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Your Support is Essential!

Like most youth orchestra programs, tuition and ticket sales only cover 50% of our total costs. We rely on financial contributions like yours to help us continue offering quality programs to our students.

Your gift is 100% tax deductible, and very much appreciated. Thank you for supporting MYS students!

If you pay by check, there are no credit card charges to MYS. Mail your check directly to:

MN Youth Symphonies
790 Cleveland Ave S, Ste 203
Saint Paul, MN 55116

Please indicate on the check if you want your donation to go to a designated fund.

MYS also has a brokerage account and is able to accept gifts of stock. Please contact MYS Executive Director Tony Thomann for information on how to donate stock to MYS.

Take your donations further with more ways to support MYS below!

Our Designated Funds

Laureano Legacy Fund - Established to honor Claudette and Manny Laureano for their 25 years of dedicated service to MYS as Co-Artistic Directors. The fund provides special programming activities to foster artistic excellence and growth, as well as scholarships.

Carissa Hayen Memorial Scholarship Fund - Carissa Hayen was a French horn player who passed away in 2000. Established in her memory, this fund provides scholarships for MYS students with financial need.

Rachel Serber Memorial Scholarship Fund - This fund provides scholarships for brass students in memory of a beloved MYS student.

Instrument Fund - This fund allows MYS to purchase the specialty instruments that MYS repertoire requires and provides students the opportunity to experience playing them.

Mary West Memorial Scholarship Fund - This fund provides scholarships in memory of noted violin teacher Mary West, and may be used for private string instrument instruction, music camps, or other continuing music education opportunities.

More Ways to Give

Students

  • Tell everyone about what you do at MYS and tell your friends to audition next season!

Students & Parents

  • Invite as many people as you can to our season concerts.

Parents & Alumni

  • Ask if your employer makes matching gifts and sign up.

  • Make a qualified charitable distribution from your IRA (Federal Tax ID #23-7272194).

  • Add a bequest to MYS in your will. Please contact MYS Executive Director Tony Thomann to learn more.

Support MYS through Advertising

  • MYS offers affordable advertising packages in our student handbook and concert programs, and digital sponsorship options on our website and in our weekly newsletters!

  • Please visit our advertising page for more information.

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Contact the MYS Executive Director if you have any questions regarding your contribution.