How to Give

As a non-profit organization, Blue Bear School of Music is continually in need of support in order to maintain current programs and develop new ones. There are numerous ways that you can support Blue Bear. Please consider the following when you are looking for ways to support Blue Bear School of Music, youth, music education and the arts.

• Become a Blue Bear Member


• Donate online


• Sponsor a student Scholarship (more info)


• Contribute to the Sliding Scale tuition fund (more info)


• Buy tickets for our Blue Bear Band Showcases


• Buy tickets for our Blue Bear Live benefit concert


• Sign up for eScrip at escrip.com and designate Blue Bear School of Music. At no cost to you, a percentage of your grocery and other purchases will go to Blue Bear's scholarship and sliding scale tuition fund.


• Send a student to Blue Bear's Music for Youth Summer Camp


• Volunteer at Blue Bear


• Donate working musical instruments or equipment


• Donate a vehicle (we still need a good van)


• Sponsor a school outreach program


• Help Blue Bear with a gift of appreciated stock, bond or other security


• Include Blue Bear as part of your planned giving


• Sponsor a practice room or performance space


• Contribute to our general fund campaign


• Sponsor an artist residency or master class


• Become a Blue Bear committee member


• Many companies offer matching grant programs for donations made to nonprofits. Check with your benefits or HR department.

For more information on how you can contribute to Blue Bear and ensure that the gift of music continues into the future, please contact Executive Director Kevin Marlatt at 415-673-3650 or by email at kevinmarlatt@bluebearmusic.org.