Donating to PAM

Opportunities to help with PAM's
Music Ministries

The Officers of the Executive Board of the Presbyterian Association of Musicians invite you to consider contributing to PAM's work and mission in one of the areas listed below. All contributions are tax deductible as permitted by law.

“For everything is from you, and we only give you what we have received from you...”
1 Chronicles 29:14

Tax Deductible Donations to PAM

Annual Fund

The annual fund was established in 2005 to allow PAM to expand the programs already offered and to venture into new areas. Membership fees only cover about 30 percent of PAM’s total operating costs. A gift to this fund will enable us to improve our work in the following areas:

• Educational Programs,
• Employment aids
• Grants to Summer Worship and Music Conferences
• Grants to our Affiliated Conferences
• The PAM journal, "Call to Worship”
• The PAM Newsletter
• Award winning Website
• Seed Money Grants for local conferences
• Scholarships
• Subsidies for youth conferees
• Collaboration with the Office of Theology and Worship and Presbyterian Publishing Corporation in developing a new hymnal
• Collaboration with and support of our Asian musicians
• Collaboration with and support of our African Heritage musicians
• PAM and LPM (Leadership Program for Musicians) Certification
• Ecumenical conferences
• PAM professional gatherings
• Written and online publications
• Book store

Scroll to the bottom of the page for the donation form.

Reserve Fund

The Reserve Fund was established a number of years ago for several purposes: To initially underwrite new ventures, for emergencies, and should there be a time of budgetary shortfall.

Scroll to the bottom of the page for the donation form.

Scholarship Fund

Montreat Worship & Music Conference Scholarships

Will Miller Memorial Scholarship (available to youth [rising grades 7-12] who are active
in the church's music program)

PAM James Sydnor Memorial Scholarship (available to a person who is currently from a small church (250 or fewer members) or a racial ethnic minority church, and who is also a seminary student, pastor, or musician.)

PAM Racial/Ethnic Heritage Scholarship (available to any person of racial/ethnic heritage. To be used for the Montreat conference.)

PAM Scholarship (available to any adult, youth or child with financial need. To be used for the Montreat conference.)

PAM Seminarian/Musician Scholarship (available to a seminary student or music major undergraduate or graduate student - includes room and board in addition to registration. Only one awarded per year.)

PAM Robert E. Fort, Jr. Scholarship (available to any college student with financial need - To be used for any PAM conference. Only one awarded per year.)

 

Westminster Worship & Music Conference Scholarships

PAM Raymond H. Ocock Scholarship (available to children, youth, and adults studying church music)

PAM Racial/Ethnic Heritage Scholarship (available to any person of racial/ethnic heritage. To be used for the Westminster conference.)

PAM Scholarship (available to any adult, youth or child with financial need. To be used for the Westminster conference.)

PAM Robert E. Fort, Jr. Scholarship (available to any college student with financial need - To be used for any PAM conference. Only one awarded per year.)

 

Mo-Ranch/PAM Worship & Music Conference Scholarships

PAM Karmen VanDyke Scholarship (available to a person from a racial-ethnic church of 100 or fewer members located West of the Mississippi.)

PAM Racial/Ethnic Heritage Scholarship (available to any person of racial/ethnic heritage. To be used for the Mo-Ranch/PAM conference.)

PAM Scholarship (available to any adult, youth or child with financial need. To be used for the Mo-Ranch/PAM conference.)

PAM Robert E. Fort, Jr. Scholarship (available to any college student with financial need - To be used for any PAM conference. Only one awarded per year.)

 

PAM Professional Meeting Scholarships

PAM Professional Scholarship (available to anyone registering for the PAM Professional Meeting)