Please visit PartyWithPurposes.com and learn about the impact we have on our community and some of the amazing stories of the organizations we support. 
Like what we do? Consider making a donation to directly support Smithfield VA Events. 

Total Community Donations: $1,823,751

Since 2012 and thru the 2023/24 Season, Smithfield VA Events has supported over (90) organizations.

Our Impact on the Community:

The Charitable Impact:
​Each season, we donate over $225,000 from proceeds from the festivals.
Since April 2012, and thru the 2023/24 Season, SVAEvents has donated over $1.8 million dollars back into our community from the proceeds from our festivals. Donations are made to benefiting organizations with grants, groups who volunteer and to charities and causes that our individual volunteers select. 
This is how we give it back to the community: 
  • Grants - We have an application process and the board selects Benefiting Organizations that receive either $5K or $10K grants. ​
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  • Volunteer Groups -  Work our festivals and receive donations based on hours worked.
 
  • Individual Donations - besides groups, we also have individual volunteers. Our Board Members, SuperStar, and Individual Volunteers select their favorite non-profits and charities and we make donations to them on their behalf. 
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  • Donation of our "products" (tix, tables, chalets) to other local organizations to use at their auction or raffle events to raise funds for their causes/missions.
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  • Other "Special Donations" including: Town's Windsor Castle Park Fund, Police Department's CHIP Program and our local Volunteer Fire & Rescue Associations.​ ​Upon occasion, we make special donations to support various other community needs. 
The Economic Impact:
Annually our festivals generate about $1,000,000 in economic impact. 
Smithfield VA Events contributes to the economic vitality of the community to the tune of about $1,000,000 dollars annually. We use local businesses for event supplies and vendors whenever possible. Many of our attendees book hotel rooms and spend their money at local restaurants & shoppes over the weekend. Annually, our festivals generate about (450) hotel nights. The Town benefits from all those meals and lodging taxes.  So besides our amazing charitable impact, those economic impact dollars benefit our local businesses and community as well. 
The Tourism Impact:
Attendees come for a fest, but discover Smithfield & Isle of Wight. 
Between 60-65% of our attendees are non-local, and about 8-10% come from out-of-state. Some out-of town guests stay in local hotels or with friends who live here for fest weekends. For many, coming to a festival is their first visit to Smithfield, but they return other times of year to spend the weekend, have their wedding here or come to other special events held in the town and county. 
The Windsor Castle Park Impact: 
We help support our beautiful venue.
We are lucky to have such a beautiful site to hold our festivals. Windsor Castle Park is truly a special place, and we are proud to donate funds to help take care of it. We are funding ($350,000) of  the Manor House & Grounds Restoration Project which include the restoration of the inside of the old caretaker's house and rebuilding two barns that historically existed on the site.  We have donated over $190,000 to the Town of Smithfield Windsor Castle Park Fund, plus over $75,000 to the Windsor Castle Park Foundation to assist with park projects like the kayak shed, the natural children's playgrounds and park way-finding signage. We have contributed over $15,000 to improve site conditions and assisted in funding a cart-path thru the historic grounds. 
As part of the 2019 Million Dollar Celebration, we had fest attendees, volunteers, board members and sponsors participated in a special tribute video. Click on the arrow above to watch the video.  

We anticipate hitting the $2,000,000 mark in the Spring of 2025! 
Currently accepting applications for $5,000 or $10,000 Benefiting Organization Grants for our 2025 festivals. Deadline Aug 31, 2024. For more info and how to apply click below. 
Does your organization want to raise money? Check out how to become one of our Volunteer Organizations. 
Volunteer as an Individual and support your favorite charity!