A planned gift allows a donor to provide for the BPO without any out of pocket costs. By considering what you want to accomplish by your gift, you will be able to find a planned gift option that will balance what you wish to achieve for yourself, your family and your charitable interests.
The BPO is ready to work with you to determine which approach best meets your needs and interests. Once you determine how you want to proceed, the Buffalo Philharmonic will assist you every step of the way to help carry your plan to fruition.
We Did It!
With the generous support of many of our wonderful patrons, the BPO has successfully raised over $1,000,000 in new planned gift commitments over the last two years. This would not have been possible without the unique match challenge opportunity presented to the BPO chairman of the board Louis P. Ciminelli, via his family foundation. The Louis P. Ciminelli Family Foundation match has been used to have a beneficial impact on the BPO today, as well as to guarantee the long-term viability of the organization.
Upcoming Planned Giving Informational Sessions: February 1, 2013 - Pictures at an Exhibition; April 5, 2013 - Rachmaninoff 3
All sessions begin at 9:15 am, in Livingston Hall before their respective Friday morning coffee concert performances.
For more information on planned giving opportunities with the BPO, please contact Kelly Campbell at (716) 242-7829 or kcampbell@bpo.org.
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Recent Bequests
Dr. Theordore Bistany
Pearl M. Bueche
Dorothy F. Goldman
Marilyn J. Hilman
Donald I. MacDavid
Eva E. Mayer
Catherine K. Parkes
Julia C. Piquette
Nancy S. Warner
Jeanette O. Wojtowicz
Trusts
Anonymous
Cameron Baird Fund
Benderson BPO Endowment Fund
Virgil and Margaret L. Black Memorial Fund
Philip & Joyce Celniker Fund
Mildred Bork Conners & Joseph E. Conners Fund
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Society Inc. Endowment Fund
Grace Neff Daniels Memorial
Howard F. Gondree Fund
Joan Hetzelt Hanifin Memorial Fund
The Herbert & Ella Knight Family Charitable Fund
John and Carol Kociela Fund at the CFGB
Janet K. Larkin & John D. Larkin III Fund
Albert H. Laub Bequest
Marie A. Marshall Fund
MPZ Endowment Fund
Benjamin and Lila Obletz Endowment Fund
Mary Louise Olmsted Fund
Susan Harvey Prentis Fund
Margaret Frank Rofot Charitable Lead Trust
Natalie Kubera Roth Fund
William Kenneth Schmitt Fund
Dr. & Mrs. Roy E. Seibel Philanthropic Fund
Joseph and Loretta Swart Fund
Nellie B. Warner Endowment Fund
Charlotte Potter Whitcher Trust
The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra endorses the LEAVE A LEGACY® WESTERN NEW YORK program, an initiative of the WNY Planned Giving Consortium and a public awareness campaign of the National Committee on Planned Giving.
Make a Difference in the Lives that Follow
www.leavealegacyWNY.org
To ensure your wishes are carried on for generations to come, you may call (716) 879-0944 for more information.
