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MATCHING GRANT CHALLENGE

>> double the impact of your year-end giving <<

REAL TALK.

We are committed to doing the unconventional thing by designing a more accessible festival that prioritizes people over profit. But there’s risks to that!

While we may not have broken-even on the finances year, we “broke the bank” in nurturing relationships, building connection across the ecosystem, and creating a more welcoming and accessible space for our community across gender, race, identity, and socio-economics.

That’s what matters.

 

LET’S KEEP THAT MOMENTUM GOING.

From now until December 31, 2023 your donation will be matched dollar-for-dollar up to $25K with a matching grant from our supporters at the Wanda and James M. Moran Jr. Foundation!!

A tax deduction AND doubling your impact! What’s not to love?

DONATE HERE

APPRECIATION + PERKS + GOODIES

Swag, discounts, tax-deductions, oh my!

  • $1 – $49 | Receive a tax-deduction donation letter.
  • $50 – $99 | Receive a 10% discount on all 2024 Chow Chow offerings, + everything above.
  • $100 – $249 | Receive a signature Chow Chow lemon pin, early access to tickets in 2024, + everything above.
  • $250 – $499 | Receive a Chow Chow gift tote with fun goodies + everything above.
  • $500+ | Receive a 20% discount on all 2024 Chow Chow offerings, a signature Chow Chow Apple Stack Cake candle, + everything above.

Want to a larger make a donation? Let’s talk! Email us at community@chowchowasheville.com.

DONATE HERE

NEED MORE REASONS?

We got you.

 

2023 FESTIVAL IMPACT

SUPPORT OUR MISSION

Chow Chow Swag

A small sample of some of the swag available for donors!

WANT THE “RECEIPTS”?

(That’s what the cool kids call metrics and stats these days.)

  • Cost to produce Festival*: $500,000
  • # of unique attendees across all events**: 2,000+
  • # of low- and no-cost community tickets: 982
  • Estimated value of equity discounts offered: $128,000+
  • Value of honorariums + stipends: $85,000+
  • Local + regional businesses represented: 198

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*Excludes all operational overhead to operate the non-profit entity. Only includes festival production-related expenses.
**Please note, many attendees had tickets to multiple events. Those attendees are only represented once in this count of unique attendees. This is not a count of total tickets offered or used across the festival offerings.

SUPPORT OUR MISSION

We are setting more seats at the table!

All of our ticket sales, sponsorship dollars, and donations from folks like you get directly invested back into our creative economy and people in our community.

We pay our participants financial honorariums that are unmatched in the industry and we continue to prioritize creating an abundance of Pay-What-You-Can options so everyone can join in the celebration!

Our mission is to equitably include as much of our community as we possibly can, on a level they themselves choose to participate.  Our supporters make that all possible, and will continue to make it so that one day ALL of our events become a Pay-What-You-Can celebration, a true festival for all!

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