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The '''Ontario Arts Foundation''' is a non-governmental<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://ontarioartsfoundation.on.ca/pages/about-the-ontario-arts-foundation|title=Ontario Arts Foundation / Fondation des Arts l'Ontario|website=ontarioartsfoundation.on.ca|language=en|access-date=2017-03-11}}</ref> [[not for profit]] organization<ref name=ontariopresents>{{cite web |url=https://ontariopresents.ca/resources/funding-sponsorship |title=Funding & Sponsorship |publisher=Ontario Performing Arts Presenting Network |access-date=2017-12-27}}</ref> established in 1991<ref name=":0" /> under the Ontario Corporations Act<ref name=ontariopresents/> to encourage and facilitate private giving to the arts in [[Ontario, Canada]]. The group is distinct from the [[Ontario Arts Council]],<ref name=":0" /> which administers public funding for Ontario artists and arts organizations.<ref name=ontariopresents/>
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The '''Ontario Arts Foundation''' is a [[Non-governmental organization|non-governmental]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=About the Ontario Arts Foundation|url=http://ontarioartsfoundation.on.ca/pages/about-the-ontario-arts-foundation|archive-url=|archive-date=|accessdate=26 September 2020|website=Ontario Arts Foundation}}</ref> [[not for profit]] organization<ref name=ontariopresents>{{cite web |url=https://ontariopresents.ca/resources/funding-sponsorship |title=Funding & Sponsorship |publisher=Ontario Performing Arts Presenting Network |accessdate=27 December 2017}}</ref> established in 1991<ref name=":0" /> under the Ontario Corporations Act<ref name=ontariopresents/> to encourage and facilitate private giving to the arts in [[Ontario]], Canada. The group is distinct from the [[Ontario Arts Council]],<ref name=":0" /> which administers public funding for Ontario Artists and arts organizations.<ref name=ontariopresents/>


== Operation ==
The Foundation assists the Ontario Arts Council by assisting with private funding of the arts and oversees 275 endowments<ref name=cbo>{{cite web |url=http://www.brantford.ca/BRC%20RSS%20Test/Arts%20and%20Artists%20Info-Guide%20_%20Canada%20Business%20Ontario.pdf |title=Arts and Artists Info-Guide |publisher=Canada Business Ontario |access-date=2017-12-27}}</ref> established by individuals, foundations, corporations and arts organizations.As of 2013 it included assets of $56 million<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cfccreates.com/support/partners/20-the-ontario-arts-foundation |title=Ontario Arts Foundation |publisher=Canadian Film Centre |access-date=2017-12-27}}</ref> and disbursements of over $2.5 million<ref name=cbo/> using a staff of two and a board of 12.<ref name=":0" /> The foundation awards the '''Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Award'''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ontarioartsfoundation.on.ca/pages/ruth-sylvia-schwartz-awards|title=Ontario Arts Foundation / Fondation des Arts l'Ontario|website=ontarioartsfoundation.on.ca|language=en|access-date=2017-03-11}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.arts.on.ca/page1307.aspx |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140701125453/http://www.arts.on.ca/page1307.aspx |archivedate=2014-07-01 |deadurl=yes |title=Ruth & Sylvia Schwartz Children’s Book Awards}}</ref>
The Foundation assists the Ontario Arts Council by assisting with private funding of the arts and oversees 360 endowments<ref name=":0" /> established by individuals, foundations, corporations and arts organizations.

In 2023, it had $100&nbsp;million in assets<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=31 March 2020|title=Financial statements of Ontario Arts FOundation|url=https://ontarioartsfoundation.on.ca/system/uploads/attachments/000/000/956/original/Ont_Arts_Fdn_17336_AUD_20_PSAS_Final.pdf?1592240953|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=26 September 2020|website=Ontario Arts Foundation}}</ref> and disbursements of over $5.8&nbsp;million<ref name=":1" /> using a staff of two and a board of 15.<ref name=":0" />

== Programs ==
The Foundation manages three programs, the Arts Endowment Fund Program, the Canada Cultural Investment Fund, Endowment Incentives Component, and the Private Funds, Awards, [[Scholarship|Scholarships]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ontario Arts Foundation / Fondation des Arts l'Ontario|url=https://ontarioartsfoundation.on.ca/pages/about-the-ontario-arts-foundation|access-date=26 September 2020|website=ontarioartsfoundation.on.ca}}</ref>

List of private funds, awards and scholarships administered by the Ontario Arts Foundation:<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Private funds, awards and scholarships administered by the Ontario Arts Foundation|url=https://www.oafdn.ca/pages/family-foundations-and-scholarships|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=26 September 2020|website=www.oafdn.ca}}</ref>

* 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 ==

* [[Ontario Arts Council|Ontario Art Council]]


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 13:03, 27 September 2023

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

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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

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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

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References

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  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.