Give your time or support
Sponsorship and volunteering keep the arts working.
Every sponsorship supports the grades 6–12 youth initiative, including The Grade Bank — financial literacy, mentorship, entrepreneurship and mental-health programming — and every volunteer hour helps the upcoming music festival reach more of the community.
Sponsorship
100% of festival profits and sponsorship contributions go directly to the youth initiative. One-time or ongoing sponsorships welcome.
Volunteer
Help run festival stages, lead-up events, youth workshops and outreach — no experience required, just heart.
Where your contribution goes
- • Grade Bank student earnings, savings and investment accounts
- • Instructors, mentors and mental-health professionals
- • After-school, Saturday and summer programming
- • Festival and community event production
How funds are handled & tax status
Hampton Roads Arts Initiative is an LLC, not a 501(c)(3) charity. Sponsorship contributions to HRAI are not tax-deductible charitable contributions. HRAI is working to establish a qualified nonprofit fiscal partner to oversee ticketing, sponsorship funds and disbursements with full transparency. Consult your tax adviser about the treatment of any business sponsorship; HRAI does not guarantee a tax deduction.