Since the foundation of The Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust in 1954, the Trust has supported the Arts with significant financial investment in the support of Australian Arts and Artist
The Trust has established and supported projects such as:
- The National Institute of Dramatic Art
- The Marionette Theatre of Australia
- The Old Tote Theatre Company
- Opera Australia Orchestra
- Orchestra Victoria
- The Australian Ballet School
- Theatre of the Deaf
- Bell Shakespeare Company
- Performing Lines
- The Elizabethan Sinfonietta
- The Soloists of Australia
- The restoration of the Independent Theatre
- The Independent Music Centre
- The Academy of Chamber Music Performance