Donations

Financial Support

Naturally, the Chicago Arts Orchestra musicians make the performance -- but everyone, including the audience, plays an integral part in the experience.

The Chicago Arts Orchestra is a neighbor and a community partner. We are passionate about chamber music and our mission to bring it to new and neglected audiences. An investment in the CAO yields great returns. You gain the personal satisfaction of knowing that you have contributed to the cultural enhancement of Chicago and the expansion of its civic pride.

Who benefits from the Chicago Arts Orchestra? You do! And so do the many people, from schoolchildren to grandparents, who attend concerts or participate in CAO programs.

The Chicago Arts Orchestra is a fiscally responsible organization -- all of our administrative services and many of our artistic services are donated. The orchestra relies entirely on individual and corporate donations in order to conduct our high-quality chamber orchestra performances.

Donations not only help us open our door to the Chicago community, they help us to keep the costs of tickets down, making fine chamber music accessible and affordable.

Your donation to the CAO resonates in the concert hall. Come listen to a "New Orchestra for a New Audience."

Corporate Matching

Many employers offer corporate matching gift programs and will match any charitable donations made by their employees. Your contribution may double or even triple. Some employers also match gifts made by retirees and/or spouses.

If you think your company my have such a program, contact your employer's Human Resources Department to learn about your options and the company's procedures. If your company uses a matching gift form, you may fill out, sign the form and send it to the Chicago Arts Orchestra at the address below.

Chicago Arts Orchestra : Donors

$500 and above

Mr. William and Mrs. Jalana Handal
Mr. James Maschmeyer
Mr. Omar Qaiser
The Warnock Family
Ms. Amy Wierenga

$200 to $499

Mr. Jonathan and Mrs. Erika Maschmeyer
Mr. Scott Schutte
Mr. Steve and Dr. Lynn Terranella

$100 to $199

Mrs. Kathy Bonhman
Ms. Meghan Early
Mr. and Mrs. Hankinson
Mr. Jon and Mrs. Hilary Meyer
Ms. Erin E. Roberts
Ms. Renee Rubas
Mr. J. D. Salazar
Mr. Nathaniel Schaefer
Mr. Matt Scutt
Mr. Vince and Mrs. Christie Solano

Up to $99

Mr. Stephen Bogdan
Mr. Kent and Mrs. Corrine Donewald
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Drai
Ms. Yolanda Gonzalez
Ms. Roxana Iacob
Mr. David Mayer
Ms. Wendy Matthewson
Ms. Heather McClean
Ms. Roopa Modur
Mr. John Morrison
Mr. and Mrs. Brian J. Murphy
Ms. Connie Ng
Mr. William Patterson
Mr. Carlos Pedraja
Ms. Lucia Quevedo
Ms. Linda Rogdale
Mr. Steve and Mrs. Katherine Schafer
Mr. Pete and Mrs. Marilyn Tantillo
Ms. Avis Wright

Corporate Donors

i.d.o. incorporated
Hoy Newspaper

Corporate Partners

Neil A. Kjos Co
Huron Consulting Group
Robert W. Baird