Thank you to our principal philanthropic supporter Peter Freedman AM and all our private supporters.
YOU MAKE IT POSSIBLE
"I'm supporting the country that gave me everything and the city that I love"
– Peter Freedman AM, Owner and Founder of RODE Microphones
Your invitation
Sydney Festival’s philanthropic program offers you the opportunity to join a growing number of like-minded private donors who play a key role in the Festival’s success.
Get closer to the Festival and its artists and enjoy a range of benefits to enhance your Festival experience while allowing us to present productions that might otherwise be out of reach.
Giving levels
There are several ways to provide support to Sydney Festival, all of which allow you to make a meaningful philanthropic gift while receiving tax benefits.
Festival Patron – $2,500 tax deductible donation
Receive benefits including:
- Invitations to special events related to productions in the upcoming Festival
- Access to a personalised ticketing concierge service
- Invitations to the official launch event and to artist parties during the Festival
- Acknowledgements in Sydney Festival brochure and website
Become a Festival Patron
Associate Producer – $5,000 tax deductible donation
Receive benefits including:
- Invitations to special events related to productions in the upcoming Festival
- Access to a personalised ticketing concierge service
- Invitations to the Chair’s lunch and Director’s preview dinner plus artist parties and donor-only events during the Festival
- Acknowledgements in Sydney Festival brochure, website and event program
Become an Associate Producer
Festival Hero – $10,000 tax deductible donation
Receive benefits including:
- Invitations to special events related to productions in the upcoming Festival
- Access to a personalised ticketing concierge service
- Invitations to the Chair’s lunch, Director’s preview dinner plus artist parties and donor only events during the Festival
- Invitations to bespoke events with unique access to the Festival Director
- Acknowledgements in Sydney Festival brochure, website and event program
Become a Festival Hero
More Information
For further information on how we can tailor your support please contact us on 02 8248 6510 or email philanthropy[at]sydneyfestival.org.au
Sydney Festival is a deductible gift recipient. Sydney Festival believes that the portion of donations stipulated as tax-deductible, will be tax-deductible but makes no warranty in this regard. It is the responsibility of the donor to take its own tax advice. Donations are non-refundable.
WITH SINCERE THANKS TO OUR PRINCIPAL PHILANTHROPIC PARTNER PETER FREEDMAN AM AND ALL OUR PRIVATE SUPPORTERS:
MAJOR DONORS
Andrew Cameron AM and Cathy Cameron, Hooper Shaw Foundation, Fiona Martin-Weber and Tom Hayward, Robyn and Monty Martin-Weber, Roslyn Packer AC, Jacqui Scheinberg
DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE
Antionette Albert, John Barrer, Ashley Dawson-Damer AM, Lansdowne Foundation, Shane Lloyd and Alan Joyce AC, Anthony and Suzanne Maple-Brown, Rebel Penfold-Russell OAM, The Scully Fund
FESTIVAL HEROES
Academy Travel, Jonathan and Judith Casson, Doc Ross Family Foundation, Stephen Fitzgerald, Kevin Isherwood, Lisa Jackson Pulver AM and Mark Jackson Pulver, James N. Kirby Foundation, David Kirk MBE and Brigit Kirk, David Mathlin and Camilla Drover, Julianne Maxwell, Penelope Seidler AM, Alenka Tindale
ASSOCIATE PRODUCERS
Brian Abel and Mark Manton, The Arcadia Syndicate, Caroline Beecham and John Lydon, Larissa Behrendt AO and Michael Lavarch AO, Jennifer Darin and Dennis Cooper, Canny Quine Foundation, Anna Cleary, Carol Crawford, Susanna de Vienne, Jennifer Dowling and James Hill, David Hovenden and Nancy Hromin, Phillip Keir and Sarah Benjamin, Kiong Lee and Richard Funston, Amanda and Andrew Love, Robbie Nicol, Nicola Pain, John Pearson and Mark Clark, Mary Read, Victoria Taylor, Wendy Whiteley OAM, Ray Wilson OAM
FESTIVAL PATRONS
John and Helen Barclay, Helen Bauer and Helen Lynch AM, Iolanda Capodanno and Juergen Krufczyk, Charles Coy, Kate Dundas, Helena Harris, Laura Y Jackson, Lyndall and Trevor McNally, Roderick and Joan Noble, Andrea Ulbrick and Julie Stanley, Maggie Weiley and Barry Fitzgibbon
FESTIVAL LOVERS
Paddy Carney, Jane Kift, Cheryl Lo, Anthony and Shirley Murray, Nawal Silfani, Ben and Suzy Strout, Christopher Tooher, Warwick Yee
