Support the Richmond Folk Festival

Become a Friend of the Festival

Time is running out! Make your donation by September 10th to be included in 2024 festival materials.

Gifts from our Friends ensure the consistency and future of the performances and programs that we all enjoy the most. Your support is invaluable to us as we work to sustain one of the largest artistic and cultural gatherings in Richmond, and the largest folk festival of its kind in the country.

FOR YOUR $1,000 CONTRIBUTION TO THE RICHMOND FOLK FESTIVAL

  • Commemorative Richmond Folk Festival Friend of the Festival enameled lapel pin.

  • A limited-edition screen print version of the official festival poster hand-signed and numbered by the artist.

  • Two (2) FREE weekend parking passes to the 2024 Richmond Folk Festival.

  • Name/Company mentioned on four (4) Thank You banners located at the festival, as a Friend of the Festival.

  • Name/Company mentioned on our Sponsors webpage, as a Friend of the Festival.

  • Advanced notice on artists and news from the festival.

  • Tax benefits may be available to you.

YOUR DONATION HELPS TO PROVIDE

You will help to provide a FREE invitation to people from all over the nation to Downtown Richmond’s riverfront to celebrate the roots, richness, and variety of American culture through music, dance, traditional crafts, storytelling, and food.

FAQ

  • Minimum donation to be a Friend of the Festival is $1,000. For donations over $10,000, please visit our Sponsor webpage.

  • Benefit period is through October 10, 2024, for the 2024 Richmond Folk Festival.

  • The Richmond Folk Festival is a 503(c)(3) nonprofit, Tax ID #52-1256458.

Make a Drop in the Bucket

Your donations are what keeps the Richmond Folk Festival FREE, and every little bit helps! If you would like to make your “Drop in the Bucket” contribution online, it’s easy and can be done by clicking HERE!

Text-to-Give Donations

Another quick and easy way to donate to the festival is by text message. Simply text FOLK to 44321 to help keep the Richmond Folk Festival FREE!

Festival Sponsorship

Become a Sponsor of the Richmond Folk Festival. Festival sponsors enjoy a variety of generous benefits for their contributions. To learn more about the levels of sponsorship, please send an email or call 804-788-6466.

Other Ways to Give to the Folk Festival

Planned Giving

Planned and legacy gifts to Richmond Folk Festival provide you and your loved ones tax benefits and critical funds to further the festival’s mission to preserve our festivals and expand their impact through music education and artist relief programs.

After completing estate planning or planned giving that includes a donation to the RFF, you are invited to send us a copy of the relevant section of your will, trust or transfer documents that outline your intent to the Richmond Folk Festival. This helps us with our planning and also enables us to keep you up to date on our programs. Any information you share with the RFF is kept in strict confidence.

Bequests

Bequests are one of the most common and simple ways to leave a legacy gift.

  • Specific Bequest: Designate the amount of money or specific asset (property, securities, etc) you wish to donate.

  • Percentage Bequest: Designate the percentage of your estate you want distributed to the Richmond Folk Festival.

  • Residuary Bequest: Instruct that any remaining part of your estate be distributed to the Richmond Folk Festival after distributions made to family, friends, etc.

  • Contingent Bequest: Instruct that the Richmond Folk Festival receives assets in the event that a beneficiary in your will is no longer living.

Gifts of Life Insurance

Another simple way to leave a legacy is to name the Richmond Folk Festival as a beneficiary of any individual or group life insurance policy. You will get an estate tax deduction for insurance proceeds that go to the Richmond Folk Festival upon your death.

Charitable Lead Trusts

With a charitable lead trust, you transfer cash or appreciated property to a trust, which makes payments to the Richmond Folk Festival for a period of time after which the assets of the trust are transferred to your beneficiaries. These trusts are particularly useful for managing capital gains and gift taxes for assets that have appreciated in value.

Privacy Policy

The Richmond Folk Festival values the privacy of our donors. Donor information is kept strictly confidential. We do not sell, rent or trade the names of our donors. Donor contact information is kept in a password-protected database on a secure network. Credit card donations are processed by a reputable e-commerce provider on a secure, encrypted website and credit card numbers are not retained by the Richmond Folk Festival.