SunFest 365 serves the community year-round. The mission is to reach out to the community with projects that promote or enhance culture and the arts, youth education, assistance for other nonprofit organizations and the environment. Whether restoring housing for low-income families or providing college scholarship money to a musically gifted teen, SunFest is ready to give back.
As a nonprofit organization itself, SunFest’s financial goal is to break even each year. If any proceeds are realized, the money goes toward improvements for the following year’s festival, replenishment of any depleted rain funds and community outreach programs. Many of these programs are made possible through grants from the Florida Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture.
Helping Neighbors
Each year, SunFest contributes complimentary tickets to area charities for distribution to individuals who otherwise would not be able to attend the festival. Since the inception of the Helping Neighbors program, SunFest has given away thousands of tickets to underserved populations. Due to the limited number of tickets, applications are only available to Palm Beach County-based organizations.
Helping Neighbors application window has closed. Please check back in Spring 2024. If you applied for tickets you will be notified by early April to claim your tickets.
Thank you to Florida Power & Light for your loyal support of this program.
Fundraising / Auction Tickets
SunFest appreciates the opportunity to give back to our communities. As part of our giving back SunFest donates a limited amount of general admission tickets to non-profit organizations for fundraising efforts for raffles and silent auctions. Tickets are awarded on a first come basis and when supply is exhausted applications are closed. Please note that each organization may only apply one time per festival year even though you may have multiple events.
To apply for (2) tickets send your request to amanning@sunfest.com. You must include request letter on organization letterhead and your 501(c) 3 certification certificate. Your fundraising event must be prior to April 15 2023. Deadline to request tickets is April 7.
Nonprofit Fundraising
Over the past ten years, SunFest has helped local nonprofit organizations raise more than $800,000 for their causes. These groups recruit their own volunteers to operate beverage tents during the festival. If your non-profit organization is interested in being considered for the 2023 event, complete this form. For questions regarding the nonprofit Fundraising program, contact volunteer@sunfest.com
College Scholarships
Over the past ten years, SunFest has awarded $40,000 in college scholarships to high school seniors in the areas of visual arts, instrumental music and choral music. Through The Palm Beach Post’s Pathfinders Awards Program, the student receives $1,000 a year for four years.
For the SunFest Music Scholarship, the applicant must be a graduating high school senior from a public, private or charter high school in Palm Beach or Martin County planning to major or minor in music with an overall grade point average of 2.5. They must be nominated by their high school and submit a completed application package to The Pathfinders Scholarship Program.
For more information about The Pathfinders Awards sponsored by The Palm Beach Post visit: https://pathfinderawards.org
Kids’ Day
As a community partner, SunFest has a tradition of opening the festival early on Friday to welcome over 200 children, all with special needs of varying degrees. Activities, gifts, music, food, and loving attention are offered to each child as they enjoy SunFest in their very own way. This program has continued to grow and has embraced thousands of special needs children since its inception.
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