Let’s create the City in which we want to live
Your gift enables Illuminate to bring you the most compelling and radically accessible contemporary art of our time.

Support Our Projects
Support large-scale public art projects like:
- The Bay Lights
- The Golden Mile @JFK Promenade in Golden Gate Park
- Laser Art Exhibits: for SF Pride, Summer of Awe, etc.
- 200+ free live performances and much more!
Shine It Forward
Permanently dedicate a light on The Bay Bridge*
- You pick the light location
- You personalize the dedication
- The Bay Lights 360 will debut Spring 2025
*Note – Previous dedications will still be valid in new exhibit
Support WELCOME 2025
This awe-inspiring spectacle is Illuminate’s annual tribute to love, identity, and the freedom to be.
- As always, we do this with no corporate support. There will be no logos in the flag.
- We’re raising $50,000 from kindred spirits like you.
- Every dollar goes directly towards lasers, permits, safety, and celebration.
Donate
Donate to support our groundbreaking projects. Your gift enables us to bring the most compelling contemporary art of our time to millions of people.
For major gifts, grants, stock gifts, etc., please contact us.
Illuminate is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Your tax-deductible donation helps us create new and inspiring works of radically accessible public art.
Tax ID: 45-3717224
Find our 990s here
For larger gifts or for more information, please contact David Hatfield.
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