Contact Us and FAQs

We Want to Hear from You

If you’d like more information on the Colburn School or would like to discuss how you can support our students and programs, we want to hear from you.

Contact

Philanthropy Office
213-621-4535
philanthropy@colburnschool.edu

FAQs

The Colburn School, Federal Taxpayer I.D. #95-2501387, is a not-for-profit entity as defined under 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code.

Contributions are deductible to the extent allowed by law. If your donation was in support of a fundraising event, ticket costs may be tax-deductible as allowed by law per attendee. If you need a tax receipt or misplaced the one you received from us, please contact the Philanthropy Office at philanthropy@colburnschool.edu or call 213-621-4535 and we are happy to assist you.

Gifts through the workplace are always made at the discretion of the individual and their company. Please contact your company to inquire about donations that can be directed towards a specific charitable organization of your choice. We thank you for thinking of the Colburn School and look forward to hearing from you about a donation through your company.

Please inquire with your company about initiating a matching gift to the Colburn School. The Philanthropy Office is happy to assist you in filling out any verification forms, but often, the initiation of a matching gift begins with the employee submitting a matching gift request with their company.

To give a gift of stock or donate securities, please fill out this form and mail, email, or fax it to the Philanthropy Office along with a copy of your correspondence with your banker regarding this gift.

To give a gift-in-kind, please fill out the form here.

Please mail your donation to:

Philanthropy Office
Colburn School
200 South Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90012

Yes, please indicate when you make your gift for whom it is in memory/honor of and include an address if you would like us to notify them of your gift.

To make a wire transfer to the Colburn School, please provide your bank with the information on this form. For assistance with this process, please contact us at philanthropy@colburnschool.edu or call 213-621-4535.

The Colburn School accepts various forms of assets as donations, including gifts of stock, cash, estate, instruments, special collections, and more. Please contact philanthropy@colburnschool.edu or call 213-621-4535, and we will be happy to assist you.

To find out more about making an estate gift, visit our Encore Circle page or contact our Philanthropy Office at philanthropy@colburnschool.edu.

The Encore Circle honors those donors whose promised legacy includes long-term future support for the performing arts by investing in Colburn’s educational mission. As a member of the Encore Circle, donors receive invitations to performances and other events, are recognized in our printed materials, and have opportunities to meet students and faculty, and other member benefits. For more information on our planned giving program, please contact the Philanthropy Office at 213-621-4535 or philanthropy@colburnschool.edu.

Yes! Our diverse student body comes from all over the world, as do many of our donors. Donations can be mailed directly to the School, given through wire transfer or stock, or given online by clicking here.

For those giving by credit card who would like to enroll for monthly donations, we can charge your card on a monthly basis. Please email philanthropy@colburnschool.edu for more information on how to enroll.