Frequently Asked Questions

What is the SPCO Audience Match?

The SPCO Audience Match is a fundraising initiative encouraging recent SPCO donors to inspire fellow SPCO audience members to make a new gift to the SPCO. From now through April 17, 2023, recent Annual Fund donors who make an increased gift or pledge (see below for examples of qualifying gifts), will have the full amount of that increased gift be pooled with those from other donors. This pool will then be used as a matching gift incentive to encourage others to make a new gift to the SPCO. Any new or corporate matching gifts made between April 18 and June 30, 2023 will be matched.

Donations from audience members like you are the SPCO’s largest and most important source of support — your increased support is extremely meaningful in encouraging more SPCO audience members to support music in our community. Thank you!

What gifts qualify for the SPCO Audience Match?
There are several ways to contribute to the Audience Match:

• Make an increased gift of any size to the SPCO’s Annual Fund, and the full amount of your increased gift will count toward the Audience Match
• Make an increased personal gift and ask your employer to match it, and your employer’s matching funds will also count toward the Audience Match
• Make a new or renewed gift of $5,000 or more to the SPCO’s Annual Fund, and the full amount of your gift will count toward the Audience Match

Example: A Sustaining donor increases their donation from $25 per month to $35 per month before April 17. The total of their increased monthly gifts charged before April 17 counts toward the SPCO Audience Match!

Example: A recent donor gave $500 last year. Before April 17, this donor makes an increased gift of $600. The full $600 of this increased gift counts toward the SPCO Audience Match!

Example: A recent donor already gave this year. Before April 17, this donor makes an additional gift of $250. This additional gift of $250 counts toward the SPCO Audience Match!

Where do Audience Match gifts go?
100% of gifts made as part of the Audience Match go to the SPCO’s Annual Fund, our largest and most important source of support. Thank you!

Does the Audience Match make a difference?
Yes! In 2022, more than 300 donors were inspired to give because of the SPCO Audience Match, resulting in over $70,000 in support for the SPCO!

Do gifts by mail or stock count?
Yes! You can always give by mail or give a gift of stock to support the SPCO. To learn more about all the ways to make a gift, visit thespco.org/contribute. Due to the short time frame of the SPCO Audience Match, gifts by mail must be postmarked by April 17 to qualify for the Audience Match pool.
Please make checks payable to The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Society.

Our mailing address is:
THE SAINT PAUL CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
PO BOX 64718
SAINT PAUL, MN 55164-9696

To support the SPCO Audience Match by making a stock transfer, initiate your transfer by April 17 and notify John Kuntz at [email protected] or 651.292.4332.

Helpful stock transfer information:
Depository Trust Company number (DTC number): 0221
Account Number: LO (letter O) 75060
Account Name: The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Society
Federal Income Tax Identification Number: 41-0829498

Do gifts made from my IRA or donor advised fund count?
Yes! You can always give from your IRA or donor advised fund to support the SPCO. To learn more about all the ways to make a gift, visit thespco.org/contribute.

To support the SPCO Audience Match by making a gift from your IRA or donor advised fund, initiate your gift by April 17 and notify John Kuntz at [email protected] and or 651.292.4332.

Helpful information:
Federal Income Tax Identification Number: 41-0829498

I’m a monthly Sustaining donor. Can I increase my monthly Sustainer gift for the SPCO Audience Match?
Yes! You can increase the amount of your monthly Sustainer gift, and the total of your increased monthly gifts charged before April 17 count toward the Audience Match pool. To increase the amount of your monthly Sustainer gift, contact John Kuntz at [email protected] or 651.292.4332.

My employer will match my gift. Does their gift count toward the SPCO Audience Match?
Yes! To initiate an employer matching gift, send your employer’s completed matching gift form by mail or by email to Sadie Odenbrett at [email protected] and we’ll count the full amount of your employer’s match toward the SPCO Audience Match.

The mailing address is:
THE SAINT PAUL CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
PO BOX 64718
SAINT PAUL, MN 55164-9696

Will my SPCO Audience Match contribution be tax deductible?
The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Your entire gift is tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.

What is the SPCO’s fiscal year?
The SPCO’s fiscal year is July 1 to June 30.

I still have questions. How do I get in touch?
Contact John Kuntz at [email protected] or 651.292.4332..