The Foundation awards prizes through annual auditions, including $10,000 Sullivan Awards. Sullivan winners are then eligible for continuing role preparation support. Congratulations to 2023 Sullivan Award winners Le Bu, Michelle Mariposa, Amber R. Monroe, Murrella Parton, Teresa Perrotta, Meridian Prall, and Moisés Salazar.

Recent Winners 

The Foundation was established through the estate of William Matheus Sullivan, a New York attorney and music patron. Nearly 1,100 singers have earned Sullivan Foundation grants and awards since 1957. The Foundation won the Philantropy Award at the 2023 International Opera Awards.

About the Foundation