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Your gift changes lives.

No matter how you choose to support SFCM, your gift opens up a world of opportunities for the next generation of musicians. Our exceptionally talented students study with SFCM’s dedicated faculty in order to achieve their best as artists, intellectuals, professionals, and individuals. At SFCM, we prepare our students to become successful in any endeavor through the study of music at the highest level. With a nearly year-round schedule of performances and outreach programming, all at low or no cost, we engage and enrich the lives of thousands of people every year. All of this is made possible by your support.

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Ways to Give

  • Annual Giving

    Annual Giving

    Make your support go where it’s needed most, from attracting the best faculty and student talent to providing access to the highest-quality instruments and facilities. Make your gift now.

  • Monthly Giving

    Monthly Giving

    Your monthly contribution provides SFCM with a dependable base of support throughout the year and will continue for as long as you wish. Give Monthly

  • Matched Giving

    Matched Giving

  • Designated Giving

    Designated Giving

    Designate your gift of $2,500 or more to support performances, master classes, national and international events, community engagement, and more. Contact Lanlian Szeto, Director of Individual Philanthropy, at 415-503-6347 or lszeto@sfcm.edu.

  • Alumni Giving

    Alumni Giving

    Stay in touch, get involved, and give back as part of the alumni community. Join your SFCM peers. Contact alum@sfcm.edu.

  • Legacy Giving

    Legacy Giving

    Create a Legacy Gift for SFCM and make a lasting impact on our future. 
    Contact Nic Meredith, Director of Legacy Giving, at 415-503-6201 or nmeredith@sfcm.edu.

  • Endowment Giving

    Endowment Giving

    Provide financial support to SFCM for generations to come. Contact James Steichen, Director of Principal Gifts, at 415-503-6393 or jsteichen@sfcm.edu.

  • Corporate Giving

    Corporate Giving

    Connect your business to SFCM and receive specially tailored benefits and recognition. Contact Thea Hashagen, Director of Proposal Development and Advancement Communications, at thashagen@sfcm.edu or 415-503-6289.

  • in-kind giving

    In-Kind Giving

    Make an in-kind gift of sheet music, books, CDs, or instruments. Find more detail in our library donation policy. Please start the process online, and a staff member will contact you with more information.

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Opportunities to Engage

Experience the impact of your generosity.

When you make a donation, we thank you by inviting you to insightful lectures and intimate gatherings with students and faculty. Through these unique experiences, you’ll have the opportunity to explore and discover all that SFCM has to offer and see the impact of your giving firsthand.

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Looking toward the future

Help from donors like you turns young musicians' dreams into reality.

The San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Tax ID 94-1156610, is a non-profit organization as defined under Internal Revenue Service Code Section 501(c)3.

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