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The NATS Foundation is an active partner of NATS, Inc. and is responsible for support for part of the work of the Association. Created in 1976, the Foundation's purpose is to generate assistance to aspiring and talented singers and teachers through the development and management of various endowment funds such as those used to provide some of the prize money for the NATS Artist Awards Competition. The Foundation also co-sponsors the Van Lawrence Fellowship. The NATS Foundation also utilizes its resources to help finance innovative programs such as the NATS Intern Program, the NATS Young Leaders Award, and the Voice Pedagogy Award. To contribute online, please go to the Make A Donation tab, or send a check payable to the NATS Foundation to Brian Horne, 4307 Whitley Drive, Bloomington, IN 47401. Here are the many ways you can contribute to the work of the NATS Foundation. Any gift of $50 or more makes you a member of the Circle of Friends and affords you an invitation to the President's Reception at the National Conference ENDOWED FUNDS - Named funds used to support the NATSAA Final and Semi-Finalists. You may select a specific endowed Fund from the following list: NATSAA Finalist Award Funds: Berton Coffin Award Fund NATSAA Semi-Finalist Award Funds: Edward Baird-Bruce Lunkley Award Fund NATSAA Most Promising Singer Award: James Browning and Dorothy Kirsten Award Fund ESTABLISHED FUNDS - These funds require additional contributions to become Endowed. Contributing to an Established Fund will help secure the fund in perpetuity. You may select a specific fund from the following list. Geraldine Cate Fund |