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  • Thank you for supporting the future of Chicago Public Radio. You make it possible for us to broaden, deepen, and transform our service to the region. Follow the link below to make your gift to the Campaign for a Sound Future. Contributions to the Campaign are unrestricted commitments above and beyond your membership support.
  • (You will also have the opportunity to add a membership gift in support of our annual operating budget to your campaign contribution through this form).

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  • Membership

  • Over half of our annual operating budget comes from the generous support of over 50,000 members. Become a member today and support the public radio station you rely on. For questions about Membership, please contact Membership at 312.948.4855.

  • Gifts of Stock

  • You can transfer stock to Chicago Public Radio electronically via Depository Trust Company (DTC). Simply provide the DTC instructions below to your broker. The securities will then be transferred to Chicago Public Radio’s account.,
    DTC Transfer Instructions:
    Bear Stearns
    DTC #352
    Account Name: WBEZ Alliance, Inc.
    Account Number: 320-13712-740
    Donor’s name and address
    Name of security and number of shares
  • Contact at Bear Stearns:
  • Ms. Patti Carpenter
    Phone: 312.580.4148
    Fax: 312.356.7056

  • Matching Gifts

  • Many employers will double—or even triple—your gift to Chicago Public Radio. Ask your human resources department for details or check to see if your employer is a matching gifts company, using MatchFinderOnline.

  • Give a gift by mail

  • Please make your check out to Chicago Public Radio re: Campaign for a Sound Future and mail to: Sheila Parekh/Campaign Chicago Public Radio Navy Pier 848 E. Grand Ave. Chicago, IL 60611-3509

  • Give a gift by phone

  • To make a gift with your credit card please call Sheila Parekh at 312-948-4813.

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  • For questions about giving, please contact Lori Goldstein, Senior Development Director. 312-948-4645 (or) lgoldstein@chicagopublicradio.org.

  • Recognition opportunities for campaign gifts



  • All Campaign donors who give permission will be recognized on-line and in Chicago Public Radio publications. Individual contributors are invited to discuss their particular wishes regarding the timing of a Campaign commitment and appropriate recognition of the gift under consideration. Please contact Lori Goldstein at 312.948.4645 or lgoldstein@chicagopublicradio.org to discuss what gifts at certain levels can accomplish.
  • Recognition opportunities at the $100,000 level include on-air acknowledgment and placement on a donor honor wall in a special recognition center at the station.

The WBEZ Alliance’s current fiscal year-end is June 30. The Alliance changed its fiscal year-end from August 31 to June 30, effective September 1, 2006. These financial highlights have been prepared from the ten-month period from September 1, 2006 to June 30, 2007.


Audited Financial Statements are available by writing to Chicago Public Radio, 848 East Grand Avenue, Navy Pier Chicago, IL 60611-3509 or by calling 312.948.4600