Foundations and Trusts
The support of foundations, trusts and private ancillary funds plays a vital role in enabling our most socially impactful programs.
We collaborate with foundations and trusts to deliver transformative programs that align with their priorities and our ambition to be Everyone’s House, creating lasting impact for our community.
To learn more about how we can work with your foundation, please contact Eddie Bernasconi, Foundations and Trusts Manager on 02 9250 7421 or by email at ebernasconi@sydneyoperahouse.com.
Our current supporters
Thank you to our generous community of trusts, foundation and private ancillary funds for their ongoing support of a range of programs advancing our Everyone’s House ambition.
Access
As a community not-for-profit, our goal is to provide barrier-free access, making the building, programs and experiences we offer accessible to everyone regardless of financial, geographical or/and physical challenges.
Thank you to our Access donors:
Bank of America
Farrell Family Foundation
F & K De Angeli Foundation
JACE Foundation
John B Fairfax AO & Libby Fairfax
Skrzynski Foundation
Centre for Creativity
We are developing unique curriculum-aligned performances and workshops that use the Opera House’s architecture, engineering and world-class performances on stage to inspire children’s passion for STEM (Science Technology Engineering Mathematics) and the arts. Leveraging our Centre for Creativity – a multi-purpose onsite hub for learning – we are expanding our education engagement strategy to reach more students onsite and online.
Thank you to our Centre for Creativity donors:
Boyarsky Family
The Greatorex Fund
Ove Arup Foundation
Yarranabbe Foundation
Career Pathways in the arts
In line with our ambition to be Everyone’s House, we are implementing a Career Pathways Program with a focus on supporting communities who experience barriers to employment in the arts, including: First Nations people; people with disability; people from refugee and migrant communities; women in traditionally male-dominated industries; and people who are culturally and linguistically diverse and/or marginalised.
Thank you to our Career Pathway donors:
Alexandra and Lloyd Martin Family Foundation
Bowness Family Foundation
The Ian Potter Foundation
Vincent Fairfax Family Foundation
Read about some of the programs made possible by foundations, trusts, private ancillary funds & individual donors.
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Make an Impact
As a not-for-profit, we rely on your support to help us expand our most inclusive and socially impactful programs, champion First Nations culture, present diverse artists, bold new works and community-led events, opening up the Opera House to more of the community than ever before.
Our partners
Our family of cultural and corporate partners enable the Opera House to do more, be more, reach further. Partnerships create new ways for people everywhere to experience all the Opera House has to offer.
Leave a Gift in Your Will
Leave a legacy that will last forever. Learn more about leaving a bequest to the Sydney Opera House.
