The Wichita Grand Opera Endowment Fund, managed by the Wichita Community Foundation, is intended to provide perpetual, predictable financial support for our operations. Your gift to the Endowment Fund will help ensure a firm financial foundation for Wichita Grand Opera.

If you would like to designate that your donation be utilized by the Endowment Fund, please specify in the notes when you make your online donation.

The Wichita Grand Opera’s Opera Academy of the Midwest (OAM) gives aspiring singers the opportunity to study, collaborate, and perform with world-class artists, directors and designers. Programs such as OAM serve as bridges between a singer’s graduate studies and their professional careers, much like a residency in the medical field. But providing world-class training is a significant undertaking. We incur close to $5,000 of expenses for each Academy Fellow, including housing, transportation, stipend, training, and more.

If you would like to designate that your donation be utilized by the OAM, please specify in the notes when you make your online donation.

Planned giving offers a wide variety of tools to help you give a lasting legacy to your favorite charitable organizations. It can offer you greater control and flexibility with your assets while maximizing your gift’s deductibility, minimizing your exposure to estate taxes, and preventing future legal headaches.

Please contact our Development staff about connecting you to qualified legal and financial advisors who can help you make the decisions that are right for you and your circumstances.

Gifts to our Annual Fund can take many forms other than cash:

• Assets

  Including stocks, securities, real estate, and even services such as housing or transportation for guest artists
• Matching Gifts

  Many employers will match contributions made by their employees. Contact your Human Resources Department to find out if your employer offers this type of program.

Please contact our Development staff to discuss gifts to our Annual Fund.

The Dillons Community Rewards Program is committed to helping nonprofit organizations grow and prosper by making fundraising easy. By enrolling in the Community Rewards Program, at no cost, you can assist in fundraising for Wichita Grand Opera through simply shopping at Dillons and swiping your Plus Shopper’s Card.