Campaign
Objectives
$1 Million Goal for Artistic Excellence Fund
| Create an Opera Fund
which will allow us to: |
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Continue attracting the finest
singers, stage directors and conductors through competitive
artists’ fees |
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Commission new operas which will bring national attention
to Toledo |
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Create a summer series of light operas |
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Increase special performances for children |
| Education and
Community Partnerships: |
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Continue to perform extensively
in elementary schools in Northwest Ohio and Southeast
Michigan for over 30,000 young people each year |
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Expand our educational initiatives
for elementary school children to include middle and
high school students |
$1 Million Goal to Build Toledo Opera Endowment
| Increase Toledo Opera’s
Endowment to $2 million |
| The Opera is fortunate
to have a $1 million endowment which allows us to draw
approximately $75,000 for our annual operating budget.
We want to increase our endowment by $1 million which
will: |
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Foster fiscal soundness |
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Provide approximately $150,000
in accrued interest to the Opera’s annual operating
budget; which will allow us to confidently plan for the
future |
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