The Willa Cather Foundation is 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization dedicated to promoting the life and work of renowned American author, Willa Cather, through education, historic preservation, and the arts. The Foundation offers tours of historic sites related to Cather's life and work; holds a Spring Conference annually in Red Cloud; and hosts arts performances, humanities presentations, and gallery exhibits in its restored 1885 Red Cloud Opera House. Symposiums, international seminars, and workshops related to Cather's works are regularly held in Nebraska and throughout the world.