Your donation funds the training, mentorship, and career development of Canada’s most promising young classical musicians. NYO Canada is a tuition-free training orchestra: every musician admitted into our program, regardless of financial need, receives a full scholarship covering their training, housing, national tour, recording, and wellness supports. Your gift helps us recruit the best emerging orchestral talent from across the country and prepare them for careers as professional musicians.

All donations over $15 are fully tax-deductible. You will receive a tax-receipt for the full amount of your donation via mail or email depending on your method of donation and preferred method of communication.

Yes, you’re welcome to join our community of donors at any point in the year. To make an online donation click here, and see “Ways to Give” to find out about other giving options.

NYO Canada is a registered charity (charitable registration number #10776 4557 RR0001) and your gift may be eligible for a corporate matching-gift program. Please check with your employer to see if your gift can be matched.

Our endowment is how we secure NYO Canada’s future. It’s a dedicated fund, built from donor gifts, that is invested and professionally managed by the Ontario Arts Foundation. The returns on this investment permanently underwrite our training institute and national tour.

Planned Giving refers to gifts left as part of an estate or will to be donated to NYO Canada after death, sometimes referred to as “Legacy Gifts”. These can include, among other forms, cash gifts, gifts of securities/stocks, and/or life insurance policies. Please contact Andrés Tucci Clarke at 416-532-4470 Ext. 223 or atucciclarke@nyoc.org if you would like to learn more, or to discuss how your planned gift will be recognized.

The majority of monthly donors are receipted through CanadaHelps. Monthly donors whose donations are processed by our office are receipted annually. You should receive your cumulative tax receipt every January or February for all donations made in the previous calendar year. Please contact info@nyoc.org with any additional questions, or if you are unsure if your receipt will come from our office or from CanadaHelps.

If you are donating online, CanadaHelps automatically generates a tax receipt that is sent to your email. For donations received by mail or made over the phone please indicate if you would like a tax receipt mailed or emailed to you. Donations are generally acknowledged and tax receipts issued within 10-15 business days. Donations received over the summer will be acknowledged and tax receipts will be issued in late August.

As a monthly donor you will receive an initial acknowledgement email, thanking you for your gift. In addition, we will send you our semi-annual newsletter, Nota Bene featuring Orchestra updates, as well as other communications on how your support is helping the Orchestra and notifications of upcoming performances.

For monthly gifts made through CanadaHelps:

1. Log in here: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/
2. Go to My Account. If you aren’t automatically directed here click on your name in the top right and select “My Account”
3. Click on “Monthly Donations”
4. Click on “Manage” on the right hand column
5. Enter the new amount
6. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click Save Changes

For monthly donations billed directly by our office please contact Andrés Tucci Clarke at 416-532-4470 Ext. 223 or atucciclarke@nyoc.org, and we’ll be able to increase your monthly donation.

For monthly gifts made through CanadaHelps:
1. Log in here: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/
2. Go to My Account. If you aren’t automatically directed here click on your name in the top right and select “My Account”
3. Click on “Monthly Donations”
4. Click on “Manage” on the right hand column
5. From here you can pause, cancel, or reduce the amount of your donation
6. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click Save Changes

For monthly donations billed directly by our office please contact Andrés Tucci Clarke at 416-532-4470 Ext. 223 or atucciclarke@nyoc.org, and we’ll be happy to assist you.

For gifts made through CanadaHelps:
1. Log in here: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/
2. Go to My Account. If you aren’t automatically directed here click on your name in the top right and select “My Account”
3. Click on “Account Settings”
4. Scroll down to “Your Payment Information” and click “Change”
5. Enter your new payment info and click “Save”

For donations billed directly by our office please contact Andrés Tucci Clarke at 416-532-4470 Ext. 223 or atucciclarke@nyoc.org, and we’ll be happy to assist you.

Click here to make an online donation or visit the Ways to Give donation page for all of the ways you can support NYO Canada.

Please contact info@nyoc.org with your full name and ideally either the date or amount of your donation and we will either send you a copy of your tax receipt, or will direct you to CanadaHelps with detailed instructions on how to retrieve it.

For gifts made through CanadaHelps:
1. Log in here: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/
2. Go to My Account. If you aren’t automatically directed here click on your name in the top right and select “My Account”
3. Click on “Donation History and Receipts”
4. Review the tax receipts available and download the appropriate one, or click “Generate a receipt” if there are donations that have not yet been receipted.

For donations billed directly by our office please contact Andrés Tucci Clarke at 416-532-4470 Ext. 223 or atucciclarke@nyoc.org, and we’ll be happy to assist you.

In recognition of your contribution, you will receive an invitation to performances in your area and a semi-annual newsletter with a full update of each concert season. We will also send you communications throughout the year with information about upcoming events. Most event notifications are sent via email, so please let us know if you have updated your email address.

Donors above the $1000 level are offered two tickets to the concert of their choice. Otherwise, donors are responsible for purchasing their own concert tickets and beverages.

Donor privileges, including invitations to donor events, are extended to a donor household (two people) or to a donor plus one guest. But in reality the number of people you can bring to an event is only limited by the number of tickets you would like to buy, all NYO concerts are priced to make classical music accessible to all Canadians, not just those who can afford to donate.