Thank you for standing with Music Director Xian Zhang, our musicians and everyone who believes in the power of live music. Your generosity during GiveBIG will help sustain the music you love, support the extraordinary artists on stage and ensure that Benaroya Hall continues to be a welcoming place where our community can gather, connect and be inspired.
Each performance is made possible by the musicians on stage, but also by the people who surround and sustain this orchestra. Our music is possible because of you.
As an independent nonprofit arts organization, the Seattle Symphony depends on the support of this community and during GiveBIG, you showed that strength in a BIG way. Your generosity helps us present breathtaking performances, welcome new audiences, nurture young artists and share the joy of live music throughout the Pacific Northwest.
You are an essential part of our music.
During this year's GiveBIG campaign, you also helped meet five individual matching challenges adding $240,000 to this year's fundraising total. Thank you to Patricia Tall-Takacs and Gary Takacs, George and Loretta Lefler, Marilyn Gustafson, Sarah Burns and Dennis Gannon, and Thomas and Susan Bohn for sponsoring these challenges that inspired so many in our community to give so generously.
Thank you for believing in this orchestra, this community and the bright future we are building together. We wouldn't be here without you!
Please consider the role music plays in your life and make your gift today.
Capping two incredible days of generosity, the $25,000 matching challenge put forward by Thomas and Susan Bohn has been unlocked by our Symphony community. Thank you to Thomas and Susan for sponsoring this challenge and to everyone who made a gift during GiveBIG!
Inspired by the outpouring of support during our GiveBIG campaign, our friends Thomas and Susan Bohn have put forward a final matching challenge for this second day of community giving. Thomas and Susan will match all gifts — dollar-for-dollar — up to $25,000.
As an independent nonprofit arts organization the Seattle Symphony relies of the people we serve. We depend on you. Please join us with your gift today and take advantage of this special matching opportunity to DOUBLE your impact.
Through your generosity, you've secured an additional $20,000 in matching funds from fellow supporters Sarah Burns and Dennis Gannon. Your generosity helps sustain the music you love and the musicians who bring it to life. Thank you!
After a tremendous community response on GiveBIG, we are extending your matching opportunity to a second BIG day! Seattle Symphony supporters Sarah Burns and Dennis Gannon are generously sponsoring a new $20,000 matching challenge for today only.
Gifts of every amount make a real difference and today all gifts will be DOUBLED by Sarah and Dennis. Please make your gift today and help Music Director Xian Zhang and the orchestra share the joy of live music with everyone in our community. Thank you for playing your part!
Capping a very BIG day, the $25,000 matching challenge put forward by longtime Seattle Symphony supporter Marilyn Gustafson has been unlocked by our generous Symphony community. Thank you to Marilyn for sponsoring this challenge and to everyone who has made a gift to support live music during GiveBIG!
Adding to the tremendous momentum of this very BIG day, we are thrilled to share that longtime friend of the Symphony Marilyn Gustafson is matching the next $25,000 donated. Every $1 contributed tonight means $2 to help Music Director Xian Zhang and the orchestra share the joy of live music with everyone in our community.
As an independent nonprofit arts organization the Seattle Symphony relies on the people we serve. Please join us with your gift tonight and take advantage of this special dollar-for-dollar matching opportunity to DOUBLE your impact for the music you love!
Thank you to everyone in our caring Seattle Symphony community for coming together to meet the additional $20,000 matching challenge sponsored by George and Loretta Lefler. Your support helps the orchestra share the joy of live music with thousands of people each week at Benaroya Hall. We couldn’t do it without you!
Inspired by the incredible generosity of the Seattle Symphony community, fellow supporters George and Loretta Lefler have put forward a new matching challenge for GiveBIG. George and Loretta will match all gifts to the orchestra — dollar-for-dollar — up to $20,000.
Your gift today will have DOUBLE the impact through the Lefler’s additional matching challenge!
Through an extraordinary outpouring of generosity, you’ve unlocked our full $150,000 matching challenge from Patricia Tall-Takacs and Gary Takacs. Thank you to everyone who has given so far during GiveBIG!
During GiveBIG, Seattle Symphony supporters Patricia Tall-Takacs and Gary Takacs are matching all gifts up to $150,000.
2X All donations will be matched dollar-for-dollar.
3X Gifts of $120 or more will be matched two-to-one for triple the impact!
GiveBIG is Washington State's annual giving event, when people from across our region come together to support the nonprofits that inspire and connect us. When you donate to the Seattle Symphony during GiveBIG, you join a caring community that helps bring extraordinary music into thousands of people’s lives.
GiveBIG 2026 kicks off on April 28 with early giving and culminates in the 24-hour giving event on May 5.
With your support, the Seattle Symphony is inviting audiences to experience the magic of a live performance at Benaroya Hall. We're sharing new music on stage while celebrating the beloved classics that leave us breathless time and time again. Together, we are invigorating our city, strengthening connections within our community, and lifting the human spirit through the power of music — through the power of your support.
Thank you for championing your Seattle Symphony during GiveBIG — and every day!
The generosity of people like you makes our music possible all season long. Heart-pounding live performances and unforgettable concert experiences fill Benaroya Hall each week. Side by side with the musicians on stage, your support helps sustain this thriving orchestra for everyone to enjoy. Thank you!
Please contact Donor Relations at friends@seattlesymphony.org or 206.215.4832. We'd love to hear from you!
The Seattle Symphony is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Tax ID# 91-0667412.
