Your tax-deductible donation to the HSO’s Annual Fund provides critical funds that support all of our programs in Greater Hartford!

Give to hear the music. Give to our community. Donors make the music possible!

The Hartford Symphony Orchestra offers giving level memberships which include donor benefits.

Donors to the Chamber Music Society help sustain an evolving art form, while keeping ticket prices low (tickets are currently between $20 and $30).

Planned gifts are the resources that help preserve and ensure the successful future for the Hartford Symphony Orchestra.

Make a Donation of Stock Gifts of appreciated stocks or property are particularly advantageous from a tax point of view, especially if you own appreciated stocks on which you would have to pay long-term capital gains tax. Because each tax situation is different, please consult your tax adviser about making a gift of stock. If you have decided to give stock, the process is very simple: Ask your broker to electronically transfer the gifted securities directly to the Hartford Symphony Orchestra’s Account: Advest Investment Group Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network1650 West St.Southington, Ct 06489 HSO Account # 3304 7272DTC #0141 For assistance please contact: Christopher Benjamin AAMS® Senior Client Financial Advisor Direct line: (860) 426-6891Toll Free: (888) 990-1898 Christopher.benjamin@wfafinet.com christopher@advestig.com Julie Beauchamp-Orlowski CFP®, RICP ®, ADPA ™ Owner, Managing Principal Direct line: (860) 426-6890Toll Free: (888) 990-1898Julie.beauchamp-orlowski@wfafinet.com julie@advestig.com Our Tax ID Number is 06-0637319 Additionally, please note our address: Hartford Symphony Orchestra166 Capitol AvenueHartford, CT 06106 Important:  You or your broker must notify the HSO Development team in advance of the transfer, providing us with the stock name, number of shares and the donor name. Often, that information is omitted when the shares are transferred, and we want to be able to properly credit the donor with the gift. Please notify: Deb Shulansky Assistant Manager, Donor Engagement, at 860-760-7302 or Ruth Sovronsky, Director of Development, at  860-760-7321.

Now that the new tax law has been read and reviewed, there are multiple options and strategies to help sustain and even encourage charitable giving to non-profit organizations such as the Hartford Symphony Orchestra.