You Can Fuel the Next Generation
If you enjoy everything Wordfest does to meaningfully connect audiences of all ages with the world’s best authors, please consider donating to our Youth Program. Our unique and innovative outreach activities fuel teen literacy in Grades 5 to 12 to spark the next generation of engaged Calgarians and avid readers. Find out more here.
Gifts made before August 31, 2025, are matched up to 50% through Rogers Birdies for Kids presented by AltaLink! To maximize your donation to Wordfest through this unique giving opportunity, click the button below or contact Everett Wilson at ewilson@wordfest.com for more information.
To Donate By Cheque
If you prefer to make your donation to the Youth Program by cheque through the Birdies for Kids matching program until Aug. 31, 2025, please make your gift payable to ‘Calgary Shaw Charity Classic Foundation’ with ‘Wordfest’ in the memo, and mail your cheque to our office at the address below:
Wordfest
Memorial Park Library
2nd Floor, 1221 2nd Street SW
Calgary, AB T2R 0W5
To make a general donation
To make a one-time or monthly contribution online to Wordfest’s general fund, please visit our fundraising page on CanadaHelps.org. You can also include a general donation to Wordfest with your ticket purchase during checkout. Wordfest is a not-for-profit charitable arts organization committed to connecting Calgarians with life-changing ideas. CRA# 850647835rr0001
Donate NowContact Us
For questions about making a charitable contribution to Wordfest, please contact Everett Wilson, Senior Director of Development and Audience Engagement at ewilson@wordfest.com.
Continue This Calgary Story of
Innovative Youth Activation
Donate to Wordfest’s Youth Program at the button below to help spark teen literacy in Calgary this season! Gifts made before August 31, 2025, are matched up to 50% through Rogers Birdies for Kids presented by AltaLink!