SUPPORT OUR MISSION
Take a stand with PROTESTRA!
Making art in response to injustice is a crucial part of the struggle for human rights. This work must be accomplished from the ground up and come from each of us speaking out for what we know is right. PROTESTRA harmonizes and amplifies individual voices into a focused message for change.
Creating art to inspire empathy is more important than ever. Will you join us and donate to support PROTESTRA’s mission in the 2025-26 season?
PROTESTRA has always been a grassroots-funded ensemble, and it is our community that empowers us to do what we do. We need you to help us raise $8,000 by October 31st to fund this Fall’s projects and continue our mission. Your support pays for musicians, concert management, and the ability to plan ahead and take creative risks.
To produce a PROTESTRA concert, our costs include:
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Venue rental fees (rehearsals and performance)
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Musician expenses
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Honorarium fees (many musicians offer to donate their honorarium fee back to our partner charity for each concert)
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Instrument rentals
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Sheet music and licensing fees
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Administrative and marketing costs
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Recording and photography
Your support helps music transcend entertainment;
it helps make music that makes a difference.
This Fall, as a continuation of our Protestra 2025 Campaign, we will fundraise for victims of the war in Gaza and advocate for immigrant rights in New York City through chamber music performances in collaboration with local organizations. In Spring 2026, PROTESTRA will bring the full orchestra together in two concerts. The first, in partnership with the American Composers Forum as part of the multi-year Recomposing America initiative, will premiere two commissioned works that explore what it means to be a woman in America. Our second concert will champion LGBTQ+ pride and support the ongoing fight for trans rights.
To support these projects, PROTESTRA has three ways you can give: a Season Sponsorship that provides us with continuing support, a Monthly Membership, and a One-Time-Donation. Your sustaining donations through Monthly Membership or Season Sponsorship will help us plan further in advance so we can address a wider variety of social issues and make an even greater impact through classical music. Please consider donating today if our mission resonates with you.
3 Ways to Give!
One-Time Donation
One-Time Donors are our largest cohort of benefactors. Every donation, big or small, supports our orchestral benefit concerts that raise awareness and funds for important social issues.
Monthly Membership
Season Sponsorship
Monthly Members provide reliable revenue that is essential to our operations. Join at an amount that works for you (minimum $5).
Monthly Members receive:​​
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Two free tickets to every concert.​
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Invitations to dress rehearsals and sight-reading parties with PROTESTRA musicians.
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Access to intimate salon concerts & special events.​
Season Sponsors commit to an annual gift of $1,000, which can be paid lump-sum, quarterly, or monthly.
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Season Sponsors receive:
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Recognition in our digital concert programs.
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All the benefits of a Monthly Membership.​​
We would be happy to discuss arranging a sustaining sponsorship, a one-time donation (including via check), in-kind donations of goods and services, and any other types of donations. Please contact development@protestra.org to discuss these arrangements.
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Thank you for your consideration—your support is instrumental! 🎻
In keeping with IRS regulations, the fair-market value of certain sponsorship benefits and privileges may reduce the overall tax-deductibility of your gifts. The value of these benefits will be noted in PROTESTRA’s acknowledgment of your gift. Tax-deductibility will be assessed based on your actual gift.