Sarah Cardillo

Sarah Cardillo brings to her role as Deputy Director of Development at Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS a passion for arts, a keen understanding of donors and an unending commitment to helping those who’ve been silenced and marginalized. Since joining the Broadway Cares team in 2011, Cardillo has increased fundraising and deepened donor engagement for each of the organization's major annual events, created new revenue sources and cultivated an expanding, diverse donor base, ensuring that Broadway Cares is able to fulfill its mission of supporting those in need in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C.

Cardillo graduated magna cum laude from Oklahoma City University with a BS in Dance Management. She has been a stage manager for the New York International Fringe Festival, Oklahoma City Civic Center, Tournament of Roses Parade and St. Bart’s Players, among others. Cardillo worked as event operations coordinator for Macy’s Parade and Entertainment Group, playing an integral role in the success of its annual events including the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, Fireworks Spectacular and Santaland. She later joined Imagination Stage, a children’s theatre and education center in Bethesda, MD, working in institutional development before joining Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.