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Why support the Liszt Academy?
It is hardly an exaggeration to say that the Liszt Academy is one of the most prestigious music education institutes of the world. Its mission is to provide the best and highest standard musical education to its students. As an institution running primarily with state support, the fulfillment of this costly mission would be impossible without the donations of business and private entities in today's challenging economy. It is only with these donations that the Liszt Academy can maintain its position among world-class music academies.
Music training at this high level is very expensive. Students receive one-to-one classes, they need to gain experience in playing in orchestras, ensembles, they play on valuable instruments, they need special environment for practicing, they show their talent at international competitions. Your contribution provides students with the necessary funds to receive scholarships, and enable the Liszt Academy to improve its facilities.
Your contribution, of any amount, will make a difference for the Liszt Academy.
How to support the Liszt Academy?
Giving to the Liszt Academy through foundations and membership groups:
Donations may be unrestricted or restricted, directed for specific purposes defined by the sponsor. Unrestricted contributions are especially valuable to the Liszt Academy, as they give the institution flexibility to use funds wherever the need is most urgent. The Liszt Academy reserves the right to earmark 10% of restricted donations as unrestricted. The Liszt Academy helps possible sponsors define the purpose of a donation by outlining current campaigns where financial help is most needed.There are three foundations connected to the Liszt Academy:
1. Friends of the Liszt Academy Association and Foundation
The Friends of the Liszt Academy Association is a non-profit membership group, which was established with the purpose of supporting the Liszt Academy in 1997. It is striving to preserve and to improve the competitiveness of this widely renowned institution. The Friends of the Liszt Academy Foundation operates hand in hand with the Association; Friends merged with the "Génie Oblige" Foundation in 2011, which had also been supporting the Liszt Academy.
The main objective of the Friends of the Liszt Academy is to encourage students of the institution to develop artistically and professionally. The board meets three times a year to decide grants, supports for participation at international competitions and master classes, and funds for the purchase of instruments.
For more information, please, visit the official website: www.zakbk.hu
zakbk.hu/friends-of-liszt-academy-of-music
2. Liszt Academy Foundation
General Information:
Founder: Sándor Balassa, Kossuth Award-winning composer, retired professor at the Liszt Academy of Music
Main office: H-1061 Budapest, Liszt Ferenc tér 8.
Registered: 16 September 1996, No.: 6298
VAT No.: 18156515-2-42
Account No.: 11707024–20378884
The Foundation has been a keen supporter of the Academy and its students. Millions have been spent on acquiring new computers, copy machines, furniture and other equipment. The floor and the tapestry of the chairs in the Great Hall of the Academy have been renovated with the donations received by the Foundation. The plastic covering of the ground floor lobby has been fitted, the stairs have been regrinded, and the organ in the Great Hall has been renovated with donations as well.
Legacies
The Liszt Academy can accept legacies as follows:Residuary: a residuary legacy is the value remaining once all pecuniary legacies, debts, fees and other charges have been met. You can leave the whole or part of the residue to the Academy. The value of a residuary legacy is not affected by inflation.
Pecuniary: this is a legacy of a specific sum of money. You may want to request that it be linked to inflation in order for it to retain its value over the years.
Specific: a legacy need not be a sum of money. Instead, you can leave assets such as instruments, property, stocks, shares, library collections, artefacts or other valuables. Please do contact us to discuss your plans.
1% tax
According to Hungarian law, those earning an income and paying income tax in Hungary can freely dispose of 1 per cent of their due income tax. If you consider the Liszt Academy worthy of your support, when making your annual tax declaration please offer this 1 per cent of your tax to go to one of the three foundations of the Liszt Academy.
Endowment
The Génie Oblige Foundation has established an endowment fund. The endowed asset is kept intact and only the income generated by it is spent supporting of the Liszt Academy. Its successor in title, the Friends of the Liszt Academy Foundation continues its work without change.
Sponsorship
Contact:
kommunikacio[at]lisztacademy.hu
Partners
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