Monetary Donations
Private donations from alumni, members of the Queens College community, and the wider community provide much-needed support for the Music Library. Donations of any amount are helpful and allow us to purchase more materials for the Music Library collections (such as scores, books on music, recordings (CDs and DVDs), reference materials, facsimiles, etc.) and to purchase preservation materials. For donations given in honor or memory of someone, the name(s) of the donor or the honoree will be included in the record in the CUNY Catalog and the donor will receive a letter acknowledging the donation.
Visit the Queens College Foundation for Giving Opportunities, to make a donation online with a credit card, or for additional giving options.
Endowments
An endowment is a permanent gift that keeps on giving. The principal remains intact and only a percentage of the earned income is used annually by the Music Library. The Music Library has four existing Endowments that can be contributed to:
- Raymond Erickson Endowment (for Reference materials)
- Claude V. Palisca Endowment (supporting all music acquisitions)
- The Ursula Springer Choral Music Endowment
- David S. Walker Endowment for Music Education
Additional endowments can be established for as little as $10,000 and can be used to support a subject of interest to the donor. Depending on size, endowments are named after their donors or the ones they wish to honor.
Listed below are some of the subject areas the Music Library hopes to establish endowments for:
- Music theory
- Musicology/music history
- New music (to support the undergraduate and graduate composition programs)
- Performance (further subdivided by division: winds, brass, strings, keyboard, percussion, voice)
- Jazz
If you are interested in establishing an endowment fund or contributing to an existing fund, please contact the Queens College Office of Development, 718-997-3790.
Bequests
Individuals may wish to make a deferred gift to the Queens College Library, gift by will, trust, gift annuity, life insurance, real estate, or stocks. Assistance is available for legal and tax questions regarding bequests. Please contact the Queens College Office of Development (718-997-3790).
For more information contact musiclibrary@qc.cuny.edu.