Ways You Can Make Your Donation to the Toronto Arts Foundation
Donations to the Toronto Arts Foundation support our city’s artists and organizations. We fund creative expression and foster emerging talent in theatre, visual and media arts, literature, community arts, dance, and music. Your donation will be recognized on our website, in our Annual Report, in our newsletter, in Toronto Arts Insider, and in the Mayor’s Arts Awards Lunch programme. And we’ll send you a tax receipt for the full amount of your cash donation. You can donate to the Foundation in the following ways.
Become a Friend of the Foundation
Become a Friend of the Foundation.
Become a Friend of the Foundation by donating any amount. You can donate to the Foundation in the following ways:
With a credit card
- On-line: click here donate on-line now.
- By phone: call Leslie Francombe, Community Investment Manager, at 416-392-6802, ext. 204
With a personal or business cheque:
- Regular Mail. Send us a cheque by mail to Toronto Arts Foundation, 141 Bathurst Street, Toronto, ON M5V 2R2
For other methods of making your donation, please contact Leslie Francombe, Community Investment Manager, at 416-392-6802 ext. 204 or leslie@torontoarts.org.
Sponsor the Mayor's Arts Awards Lunch
The Mayor's Arts Awards Lunch has become the one event that truly celebrates all the arts in Toronto and the vitality of both young and seasoned contributors.
The Mayor's Arts Award Lunch offers several sponsorship levels. To download a 2010 Mayor's Arts Awards Lunch Sponsorship Package, please click here.
For more information on the Mayor's Arts Awards Lunch, please click here or contact Leslie Francombe, Community Investment Manager, at leslie@torontoarts.org or 416-392-6802 ext. 204.
Make a Donor-Advised Gift
If you donate $2,500 or more, you can choose the discipline you’d like to support— dance, music, visual arts, theatre, or programs that engage youth in the arts. Funds are distributed through the Toronto Arts Fund, which utilizes the Toronto Arts Council’s grant review program.
Gifts over $5,000 can also be directed toward our major programs—The Mayor’s Arts Awards Lunch, the Toronto Arts Foundation Arts Awards, Incubate, and Creative City: Block by Block.
For larger gifts and sponsorship recognition, contact Leslie Francombe, Community Investment Manager, at leslie@torontoartscouncil.org or at 416-392-6802, ext. 204.
Other Ways to Give
There are many other ways to give. You can customize your giving through:
- structured payment plans (over two years)—choose a monthly amount to donate, and we’ll take care of the rest.
- bequests—through your Will, you can give personal property or assets to the Toronto Arts Foundation. A bequest may be for a specific amount or percentage of your estate.
- gifts of shares or assets—you can donate shares, securities, or other assets.
- gifts of insurance—lets you make a significant gift at some time in the future.
Your financial advisor can help you decide the kind of customized giving that’s right for you. A small percentage of all donor-designated gifts will be applied to management fees. This amount will be specified at the time of confirmation of your gift.
Please call the Foundation to talk about our customized giving program. One of our officers will be happy to help.