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Support NYCM
NYCM is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Every gift is tax-deductible, funds scholarships, and keeps a conservatory education within reach.
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Make a donation
The New York Conservatory of Music is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Like most independent conservatories, we run primarily on tuition. It keeps the lights on and the pianos in tune, but little more.
Regular donations let us do more. With a base of donors behind us, we can expand our offerings, grow into new space, and launch new programs, keeping a serious musical education within reach of more families on the Upper East Side.
Every gift is tax-deductible, and gifts of every size are devoted entirely to our community of students and artists.
Another way to give
Donate an instrument
Beautiful instruments deserve to be played. NYCM gratefully accepts donations of quality instruments (pianos, strings, woodwinds, and brass) that can find a second life in the hands of our students.
Our faculty looks at each instrument before we accept it, and well-kept instruments are especially welcome. As a 501(c)(3), your instrument donation is tax-deductible, and we're happy to help with the details of an appraisal.
To offer an instrument, call the office at 212-717-9590 or email office@nyconservatoryofmusic.org. Tell us what you have, and we'll take it from there.
Instruments we welcome
- Pianos
- Violins & strings
- Woodwinds
- Brass
- Guitars
- …and more
Not sure if your instrument is a fit? Reach out. We’re glad to take a look.
Scholarships
Open the doors for a young musician
Scholarships let students study here who otherwise couldn't afford it.
The Lee Foundation Scholarship
Each year, the Lee Foundation Scholarship provides a full year of piano study at the Conservatory to two students of Asian descent, selected by our faculty.
Establish a scholarship of your own
A gift to NYCM can endow a named scholarship, in your name or in honor of someone you love, giving a deserving young musician a year of study they could not otherwise afford. To create one, call the office at 212-717-9590.