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The Peoria Symphony Foundation is a non-profit private foundation that maintains and manages an endowment fund to provide long-term financial support to the Peoria Symphony Orchestra. Through gift planning, we invite you to use this website as a resource to help you share your legacy of support for the Peoria Symphony Orchestra while enjoying personal financial benefits.

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NAMING OPPORTUNITIES – ENDOWED MUSICIAN CHAIRS

Create a legacy by underwriting a named chair/position in the Peoria Symphony Orchestra with a gift to the Peoria Symphony Foundation. 

For more information on naming opportunities, including duration and funding options, please contact Anthony Marotta, Executive Director, at [email protected] or call (309) 671-1096. 

Please note: Naming opportunities may be paid over a period of five years. Additionally, naming opportunities include the criteria that the donor(s) maintain a current minimum Annual Giving level of $2,500 or more during the duration of the naming period or donor(s) lifetime. 

Example - $__________________ to Peoria Symphony Foundation to name a Principal Chair. Gift to be paid to Peoria Symphony Foundation over 5 yrs PLUS $2500 annual gift to Peoria Symphony Orchestra Annual Fund.

Current and available naming opportunities are listed below. 

2025-26 AVAILABLE NAMING OPPORTUNITIES

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CONCERTMASTER PODIUM ASSOCIATE/ASSISTANT CONCERTMASTER CLARINET – PRINCIPAL BASSOON – PRINCIPAL TRUMPET – PRINCIPAL TROMBONE – PRINCIPAL TUBA – PRINCIPAL HARP – PRINCIPAL ALL SECTIONS – NON-PRINCIPAL POSITIONS

CURRENT ENDOWED PODIUM, CHAIRS & SPACES

CONDUCTOR
Robert E. Gilmore – Caterpillar Inc.
Directors Charitable Award Program
VIOLIN II – PRINCIPAL
The Frederick Family Endowment
VIOLA – PRINCIPAL
Sharon and John Amdall Endowment
CELLO – PRINCIPAL
Parker Endowment in memory of H.H. Block
BASS – PRINCIPAL
Peoria Symphony Guild and Friends Endowment in memory of Norbert Cieslewicz
FLUTE/PICCOLO – PRINCIPAL
Augusta Foundation Endowment in the name of E.C. Heidrich
OBOE/ENGLISH HORN – PRINCIPAL
Mrs. Thomas Foster Endowment
HORN – PRINCIPAL
Mrs. Trenchard French Endowment
PERCUSSION – PRINCIPAL
Endowment in memory of Jane and William Reid and Carolyn Reid Sisney
KEYBOARD
Warren Webber Endowment
TIMPANI
Eugene and Donna Sweeney Endowment
PEORIA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CUBE – C3
Creativity, Community, Collaboration
Sid and Flo Banwart


Naming Levels:

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR     $700,000 for 15 years or $1,000,0000 for 30 years
CONCERTMASTER
PODIUM     $350,000 for 15 years or $500,000 for 30 years
ASSOCIATE/ASSISTANT CONCERTMASTER
CLARINET – PRINCIPAL
BASSOON – PRINCIPAL
TRUMPET – PRINCIPAL
TROMBONE – PRINCIPAL
TUBA – PRINCIPAL
HARP – PRINCIPAL     $70,000 for 10 years or $100,000 for 20 years
ALL SECTIONS – NON-PRINCIPAL POSITIONS     $35,000 for 10 years or $50,000 for 20 years