Endowment
Online Giving Instructions:
To designate an Endowment gift online please click the button above. At the bottom of the new page, please click on the grey Donate button. After entering donation amount and filling out your information, write in the Comments section to designate gifts of memoriam, in honor of, general endowment fund or named funds.
What is an endowment? An Endowment is a fund of money the principal of which is held in perpetuity and invested, and from which an organization may use only the return on investment. A strong endowment provides an income stream that allows us to meet our commitments and plan for the future without interruption. It allows us to run a world-class orchestra, maintain excellent education and community initiatives, and offer outstanding concerts year-round.
The purpose in increasing the Springfield Symphony Endowment fund is to help fill the gap between revenue and expenses and to provide the means to pursue new opportunities by developing programs. The income generated by our endowment is already making a positive impact on our operations, and has the potential of providing us with long-term sustainability.
Planned Gifts
To help ensure the future of the Orchestra, consider making a bequest to the Springfield Symphony. By having the Orchestra in your Will, you can commemorate the inspiration and enjoyment that the Symphony has given you over the years. Your generous contribution will help us continue to bring the pleasure of music to many future generations. Donations that come to the Orchestra from a Bequest are invested in the Springfield Symphony Endowment and the interest earned annually from these funds is used in support of the Orchestra. Therefore the money lives on forever providing funds for the sustaining of the Orchestra and educational outreach programs.
Springfield Symphony Endowment, Endowed Orchestra Chairs, Performances, and Special Endowments
Endowments benefiting the Springfield Symphony Orchestra are gifts that continue to support the performances, operations, and support the continuity of providing our community with symphonic music for generations. Gifts of less than $5,000 are directed into the Springfield Symphony Endowment Fund in order to provide maximum earnings from investments. Gifts of $5,000 or more can be established with a named fund to honor the donor’s outstanding commitment to the long-term support of the orchestra. We like to recognize our generous benefactors for their support by acknowledging their gifts. We would like to thank the following:
Endowed Orchestra Sections & Chairs
Mary Lou Andrews Endowment Fund
Second Violin Section
The Judith A. Beisner Endowment Fund
Principal Cello Chair
The Paul and Marie Brewster Memorial Endowment Fund
Trumpet Chair
The Raver-Detrick Endowment Fund
Principal Flute Chair
The Patricia A. LeFevre Fund
Concertmaster Chair
The Peggy Day Lee Endowment Fund
Cello Section
The Luke and Cynthia Green Libby Endowment Fund
Oboe Section
The Walter and Ruth Thomas Endowment Fund
French Horn Section
The Dr. Yates and Janet Trotter Endowment Fund
Principal Tuba Chair
The William M. “Joe Bill” and Elizabeth J. “Betty Jane” Turner Memorial Endowment Fund
French Horn Chair
The Don and Betty Wessel Endowment Fund
Piano Chair
The Kay Whitlock Endowment Fund
Principal Viola Chair
Special Endowments
The Carla M. Calvin Endowment Fund
Pops Performance
*The William T. White Endowment Fund
Special Guest Artist
ENDOWMENT
The Springfield Symphony Orchestra continues to benefit from major contributions to our Endowment through the following named funds:
The Springfield Symphony Guild Endowment Fund
The Springfield Symphony Cultural Trust Fund
The Bill H. and Margo Simson Armstrong Endowment Fund
The Nancy S. Back Scholarship Fund
The Earl L. and Jane Barkley Memorial Fund
The Donald H. and Judith A. Beisner Endowment Fund
The Stephen and Linda Paganini Brite Endowment Fund
The Dr. Guy Callaway, Jr. Endowment Fund
*The William H. Calhoun and Mary Helen Calhoun Endowment Fund
The Shirley A. Carr Endowment Fund
The Charles R. and Barbara Cook Hall Endowment Fund
The Francis J. Ellis Memorial Fund
The Carolyn Compton Fay Memorial Endowment Fund
The John and Carolyn Gerdes Endowment Fund
The Mrs. Harley R. Gleason Memorial Fund
The Rosemary Keller Endowment Fund
The Fern Kightlinger Memorial Fund
The Harry F. and Zealia Kirkpatrick Endowment Fund
The Frances Duemler Knox Endowment Fund
The Jeanne M. Loveless Memorial Fund
The Shirley C. Maddy Endowment Fund
The Evelyn J. McNabb Endowment Fund
The Mr. and Mrs. Wm. T. McQueary Fund
The Samuel M. Minasian Memorial Fund
The Dr. Don and Linda Overend Endowment Fund
The Jacqueline H. Powell Memorial Fund
The Grace Allan Rosser Memorial Fund
The Randy and Donna Renkel Endowment Fund
The Joseph Schellhardt Memorial Scholarship Fund
The John H. and Katherine E. Simmons Fund
The Lester F. and Hanna R. Strauss Memorial Fund
The Lester T. Sunderland Foundation Fund
The VAN-NAN-PAT Endowment Fund
The Frances S. Wilke Memorial Fund
The Don S. and Rosemary Witt Memorial Fund
*Through the Community Foundation of the Ozarks, Inc.
Tributes
Memorial gifts and Tributes are a heartwarming way of remembering and honoring friends and family through their love of the Springfield Symphony. These gifts help ensure the Springfield Symphony Orchestra to provide the highest level of symphonic music and music education to all of Southwest Missouri. The following people have graciously made recent contributions to the Springfield Symphony in memory or honor of the following people:
Memorial Gifts
