Good afternoon, volunteers

We are excited to share this year’s projects for funding consideration through the Volunteer Endowment Trust 2023-2024. As part of the Volunteer Council’s (VC) ongoing mission to demonstrate transparency in our decision making, our outgoing Volunteer President Maya Kotlarenko has once again created an online voting process for the volunteer community to help choose the project you collectively want to support most. As a reminder, you won’t be ranking the projects, you can just choose ONE to support. Your vote matters!

Please click on the link to read more about this year’s funding options that support the Gallery’s strategic priorities of Art, Access and Learning:  https://forms.gle/VNGqz36JwTWQdJMT6  

Need more information before you vote? The 3 projects can be read about in much greater detail in the proposal PDF, (sent by email separately, please check your inbox) so thoughtfully prepared by Erin Thandini, Senior Manager of Philanthropy and Planned Giving (thank you, Erin!) (Note: if you have questions about recognition attached to support, please see page 26)

Voting is open to volunteers until Friday May 26, 2023.

Want to know more about the Volunteer Endowment Trust? 

The VET was established in 2001 with a Letter of Agreement between the AGO, The AGO Foundation and the Volunteers of the AGO. The original capital that created the fund continues to remain invested and an annual distribution of 4% of the fund (approx. $50,000, depending on the year) is made available in order to fund a project. Each year, the AGO’s Development team identifies 3 projects for consideration that reflect the Gallery’s strategic priorities.  Many thanks for your support!

–     Maya Kotlarenko, your Volunteer President on behalf of the Volunteer Council