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When you donate to Seattle Moisture Festival…
You help sustain the nation’s largest and longest-running comedy/variety festival, a place where live performance, creative risk, and community joy come together every spring in Seattle.
Your support makes it possible to:
- Keep ticket prices accessible so people of all ages and incomes can experience live variety arts.
- Offer discounted and complimentary tickets to community partners and audiences who might otherwise be excluded from live performance.
- Welcome approximately 150 variety artists from across the country and around the world to share their talent and innovative work.
- Create a space for shared laughter and connection, something our community needs now more than ever.
Only about half of the festival’s annual expenses are covered by ticket sales. The rest comes from individual donors, sponsors, foundations, and the generosity of people who believe in the value of live performance and artistic experimentation.
One-Time Giving Levels
Any Gift – Friend of the Festival
Every contribution helps keep the Moisture Festival spirit thriving. Friends receive access to our exclusive Moisture Festival Playlist, inspired by the creativity and energy of variety arts.
$100 – Silver Star
Friend benefits plus recognition as a Silver Star Supporter in festival materials.
$250 – Gold Star
Silver Star benefits plus an invitation to our Opening Night Toast, a festive gathering to celebrate the season.
$500 – Shooting Star
Gold Star benefits plus a limited-edition Moisture Festival calendar and special recognition during the festival.
Monthly Giving: Keepers of the Key
Our Keepers of the Key sustain Moisture Festival throughout the year. Monthly donors help support programs beyond the main festival season, including community-centered events like Open Stage and partnerships with organizations such as Northwest Folklife. This ongoing support helps us share variety arts with more people and deepen our presence in the Pacific Northwest performing arts community. Keepers receive all Friend benefits plus an exclusive “Laughter is the Key” lapel pin as a thank-you.
Your generosity keeps this uniquely joyful festival thriving. Thank you for supporting live variety arts and helping us share laughter, creativity, and connection with our community.
Ways to Support Seattle Moisture Festival:
Donate Now Online
- Make a one-time donation of any size at our official giving page: click here
Monthly Giving
- When you give monthly, you help us create a more equitable Moisture Festival, preserve the rich history of Variety Arts and creating an inclusive community where the voices of our artists, volunteers, donors and audience members play a role in building our future. Sign up to be a monthly donor.
- The total of your annual contributions will be used to determine your donor benefit level.
- Your gift will automatically renew and continue your monthly donation without interruption.
- You are in complete control of your giving and are welcome to increase, decrease, or stop your monthly donations at any time.
By Mail
Make a checks payable to “Moisture Festival” and mail to:
Moisture Festival
P.O. Box 17484
Seattle, WA 98127
Matching Gifts
Many companies match charitable contributions made by their employees. Check with your employer for details. Seattle Moisture Festival will automatically send a tax acknowledgement document whenever you make a donation, which you can then use to submit your matching gift request. Check your junk mail folder if you did not receive your email acknowledgment.
Shop and Support
Fred Meyer has a program where you can register Moisture Festival as your preferred charity. A small portion of every purchase you make supports the organization of your choice.
- Fred Meyer: view this PDF infographic for instructions
Donor Advised Funds
A donor advised fund (DAF) is a named charitable giving account you can set up under a public charity, most often a sponsoring financial or community institution such as Schwab Charitable, Fidelity Charitable or Seattle Foundation, among others. To set up a DAF, you make an irrevocable gift of cash or other assets to the financial or community institution, receive a tax deduction, and as a “donor-advisor” may make non-binding grant recommendations to benefit the charities you care about, like Seattle Moisture Festival (Tax ID #20-3366934). Check with your financial planner or search “Donor Advised Funds” in your internet browser for more information on how to set up your own donor advised fund.
Planned/Legacy Giving
Naming Moisture Festival in your Will or Trust makes a lasting contribution for the future of Seattle Moisture Festival and Variety Arts in Seattle. Contact us at (206) 297-1405 or email info@moisturefestival.org.
A 501(c)(3) organization.
(EIN: 20-3366934)