How to Give

Today’s research shows music is a powerful influence for the health and well being of children and youth. Every dollar invested gives back multiple returns in support of young people as they grow up happy, successful and productive with music as a pillar in their development.

You can make a donation to Coastal Sound securely and easily at Canada Helps. Your tax-deductible gift to Coastal Sound, a registered not-for-profit organization, will be put back into ensuring our programs meet the highest educational quality while remaining accessible to everyone.

Our staff will be happy to make sure your gift helps the specific choir, age level or program you designate.

In addition to monetary gifts, there are other ways to leave a legacy with Coastal Sound Music Academy:

• Endowments

  An endowment, especially a named one, is a wonderful way to make sure your gift continues to give while your name, or your loved one’s name, lives on. The gift is invested and only the revenue returned is spent by the organization for many years to come.  Coastal Sound Music Excellence Fund is administered by VanCity Foundation.

• "In Kind"

  A lasting gift to Coastal Sound can also be “in kind” gifts such as real estate, music equipment or securities. These are wonderful ways to contribute and you will still receive a tax receipt for fair market value of your donation.

• AIRMILES (Points) Donations

  You can donate your airmile points to assist with various Coastal Sound Music Academy Society (CSMA) ‘Outreach Projects’. Sponsoring named renowned choral director clinicians and/or professional musicians in support of CSMA sponsored ‘outreach’ choral workshops, concerts and festivals is a great way to assist in enhancing such worthwhile choral enrichment projects with professional artists. Airmiles, Aeroplan Points, Avion Points, etc., receive full ‘fair market value’ charitable tax receipts upon booking of airline tickets for such events.

  If desired, CSMA or CSICF will recognize any airline ticket gifts in the name or memory of a loved one, making sure their name lives on in our song.

• VANCITY VISA Points

  You only need 1000 My Visa Rewards Plus points to start making a difference. You can donate to Coastal Sound Music Academy Society or choose to give to the VanCity Community Foundation – ‘Coastal Sound Fund’. You will receive an official tax receipt. Donate your points online at: www.myvisarewardsplus.com or call 1-800-611-8472. Coastal Sound Music Academy Society’s registered Canadian Charitable No. BN 89017 6043 RR0001

• RBC VISA Reward Points

These points can be converted to Carlson Wagonlit Travel Gift Certificates that can assist singers with travel expenses.  Click here to learn more.

• Will Designations

  Leave a gift through money, property or a percentage of the residue of your estate to Coastal Sound in your will. This is also a way to provide tax savings to your estate.

For further information on any of these gifting opportunities, please contact us or have your representative contact Coastal Sound directly.

Special Thanks

Coastal Sound would like to thank the following individuals, corporations and businesses for their generous support both in cash and in-kind. Know that your contribution is directly enriching the lives of thousands.

Patron Members (over $5,000)

• Evergreen Cultural Centre & Staff
• Judith Forst, OC, OBC
• Leon Bibb
• City of Coquitlam Community Capital Fund
• Donna Otto & David Spence
• BC Gaming Policy & Enforcement Branch
• Mary Anne & Dan Mattinson
• Ian MacDonald
• Mary & Dave Mitchell
• Telus Dollars for Dollars Charitable Giving Program
• BC Arts Renaissance Fund
• VANOC Cultural Olympiad
• VanCity Community Foundation - Coastal Sound Endowment Fund
• Jan & Gary Morrissey
• Westminster Savings Community Partnership
• Vancouver Foundation

Honourary Members (over $2,000)

• Hamber Foundation
• Now Newspapers
• Coquitlam Evening Optimist Club
• Port Moody Foundation
• Elizabeth MacDonald
• Flagstone Foundation - Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation
• Coquitlam Foundation
• Diana Clark
• Elizabeth MacDonald
• David Henry

Sustaining Members (over $1,000)

• Team Telus Cares
• Michael Grice
• The Jenny-Sarah Association For Advancement of Youth in the Arts (in memory Dr. Herzl Lowenstein)
• City of Port Moody & Council
• Harold Westlund
• Brad & Patricia Cain
• Glenys Mattinson
• Joan & Rod Leston

Contributing Members (over $500)

• Adriano & Gerri Botelho
• George & Lina Barclay
• Denise I Stark
• Annette Coffin
• Anonymous
• Glenys Mattinson
• United Way of the Lower Mainland
• Ashok Appadurai
• Barry Yamanouchi
• David & Julie Henry
• Sylwia Karwowska
• Denise Stark
• Vincent Lo/ audiomuse design

Supporting Members

• Perler Financial Group Inc
• Gertrude Otto
• Loretta Sieben
• George Broderick
• Michael Bull
• Bill Morris
• George Broderick
• Charlie Young
• Janet Lancey
• Douglas McRae
• Ciy Young
• Kenneth G. Mattinson
• Celebration BC 150
• 656869 BC Ltd
• Diana Kent
• Harold Peters
• Lee McGillveray
• Joan & Rodney Leston
• Maggie & John VanSeters
• Shirley Wetherald
• Aldena Hawkins
• Canada-Cuba Sports & Cultural Festivals
• Anonymous
• Heather & Peter Reid
• Maria Melo
• Sylvia C. Roscoe
• Michelle Peters
• Ophelia Cheung
• Trinity Power Corp.
• Darlene Gering
• Tia Turner
• Barry Yamanouchi
• Carrie Tennant
• Anonymous RCMP "E" Division Lower Mainland (25144)
• Anonymous ICBC Lower Mainland (25037)

Please accept our sincere apologies for any inadvertent omissions or misspellings. If you will notify us of the error, we will be sure to correct it promptly.

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