The Las Cruces Symphony Endowment Fund was created during the 1994-1995 season to encourage special gifts and bequests. Since its inception, the Endowment Fund has received an enthusiastic response from both private and public sectors. This support has established a solid financial basis, allowing the Endowment Fund to move forward in achieving its long-term goals for the Las Cruces Symphony Orchestra.

* Endowment Fund When you contribute to the Las Cruces Symphony Association Endowment Fund you are making a direct and unique investment in both the current operation of the Orchestra and the future financial security of the Association and the music education it supports. The Endowment Fund, managed by the Association's Board of Directors through an investment committee, provides a source of income and capital to further the mission of the Association and the Orchestra though a strategy of long-term investment goals. To preserve and extend the high-quality Orchestra performances and music education programs for generations to come--the Endowment Fund is a way of making it so!

* Use of the Fund The Endowment Fund consists of individual gifts and funds from planned and estate giving. The Association by-laws allow for part of the interest earned annually by the Fund to be used for current operations. Fund investment growth is reinvested to enhance future earnings.

* Ready to Discuss your Contribution? Call us! To learn more about making the Endowment Fund part of your planned giving, contact the Las Cruces Symphony Association Office (505-646-3709) to give a gift to our communication for generations to come.

For more information, call the Symphony Office at 505-646-3709.

The Las Cruces Symphony Association has been designed as a support organization for the Symphony. It is a separate not-for-profit corporation and qualified by the Internal Revenue Service as a publicly-supported 501 (c) (3) charity under the provisions of Section 509 (a) (1) of the Internal Revenue Code. Contributions to the Las Cruces Endowment Fund are therefore deductible for tax purposes.