donate
Donate on-line through Canada Helps.
What if your donation could help change the future of the performing arts in Vancouver?
What if that donation could also provide opportunities for emerging musicians to develop professional careers? Inspire artists and audiences to come together as a community of listeners? Allow underserved populations to experience the power of live music?
Since taking flight in 2006, Music on Main has worked to create a community of listeners who support innovative and fresh programming in some of Vancouver’s most vibrant neighbourhoods. Private philanthropy remains at the core of Music on Main’s support, and includes opportunities to demonstrate your support with an annual gift of any amount, a re-occurring monthly contribution, or membership in Music on Main’s Director’s Circle. We also occasionally host intimate and engaging fundraising events in a variety of locales.
All donations, large and small, are greatly appreciated, and make everything at Music on Main possible.
Your generosity helps keep tickets affordable, and also contributes to Music on Main’s programs for emerging artists, opportunities to commission and present new work, and supporting a diverse range of artists.
Most importantly, it makes access to Music on Main’s concerts and events possible for audience members from all walks of life.
make a donation
Donate on-line through Canada Helps, or send a cheque to:
Music on Main (attention: Joseph Bardsley, Development Manager)
110-750 Hamilton Street
Vancouver, BC
V6B 2R5
Music on Main will issue tax receipts for donations of $25 or more. Monthly donors receive cumulative tax receipts at year-end (usually by late February in the following year). Donors of $25 or more also become voting members of Music on Main Society
Music on Main Society is a registered charitable organization: Charity BN / Registration # 84409 3567 RR0001.
Music on Main is a non-profit society registered with the Province of British Columbia (S-51084).
director’s circle
The Director’s Circle is for donors who underwrite Music on Main’s annual activities season with a gift of $1,200 or more, providing the support on which Music on Main thrives. Join the Director’s Circle today, and become an integral part of Music on Main’s future. You’ll also have opportunities to meet the artists who make the music happen!
Pledges can be paid at any time, and in any amount. Some Director’s Circle members are making their donation in one payment; others are spreading their donation across time, using monthly or quarterly instalments. Perhaps others will even come together as groups of friends to join the Director’s Circle. It’s up to you.
For more information, please contact Joseph Bardsley at jb@musiconmain.ca, or by phone at 604.879.9888.
monthly giving
Make a real impact on the future of performing arts in Vancouver. $10, $20, $35 or any other amount can be charged monthly to your credit card. Make a secure monthly donation to Music on Main in any amount, and you’ll be supporting great music in your community.
Becoming a monthly donor is easy! Visit our Canada Helps page, enter your gift amount, and select the “repeating donation” option. Follow a few more simple instructions, and you’ll be on your way to helping ensure Music on Main’s continued success. You can also donate monthly via your credit card directly through Music on Main’s office.
For more information, please contact Joseph Bardsley at jb@musiconmain.ca, or by phone at 604.879.9888.
Sponsorship
Individual and corporate sponsorships enable Music on Main to bring exceptional work from world-class musicians to audiences from all walks of life.
An individual donor can choose to fully or partially sponsor a concert with particular personal meaning to them. A corporation can invest in a unique and memorable client hosting, marketing, or business development opportunity. Either outcome makes a real impact on what Music on Main can make possible.
Music on Main would be delighted to work with you directly to realize your sponsorship goals.
For more information, please contact Joseph Bardsley at jb@musiconmain.ca, or by phone at 604.879.9888.
Planned Giving
Music on Main intends for its future to be as bright as its past. We now accept planned and estate gifts. Giving options include bequests, publicly traded securities, and naming Music on Main as a charitable beneficiary in your will or endowment. Many of these options offer significant tax advantages to you and your family.
We would be pleased to discuss these giving options in greater detail. Although regulations in British Columbia make it easy to add to your existing will, we suggest you work with your lawyer, financial planner, or accountant as you make your decision. This will help to ensure that your gift is in accord with your financial and charitable goals, and that it clearly expresses your wishes.
If you’re looking to make a planned gift to Music on Main, please take note of the following recommended bequest wordings to be shared with your estate and financial planners.
Specific Bequest: You donate a specific dollar amount or piece of property, such as real estate, stocks, bonds or musical instruments: “I give the sum of (bequest amount or description of other property) to Music on Main to be used for such of the objects and purposes as the Board of Directors shall from time to time determine.”
Residual Bequest: You donate all or a portion of your estate to the beneficiary after your debts have been paid: “I give the residue of my estate (or percentage of the residue of my estate) to Music on Main to be used for such of the purposes as the Board of Directors shall from time to time determine.”
Contingent Bequest: Your gift takes effect only if the primary intention cannot be met (e.g., if the primary and alternate beneficiaries do not survive the donor): “If neither (name of primary beneficiary) nor (name of alternate beneficiary) survives me for 30 days, then I give (describe amount of cash, property, percentage of residue or other gift) to Music on Main to be used for such of the objects and purposes as the Board of Directors shall from time to time determine.”
We accept gifts of any size, and are grateful to be a part of your plans. A legacy gift of any size to Music on Main represents an investment in Vancouver’s musical future.
For more information, please contact Joseph Bardsley at jb@musiconmain.ca, or by phone at 604.879.9888.
Donate on-line through Canada Helps.