Corporate, Foundation, & Public Support

Thank you to these businesses, foundations, and public partners for their support of Sarasota Opera and the 2023-24 Season. This list is current as of January 15, 2024 and is updated each January.

To learn more about how your business, foundation, or club can support Sarasota Opera,
please click here or contact Senior Development Officer Melissa Voigt at (941) 366 8450, ext. 581 or [email protected].

$150,000 +

Virginia Toulmin Foundation

General Operating Support

THE STEINWACHS

FAMILY FOUNDATION

Pavillion Project

$75,000 - $149,999

Florida Arts and Culture Logo
Sarasota Opera's 2023-24 is sponsored, in part, by the State of Florida, through the Division of Arts and Culture and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Southface Gooduse

Pavillion Project

Sarasota County Tourist Development Tax

2024 Winter Opera Festival

$50,000 - $74,999

Gulf Coast Community Foundation

2024 Winter Opera Festival Sponsor;
Premier Sponsor: The Curtain Raiser;
Event Partner: Sarasota Opera Gala

William E. Schmidt Foundation

Youth Opera & Education

The Patterson Foundation

Sarasota Opera Costume Studio

$25,000 - $49,999

Community Foundation of Sarasota County

Youth Opera & Education
Event Partner: The Aficionado Dinner

SCENE Magazine

Media Sponsor: Carmen, Lucia di Lammermoor,
The Curtain Raiser, and Sarasota Opera Gala

THE LOMBARDO

FOUNDATION, INC.

Co-Producer; Sarasota Opera Costume Studio

$10,000 - $24,999

Charles and Margery Barancik Foundation

Teri A Hansen, President/CEO
Co-Producer

Bookstore 1

Youth Opera & Education:
General Operating Support

The Exchange

Proudly granting $493,000 to Sarasota Opera since 1974
Sarasota Youth Opera Production

2023-24 Season Media Support

PNC Bank

Premier Sponsor: The Winter Festival Overture Dinner on Stage:
The Aficionado Dinner

Sarasota Magazine

Event Partner: Sarasota Opera
Food & Wine Festival;
Sarasota Youth Opera Production
Media Sponsor: The Little Sweep

WUSF

2023-24 Season Media Partner

Williams Parker

Event Partner: Kretzmer Legacy Society Appreciation Luncheon
Event Sponsor: Winter Festival Overture Dinner on Stage

$5,000 - $9,999

99 Bottles

Event Supporter: Sarasota Opera
Food & Wine Festival, Da Capo Society Receptions

Azul

Corporate Co-Producer:
Lucia di Lammermoor;
Company Parties

Design Works

Sarasota Opera Gala and Sponsor Reception

Special Event Support

Huisking Foundation

Endowment

JAY K. TURNER FUND

Youth Opera & Education

Morton's Gourmet Market & Catering

Corporate Co-Producer: Carmen; Event Partner: Da Capo Society Kickoff Party, Youth Opera & Education Donor Reception, Season Announcement Event, and Chamber Trustee & Corporate Appreciation Reception

PNC Foundation