Charitable Donations
Support Free Access to the Arts for Kids and Communities!
Donations are 100% tax deductible and approved for all Act 20/22 & Law 60 Donations. The International Chamber Orchestra of Puerto Rico, a project of the American Cello Institute, Inc. is exempt from taxes under section 501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue Code of the United States, and under section 1101.01 of the Internal Revenue Code of Puerto Rico.
Law 60 | Act 20/22 Donations
The ICOPR, a project of the American Cello Institute, Inc. is on the CECFL’s approved list of nonprofits to receive the full $10,000 donation for Law 60 as an organization that addresses the eradication of childhood poverty through the arts and education. The American Cello Institute is also approved to accept Act 20/22 Donations.
Your donation provides free access to the arts for children and communities throughout Puerto Rico!
Ignite hope for kids and communities through the power of music!
100% of Donations go to the International Chamber Orchestra of Puerto Rico’s free cultural and educational programs!*
ICOPR connects children and communities in underserved areas of Puerto Rico with music and artists from diverse nationalities through:
~Annual festival tours of free concerts
~Free educational events
~Young artist fellowships
~Educational televised programming
Your contribution provides free experiences of the arts for children and families island-wide!
Your donation provides:
~1,000s of children with urgently needed experiences of the arts
~1,000s of families in underserved communities with free concerts and educational events
~Hundreds of one-on-one masterclasses for music students of all ages and abilities
~Millions of families with access to ICOPR’s televised educatoinal programming
~An improived quality of life throughout Puerto Rico
*The ICOPR is a project of the American Cello Institute, Inc. a 501(c)3 & 1101.01 charitable organization registered in the mainland US and Puerto Rico
If you prefer to donate by check, please make your check payable to the:
American Cello Institute, Inc.
Subject line: ICOPR Ley 60 or Acto 20/22
Mail to our office:
American Cello Institute, Inc.
c/o Emilio Colón
1555 Calle Francia
San Juan, PR 00911
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
A letter certifying your donation will be sent after your contribution is received.
The American Cello Institute, Inc. is certified as a nonprofit organization for Act 20/22 and Law 60 donations under the Puerto Rico Internal Revenue Code Section 1101.01(a)(2) and all donations qualify.
Your donation letter will state the exact amount of US Dollars donated and the date of your donation.
For any questions or concerns please contact:
Cara Elise Colón, project director (fluent in English)
812.360.4727
caracello82@hotmail.com
Award Winning Organization
The American Cello Institute, Inc. and its project the International Chamber Orchestra of Puerto Rico is a National Endowment for the Arts, National Endowment for the Humanities and the Puerto Rican Foundation for the Humanities award-winning organization and has received Guidestar’s Platinum Seal of Transparency annually.
Click below to see ACI’s, IRS Nonprofit Approval Letter, certification from Hacienda de Puerto Rico (1101.01) and Tax Exemption Certification from the PR Department of the Treasury
