{"id":102436,"date":"2025-09-29T09:29:34","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T07:29:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.royaumont.com\/le-cercle-saint-louis\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T15:51:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T13:51:18","slug":"the-cercle-saint-louis","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.royaumont.com\/en\/the-cercle-saint-louis\/","title":{"rendered":"The Cercle Saint Louis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"is-style-chapeau\"><em>&ldquo;In today&rsquo;s economic climate, which is hitting the cultural sector hard, the public-interest missions carried out by the Foundation are more vital than ever. I invite you to join us and lend your enduring support.&rdquo; <\/em><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Jean Monville, Honorary Chairman, SPIE Group,<\/span><br><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Member of the Cercle Saint Louis.<\/span><\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A tradition of giving &ndash; The Cercle Saint Louis<\/h2><p>In 2010, a group of American and French philanthropists came together to enable the Royaumont Foundation to acquire a precious manuscript by Debussy, <em>La Damoiselle &eacute;lue<\/em> (The Blessed Damozel). This remarkable piece became part of the exceptional Debussy Collection held at the Fran&ccedil;ois-Lang Musical Library. Thus was born the Cercle Saint Louis &mdash; an international circle of donors formed in support of the Foundation. <br><br>Since 2010, the Circle has brought together 80 philanthropists who have chosen to support the Foundation&rsquo;s mission.<\/p><p>The Cercle Saint Louis actively supports the Foundation&rsquo;s core missions &mdash; promoting human and social sciences, young audiences, and artistic creation &mdash; and contributes to the development of its new cultural project, fully fostering its ambition and impact.<\/p><p>Each donor is free to direct their gift toward one of the Foundation&rsquo;s areas of focus. <br><br>Members of the Cercle Saint Louis enjoy a privileged relationship with the founders&rsquo; family: Marie-Christine Daudy, their eldest daughter, and Cl&eacute;ment Daudy, Mathilde P&eacute;r&egrave;s, and Anne-Fran&ccedil;ois de Lastic, their grandchildren.<br><br>Two exclusive events bring them together each year at Royaumont.<\/p><p>Now hosted annually at the Abbey in late September, the Royaumont Foundation Gala has become an exceptional artistic event in support of the Royaumont Season and international programming.<\/p><div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Join the Cercle Saint Louis &mdash; an international community of donors<\/h3><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Enjoy a privileged connection with the founders&rsquo; family<\/strong> &mdash; Marie-Christine Daudy, Cl&eacute;ment Daudy, Mathilde P&eacute;r&egrave;s, and Anne-Fran&ccedil;ois de Lastic &mdash; as well as with the Royaumont Foundation&rsquo;s team.<\/li>\n\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Attend prestigious events:<\/strong> exclusive soir&eacute;es, intimate gatherings with artists in residence, and private concerts.<\/li>\n\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Receive recognition for your generous support<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n<\/ul><div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>For an annual donation of <strong>&euro;1,000<\/strong> or more, receive complimentary access to the Abbey and its gardens throughout the year, two invitations to the concert of your choice, as well as to the prestigious Cercle Saint Louis dinner held in the founders&rsquo; private apartments.<br><br>For an annual donation of <strong>&euro;4,000<\/strong> or more, you are invited to all events during the artistic <a>season<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\">\n\n\n\n\n<p><a id=\"_msocom_1\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>For an annual donation of <strong>&euro;8,000<\/strong> or more, we welcome you to Royaumont for a weekend of full immersion with the <a>artists<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p>For an annual donation of <strong>&euro;25,000<\/strong> or more, enjoy a private concert featuring the Foundation&rsquo;s laureates at the venue of your choice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\">\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"><p class=\"is-style-focus\">As a member of the Cercle Saint Louis, your donation is purposefully directed to the Royaumont Foundation&rsquo;s key programs requiring financial support.<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tax Effective Giving in Your Country<\/h3><h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In United States<\/h4><p>Donors in the United States can support the Royaumont Foundation by making a donation via&nbsp;<strong>Friends of Fondation de France<\/strong>, a 501(c)(3) public charity<br>established in New York in 2000 to facilitate US giving to trusted international nonprofits. Any donation to the Royaumont Foundation made through Friends of Fondation de France will be&nbsp;<strong>tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law<\/strong>.<\/p><p>For any question regarding your donation in the United States, please contact&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:info@friendsoffdf.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">info@friendsoffdf.org<\/a><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.friendsoffdf.org\/projects\/fondation-royaumont\/\">donate<\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/div><hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"><h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In Europe<\/h4><p>If you are a tax resident in Europe, you can make a donation to the Royaumont Foundation while benefiting from the tax advantages provided by the legislation of your country of residence.<\/p><p>Thanks to Transnational Giving Europe, you can send your donation to the partner foundation in your country of residence; they will issue your tax receipt and forward your donation to the Royaumont Foundation.<\/p><div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In France<\/h4><p>If you are a French tax resident, you can benefit from an income tax reduction equal to 66% of the amount of your donation (up to 20% of taxable income), or an IFI reduction equal to 75% of the amount of your donation (up to &euro;50,000).<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.royaumont.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Bulletin-de-don-Fondation-Royaumont.pdf\">Download the donation form<\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/div><div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contact<\/h4><div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-cta-phone\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\">+33 (0)1 30 35 59 80<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"mailto:mecenat@royaumont.com\">send an e-mail<\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&ldquo;In today&rsquo;s economic climate, which is hitting the cultural sector hard, the public-interest missions carried out by the Foundation are [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":48500,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-102436","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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