Sponsorship Invitation
Become a Sponsor.
It's In Your Nature.
Our Mission
Music as Medicine.
Gathering as Ministry.
Free The Music Ministry exists to liberate voices, heal generations, and seed a new culture of love through music. Founded by Matteo & Katrina Lilly —The Freedom Family —we steward year-round mentorship, weekly community calls, and an annual gathering where artists from every level come home to the land to remember why they make music in the first place.
The work spans four pillars —and they are the curriculum, the calendar, and the soul of everything we do.
The voice as sacred instrument.
Tools as spiritual instruments.
Songwriting as prayer & medicine.
Sustainable, sacred careers.
Your Impact
Where Your Sponsorship Goes.
Sponsorship dollars don't fund an event —they liberate voices, heal generations, and seed a new culture of love through music.
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Scholarship Funds
Full and partial gathering passes for emerging artists, single parents, and souls navigating hardship —those who couldn't otherwise come. Each higher tier opens a new named scholarship slot.
artists honored at the gathering
Artist Compensation & Support
Expanding the artist budget so every musician, songwriter, and ceremony-holder who pours into this gathering is honored and paid in full for the depth of their craft.
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Event Enhancements
Nourishing food, professional sound, atmospheric lighting, and the production details that make every moment on the land feel cared for —for artists and gatherers alike.
Sponsorship Tiers
Six Ways to Partner.
🎤 Tone Setter
$550
All Base Benefits.
🎶 Resonance Partner
$850
2 partial scholarships ·1 festival pass ·vendor booth.
🎨 Creative Collaborator
$1,250
1 full + 1 partial scholarship ·2 passes ·vendor booth.
🎵 Amplifying Partner
$1,750
2 full + 2 partial scholarships ·2 passes ·enhanced visibility ·vendor booth.
Highlight Sponsor
🌈 Harmonic Visionary
$3,300
3 full + 3 partial scholarships ·4 VIP passes ·4 nights stay ·daily on-stage mention ·dedicated post.
Ultimate Sponsor
💫 Sonic Legend
$10,000
8 full + 8 partial scholarships ·8 VIP passes ·event naming rights ·top billing.
All tiers include base benefits: logo & bio on the website ·social shoutouts ·sponsor reel ·live on-site recognition ·MC stage mention. Vendor booth from Resonance Partner ($850) and above.
Another Way to Partner
In-Kind Sponsorship.
Not every sponsorship needs to be a check. Goods and services are valued at fair market rate and land at the matching tier —same benefits, parallel path, equally tax-deductible.
Food & Catering
Meals, snacks, beverages, kitchen support —fueling artists and gatherers across 5 days.
Instruments
Guitars, percussion, keys, ceremonial instruments for workshops and the mainstage.
Sound Gear & Mics
Microphones, monitors, mixers, cables, in-ears —the audio backbone of every set.
Stage Lighting
LED rigs, mood lighting, atmospheric and ceremony lighting for nightly performances.
Production Equipment
Tents, staging, signage, decor, video gear, generators, supplies.
Accommodations
Cabins, glamping, lodging upgrades for traveling facilitators and visiting artists.
Examples: $550 of catering or signage → Tone Setter · $850 of mics or instruments → Resonance Partner · $3,300 of staging or lighting → Harmonic Visionary.
Tax-Deductible ·Recognized
508(c)(1)(a)
Ecclesiastical Trust.
Free The Music Ministry is a recognized 508(c)(1)(a) Ecclesiastical Trust. Every dollar contributed by sponsors —financial or in-kind —is fully tax-deductible. Sponsorships flow directly into ministry mission: scholarships, year-round mentorship, the gathering itself, and the sustained spiritual care of an artist community that spans the country.
Confirmed
of every sponsorship contribution
is tax-deductible
Free The Music Ministry
508(c)(1)(a) Ecclesiastical Trust
The Full Pitch
Sponsor Pitch Deck.
Flip through the full 13-slide invitation, or download the PDF to share with your team.
Join Us
Become a Sponsor of
Family Gathering 2026.
Apply Online
Tell us about your business or partnership idea —we'll respond within 48 hours.
Open the Sponsor Form →With so much love,
The Freedom Family & the FTM Team