SUPPORT OUR MISSION
Every dollar supports our new vision for classical music—one that prioritizes diversity, equity, inclusion, representation, and accessibility.​ PROTESTRA is the only symphony orchestra in the US that has regularly produced benefit concerts specifically advocating for social justice causes since 2020.
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Since we are a completely grassroots-funded organization, your contributions play a key role in bringing our concerts to life! Your sustaining donations through Monthly Membership or Season Sponsorship will help us plan further in advance so we can address a wider variety of social issues and make an even greater impact through classical music.
3 Ways to Give!
One-Time Donation
Whether you have $1 or $1,000, every amount supports orchestral benefit concerts that drive funds and awareness of social issues.
Monthly Membership
Season Sponsorship
​Our Monthly Members provide us with reliable revenue that is essential to our operations. Join at an amount that works for you (minimum $25).
Monthly Members receive:​​
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Two free tickets to every concert.​
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​Guided pre-concert listening seminars with PROTESTRA’s co-founders, Music Director Michelle Rofrano and Board Chair Ian Vlahović.​
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Invitations to dress rehearsals and sight-reading parties with PROTESTRA musicians.
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Annual birthday mailer—a personal thank you note from us!
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Access to intimate salon concerts & special events.
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Merch Discounts: Monthly Members will receive 25% off all our merch, all of the time.
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​Join us in our Campaign for Artistic Resistance!
We are seeking 200 generous donors to become PROTESTRA Season Sponsors. To become a sponsor, these donors commit to an annual gift of $1000, which can be paid lump-sum, quarterly, or monthly.
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Season Sponsors receive:
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Recognition on our website and programs.
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All the benefits of a Monthly Membership.
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Season Sponsors are essential for us to create musical resistance on a larger scale. ​​
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Every dollar donated goes directly towards holding issue-centered benefit concerts, paying our performers, supporting company growth, and running a successful startup nonprofit. We believe today’s orchestras can and should be grassroots operations that serve and are supported by their community. We intend for PROTESTRA to be an orchestra for the 21st century, an orchestra by the people and for the people. Whether you have $1 or $1,000, PROTESTRA strives to represent everyone—from the composers we program and the artists we collaborate with, to the issues we advocate for and the audiences we serve. We hope you'll consider financially supporting our young organization and in doing so, uplifting diverse artistic voices, advocating for important causes, and creating a more equitable future for classical music.
We would be happy to discuss arranging a sustaining sponsorship, a one-time donation, in-kind donations of goods and services, and any other types of donations.
Please contact development@protestra.org to discuss these arrangements.
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Thank you for your consideration—your support is instrumental! 🎻
In keeping with IRS regulations, the fair-market value of certain sponsorship benefits and privileges may reduce the overall tax-deductibility of your gifts. The value of these benefits will be noted in PROTESTRA’s acknowledgment of your gift. Tax-deductibility will be assessed based on your actual gift.