Whether you are an individual, a company, a foundation or a community partner, the Downtown Austin Foundation offers meaningful ways to invest in the future of downtown. Direct your investment toward a priority or specific program, or leave it open for the area of highest need. Because the Downtown Austin Alliance supports the Foundation’s administrative and overhead costs, your investment goes further, into the programs and initiatives that strengthen Downtown Austin.
Your investment supports downtown Austin in the area of highest need: public art and free live music, parks like Republic Square and the small businesses and historic streets that make downtown feel like Austin. The Downtown Austin Foundation is a 501(c)(3) public charity (EIN 74-2862219). Because the Downtown Austin Alliance supports the Foundation's administrative and overhead costs, your gift goes further.
Your investment brings Austin music, art and cultural heritage into streets, parks and plazas, free and open to everyone. It supports programs like LIVE! from Downtown, Texas, free lunchtime and after-work concerts across downtown, and public art and murals. The Downtown Austin Foundation is a 501(c)(3) public charity (EIN 74-2862219). Because the Downtown Austin Alliance supports the Foundation's administrative and overhead costs, your gift goes further.
Your investment keeps downtown’s parks vibrant, welcoming and full of life. It supports programming at Republic Square, The People’s Park, home to the Saturday farmers market, free music and yoga under the oaks, along with shade, greenery and gathering spaces across downtown. The Downtown Austin Foundation is a 501(c)(3) public charity (EIN 74-2862219). Because the Downtown Austin Alliance supports the Foundation's administrative and overhead costs, your gift goes further.
Your investment helps businesses hold on through infrastructure improvements and construction, keeping people coming to key downtown districts, such as Historic Sixth Street. The Downtown Austin Foundation is a 501(c)(3) public charity (EIN 74-2862219). Because the Downtown Austin Alliance supports the Foundation's administrative and overhead costs, your gift goes further.
Companies invest in the place their employees and customers experience every day. Support a signature program like LIVE! from Downtown or Republic Square, or a priority area, with recognition to match.
Start a Conversation⟶We welcome conversations with grantmaking foundations and institutional funders, and can provide program budgets, outcomes, financials and reporting to fit your process. Donor-advised funds can recommend a grant to the Downtown Austin Foundation, EIN 74-2862219. For gifts of stock, real estate, legacy commitments or other non-cash assets, our development team will work with you and your advisors directly.
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