Benefiting Organizations

This year we will welcome more than 3,200 volunteers from the community to donate 16,495 hours of their time to grill and serve food, to facilitate recycling and composting, and to keep the grounds clean and safe for all attendees. In return they will earn $12 per hour, which will be donated back to their charity of choice at the end of the event. Over 100 local charities rely on Brat Fest donations to help keep their programs running.

2026 Organizations Supported by Brat Fest:

African Center for Community Development, Inc.

After School Clubs, Inc.

The Aldo Leopold Nature Center

Alzheimer's Association

AMASIAN

ARVSS - Animal Rescue & Vet Support Services

Bikes for Kids Wisconsin

Blood Cancer United

Boy Scout Troop 420

Briarpatch Youth Services

Brown Paws Rescue

Calvary Gospel Church

Capital City Sanctuary COGIC

Capitol Chordsmen

Capitol City Band Association

Celebrate Children Foundation

Christ Memorial Lutheran Church

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Madison 2nd Ward

City Church Madison Inc. for City Church Youth/Activate

Abundant Life Christian School

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 1st Ward

Groundlings Theater

Crossroads UMC

Cultivate Change

Dane County Humane Society

Dane County Shamrock Club

Harvest Intermediate School Student Council

Norski Travel Club

Delta Phi Chapter of Epsilon Sigma Alpha International Council

District Council of Madison Inc Society of St. Vincent de Paul

Divine Expectations Enterprises, Inc.

Do Good Wisconsin

Dogs On Call

Down Syndrome Association of WI-South Central

Dread Pirates Hockey

Eco Synergy Partners

Door Creek Church Young Professionals

Extended Hands Pantry Inc

Faith Lutheran Church Columbus

FairShare CSA Coalition, Inc

Family Works Programs, Inc

Fisher Valley Felines

Focused Interruption, Inc.

Friends Of Ukraine, Madison Inc

Friendship Chapter #2, Order of the Eastern Star

German School of Madison

Gilda's Club Wisconsin

Global 1nspiration Inc

Goldenrod Montessori

Greater Things Now, Inc.

Home Buyers Round Table of Dane County LLC

Hope 2 others

Impact Christian Academy High School

Information Technology Academy (ITA), UW-Madison

International Dyslexia Association-Wisconsin Branch

Janesville Deaf Club

JMM Band Boosters

Kindness Foundation Inc

Madison Area Jail Ministry

Madison College Honors Program

Madison Association of the Deaf Inc