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Make the World a Better Place: Support Stanford Jazz Workshop

In jazz everyone’s voice counts.

Sometimes you stand out, and sometimes you help the person next to you say something great. When everyone does their part—when everyone is in the groove—beautiful things happen. Give today and you make possible:

  • Life-affirming music education for about 1,000 young people
  • $110,000+ scholarship support for young people who need it most
  • Performances by artists you want to see, attracting total attendance of 10,000+
  • Fair compensation for more than one hundred dedicated teaching artists
  • Fellowships for eight emerging jazz educators
  • Dozens of free events that unite and uplift our community

We love our musicians—from the student just picking up an instrument to the legend gracing our stage. We’re good at what we do. And we rely on you.

Groove with us.

SJW is a small nonprofit unaffiliated with Stanford University. We put more than 80 cents of every donated dollar directly into programs for young people and performances. The remaining pennies fund management, infrastructure, and sustainability. SJW relies on gifts from people like you. Our students, teachers, and performers need you in order to make music for all of us. Every gift matters. Everyone has a part to play.

Questions? Contact Mark Hernandez, our Development Director, at [email protected].

You can play your part. You can help everything click. You can make the world a better place.

Make a gift of $150 or more to enjoy membership benefits that give you an insider’s look at the power of jazz, SJW-style.

Want to make an ongoing commitment to SJW and make sure your benefits never expire? Just check the box to make your gift a recurring monthly donation and you’ll be a part of the Rhythm Section. Note: Please allow 3-4 days for your membership to be processed to ensure you receive member pricing when making your Stanford Jazz Festival ticket purchases.

Learn more about benefits

Soloist $1-$149

Arranger $150-$349

Collaborator $350-$749

 

Bandleader $750-$1,499

Headliner $1,500+

Additional ways to give

Make your check payable to Stanford Jazz Workshop and send to P.O. Box 20454, Stanford, CA 94309.

Call Mark Hernandez at 650-419-7721.

To donate stock, please contact Mark Hernandez, Development Director, at 650-419-7721 or [email protected]. Shares can be transferred to our account at Charles Schwab & Co.  The value of a stock gift is the average of the high and low trading values on the date of transfer. The date of transfer is the date on which the shares reach SJW’s account when transferred electronically or the postmark date when sent by mail.

Many employers offer a matching gift program, doubling or even tripling contributions made by their employees, employees’ family members, retired employees, and board members. Contact your Human Resources department for more information.

Like any good jazz arrangement, legacy giving enables everyone to soar: you and your loved ones may enjoy tax or income advantages while the students, teachers, and performers of Stanford Jazz Workshop receive critical support. Here are two things you can do today:

  • If you are at least 701⁄2 years old, make a qualified charitable distribution from your tax-deferred IRA. By transferring funds directly from your IRA to Stanford Jazz Workshop, you can satisfy required minimum distributions for the year and enjoy advantages compared to taking a taxable distribution and then contributing the proceeds.
  • Name Stanford Jazz Workshop as a beneficiary in your will, trust, life insurance policy, retirement account, or other estate plan. Let us know about your plans by completing and returning our simple, non-binding agreement.

Another way to help us now and in the years to come is to contribute to our Endowment Fund. Your gift, subject to certain minimums and conditions, will be invested, and the annual return will fund key programs.

Consult with your financial advisor. For more information, contact Mark Hernandez at [email protected].

To donate goods or services, contact Mark Hernandez, Development Director, at [email protected].

Stanford Jazz Workshop is neither legally nor financially affiliated with Stanford University. We are an independent nonprofit 501c3 organization, and we rely on contributions of all sizes. Our federal tax number is 94-3074721. Your contribution is tax deductible as allowed by law. View our privacy policy.