Ontario Arts Foundation

Ontario Arts Foundation
Formation1991; 34 years ago (1991)
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The Ontario Arts Foundation is a non-governmental[1] not for profit organization[2] established in 1991[1] under the Ontario Corporations Act[2] to encourage and facilitate private giving to the arts in Ontario, Canada. The group is distinct from the Ontario Arts Council,[1] which administers public funding for Ontario Artists and arts organizations.[2]

Operation

The Foundation assists the Ontario Arts Council by assisting with private funding of the arts and oversees 360 endowments[1] established by individuals, foundations, corporations and arts organizations.

In 2023, it had $100 million in assets[3] and disbursements of over $5.8 million[3] using a staff of two and a board of 15.[1]

Programs

The Foundation manages three programs, the Arts Endowment Fund Program, the Canada Cultural Investment Fund, Endowment Incentives Component, and the Private Funds, Awards, Scholarships.[4]

List of private funds, awards and scholarships administered by the Ontario Arts Foundation:[5]

  • Louis Applebaum Composers Award
  • Laura Ciruls Painting Fund
  • Virginia and Myrtle Cooper Award in Costume Design
  • William and Mary Corcoran Craft Awards
  • K.M. Hunter Artist Awards
  • Douglas James Dales Fund
  • Christopher Dedrick Fund
  • Paul de Hueck and Norman Walford Career Achievement Awards
  • Hal Jackman Fund
  • Mary Jolliffe Award for Senior Arts Administrators
  • Hugh D. McKellar Fund
  • Kathleen McMorrow Music Award
  • Ontario Arts Foundation Artist Educator Award
  • Orford String Quartet Fund
  • Philip Akin – Black Shoulders Legacy Award
  • Christina and Louis Quilico Awards
  • Ruth & Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Awards
  • Ellen Ross Stuart Opening Doors Awards
  • Tafelmusik, Horst Dantz and Don Quick Endowed Fund
  • Tim Sims Encouragement Fund Award
  • Le Fonds Héritage Richard – Vaillancourt Legacy Fund
  • Gina Wilkinson Prize for an Emerging Female Director
  • Wuchien Michael Than Fund

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "About the Ontario Arts Foundation". Ontario Arts Foundation. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Funding & Sponsorship". Ontario Performing Arts Presenting Network. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Financial statements of Ontario Arts FOundation" (PDF). Ontario Arts Foundation. 31 March 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Ontario Arts Foundation / Fondation des Arts l'Ontario". ontarioartsfoundation.on.ca. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Private funds, awards and scholarships administered by the Ontario Arts Foundation". www.oafdn.ca. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
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