Glimmerglass Festival Closing In on $5 Million Campaign Goal

Clark Foundation Issues Dollar-for-Dollar Matching Challenge, Up to $250,000

COOPERSTOWN—The Glimmerglass Festival is quickly closing in on its $5 million fundraising goal since announcing the campaign in February. 

To date, “Destined to Glimmerglass: The 50th Anniversary Campaign” has raised $4.5 million.

Now, The Clark Foundation has stepped up to offer a dollar-for-dollar matching challenge—up to $250,000.00—to help the festival reach $5 million by the start of performances on July 11. 

“It is deeply meaningful to our organization, artists, and audiences to have The Clark Foundation offer this challenge to us,” said Robert Ainsley, artistic and general director of The Glimmerglass Festival. “Their generosity empowers us to go even further in our efforts to support the future of the festival as an international destination and training ground for the next generation of performers and production professionals.”