Your Support is Doubled Until Dec. 31!

Between now and December 31, we have donors who have stepped up to offer a generous $30,000 match on any increased or new giving from our donor base. We hope you will consider giving to unlock these matching funds. Your gift will go twice as far towards enabling our music to impact even more people of all ages in our community during this celebratory season.

Ways to Make a Gift

Give online

Donate securely using our Square check-out:

One-time Donation – Annual Fund

Recurring Donation – Annual Fund

Bravo Circle

ECSO Bravo Circle donors share a deep passion for the arts and are committed to the ECSO’s continued artistic growth and financial stability. By making a 3-year pledge to the Annual Fund, you will help to sustain and enhance the extraordinary musical experiences that we bring to audiences of all ages, backgrounds, and walks of life.

Support from our patrons is invaluable, assuring that the ECSO can thrive in the concert hall and achieve its mission to inspire, educate, and connect our communities through live orchestral music.

Join Today!

Phone: 860.443.2876
Address: 289 State Street, New London, CT 06320

Pledge Form

Gift of Stock

Stock donations – gifts of appreciated stock are easily transferable and count as a tax-deductible gift.

Gift of stock

Donor Benefits

We are pleased to offer you exciting donor benefits that offer new ways to engage with the music we all love so much. Check out these exclusive, behind-the-scenes benefits to enhance your experience.

View all benefits

Matching Gifts

Double or triple the impact of your donation with a matching gift. Many employers sponsor matching gift programs and will match any charitable contributions or volunteer hours made by their employees.

The ECSO gratefully acknowledges the generous support of the following businesses who have matched their employees/retirees contributions:

Charter Oak Federal Credit Union, IBM, PepsiCo, Pfizer, Symantec, and United Technologies.

Your Contribution Helps Us To:

Provide exciting musical opportunities to thousands of area students
Supply low price tickets to our concerts for students, active military personnel and veterans, and senior members of our community
Bring orchestral music and world-class talent to our region regularly to enrich the cultural offerings of southeastern Connecticut

Your generosity towards our organization’s mission makes you an important partner in the execution of our mission to inspire, educate, and connect our communities through live orchestral music.

Did you know?

If you are at least 70 ½ years old, you can make a distribution to the ECSO from your IRA without paying income taxes! Please make sure you or your advisor note your name and contact information on your contribution so we can properly identify and acknowledge your gift as a QCD for your IRA.

Initiate this gift as early as possible – the funds must be deposited by the ECSO by December 31 to count towards the current year.