GENVAS, a Florida-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit was founded in 2011. Our goal was to create productions using music, visual art, storytelling, exhibitions, and community dialogue to preserve history, amplify diverse voices, and inspire a more just and inclusive future. 

Today, GENVAS, like most small organizations, faces critical and immediate funding challenges. For the past several years significant grant reductions have occurred at the very moment we are expanding our mission to advance human dignity, civil rights, and cultural understanding through the performing and visual arts through our original series including Inherited Stories, Ancestry in Motion, Legacies in Progress and our on-demand video show From South Florida with Love!

The past several years has been pivotal for the LGBTQ+ community. Just as we began to expand our LGBTQ+ series United We Stand!  harsh restrictions on DEI themed projects has caused serious funding challenges

As a result, art is no longer a luxury, it is a necessity. Earlier this year, our Board decided to present our concerts for free with a limited number of VIP tickets available to donors and  sponsors. We made this decision for numerous reasons; because many in our community can no longer afford concert tickets, because art is a universal language with which we share the human experience, because human dignity matters, because civil rights matter, and because culture, history, and truth must be preserved for future generations. 

We respectfully ask you to consider becoming an annual Renaissance or Unity Circle Member. 

Renaissance Memberships Underwrite All Programming while Unity Circle Memberships Underwrite only our LGBTQ Programming 

Memberships range from $500 – $2,5000.00.

These dollars are urgently needed to help us sustain programs that educate, inspire, and bring people together at a time when these values are more important than ever.

In return for your generous contribution:

1.) Your name will be included on our website

2.) You will receive invitations to patron only events

3.) You will be offered VIP tickets that include post-concert wine receptions with the artists

4.) A tax receipt

Lastly, anyone donating $1,000.00 or more is automatically enrolled in our fall raffle. The winner will receive an original piece of art created by Onica Onassa, master painter. The value of the painting is $25,000.00 and you need not be present to win.

The Board of Directors, and our Staff, thank you for your support. We look forward to seeing you very soon!