Giving

To donate online to the Brown Band, see below!

The Brown Band is supported in part by Brown University Athletics and Recreation. Gifts through the Brown University Sports Foundation help support additional operational costs including instrument purchases and repair, uniforms, travel and, of course, band buttons. All gifts through the Sports Foundation are included in the Brown Annual Fund and are eligible for membership in the Brown Annual Fund’s recognition societies. Thank you for your support!

So far the band has raised $75,000 in 2024 towards our Centennial Year!

Giving Link

Please visit the band giving website. From there, you can fill out the inputs to make your contribution! That's all!

Gift Recognition

To be recognized by the band for your gift (so we can mail you a thank you, and include you in the donation tiers) please fill out this form. If you have trouble filling out the form, email brownbandals@gmail.com for assistance! You should fill out this form each time you make a donation, so that we can aggregate totals for our giving tiers.

Centennial Goals

In our 100th year, the Band is hoping to raise $100,000. This ambitious goal will work to support the following:

Operating Expenses: Every year the Band needs to raise 20k - 25k so that we can attend most away football games (buses are expensive!), have food at events and trips, buy buttons (an expense of around $6,000 a year), and other miscellaneous operating expenses not covered by our Athletics Budget.
Centennial Activities: The Band looks to celebrate our incredible milestone with a variety of events and developments, including a Gala on September 28th, new music, merchandise and buttons for the centennial, and a centennial recording of the band’s greatest hits.
New Percussion Instruments: The Band is in dire need of new percussion instruments, and has been quoted $28,000 to replace the full section. The Band would additionally like to replace or repair instruments across all sections that are in need of a “tune-up,” especially large instruments that students do not typically own (low brass, baritone saxophones, etc.)

We would greatly appreciate your support at any level towards the Band. Starting this year, the Band is recognizing support on our website, the Gala program, and in The Bandstand (our biannual newsletter) at the following levels:

“Button Benefactor”, $169.69-499.99
“Forevermore Circle”, $500.00-999.99
“Ever True Circle”, $1,000.00-2,499.99
“Conductor’s Circle”, $2,500.00-4,999.99
“Elrod Society”, $5,000.00-9,999.99
- Donations at this level that are received by April 15, 2025 will be engraved on a plaque to be hung in Fulton Rehearsal Hall, to honor champions of our centennial campaign.
“Irving Harris Founders Circle”, $10,000.00+
- Donations at this level that are received by April 15, 2025 will be engraved on a plaque to be hung in Fulton Rehearsal Hall, to honor champions of our centennial campaign.

Specific Asks:

Please let us know if you would like your gift to be directed to any of the following band needs by emailing us directly at BrownBandALs@gmail.com.

Centennial Activities $2,500: Centennial Gala Sponsor $1,000: Centennial Gala Supporter $2,000: Centennial buttons $350: Commemorative Centennial kazoos

Percussion Fund Donations to the Percussion Fund will help support the purchase of the following instruments:

$810: snare drum (5 needed)
$385: snare drum harness (5 needed)
$225: snare drum stand (5 needed)
$150: snare drum case (5 needed)
$500: bass drum (5 needed)
$400: bass drum harness (5 needed)
$250: bass drum stand (5 needed)
$1,700: quad drums (2 needed)
$275: quad drum harness (2 needed)
$325: quad drum case (2 needed)
$550: cymbals (5 needed)
$1,430: bells (1 needed)
$400: miscellaneous percussion (cow bells, jam block, whistle, mounted hi-hats)

Here are some other examples of items your donation will support:

$6,000: Buttons for a year!
$25: Enough reeds to last the clarinets through football season
$25: A flute armband music holder and music folder
$75: A rugby or sweater for one bandie
$75: A harness, music folder, and lyre for one saxophone
$100: Enough drum sticks to last the snares one year
$100: Lyres, music folders, and music for 5 trumpets
$1,000: One year of instrument repairs

Giving Tiers

Donors of the Band

Button Benefactors

Forevermore Circle

Ever True Circle

Conductor's Circle

Irv Lustig '83 P'13

Elrod Society

Darlene M. Netcoh '88 | Scott F Johnston '86 | Steven Klurfeld '13 | Melissa Birch Glerum '87 P'18

Irving Harris Founders Circle

Douglas Traver '77 | Edward Guiliano '72 | Michael ONeil '74 | Kenneth R Sloan '69 and Christine A Curcio '72

If you would prefer to mail a check, please contact the alumni liaisons at brownbandals@gmail.com. For other ways to give, please consult Brown Giving.

At this time, the Band is also looking for alumni to match gifts and sponsor giving challenges. If you have any questions about starting a giving challenge, significant donations, or opportunities, please contact to the Alumni Liaisons via email and let us know!