Every donation to LHO through this page will be passed on to Fenway Health.

Fenway Health has been at the forefront of HIV testing, treatment, and education in Massachusetts since the beginning of the epidemic. According to their institutional history, For People, Not For Profit. They were the first healthcare provider in Massachusetts to make an AIDS diagnosis. By 1987, “Fenway became the largest provider of care to AIDS patients in New England.” They worked with Harvard Medical School to drive early developments in HIV testing. They created a buddy program to pair AIDS patients with someone to support them and advocate for them (p. 73).

Fenway Health was a critical resource at the beginning of the HIV/AIDS epidemic and continues to be a pillar of the Boston healthcare community. Their mission statement sums it up. “Fenway Health advocates for and delivers innovative, equitable, accessible health care, supportive services, and transformative research and education. We center LGBTQIA+ people, BIPOC individuals, and other underserved communities to enable our local, national, and global neighbors to flourish.”

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The fastest, simplest, and easiest way to support LHO is to click the "Give Now" button on this page and donate via credit card, PayPal, or Venmo.

Donations via Check to LHO

Simply make your check payable to “Lowell House Opera.”
Send the check to:
559 Lowell Mail Center
10 Holyoke Place
Cambridge, MA 02138.

Note: LHO is not a 501(c)(3) organization, and these donations are not officially tax deductible. However, they are entirely charitable as they do solely support the Lowell House Opera.

Donations via check to Harvard University

If you prefer to make a fully tax-deductible gift, please fill out a Harvard donation form and make your check payable to 'Harvard University'. Enter the following in the check memo line: "Lowell Discretionary Fund, #330901."
This will ensure that the bulk of the donation goes to Lowell House itself and gets applied to LHO expenses (This kind of donation to LHO will be acknowledged formally by Harvard and counted as a credit towards your class gift if you are an alumnus.)
Checks and donation forms should be mailed to:
President and Fellows of Harvard College
PO Box 419209
Boston, MA 02241-9209

Donations via Donor Advised Funds (DAF)

Make your gift payable to “Harvard University,” and enter the following as instruction for your donee: "Support for the Lowell House Opera/Lowell Faculty Dean's Discretionary Fund — Account #330901”

If you have any questions about how you can donate or how you can best support the Lowell House Opera, do not hesitate to reach out to us at producers@lowellhouseopera.com or by calling Ross Simmons, our business manager, at (660) 441-7915.

‏‏Viva La Vie Boheme: Funds for Fenway Health

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‏‏Viva La Vie Boheme: Funds for Fenway Health