Individual giving
A monthly or one-off gift, online. French income-tax reduction of 66% of the amount given. Make a donation
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Support the Foundation
Every act of support helps preserve a unique legacy and open the Maria Callas Museum in Paris.
The Fund holds the largest Callas collection in the world — 5,000 original photographs, 200 hours of recordings. It receives no public subsidy: donations alone keep it alive.
A monthly gift, however modest, gives us what a one-off cannot: the visibility to undertake long restorations and to plan the opening of the Museum. Gifts are tax-deductible in France (66% for individuals, 60% for companies); donors elsewhere should seek local advice.
Choose your support
A monthly gift, to build over time
Three suggested levels, with no fixed term — change or stop at any time. The real cost shown applies to French taxpayers, after the 66% income-tax reduction.
€20
per month
€6.80 after French tax relief
Recommended
€50
per month
€17 after French tax relief
€100
per month
€34 after French tax relief
Prefer a one-off gift? The same page allows it, for any amount. International donations (all currencies, cards and PayPal) go through Donorbox. Donors in France may prefer HelloAsso: no platform fee, the whole gift reaches the Fund, and the French tax receipt is issued automatically.
Ways to support
Three ways to get involved
Corporate patronage
Associate your company with the creation of the Museum, with tailored benefits. French corporate-tax reduction of 60% of the gift. Circles at €25,000 and €50,000. Corporate circles
Bequests & donations
Pass on part of your estate, a work or a collection. Gifts and bequests to the Fund are fully exempt from French transfer duties: everything serves the mission. Speak with us in confidence
What your gift really costs
€34
for a €100 gift
— individual, 66% French tax reduction
€17
per month for a €50 monthly gift
— €600 a year for the Fund
€4,000
for €10,000 of corporate patronage
— 60% French corporate-tax reduction
The Friends of Maria Callas
Beyond giving, the Société des Amis de Maria Callas brings together those who make the Museum possible. Membership circles run from €100 to €10,000 a year for individuals — from the archive of the month in preview to a seat on the Honorary Board — and from €25,000 to €50,000 for companies and institutions. To join before the opening is to belong to the founding circle.
For a significant commitment, a gift in kind or a partnership around the future Museum, write to us: these projects are built together, in full confidentiality.
Tax benefits
The Maria Callas Endowment Fund pursues a mission of general interest of a cultural nature. On that basis, gifts made to the Fund entitle the donor, subject to the conditions laid down by law, to a tax reduction:
- Individuals — income-tax reduction equal to 66% of the donation, up to 20% of taxable income (Article 200 of the French General Tax Code). Any excess may be carried forward for five years.
- Companies — tax reduction equal to 60% of the donation (up to €2m in donations, then 40% beyond), capped at €20,000 or 0.5% (5‰) of pre-tax turnover, whichever is higher (Article 238 bis of the French General Tax Code).
- Legacies, gifts and life insurance — bequests and gifts made to the Fund are fully exempt from French transfer duties (Article 795, 14° of the French General Tax Code): everything you pass on serves the Fund's mission. Speak to your notary, and write to us to prepare your project in full confidentiality. (These provisions concern French taxation; donors abroad should seek local advice.)
A tax receipt is issued for every donation. Read more: Giving to an endowment fund — what the law says.
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Let us talk about your commitment
Individuals, companies and institutions: let us talk together about the form your support could take.