WQXR is listener supported radio.
Classical music deserves a home on the dial. WQXR is now commercial- free and listener supported classical music station (operating as a service of WNYC Radio). We rely on your contributions!
When you pledge online you save WQXR time and money so more of your contribution goes towards the music you love. It is the most cost effective way to support WQXR! E-pledge online. It's simple, secure and swift.
If you'd prefer to send a your contribution by mail, send your tax deductible gift (made out to WQXR) and mail to WQXR c/o WNYC Radio, P.O. Box 1550, New York, NY 10116-1550
Pledge by phone, call toll free, 888-813-1059
Questions or concerns? Visit our Listener Services Department online or call (646) 829-4000.
Become a WQXR Monthly Sustainer
Become a Monthly Sustainer and enjoy the convenience of uninterrupted membership, without the bother of renewal reminders from us. Your monthly contribution will be charged to your credit card at the beginning of each month. We'll send you a new MemberCard in January, a giving history for your tax return, and you are automatically entered into all the pledge drive contests.
You can change or cancel your monthly gifts with a quick phone call or e-mail to sustainingmembership@wqxr.org or 646-829-4217.
Need help? Contact us at sustainingmembership@wqxr.org or 646-829-4217. You may also pledge by telephone 1-888-813-1059.
Join the Patrons Circle
To thank our Patrons Circle members for their outstanding support, WQXR is pleased to offer distinctive and engaging benefits throughout the year, in cooperation with cultural partners such as: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, New York City Opera, Carnegie Hall, The Metropolitan Opera, The New York Philharmonic, The Orchestra of St. Luke’s, the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Le Poisson Rouge and many more.
Donors at the $5,000 level and above also have access to an exciting and unique year-long series of Behind the Mic events, which provide insider's access to the station's hosts and producers, as well as leading luminaries in the cultural and classical music worlds. View a complete list of Patrons Circle benefits by clicking here.
For more information, please contact the Patrons Circle hotline at (646) 829-4357 or e-mail patronscircle@wnyc.org. To make a Patrons Circle membership pledge online, click here.
Become a WQXR Corporate Underwriter
Our corporate sponsors are members of the metropolitan area business community who recognize and celebrate the singular nature of WQXR’s programming and audience of intelligent, active, and passionate New Yorkers! 105.9 FM WQXR, New York’s only dedicated classical music station, is now commercial free, providing a soothing, fresh, and clutter free environment for your messaging to its highly educated, affluent, and culturally active listenership.
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Foundation Support
Whether you are interested in making a challenge or program grant or want to support the general operating expenses of our stations, contact Alex Villari, Senior Director of Institutional Giving, at (646) 829-4352 or via email: avillari@wnyc.org.
Donations of Appreciated Securities (Stocks)
Using securities that have gone up in value since you bought them is an excellent way to make a gift to WQXR. In most cases you will be entitled to an income tax charitable deduction for the full fair market value of the securities on the date of the gift and will not have to report capital gain income. You may use securities to make your annual gift to WQXR, contribute a special gift, or to fund a charitable gift annuity or charitable trust.
To assist you with the transfer of securities please contact Tova Genesen at tgenesen@wnyc.org or 646-829-4061.
Leave a Legacy to WQXR
There are a number of ways that donors can plan meaningful charitable gifts to WQXR that can also provide significant tax and income benefits to the donors and their families, some of which are outlined below.
Planned giving, either through bequests, charitable gift annuities or gifts of appreciated securities, is one of the ways individuals can leave a legacy which helps strengthen WQXR's mission in the future.
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Matching Gifts
Double your donation! As a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, WNYC Radio is eligible for many employers' Corporate Matching Gifts programs.
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