Leadership Giving
Classical WSMR donors giving $1,200 or more annually enjoy exclusive access to special cultural offerings, advance notice of station events including travel opportunities, and invitations to visit our broadcast and production studios.
Cornerstone Members – $1,200 annual contribution
- Receive The Insider newsletter via email - a unique perspective into public media with cultural offerings and other delights
- Tour of broadcast and production studios
- Open invitation to record your WSMR testimonial for use on-air
- Special offerings to WSMR sponsored events
Cornerstone Partners – $2,500 annual contribution
All of the above, PLUS:
- Sponsor an on-air challenge broadcast on WSMR 89.1 and 103.9 for an upcoming fund drive
- Invitation to observe live in-studio performances with a chance to meet and greet hosts and featured guests
Cornerstone Leaders – $5,000 annual contribution
All of the above, PLUS:
- Celebrate a special occasion or remember a loved one by sponsoring a day of live radio on WSMR 89.1 and 103.9
Leadership Society donors are a select group of WSMR’s most dedicated supporters donating $10,000 and above. These philanthropists make an impact that empowers WUSF’s mission to enrich the mind and inspire curiosity through Classical WSMR 89.1 and 103.9.
Leadership Society donors enjoy recognition opportunities such as:
- Special access to station leaders and talented program hosts, reporters, and producers
- Opportunity for special VIP seating at select events with the chance to meet with some of public radio’s most interesting personalities
- Open invitations to live performances in our Tampa and Sarasota Live Performance & Broadcast Studios
Including Cornerstone exclusive offers:
- Receive The Insider newsletter via email - a unique perspective into public media with cultural offerings and other delights
- Tour of broadcast and production studios
- Open invitation to record your WSMR testimonial for use on-air
- Special offerings to WSMR sponsored events
- Sponsor an on-air challenge broadcast on WSMR 89.1 and 103.9 for an upcoming fund drive
- Invitation to observe live in-studio performances with a chance to meet and greet hosts and featured guests
- Celebrate a special occasion or remember a loved one by sponsoring a day of live radio on WSMR 89.1 and 103.
The WSMR Legacy Society honors the people who care so deeply about the future of public media that they have made a commitment of any size to the station through their estates.
Legacy gifts include:
- Bequests from a will or trust
- Gift annuities and other life-income gifts
- Retirement plans or life insurance policies that name WSMR as a beneficiary
WSMR recognizes the philanthropic leadership of Legacy Society donors through benefits including:
- Invitations to special events
- Tour of broadcasting studios, including lunch with station staff
- Inclusion in the University of South Florida President's Council Legacy Society
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