OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS
THE FRIENDSHIP CENTER
For those who visit our corner of Ravenswood during Mayfestiversary and Octoberfestivesary—our street fest we put on in spring and fall with our friends at Begyle Brewing—the suggested $5 suggested donation will benefit The Friendship Center, our local food pantry that’s been providing groceries and more for our Northside neighbors facing hunger for more than 50 years.
Since partnering with The Friendship Center in 2018, our events’ gate donations have provided the equivalent of more than a million meals.
MAYFEST 2024: Thanks to everyone who came out! We were able to collect gate donations equivalent to about 309,000 meals, making a big and immediate impact for the Friendship Center!
CHICAGO CANINE RESCUE
Our 2024 non-profit taproom partner is Chicago Canine Rescue, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that was founded in 2001 to help find permanent, loving homes for homeless dogs in our city.
We’ve partnered up with them for puppy speed dating and puppy yoga events at the brewery to support their cause (check the Events page for the next one!). When you settle up on the iPad, you'll see a prompt that says, “Would you like to make a donation to Chicago Canine Rescue today?”—please feel free to ask them more questions!
GROWING HOME
From 2021-2023, Growing Home was our non-profit taproom partner. Growing Home is an Englewood-based, non-profit organic farming social enterprise that provides employment training and organic produce to communities throughout Chicago.
While they may not be our main community partner this year, we still plan to support Growing Home through donations and events.