For 25 years, Honey Pot Performance has worked hard to support and uplift BIPOC communities, always making sure that BIPOC artists and scholars are leading the way in our organization. Through performances, sharing knowledge, archiving, and engaging with the public humanities, we create a space where the perspectives of artists of color are front and center. Our work focuses on how people navigate their identity, sense of belonging, and differences in their lives and communities.

Each year, we invite communities to join us through collective storytelling, archiving, and creative exploration—offering space to express, mark intentions, challenge societal norms, and expand together. This year we focus back in on roots community storytelling, activation and performance through themes of joy as we enter Phase 2 of our project, Pleasure Power Portal. We also continue our longstanding public humanities work with the Chicago Black Social Culture Map, inviting communities to chronicle and preserve the lived experiences of Black Chicagoans, from the Great Migration through the rise and future of House music.

Your donation supports the work we do with West and South side communities—residents, creatives, organizers, leaders, scholars, historians, and healers of all walks—helping us create meaningful opportunities for personal and collective growth. This work has a lasting impact, empowering communities to break barriers and shape a future where our voices are heard, valued, and celebrated.

We understand the urgency of this work in these times. Our communities are actively under multiple threats to silence our complex identities and lived experiences. Join us in building a future where our collective voice and power flourishes. We are the solutions we have been waiting for. Support today and help us continue this essential work preserving our history, our culture, and our humanity.

In our 25th year we are setting an ambitious goal to raise $30K all year long. Each milestone helps us sustain our operations, support our newest performance work, and support the incredible circle of staff and artists who rock with us.

Help us hit these milestones to keep HPP strong!

Quarter 1: $5K

Funds will support a new community exhibitions space, production and archiving equipment, and updating our office space to welcome new staff

Quarter 2: $5K

Supports rehearsal and development funding for Pleasure Power Portal's cast and design team

Quarter 3: $5K

Supports Pleasure Power Portal's production phase

Quarter 4: $15K

Aligned with our annual fundraiser in November, funding will help sustain general operations as we close the year and prepare for 2027

Did you know that donating to Honey Pot Performance, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit based in Chicago, can offer you some great tax benefits? Since it’s a registered nonprofit, any donation you make is tax-deductible, meaning it can reduce your taxable income and potentially lower the taxes you owe. To qualify for the tax deduction, your donation needs to be at least $250. Just remember to keep a receipt or acknowledgment of your contribution, as you'll need it when filing your taxes. It's a great way to support a good cause while also getting a little financial break!

HPP 2026 Annual Giving

By Honey Pot Performance

HPP 2026 Annual Giving

Celebrating 25 Years of Radical Presence, Performance, and Power

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