Make a Donation

Your financial support is critical. It helps us buy everything needed to create giant puppets: from paint to fabric, tools to talent, and anything we can’t scrounge in our local dumpster. Please give what you can. And know that 100% of your donation goes directly to FestiFools.

How to donate

Online: Donate online using your credit card. (In just a minute or two, you’ll have an excellent justification for swelling up with Foolish pride!)

By mail: Please make your check payable to the University of Michigan and send it to:

And please indicate (perhaps on the memo line of your check; or in a separate, enclosed love poem composed just for us Foolish muses at FestiFools; or by means of skywriting, smoke signals, hypersonic dog whistles, or other inappropriate medium) how you’d like to be identified on our list of supporters.

Thank you!

Your generosity is greatly appreciated. Come see the results on Main Street this year.

We’re a non-profit, University/community organization. Your donation to FestiFools is fully tax-deductible through the University of Michigan, a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization.

Stick it to the tax man!

Luminary Sculpture Kit™ fine print: In compliance with section 170(f)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code, the fair market value of goods/services equals $20. As permitted by law, the payment for your luminary cannot be deducted on your taxes because goods and/or services were provided in exchange for this payment.

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Why support FestiFools?

Supporting FestiFools may well be the single most important thing you or your organization can do to make the world a better place:

First, it’s good for our bottom line. While old newspapers, flour, and water are pretty cheap, bringing all this Foolishness to the community still costs some dough. The generosity of our many wonderful supporters makes it economically feasible.

Second, it’s good for your bottom line, too. By virtue of their association with FestiFools (and our zealous shouting of their praises), our supporters inevitably come to be regarded within the community as très hip, extremely in-the-know, culturally savvy, and committed to Ann Arbor’s continuing coolness and vitality.

Giving levels

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$10,000+

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$250–$499

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$100–$249

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