The ArtsFund Visionaries connects emerging leaders + business professionals to our vision – a community where the arts are accessible to all and valued as critical to a healthy society.
Provide your colleagues or employees with the opportunity to support the arts with a fun, low-key ArtsFund campaign.
Support the arts you love Forever with a planned gift at ArtsFund.
WHERE YOUR MONEY GOES
The unrestricted operating funds which ArtsFund distributes are integral for arts and cultural nonprofits. This critical funding allows organizations to deliver original programs and new events that bring joy and meaning to our communities.
When you give to ArtsFund, you…
• Become part of a change-making collective that believes in the power of arts and culture
• Support a spectrum of arts organizations from emerging to well-established institutions, representing a wide variety of disciplines and audiences
• Can be assured you are supporting organizations with strong organizational health and high capacity for social impact
• Fund grants that are strategically paired with capacity-building opportunities, leadership development programs, compelling research, and advocacy for the sector
Since 1989, Microsoft and its employees have contributed over $6.6 million to ArtsFund, making the company ArtsFund’s single largest donor. Microsoft employees have served in just about every ArtsFund leadership role, including chairing the Board of Trustees, Allocations Committee, and serving as ambassadors for ArtsFund through the volunteer Associate program. Additionally, Microsoft has made generous donations of software and other products and services.
Microsoft's commitment to local arts organizations goes beyond its strong relationship with ArtsFund. Total direct contributions exceed $1 million annually; company matching and volunteer hours more than double that number. Microsoft employees have served on the boards of many prominent local arts organizations including the 5th Avenue Theatre, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle Children's Theatre, Seattle Opera, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Seattle Symphony and Bellevue Arts Museum. In 2013, Americans for the Arts named Microsoft one of the Top Ten Best Businesses Partnering with the Arts in America.
Microsoft has been and will continue to be one of ArtsFund's most important partners. Thank you, Microsoft, for all you do to strengthen the community, and for so generously supporting the arts!
“A healthy, dynamic arts community does more than just increase quality of life. It inspires learning, promotes a healthy social environment, and attracts the world-class talent our region requires to be globally competitive.”
Visionaries: Hilltop Artists, Diane Hansen and Daria Hembree, photo Courtesy of Hilltop Artists.
Make an Impact: Seattle Children’s Theatre, The Wizard of Oz, Photo by Chris Bennion.
Sponsorships: Coyote Central, Breakdancing at Coyote North, photo by Jessica Schwab.
In-kind: Kirkland Arts Center, Kirkland Artist Studio Tour 2013 Donna Porter Studio. Photo courtesy of Larey McDaniel.
Volunteer: Seattle Men’s Chorus with Kat Ramsburg, Hairspray In Concert. Photo by John Pai.
Planned Giving: Earshot Jazz. Folks performing at the Langton Hughes Performing Arts Center on November 1 at the 2012 Earshot Jazz Festival. From left to right: Darrius Willrich, Evan Flory-Barnes, D'Vonne Lewis, Bernie Jacobs. Photo by Daniel Sheehan.