Without the generous support of many patrons and friends, CONCORA could not exist. Income from ticket sales only meets a portion of our operating budget, and declining support from government and foundation grants means that we are increasingly dependent on individual donors like you.
 
If you have supported CONCORA with a financial donation, thank you! You are making a difference!
 
If you haven’t yet made a gift, or would like to increase your giving, we invite you to take advantage of any of these opportunities to support and sustain fine choral music in our community.
 
Annual Fund – Donations to the Annual Fund to support our current concert season, including education and outreach programs. Donations in any amount are gratefully received at any time during the season. Click here to make a donation at CONCORA’s secure donation site. You may also send a check made out to CONCORA to the CONCORA office at 233 Pearl Street, Hartford, CT,
 
Friends of Bach – CONCORA’s Friends of Bach is a volunteer organization whose mission is to support CONCORA’s performances of the works of J.S. Bach and to “enhance and inform the audience’s understanding of Bach and his music.” Learn more here.
 
Amazon Smile! – Support CONCORA while you shop! Click here to sign in to your own secure Amazon account, then shop all the Amazon deals you know and love. When you complete your purchase, Amazon will donate 0.5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases directly to CONCORA. It's as easy as that! Bookmark this Amazon Smile page on your PC or mobile device. The more you shop, the more Amazon will donate to CONCORA. Thank you!
 
The Richard M. Coffey Fund for the Advancement of the Choral Arts – CONCORA, Connecticut’s first all-professional choir, was founded in 1974 by Richard M. Coffey at South Church in New Britain, and continues to be regarded as the finest professional choral ensemble in Southern New England. Over four decades, CONCORA has built an extraordinary reputation for artistic excellence. In recognition of Maestro Coffey’s unique vision for the creation of a professional choral ensemble to set the standard for the choral arts in Southern New England, and in recognition of his stellar artistic leadership under which CONCORA has fulfilled that vision, CONCORA’s Board of Directors established in his honor The Richard M. Coffey Fund for the Advancement of the Choral Arts, for the Principal Objective of providing support for commissioning of new works, innovative programming, educational outreach, and other special artistic projects. All expenditures from the Fund must be approved by a formal vote of CONCORA’s Board of Directors. In 2015, the Fund supported the commission a new choral work of Dr. Steven Sametz, Un Bacio (A Kiss), dedicated to Richard Coffey. CONCORA gave the premiere of the new work on February 1st, 2015; a video of that performance may be heard here. In 2017, the Fund supported a commission from Connecticut composer Ellen Gilson Voth; the new work, Of Distant Skies, was premiered by CONCORA at its Art & Music concert on February 12, 2017.
 
Advertising – Many local businesses and organizations investing in the community by purchasing advertising in CONCORA’s professionally designed and printed program books. Click here to learn more.
 
Sponsorships – Big ideas need big support. Have you considered sponsoring or underwriting an event, or a portion of an event? Your sponsorship of a concert enables CONCORA to offer more concerts to a wider audience. Click here to learn more.
 
Planning Giving – Many of CONCORA’s listeners have been with us since our founding, over forty years ago. Your planned gift to CONCORA is an excellent way of endowing your annual gift, so that generations to come may enjoy the fine music that you treasure in your own lifetime. Planned giving is a way to ensure a strong future for CONCORA. All planned gifts will be invested in the Fund for the Future.
 
Volunteering – Many hands make light work! Our small but dedicated staff and board welcome volunteers all year round. Click here to learn more.
 
For further information about any of these opportunities to sustain CONCORA’s song, please call the office at 860-293-0567 or send an email to contact@concora.org.
 
CONCORA is a not-for-profit Connecticut corporation, qualified as an exempt organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Your contributions are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law.

CONCORA Giving Levels

Sustainer: $25,000 and above
Guarantor: $15,000 to $24,999
Underwriter: $10,000 to $14,999
Benefactor: $5,000 to $9,999
Sponsor: $2,500 to $4,999
Patron: $1,000 to $2,499
Advocate: $500 to $999
Donor: $250 to $499
Contributor: $100 to $249
Friend: Up to $99