Ways to Give
There are many ways to make your gift to WCMS and we are here to assist you and
help you figure out which approach works best for you.
Give a secure on-line gift
It's easy to make a secure gift on-line. Visit WCMS’s Give Now Online to make a
one-time gift or to set up recurring credit card installments.
Mail a check or money order (payable to WCMS) to Winchester Community
Music School, 407 Highland Ave., Winchester, MA 01890.
Matching Gifts
You can effectively increase your gift to WCMS through a matching gifts program.
Many companies offer their employees (and even retirees and/or spouses) a matching
gift benefit that in effect doubles (or in some cases even triples) your gift to
WCMS. If you can take advantage of a Matching Gift Program through your company
or have questions for us, email Diane Monteith, Development Assistant, or call 781-721-2950.
Transfer stock
WCMS welcomes gifts of stock. To make a gift of stock that is currently held in
a brokerage account, the easiest way to proceed is to instruct your broker to transfer
the shares to WCMS’s brokerage account. Your broker will probably require written
authorization from you before transferring the stock. Please contact Laurie Russell
or Diane Monteith for stock delivery instructions or call them at 781-721-2950.
Please ask that your broker include your name as the donor when processing your
gift so that we can promptly acknowledge receipt of your gift. It is important that
WCMS is made aware of the transfer when it takes place.
Life Income and Planned Gifts
Learn more how you can support WCMS with a life income or planned gift. Read more
about WCMS’s
Planned Giving Program including Bequests,
Trusts, and Charitable Gift Annuities.
Capital or Endowed Gifts
The WCMS Endowment provides an important resource for a financially stable future
for the School. It also funds a maintenance reserve to keep our Home for Music beautiful
and our technology up to date. Commemorative opportunities may be shared by two
or more donors. Memorial gifts can also be added to the Endowment. For information
on making a capital or endowed gift, please contact Laurie Russell, Executive Director,
or Diane Monteith, Development Assistant, or call 781-721-2950.
Give Now Online (coming soon)