Support Apollo’s Fire
We are immensely grateful for your support. Your contributions make it possible to engage world-class musicians and guest soloists, deliver innovative programming, and serve our community through the Community Access Initiative.
Thank you to our generous supporters! (see list)
Be a part of AF’s stunning recording successes! Check out the Sponsorship Opportunity for AF’s CD recording of Bach’s B Minor Mass.
Five Ways to Donate to Your Baroque Orchestra
If you would like to designate your gift for a specific fund or area of our work, please indicate this on your check, or choose the designation in the drop-down menu of the PayPal window (click below).
1. Make a gift by check or credit card:
- By Mail
Send your check, payable to Apollo’s Fire, to:
3091 Mayfield Road, Suite 217
Cleveland Heights, OH 44118 - By Phone
Call the Development Office at 216.320.0012 x 2 or 800.314.2535 x 3. - Online
Simply click the button below and make a secure donation on our website through PayPal or with any major credit card.
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2. IRA Distributions – Donors 70 1/2 years and older can make a tax-free distribution from their individual retirement account to Apollo’s Fire. Donors can make a qualified charitable distribution of up to $105,000 each year without tax penalties. For donors 73 and older, this gift may also qualify as one’s required minimum distribution.
3. Gifts from Donor Advised Funds – Many Americans have opened donor-advised funds (DAFs) to maximize their philanthropic impact to the charities they love and take immediate and full advantage of the tax benefits available to them, while also distributing their gifts to the charities they desire on the timeline they desire. Apollo’s Fire welcomes distributions of all sizes from DAFs.
4. Donating appreciated securities directly to Apollo’s Fire may allow you to claim a federal income tax deduction for the full fair market value of the stock on the day it is donated. To make a direct transfer from your broker, please follow these steps:
- Contact Development Manager Rees Taylor Roberts at rroberts@apollosfire.org or 216.320.0012 x 3, indicating the name of the security and the number of shares, and when the transfer will occur, so we can alert Morgan Stanley, AF’s broker.
- Provide the following information to your broker in order to transfer the stock:
- Broker: Morgan Stanley
- DTC#: 0015
- Account#: 392-123559
- for the benefit of Apollo’s Fire Baroque Orchestra
- Your gift will be valued the day your stock is received.
5. Estate Planning: Legacy gifts made through your will or estate-plan express your love for music and help to secure AF’s future, while offering tax and financial advantages to you and your estate. When you choose to honor Apollo’s Fire with a planned gift, you become a member of the Legacy Circle and receive special recognition. Please click HERE for more info.
CORPORATE MATCHING – Increase the impact of your gift!
Does your employer have a matching gift program?
Many companies show they care about the causes that are important to their employees by matching donations made to non-profit organizations. Contact your employer to see if your gift to Apollo’s Fire Baroque qualifies for a matching gift.
Apollo’s Fire is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. F.E.I.N. 34-1696842. All contributions are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.
Click here to view Audited Financial Statements for FY23.
Click here to view IRS Form 990 for FY23.
Financial documents for Apollo’s Fire may be found at Guidestar.org
SUPPORTER BENEFITS
The Ritornello Society (Annual Fund)
A ritornello is the recurring theme in a baroque concerto. The annual supporters of Apollo’s Fire are recognized with membership in the Ritornello Circle as well as a variety of benefits.
Conductor’s Circle ($25,000+)
Special Project Sponsor
Mount Olympus Circle ($10,000 – $24,999)
Sponsor a Concert (includes recognition in all materials, complimentary tickets, and a poster signed by the musicians)
Versailles Circle ($5,000 – $9,999)
Sponsor a Guest Artist (includes printed recognition and a backstage opportunity to meet the artist)
Esterhazy Circle ($2,500 – $4,999)
Sponsor a Principal Musician for 1 year (includes printed recognition and a backstage opportunity to meet the musician)
Medici Circle ($1,000 – $2,499)
Invitation for 2 to a private House Concert or other event
Brandenburg Circle ($500 – $999)
Invitation to Donor Receptions (Intermission or Post-Concert)
Buckingham Circle ($250 – $499)
Recognition in printed programs, invitation to a rehearsal
Supporter Circle ($100 – $249)
Recognition on website
All benefits are cumulative, except sponsorships.
Donor Benefits are honored from the date of their first gift through a 12 month period.