

 

Planned Giving 

Join the Frances Anne Wister Society by including The Philadelphia Orchestra as part of your Estate Plan. For more information, please visit www.philorchlegacy.org or contact Mitch Bassion, chief philanthropy officer, at 215.893.1811 or mbassion@philorch.org.