The Lazarideus Foundation, a nonprofit organization, was founded June 16, 1998. Its mission is to preserve San Diego's cultural heritage and further ensure the growth of the arts in San Diego. Today's programs are built upon the original goal of addressing the issues of talented youth in turbulent times, finding and taking action to direct their focus in healthy ways, which will then nurture responsible behavior that will enhance the community and diminish crime.

Since its inception, the Lazarideus Foundation has expanded to included talented men, women, and children of all ages. Programs are designed with the goal of developing the individual skills necessary to take their talents and gifts to a professional level. In doing so, they can pursue a career and become the bright future that will elevate the culture of our society.
The Lazarideus Foundation supports the following functions:
  • Sponsors the Small Opera of San Diego
  • Sponsors the Academy of Sound & Music
  • Does fundraising to support Academy students
  • Provides funding for the ARK Center for the Performing Arts, which is the building space that houses all these functions and that is made available to other arts organizations for plays and performances

The Lazarideus Foundation helps talented people to develop their skills in music, theatre, dance, and all types of performing arts at a professional level. The foundation:

  • Sponsors talented people who are unable to afford lessons.
  • Produces recitals to fire their enthusiasm and interest.
  • Prepares performers for possible auditions and allows the opportunity to earn an income with their performances.
  • Provides organizational and administrative job opportunities in foundation projects for aspiring artists.
Be a sponsor!

Since the Lazarideus Foundation is a nonprofit organization with 501 (c) (3) status, your donations are tax deductible.

Your funds can:

  • Support lessons for talented students
  • Help pay for room and piano rental for performances
  • Enable publicity and promotion for the program

If you are an arts professional, your volunteer services can:

  • Help educate aspiring artists on how to succeed in the arts community
  • Provide a role model for shaping talent
Fill out a sponsorship form to support a student or the Lazarideus Foundation.

Check our Wish List to see what items you can donate to help build the ARK training and performance facilities.

We thank the Patrons of the ARK for their generous donations of funds and goods.

For more information, call (619) 725-0777 or e-mail Lazarideus.

The ARK Center for the Performing Arts
Through our portals enter men, women, and children of all ages full of passion, dreams and enthusiasm. Their luggage is packed with only one thing, their heart overflowing with the desire to realize their full potential. Once inside the ARK, they find dedicated life coaches who provide a supportive environment, positive feedback, and the fuel necessary to nourish their soul. It is inside the Ark where the human spirit becomes the very best a person can be as an artist and as a human being. Welcome aboard.

Pandeli Lazaridi
Founder & CEO
The work of Pandeli Lazaridi comes highly recommended by those who have studied by him.