Become a Donor
Your gift makes extraordinary opera possible.
Ticket sales cover only 15% of Des Moines Metro Opera’s annual budget. Every rehearsal hour, every artist and technician working to bring our operas beautifully to life onstage, every OPERA Iowa performance for children across the state depend on the generosity of donors like you.
Your gift today:
- Supports over 250 world-class artists, technicians and staff every season.
- Brings transformative music education opportunities to over 25,000 students a year.
- Keeps professional opera thriving in Iowa.
Because of supporters like you, Des Moines Metro Opera remains one of America's "must-see" summer opera festivals—recognized by The New York Times as "one of the country's most successful smaller companies doing adventurous repertory in a 467-seat space."
Donor Levels and Benefits
- Recognition in the Festival Program book
- Digital insider newsletter with behind-the-scenes access
- Recognition in the Festival Program book
- Digital insider newsletter with behind-the-scenes access
- 10% discount at the DMMO Gift Shop
- Recognition in the Festival Program book
- Digital insider newsletter with behind-the-scenes access
- 10% discount at the DMMO Gift Shop
- Complimentary concessions vouchers
- Recognition in the Festival Program book
- Digital insider newsletter with behind-the-scenes access
- 10% discount at the DMMO Gift Shop
- Complimentary concessions vouchers
- Overture season preview invitation
- Recognition in the Festival Program book
- Digital insider newsletter with behind-the-scenes access
- 10% discount at the DMMO Gift Shop
- Complimentary concessions vouchers
- Overture season preview invitation
- Open dress rehearsal tickets (1 opera)
- Recognition in the Festival Program book
- Digital insider newsletter with behind-the-scenes access
- 10% discount at the DMMO Gift Shop
- Complimentary concessions vouchers
- Overture season preview invitation
- Open dress rehearsal tickets (1 opera)
- Invitation to DMMO patron travel experiences (second round)
- Recognition in the Festival Program book
- Digital insider newsletter with behind-the-scenes access
- 10% discount at the DMMO Gift Shop
- Complimentary concessions vouchers
- Overture season preview invitation
- Open dress rehearsal tickets (1 opera)
- Invitation to DMMO patron travel experiences (first round)
- Reserved parking at the Blank Performing Arts Center
- Leadership Recognition on the production page in the Festival Program book
- Digital insider newsletter with behind-the-scenes access
- 10% discount at the DMMO Gift Shop
- Complimentary concessions vouchers
- Overture season preview invitation
- Open dress rehearsal tickets (1 opera)
- Invitation to DMMO patron travel experiences (first round)
- Reserved parking at the Blank Performing Arts Center
- Invitation to opening night cast party
- Leadership Recognition on the production page in the Festival Program book
- Digital insider newsletter with behind-the-scenes access
- 10% discount at the DMMO Gift Shop
- Complimentary concessions vouchers
- Overture season preview invitation
- Open dress rehearsal tickets (1 opera)
- Invitation to DMMO patron travel experiences (first round)
- Reserved parking at the Blank Performing Arts Center
- Invitation to opening night cast party
- Private backstage tour during the festival
- Dinner with DMMO leadership
Other Ways to Give
Looking for a different way to make an impact?
Des Moines Metro Opera welcomes gifts through:
- Qualified Charitable Distrubtions (QCDs) from your IRA
- Employer matching gifts
- Gifts of stock or mutual funds
- Donor-Advised Funds (DAFs)
- Planned and legacy gifts
- Corporate sponsorships and partnerships
Explore all options at dmmo.org/ways-to-give.
Des Moines Metro Opera, Inc.
a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization
Address: 106 W. Boston Avenue, Indianola, IA 50125
EIN: 23-7319903
Fiscal Year: September 1 – August 31
For questions, please contact our Development Department:
development@dmmo.org | 515-961-6221
