Our Greatest Priorities
The San Francisco Symphony’s mission is to set the highest possible standard for excellence in musical performance at home and around the world; to enrich, serve, and shape cultural life throughout the spectrum of Bay Area communities, and to maintain financial stability and gain public recognition as a means of ensuring our ability to fulfill our mission. These priority initiatives help us do exactly that. For more information, email scanning@sfsymphony.org or call (415) 503-5334.
Annual Support
Your gift to the San Francisco Symphony’s Annual Fund is instrumental in maintaining the outstanding performances and programs available each year to you and your community. Gifts to the Annual Fund may be eligible for a match by the Second Century Challenge.
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Endowment
Your support of the San Francisco Symphony’s endowment enables us to make our mark as one of the most outstanding and innovative orchestras in the country now and in the future.
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Education
Each year the Symphony’s music education programs provide more than 75,000 youth, from kindergarten through young adulthood, with opportunities to learn and participate in a wide variety of musical genres. Your gift may be eligible for a match by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.
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Community
The San Francisco Symphony strives to engage all members of the Bay Area Community through a variety of community concerts, concerts for kids, heritage events, and programs designed with you in mind.
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Keeping Score
Keeping Score is expanding the audience for classical music with a groundbreaking initiative that encompasses television, radio, Web sites, DVD’s, and more – all combined to deliver a rich, integrated, multimedia experience. Gifts to Keeping Score may be eligible for a match by the Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund.
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