We are extremely grateful to the Arts Council England, Birmingham City Council, the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation and to the many Trusts, Foundations and individuals who have generously supported our work to develop over the last decade.

We are very keen to hear from potential corporate sponsors who want too invest in the City.

Benedict Cadbury, Trustee of the George Cadbury Fund, said:  

"Increasingly businesses are rated on their ESG performance. Whereas the 
environmental aspect lends itself to measurement and targets, the social 
element is less easily definable. Sponsorship of local arts 
organisations is a demonstrable aspect of a business investing in the 
community where it is based.

The B O C  is unique in producing operas where the majority of the cast 
consists of local people. Supporting this venture is a direct investment 
in the Birmingham community, which is why the George Cadbury Fund is 
enthusiastically continuing its sponsorship in 2024.'

If you represent a trust, foundation or corporate and would like to find out more about how you could support Birmingham Opera Company in this way, please contact Richard Willacy on 0121 246 6644 or slh@birminghamopera.org.uk.

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Major Funders 

                                                                     

 

Trusts & Foundation Supporters

The Laidlaw Opera Trust 

The 29th May 1961 Charitable Trust

Baron Davenport's Charity

Blakemore Foundation

CB and HH Taylor 1984 Trust

The Austin and Hope Pilkington Trust 

The Charles Brotherton Trust

The Cole Charitable Trust

The D'Oyly Carte Charitable Trust

The Derek Hill Foundation

Edward Cadbury Charitable Trust

The Edward and Dorothy Cadbury Trust

The Eric W Vincent Trust Fund

The Eveson Trust

The Fidelio Charitable Trust

The Foyle Foundation

George Cadbury Fund 

G J W Turner Trust

The Garrick Charitable Trust

The Grantham Yorke Trust

George Fentham Birmingham Charity

The Grimmitt Trust

The Harold Hyam Wingate Foundation 

Hodge Foundation 

The Hopkins/Sayer Charity

Idlewild Trust

The Leche Trust 

Lillie Johnson Charitable Trust

Mazars Charitable Trust

The Michael Marks Charitable Trust 

The Michael Tippett Musical Foundation

The Nicholas John Trust

The Norton Foundation

The Oakley Charitable Trust

The PRS Foundation 

The Roger & Douglas Turner Charitable Trust

The Roughley Charitable Trust

The Rowan Trust 

The Saintbury Trust

Scops Arts Trust 

The Sheldon Trust 

Souter Charitable Trust 

The Steel Charitable Trust

Thriplow Charitable Trust

The W E Dunn Trust

William A. Cadbury Charitable Trust