Minister Rodriguez Announces Investments to Support the Arts in Ontario

Funding through the Endowment Incentives component of the Canada Cultural Investment Fund will support 24 professional arts organizations through 13 foundations in Ontario

TORONTO, Aug. 8, 2018 /CNW/ - Today, the Honourable Pablo Rodriguez, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Multiculturalism, announced a matching grant of more than $6 million for 13 foundations in Ontario in support of the professional arts organizations listed below.

Among the 24 organizations receiving funding in 2017–18, three are receiving support for the first time: the Inside Out Lesbian and Gay Film Festival Inc. and the National Youth Orchestra Association of Canada in Toronto, and the Leith Summer Festival in Leith, Ontario.

Cultural institutions play an essential role in Canadian society. Investments in arts and culture help build vibrant communities, allowing our economy to grow, creating good jobs for the middle class and giving more Canadians the opportunity to experience the performing arts.

This is why the Government of Canada is proud to provide arts organizations and foundations with funding as part of a matching program to create an endowment fund or raise the capital of an existing fund for the benefit of arts organizations, as well as to support their fundraising efforts.

The Endowment Incentives Component of the Canada Cultural Investment Fund (CCIF) encourages Canadians across the country to donate to professional arts organizations, thus creating new sources of revenue and contributing to their sustainable growth.

The leveraging effect of this component maximizes the impact of the government's investment and stimulates private-sector donations to Canadian arts organizations. Funds generated through endowments can be used for regular operations or to undertake special initiatives, ensuring that performers can showcase their talent and that future generations can experience a variety of artistic and cultural performances.

Through the funding announced today, the Government of Canada is taking concrete steps to support organizations that enrich their community's cultural life and help strengthen its economy.

Toronto Area
Associated Foundation	Professional Arts Organization	City	Amount received
Canada's National Ballet School Foundation	Canada's National Ballet School	Toronto	$771,162
Canadian Opera Foundation	Canadian Opera Company	Toronto	$659,575
Jewish Foundation of Greater Toronto	Ashkenaz Foundation	Toronto	$232,171
The National Ballet of Canada Endowment Foundation	The National Ballet of Canada	Toronto	$659,575
Royal Conservatory of Music Foundation	The Royal Conservatory of Music	Toronto	$1,078,779
Ontario Arts Foundation	Ballet Jörgen Canada	Toronto	$580
	Canadian Music Centre	Toronto	$47,462
	Continuum Contemporary Music Ensemble	Toronto	$166
	The Inside Out Lesbian and Gay Film Festival Inc.	Toronto	$84,308
	The National Youth Orchestra Association of Canada	Toronto	$609,142
	Obsidian Theatre Company Inc.	Toronto	$6,596
	Tafelmusik	Toronto	$17,273
	Toronto Summer Music Foundation	Toronto	$39,575
Outside Toronto
Community Foundation for Kingston & Area	Kingston Symphony Association	Kingston	$4,526
Niagara Community Foundation	The Niagara Symphony Association	St. Catharines	$8,495
Shaw Festival Theatre Endowment Foundation	Shaw Festival Theatre, Canada	Niagara-on-the-lake	$1,111,666
Stratford Shakespearean Festival Endowment Foundation	The Stratford Shakespearean Festival of Canada	Stratford	$659,575
The Temiskaming Foundation	Classic Theatre Cobalt Inc.	Cobalt	$11,740
WindsorEssex Community Foundation	The Windsor Symphony Society	Windsor	$16,489
Community Foundation Grey Bruce	Georgian Bay Folk Society	Owen Sound	$10,152
	Leith Summer Festival	Leith	$2,602
	Owen Sound Little Theatre	Owen Sound	$989
Ontario Arts Foundation	Drayton Theatres Inc.	Cambridge	$31,015
	The Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra (2000) Inc.	Hamilton	$6,596
	Kingston Symphony Association	Kingston	$198

Quotes

"Our government recognizes important role that arts and culture play in bringing Canadians together, and helping to grow our creative economy. This is why, since 2015, we have been pleased to take action to support arts and culture in Canada, such as committing to double the budget of the Canada Council for the Arts, reinvesting in the CBC, Telefilm, and the National Film Board, and launching a new, $125-million Creative Export fund. Today, I am pleased to announce support for these 24 professional arts organizations, which are vibrant sources of culture in their communities and across Ontario."

—The Honourable Pablo Rodriguez, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Multiculturalism

Quick Facts

Since 2001, the Endowment Incentives component of the CCIF has provided $250 million to the endowment funds of 233 professional arts organizations, supplementing $327 million in private donations, for a total investment of $577 million.

Since the Endowment Incentives component was established in 2001, the endowment funds of these 24 professional arts organizations have received $72 million in government support, leveraging $94 million in private donations, for total investments of $166.1 million.

In 2017–18, 123 grants were approved for 116 arts organizations through the Endowment Incentives component.

In 2017–18, the Government of Canada has provided 65.9 cents for every dollar donated by the private sector through the Endowment Incentives component.

Applications to the Endowment Incentives component are submitted jointly by a not-for-profit professional arts organization and an associated foundation.

Associated Links

Canada Cultural Investment Fund

Endowment Incentives Component

SOURCE Canadian Heritage

(media only), please contact: Simon Ross, Press Secretary, Office of the Minister of Canadian Heritage and Multiculturalism, 819-997-7788; Media Relations, Canadian Heritage, 819-994-9101, 1-866-569-6155, [email protected]

Related Links

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