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Support PFB's 2026 Midyear Fundraiser!
***CURRENT MEMBERS: Pay dues here
Support the Philadelphia Freedom Band's summer 2026 fundraiser and help us keep making music, promoting LGBTQIA+ visibility and joy, and building community all year long, even after Pride Month is over!
Over the past 3 years, it has cost about $60,000 annually to run PFB’s concert, jazz, and marching ensembles – that’s over $1,100 per week to pay for rehearsal and performance spaces, stipends for our amazing artistic and administrative staff, equipment storage, music stands, Marching Band and Color Guard uniforms, replacing and fixing percussion and other instruments, UHaul rentals to transport our equipment for concerts, additional flags for our expanding Color Guard, water to keep us hydrated during parades, and so much more! And that number is only expected to increase as prices for everything continue to rise and we continue to grow and expand our programming.
Every dollar and share helps us keep doing what we do best – creating an incredible family of LGBTQIA+ and ally musicians and sharing our music, pride, and joy with our entire community across Philly and beyond! Thank you 🖤🤎❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🩷🤍🩵
Purchase official PFB gear through our Bonfire online merch store to support PFB and wear your pride on your sleeve! 💖 Additional merch is available for purchase in person at our events.
Help us make joyful noise, become a friend of the band, and be part of PFB's legacy by donating today!
Make a one-time donation OR set up a recurring monthly gift
Set up your own fundraising page via Give Lively to raise money that will count towards our goal
Click the "I Want To Fundraise For This" button for more info!
Additional ways to support
Additional ways to support
Attend our events!
Join us at any of our upcoming events!
Spread the word about PFB!
Help advertise our events to your friends and loved ones
Tell people about the band!
Follow us on social media and share our posts
Encourage others to support PFB by sharing the link to this page, our Give Lively donation page, or our merch store!
Donate items
Raffle items
Donate physical items, gift cards, event tickets, or other items to be raffled off at one of our concerts!
Reach out to create@philadelphiafreedomband.com with donations or questions.
Instruments, music stands, or other equipment
Please contact info@philadelphiafreedomband.com with potential donations or any questions.
Volunteer with us
Support PFB by donating your skills & time!
Help with operations and special projects -- e.g.:
grant writing & fundraising
communications, social media, & graphic design
event planning
financials
organizing social events
and more!
Volunteer as a "band aide" at marching band events (e.g. carrying our banner, handing out water to our musicians and color guard)
Assist with set-up and front-of-house staffing at our concerts
Contact info@philadelphiafreedomband.com if interested!
Sponsor our marching band
You can sponsor our marching band with an ad on our follow car – contact create@philadelphiafreedomband.com for more info.
Collaborate with PFB
Have an idea about how you or your business or organization can work together with PFB? Connect to info@philadelphiafreedomband.com!
Thank you to everyone who helped us make Band Things Happen in Philadelphia! 🫶
Thank you to everyone who helped us make Band Things Happen in Philadelphia! 🫶
Thank you to everyone who volunteered, supported us financially, and helped spread the word about the 2026 Pride Bands Alliance Conference. We wouldn't have been able to do it without you!
🤎🖤❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🩵🩷🤍
Thank you for believing in our community, music, and mission!
The Philadelphia Freedom Band is a Pennsylvania-based, 501c3 public charity and as a small but rapidly growing nonprofit organization dedicated to expanding instrumental music and supporting the LGBTQ+ community, PFB relies heavily on your generous donations for our increasing expenses.
Your gift can help us buy music or equipment, fix broken donated instruments, contribute to our increased space and storage rental costs, pay the honorariums of our 7 highly qualified artistic and support staff, or enable someone with limited resources to join and play with the band.
Check or cash? Mailing address: Philadelphia Freedom Band, 1801 Fairmount Ave - Unit 232, Philadelphia, PA 19130
*Please include your email address so we can send you a donation receipt.
On Facebook? Consider setting up a Facebook fundraiser (instructions here) so your friends and family can help support the band.
100% of your donation goes to making beautiful music and community!
Donations are tax deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law. 501c3 number/EIN: 23-2583490
You can also give to the band via PayPal (treasurer@philadelphiafreedomband.com), check, or cash.
*Please include your email address so we can send you a donation receipt.
Thank you to our supporters!
Thank you to our supporters!
Since our re-founding in 2008, the Philadelphia Freedom Band is grateful to have been awarded grants through the City of Philadelphia’s Office of Arts, Culture, and the Creative Economy, the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance, the Philadelphia Cultural Fund, the John Sims Endowment Fund for the Performing Arts, and more. Thank you for your generous support!
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