The purpose of the Opera Foundation is to support young American singers abroad and build cross-cultural bridges between the United States and other important opera supporting countries. The Foundation provides professional scholarships and study grants to qualified young American singers between the ages of 18 and 30. Currently up to five emerging young artists are chosen every year and placed with our overseas partners: Deutsche Oper Berlin, Teatro Regio di Torino, Die Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich, and the Dutch National Opera in Amsterdam.

Over the years, the Foundation's supporters have expanded to include individuals and corporations from all over the world, drawing from the rich cultural and corporate diversity of New York City and its environment. It is the Opera Foundation's goal to continue expanding its scholarship activities where it believes it can make a difference in the development of young opera talent, in the spirit of cultural exchange between the United States and beyond.