In its first decade, Luminato presented over 3,000 performances featuring 11,000 artists from over 40 countries and has commissioned over 80 new works of art.

Luminato was founded in 2007 by Tony Gagliano, executive chairman and CEO of St. Joseph Communications, and the late David Pecaut, CM, senior partner at the Boston Consulting Group.

[8] Luminato receives funding from sponsors, private donors, ticket sales, and various government agencies.

In 2005, the Ontario Government committed $1 million in funding, which moved the project forward for the first festival.

In 2008, the Ontario Government announced a series of strategic investments in the province's cultural industry.