Help Keep Our Concerts Free.
Your donation brings live music, culture, and community connection to audiences across Southern California.
Year-End Giving: Your Gift Goes Further in 2026
Starting this year, people who take the standard deduction can deduct cash gifts to charities like the La Mirada Symphony, up to $1,000 for single filers or $2,000 for married couples filing jointly. If you itemize, your gift remains deductible as before. A gift made by December 31 counts toward your 2026 return.
Tax situations vary, so please check with your tax preparer. If you’re 70½ or older, ask about giving directly from your IRA, which may be an even better option (see Other Ways to Give).
Your support makes the music possible.
The La Mirada Symphony relies on community support. Gifts of any size help us continue offering high-quality live orchestral performances at no cost to the public.
Every donation helps protect the heart of what we do: making live symphonic music welcoming, accessible, and available to the community.
Make a Donation
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Your gift supports a registered nonprofit arts organization.
The La Mirada Symphony Association is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Donations are tax-deductible as allowed by law.
We remain committed to transparency, responsible stewardship, and meaningful community impact. Our mission is simple: to enrich lives through live classical music.
Federal ID number: #94-3223735
Invest in the musicians.
Every concert is free, and donors are the reason why. Your gift goes to the professional musicians on our stage and to the young performers coming up behind them. Choose the level that feels right.
- $25Helps keep a concert free for a family.
- $50Supports a musician on our stage.
- $100Sponsors a chair in the orchestra for one concert.
- $250Supports our student soloist program.
- $500Sponsors a whole section for one concert.
- $1,000+Helps underwrite a full concert for the community.
Become a monthly supporter.
Monthly gifts give the Symphony steady support we can plan around, from booking guest artists to growing our education program. A small amount each month adds up to a season’s worth of music, and you never have to remember to renew.
To start a monthly gift, email info@lamiradasymphony.com and we’ll get you set up.
There’s more than one way to help.
Many of our most generous supporters give in ways that cost them less than writing a check. Here are the options, and we’re glad to walk you through any of them.
Corporate Matching Gifts
Many employers match their employees’ donations, sometimes dollar for dollar. Retirees are often eligible too.
Give From Your IRA
A qualified charitable distribution sends money directly from your IRA to the Symphony. It isn’t counted as taxable income, and it can count toward your required minimum distribution.
Ask your IRA custodian to send the gift to our P.O. Box using the Federal ID below.
Gifts of Stock
Donating stock that has grown in value lets you avoid capital gains tax while giving the full value to the Symphony.
Donor-Advised Funds
If you have a donor-advised fund through Fidelity, Schwab, Vanguard or a community foundation, recommend a grant to the La Mirada Symphony Association using the Federal ID below.
Tribute and Memorial Gifts
Honor a birthday, an anniversary or someone who loved music. Let us know who the gift honors, and we’ll send a note to the person or their family.
Legacy Giving
Naming the Symphony in your will or as a beneficiary of a retirement account helps keep the concerts free for future generations. Your attorney will need our legal name and Federal ID below.
Business Sponsorships
Local businesses can support free concerts while reaching our audience through programs, the website and concert-night recognition.
Membership
Join the circle of supporters behind each season, with recognition in our concert programs.
Volunteer
Help in the lobby on concert days, with opportunity drawings or with grant writing and outreach behind the scenes.
Prefer to mail your donation?
Please make checks payable to The La Mirada Symphony Association. If your gift honors someone, include a note with their name and we’ll take care of the rest.
The La Mirada Symphony Association
P.O. Box 117
La Mirada, CA 90637-0117
Email: info@lamiradasymphony.com
Donation questions.
Is my donation tax-deductible?
Yes. The La Mirada Symphony Association is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, and donations are tax-deductible as allowed by law. Beginning in 2026, even people who take the standard deduction can deduct cash gifts up to $1,000, or $2,000 for married couples filing jointly. Please check with your tax preparer about your own situation.
Will I receive a receipt?
Yes. You’ll receive a receipt for your records. For any single gift of $250 or more, we’ll also send a written acknowledgment, which the IRS requires to claim the deduction.
How will my donation be used?
Your gift supports the musicians on our stage, concert production, youth outreach and music education, along with the operating costs that keep every concert free to the public.
Can I set up a monthly gift?
Yes, and it’s one of the most helpful ways to give, because steady support lets us plan seasons ahead. Email info@lamiradasymphony.com and we’ll get it set up.
Can I give in honor or in memory of someone?
Absolutely. Include the person’s name with your gift, plus an address if you’d like us to notify them or their family, and we’ll send a note letting them know about your gift.
Does my employer match donations?
Many companies do. Visit our Matching Gifts page to learn how to check and how to submit a request.
Can businesses sponsor concerts?
Yes. Sponsorship and advertising opportunities let businesses support free live music while reaching local audiences. See Business Partnerships for details.
Your gift keeps the music playing.
Your gift helps keep free, high-quality live orchestral music available to the residents of Southern California.
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