BPBF

Your Partners in a Sound Education!

Ensuring the Long-Term Success of Band Music Education in Sun Prairie.

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Sun Prairie High School (SPHS)

Cardinal Heights Upper Middle School (CHUMS)

Prairie View Middle School (PVMS)

Patrick Marsh Middle School (PMMS)

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Band roots run deep in Sun Prairie

From the Sun Prairie Cornet band in the 1860s, to the many jazz and concert bands, to the Cardinal Guard and the Sound of Sun Prairie, bands and music education have been a vibrant part of life in Sun Prairie for generations. This proud tradition of excellence would not have been possible without the strong financial commitments and encouragement of many forward thinking individuals and businesses in the Sun Prairie community.

A Foundation of support

On July 15th 2002, the Sun Prairie Band Boosters created the Sun Prairie Band Foundation, a separate non-profit organization dedicated to ensuring the long-term success of band music education at Sun Prairie High School. The Foundation aspires to encourage private donations and bequests that will be used for special program and scholarship needs that go beyond the normal operating expenses of the Band Booster organization.

June 30, 2004, on the occasion of Bernie Powers' retirement from teaching band at Sun Prairie High School, the Sun Prairie Band Foundation changed its name to the Bernie Powers Band Foundation in honor of Mr. Powers' distinguished 26-year career as an accomplished educator, dynamic band director, and inspiring mentor to hundreds of students in Sun Prairie. Bernie Powers consistently taught the values and behaviors of respect, hard work, self-discipline, leadership, acceptance and quest for personal excellence. Bernie Powers’ mission as a teacher will serve as inspiration and has become the mission of this foundation.

There are many ways to give

Examples of the types of gifts that can help to support the Bernie Powers Band Foundation include:

	A gift of cash, securities, or property.
	A bequest in your will or living trust to the Sun Prairie Band Foundation.
	Beneficiary designations of life insurance or retirement plan proceeds.
	Gifts with retained income for yourself or others.

Tax Benefits

A gift to the Bernie Powers Band Foundation can provide substantial tax savings to the donor, which in effect reduces the cost of the gift:

	Savings in income taxes by gifts of cash, securities, or property made during this fiscal year.
	Savings in inheritance and gift taxes by bequests, testamentary trusts or gifts, or living trusts.
	Savings in capital gains taxes when gifts of appreciated securities or other property are made.

Be sure to check with your tax advisor or legal counsel to see whether a gift of this type may be of advantage to you. All contributions to the Foundation are tax deductible. Check to see if your employer will match your contribution.