Charities
$61,000+
The amount of money Festa Italiana North Carolina has donated to local charities since 2018!
Festa Italiana North Carolina, a designated 501(c)(3), is chartered to promote the Italian culture via an annual festival highlighting our music, food, and art. The event also serves as a philanthropic vehicle with the majority of net proceeds to be donated to designated local charities.
Our 2025 charity:
Meg’s Smile Foundation
Meg’s Smile Foundation is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization that provides special days out or gifts to children affected by serious illnesses who are treated in North Carolina hospitals. Its mission is to bring smiles to the faces of these children and their families while they are going through what can be a very long and emotional journey.
Festa Italiana NC board and chairs presented a check for $10,000—the amount raised from the sixth annual Festa Italiana—to the Meg’s Smile Foundation in November 2024.
In Memoriam
Like so many families, our Festa Italiana family suffered a terrible loss at the end of 2021 when one of our chosen charity recipients, Military Missions in Action, lost its Executive Director and Founder, Mike Dorman, to COVID-19.
Mike, pictured second from left, was an enthusiastic supporter of our mission to provide needed funds to our community. He assisted Festa with several events, including Festa Italiana 2019 and 2021, and never shied away from getting his hands dirty.
We offer our sincerest condolences to the Dorman family and Military Missions In Action. We pledge our steadfast support for 2022 as they will again be one of our chosen charities.