The Roskilde Festival Charity Society
Since the early 70s, The Roskilde Festival Charity Society has distributed more than € 18 million to Doctors Without Borders, Amnesty International, Support the Victims in Iraq, Save the Children and The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) – to name but a few.
The society receives practically all its funds from the annual Roskilde Festival, which, except from 25 paid employees, is carried through by unpaid volunteers. This way your participation in the festival improves the quality of life for a lot of people around the world.
Apart from the direct donations from The Roskilde Festival Charity Society, the participating sports and culture societies and associations have earned more than € 20 million from working at Roskilde Festival. This money has gone directly to the societies and associations.
...to support initiatives that benefit children and young people and to support humanitarian, non-profit and cultural work. The society is independent of party-political ties and has no geographical limits. The society’s executive committee allocates the funds.
The Danish tax administration SKAT supervises that the VAT free funds are distributed on a regular basis, and that the funds go to purposes which are in accordance with regulations, tax guidelines and The Roskilde Festival Charity Society’s objects clause.
When applying for means from the Roskilde Festival Charity Society, you must use a special application form, available for download here or from the Roskilde Festival Charity Society/Roskilde Festival secretariat. Read the directions and please notice the application deadlines and expected processing time.
Back in the 1930s, Roskilde boasted two organisations which were mutually independent – Roskilde Byfestkomité (Roskilde’s Civic Festival Committee) and Roskilderingen (The Roskilde Circle). Both of these aimed to support children and young people through town festivals, lotteries and practical work. In 1965 the two organisations joined ranks to form The Roskilde Festival Charity Society.
Today The Roskilde Festival Charity Society has its office at Havsteensvej 9-11 in Roskilde where 25 full-time employees work all year round to arrange Roskilde Festival.
The Roskilde Festival Charity Society’s commitee consists of six members elected at the annual general meeting. Everyone who has carried out voluntary, unpaid work for Roskilde Festival for at least 24 hours in the preceding year can become a member of the society, partake in the general meeting and run for the exclusive committee.
