Category: Resources

The CARES ACT Allows Up To A $300 Above-The-Line Deduction To NCBS/SCBS For 2020 Only

This is the year to donate up to $300 to the Northern California Bluegrass Society/Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society if you want to save on taxes. The CARES Act added a new, one-year-only $300 Charitable Contribution Deduction for 2020.

This is an Above-The-Line deduction, so that even if you do not itemize, you can still write off up to $300 in cash donations on your tax return when you file next spring. Normally, you would have to itemize deductions to write off charitable giving when you file your taxes. That rule will return in 2021, so Act Before December 31, 2020.

Thanks for your support for local bluegrass music in the San Francisco Bay Area, the Monterey Bay Area, and all of Northern California! (Tax ID: 94-2907716.)

You can donate on this website, or by mail:

Northern California Bluegrass Society / Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society
PO Box 390846
Mountain View, CA  94039-0846

 

For 2020 Only: You Can Donate Up To $300 To NCBS/SCBS & Claim A Tax Deduction

This is the year to donate up to $300 to the Northern California Bluegrass Society/Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society if you want to save on taxes.

The CARES Act added a new, one-year-only $300 Charitable Contribution Deduction for 2020. Even if you do not itemize, you can still write off up to $300 in cash donations on your tax return next spring. Normally, you would have to itemize deductions to write off charitable giving when you file your taxes. That rule will return in 2021, so Act Before December 31, 2020.

Thanks for your support for local bluegrass music in the San Francisco Bay Area, the Monterey Bay Area, and all of Northern California! (Tax ID: 94-2907716.)

You can donate on this website, or by mail:

Northern California Bluegrass Society / Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society
PO Box 390846
Mountain View, CA  94039-0846

 

NCBS Directory Lists Northern California Bluegrass Musicians Offering Online Lessons

Northern California Bluegrass Musicians are listed in the NCBS Directory to give Online Lessons. The Directory is listed under Resources in the index on the left side of this website. Musicians can sign up to offer lessons at <webmaster@ncbs.us>.

This is a great way for students to support their favorite musicians during the Coronavirus Crisis. The directory is a FREE service of the Northern California Bluegrass Society. Interested students can check the directory and arrange ONLINE LESSONS with their favorite musicians (the price is between teacher and student).

 

Your Amazon Purchases Can Support Local Bluegrass Music This Holiday Season

The “Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society” (NCBS/SCBS) can be the recipient of donations based on your holiday shopping if you will be shopping Amazon anyway during the holiday season. NCBS/SCBS can receive donations if you make your purchases through the Society’s link at Amazon: <smile.amazon.com/ch/94-2907716> or shop with AmazonSmile ON in the Amazon Shopping App.

Thanks for your support!

NCBS Stolen Instrument Page Is A Free Service For Victims & Buyers On This Website

The NCBS National Bluegrass Stolen & Missing Instrument Page is on this website. This is a FREE Service for both theft victims and used instrument buyers that provides a central reporting location for the recovery of stolen or lost bluegrass instruments. Musicians should immediately SELF POST information about stolen instruments. Instrument buyers should CHECK the page prior to purchase of any used instrument. The page is searchable and links can be added to connect additional information about the instrument.

Online Lessons Are Available From Area Bluegrass Musicians — Listings On This Website

Northern California Bluegrass Musicians are listed in the NCBS Directory to give Online Lessons. This is a great way for students to support their favorite musicians during the Coronavirus Crisis. The directory is a FREE service of the Northern California Bluegrass Society.

Interested students can check the directory and arrange ONLINE LESSONS with their favorite musicians (the price is between teacher and student).

The Directory is listed under Resources in the index on the left side of this website. Musicians can sign up to offer lessons at <webmaster@ncbs.us>.

NCBS/SCBS Will Receive Donations Through AmazonSmile Year Around

The “Santa Cruz Bluegrass Society” (NCBS/SCBS) was the recipient of their AmazonSmile donations during the annual Amazon Prime Day on October 13–14. If you will be shopping Amazon anyway during the rest of the year, please keep in mind that NCBS/SCBS can continue to receive donations from this program if you make your purchases through the Society’s link at Amazon:<smile.amazon.com/ch/94-2907716 > (or shop with AmazonSmile ON in the Amazon Shopping App).

Free Service On This Website — Stolen Bluegrass Instrument Listing

The NCBS National Bluegrass Stolen & Missing Instrument Page is linked off the left column on this website. This is a FREE Service for both theft victims and used instrument buyers that provides a central reporting location for the recovery of stolen or lost bluegrass instruments.

Musicians should immediately SELF POST information about stolen instruments. Instrument buyers should CHECK the page prior to purchase of any used instrument. The page is searchable and links can be added to connect additional information about the instrument.