The Cherry Fund

The Cherry Fund operates as an independent, all-volunteer nonprofit organization dedicated to mobilizing the dance music community toward meaningful social impact. The organization channels the energy and passion of electronic music culture into sustained fundraising efforts that support HIV/AIDS service providers and prevention initiatives. By lev... eraging the communal spirit inherent to dance music gatherings, The Cherry Fund transforms celebration into charitable action, creating events that serve both entertainment and humanitarian purposes. The organization emerged from grassroots activism when a collective of local residents united to organize a charity fundraiser in the late 1990s. Operating initially under the name Friends Being Friends, this volunteer-driven group pooled modest resources to produce a weekend centered on music, dance, and community connection. The success of these early gatherings demonstrated substantial appetite for large-scale benefit events, prompting the organization to expand its vision and establish itself as a regular fixture in the regional event calendar. Over successive iterations, The Cherry Fund has collaborated with influential figures and collectives within the electronic music sphere to produce increasingly ambitious benefit weekends. These events have grown substantially in both scale and production value, attracting diverse audiences while maintaining focus on fundraising objectives.Read More