At Why Not we believe in building community through our practices and performances. With Artists, Audiences, and Supporters we are inspiring a new way to look at the arts.
Through support from all levels of the public sector, some big champions in the private sector and with the generosity of individuals like yourself, we have been able to make enormous amounts of change in the last 13 years.
works developed
tour stops
awards & nominations
hours of childcare subsidized
hours of free space provided
audiences reached
Why Not Theatre uniquely pushes cultural boundaries with innovative theatre, giving a voice and platform to marginalized groups and reflecting the spirit of our community and culture.
–Sonia Chanchlani, Chanchlani Family Foundation
Why Not is asking all the right questions that keep theatres vital, current, and an essential part of the artistic life of our city and country. The Kingfisher Foundation is proud to support the Why Not team in their devotion to find new answers and their delight in the responsibility of nurturing creativity in artists and citizens.
–Martha Burns, Kingfisher Foundation
Together, we are opening doors, inventing, encouraging and building a creative community, welcoming stories that look and feel like Toronto, and sharing it all with the world.
Join us, and support art that is for everyone, by everyone.
our partners
To join our list of visionary partners and supporters, please consider making a donation at the link above. If you have any questions about the donation process, please contact our Senior Development Advisor, Jessica Kamphorst, at [email protected].
public funders
Government of Canada
Canada Council for the Arts
Toronto Arts Council
City of Toronto
Ontario Arts Council
Government of Ontario
PROVOKE emerging artists supporters
RBC Foundation
SHARE supporters
TD Bank Group
legal partner
Sultan Lawyers
mahabharata partners
Canada Council for the Arts New Chapter Fund
Shaw Festival
Wuchien Michael Than Foundation
National Arts Centre Creation Fund
Ontario Cultural Attractions Fund
Ramesh & Asha Jain
Neil & Amisha Jain
Ravi & Deepa Jeswani
Vahe Koraian
Amit & Swati Singhal
Agrawal Family
Bhalla Family Foundation
major partners
Anonymous
Ontario Trillium Foundation
Lindy Green & Sam Chaiton
T.R. Meighen Family Foundation
Chanchlani Family Foundation
Richard & Nancy Hamm
Blake & Susan Hutcheson
Charles & Marilyn Baillie
Deb Barrett & Jim Leech
Tamara Zielony
Kingfisher Foundation
Hal Jackman Foundation
Metcalf Foundation
why not partners
Barbara Fingerote
Deborah Roitberg
Barry Matsui
Michael Trent
Usha Agrawal
Kalpana Srinarayanadas
Karthik Subramanian
Kent James
Darren O’Donnell
Max Rosenfeld
Alison Friedman
Antoinette Pokua – Afriyie
Kim Solga
Larry Moore
Ann Connors
Bobby Theodore
Anne Fleming
Barbara Tessman
Soheil Parsa
Leslie McIntosh
Ines Buchli
Jessica Carmichael
Owais Lightwala
Doris Rajan
Jeanne LeSage
Stewart Arnott
Leslie Francombe
Don Kendal
June Wilson
Krista Jackson
Stephanie Jung
Steven M Bush
Diane Rothman Pinsky
Ashley Williamson
Brenda M Leader
Charles Ketchabaw
Erika Morey
Cheryl LaFrance
Thambirajah Yogarajah
Guillermo Verdecchia
Chelsea Omel
Karen Fricker
Lillia Leon Tovar
Kristen Ward
Sarah Muir
Janet Mairs
Larry Lubin
Eva Barrie
Alexandra Murphy
Marcie Januska
Roz Tobias
Helen Chang
Jini Stolk
Ronica Sajnani
Neha Ross
Marilyn Tate
Dana Lafarga
Sonya Popovich
Kate Barris
Bruce Barton
Andrew Lamb
Alexandra MacLennan
Trish Blackstaffe
Victoria Urquhart
Kevin Wong
Darryl Cooper
Victoria Jackman
Sandy Houston
Stephanie Lupinacci
Nonna Aroutiounian
Michael & Lynda Powers
Karlee Vukets
Upkar Arora
Tamara Balan
Donna Armstrong
Pramod Jain
Cookie Sandler
Sarah Bay-Cheng
Neil Jain
Deepa Jeswani
Vahe Koraian
Richard Rooney
Nan & David Oldroyd
Nagpal Vir Family Foundation
Christine Achampong
Vivek Shraya
Karen Robinson
Jeff Cummings
Grace Nostbakken
Devyani Saltzman
Stefan Hostetter
Sameer Mawani
Peter Sam Raj
Lynsey Kissane
Richard Archbold
Darryl Hay
Dana Chapman
Regina Association of the Deaf
Saskatoon Deaf Contingency Fund