Quote from Juniper Locilento, MPNL, CFRE
“Arts shape our national identity. Your generosity helps ensure Canadian stages reflect the diversity and creativity of who we are. Together, we can strengthen how the world sees Canada, while shaping a cultural future that belongs to all of us.”
Your generosity shapes Canada’s performing arts community. Every year:
1,900+ Canadian artists on our stages
Canadian artists from communities all over the country—from Caraquet to Salmon Arm to Iqaluit —perform at the National Arts Centre.
500+ Arts professionals supported
Artists, arts administrators, and producers improve their skills through our professional development programs.
45,500+ Young minds inspired
Youth and children experience live performance at the NAC through family concerts, student matinees and workshops.
Quote from Nina Lee Aquino
“As donors, you matter deeply. You turn quiet, imaginative vision into lived, shared experience. You become part of the circle—part of the fuel, the scaffolding, the support—that allows Canadian artists to do their work. You help weave the stories that ignite the laughter, the tears, the wonder we feel in the theatre. And you help carry the transformation that unfolds long after the curtain falls.”
6,000+ Amazing supporters
Your generous donations empower the NAC to deliver breathtaking performances, spark new creations, and provide transformational learning experiences.
Learn how your gifts impact artists and communities across the country.
How do our donors direct their gifts?
Where do the gifts originate?
Publications and Financials
The NAC Foundation is committed to accountability and transparency. Read our latest Annual Report (PDF) and Financial Statements.
The Next Act
Canadian stages reflect who we are and who we aspire to be. They tell our stories, celebrate our diversity, and shape how the world sees Canada.
The arts are essential to Canada’s identity and future. Through The Next Act Campaign, we’re re-imagining a performing arts sector that is inclusive, innovative, and sustainable—one that ensures creativity thrives for generations to come.
Together, we can write the next act for Canadian performing arts by championing creation, performance, training, learning and reconciliation across the country.
Learn more about The Next Act
Creation
Transform creative dreams into bold new productions.
Artistic visions come to life through the National Creation Fund, along with music, dance and theatre co-productions and commissions. The National Creation Fund alone has invested in more than 100 new Canadian productions, where artists push boundaries and bring ambitious work to the stage.
Your gift will fund the stories of the future that must be told.
Performance
Elevate Canadian artists at home and on the world stage.
The arts reflect who we are. The more we share our stories across the country and around the world, the more we will come to understand ourselves and each other more deeply.
Training
Help artists grow to ensure a thriving arts future.
Hundreds of artists and performing arts professionals participate in our professional development programs each year. Your gift will support diverse and emerging artists who broaden our minds and horizons, today and into the future.
Learning and engagement
Open doors to the performing arts for young people.
Each year, over 45,500 children and youth delight in our programs for younger audiences, from family concerts to student matinees and workshops. You can support programs that inspire young people to fall in love with the arts.
Reconciliation
Amplify Indigenous voices, cultures and languages.
Each year, more than 100 Indigenous-led performances, workshops and learning experiences enrich our stages. These stories support a journey towards reconciliation. Your generosity will help elevate countless more Indigenous voices in the years to come and build bridges that heal.
The Next Act
Canadian stages reflect who we are and who we aspire to be. They tell our stories, celebrate our diversity, and shape how the world sees Canada.
The arts are essential to Canada’s identity and future. Through The Next Act Campaign, we’re re-imagining a performing arts sector that is inclusive, innovative, and sustainable—one that ensures creativity thrives for generations to come.
Together, we can write the next act for Canadian performing arts by championing creation, performance, training, learning and reconciliation across the country.
Learn more about The Next Act
© Dahlia Katz
Creation
Transform creative dreams into bold new productions.
Artistic visions come to life through the National Creation Fund, along with music, dance and theatre co-productions and commissions. The National Creation Fund alone has invested in more than 100 new Canadian productions, where artists push boundaries and bring ambitious work to the stage.
Your gift will fund the stories of the future that must be told.
© David Wong
Performance
Elevate Canadian artists at home and on the world stage.
The arts reflect who we are. The more we share our stories across the country and around the world, the more we will come to understand ourselves and each other more deeply.
© Jonathan Lorange
Training
Help artists grow to ensure a thriving arts future.
Hundreds of artists and performing arts professionals participate in our professional development programs each year. Your gift will support diverse and emerging artists who broaden our minds and horizons, today and into the future.
© Curtis Perry
Learning and engagement
Open doors to the performing arts for young people.
Each year, over 45,500 children and youth delight in our programs for younger audiences, from family concerts to student matinees and workshops. You can support programs that inspire young people to fall in love with the arts.
© Catherine Wilkie
Reconciliation
Amplify Indigenous voices, cultures and languages.
Each year, more than 100 Indigenous-led performances, workshops and learning experiences enrich our stages. These stories support a journey towards reconciliation. Your generosity will help elevate countless more Indigenous voices in the years to come and build bridges that heal.
© Curtis Perry
Be part of the next act for Canadian performing arts
Your generosity helps live music, dance, and theatre thrive across Canada.
Every donation countsYour generosity in action
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Inside the making of Rose
Inside the making of Rose
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A return to community: NACO’s New Brunswick and Nova Scotia Tour
A return to community: NACO’s New Brunswick and Nova Scotia Tour
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Keeping culture alive through the arts
Keeping culture alive through the arts
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A lifetime of music, a legacy of giving
A lifetime of music, a legacy of giving
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A way of giving back that feels right
A way of giving back that feels right
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A duo connecting cultures through music
A duo connecting cultures through music
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Dorothy Horwood — A passion for music
Dorothy Horwood — A passion for music
We’re here to help
Whether you have questions about opportunities to give, your donations or the special benefits you enjoy as part of our donor community, we’re here to help. Reach us by email, by phone, or in person in the Donors’ Circle office during regular business hours.
Contact us
donorscircle@nac-cna.ca · 343 588-1340
Address
1 Elgin Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5W1
Donors’ Circle office
Located at the NAC in the Canal Foyer
Donors’ Circle office hours
Monday to Friday, 9 am – 5 pm
Charitable Registration Number
86222 5927 RR0001
