Press Release

COSTA MESA, Calif. (June 14, 2018) – Festival of Children Foundation, the Costa Mesa, California-based, national non-profit organization that supports and promotes collaboration among nearly 500 U.S. children’s charities, has appointed new members to its Board of Directors and Business Council.   The additions to the Board of Directors are: Tyler Banks, National Practice Leader ...

Latest Program Expansion with Global Genes Raises Over $250,000 for 32 Rare Disease Charities on World Rare Disease Day in San Francisco   COSTA MESA and SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (Mar. 5, 2018) – Since 2009, Festival of Children Foundation, a national non-profit organization that supports and promotes collaboration among nearly 500 U.S. children’s charities, has ...

More than 1,000 Deserving and Homeless Children Are Expected to Enjoy a
“Sharing the Spirit” Holiday Tent Featuring Santa and Toys for Every Child   LOS ANGELES (Dec. 18, 2017) – Through a collaborative effort with the Los Angeles Mission, Costa Mesa, California-based Festival of Children Foundation will again bring holiday joy and cheer to more ...

Hosted by Festival of Children Foundation and The Happiness Project, Party Will Be Held on Friday, December 8   COSTA MESA, Calif. (Dec. 1, 2017) – On Friday, December 8, Santa’s Village at South Coast Plaza will be transformed into a holiday festival for more than 500 Orange County children without permanent homes, where they ...

In Just Five Years, Event Has Raised $1.6 Million, Funding 101 “Possible Dreams”   ANAHEIM, Calif. (Nov. 17, 2017)  – The 5th Annual Carousel of Possible Dreams, presented by Festival of Children Foundation of Costa Mesa, California, and hosted by Disneyland® Resort, raised $217,757 on November 15 to fund the “Possible Dreams” of 12 Orange County ...

COSTA MESA, Calif. (Sept. 13, 2017) – To celebrate and increase awareness for National Child Awareness Month (NCAM) in September, the national, non-profit Festival of Children Foundation has launched the NCAM Photobomb Challenge, which will award a $50,000 grant to one U.S. children’s charity. Individuals, in support of their qualified children’s charity, simply upload their ...

Now in its 10th Year, Designation Serves as a Rallying Call to Improve the Lives of All Children in America New NCAM Photobomb Challenge Will Award $50,000 to U.S. Children’s Charity   COSTA MESA, Calif. (Sept. 5, 2017) – The United States Senate, with unanimous consent, has recently designated September as National Child Awareness Month ...

Hosted by Festival of Children Foundation and the Sanfilippo Family at the Family Estate in Barrington Hills, Fundraiser Helps Fund Specific Needs of the Marklund Wasmond Center, Ronald McDonald House Charities – CNI, Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation, and CureDuchenne   BARRINGTON HILLS, Ill. And COSTA MESA, Calif. (Aug. 21, 2017) – The 6th Annual Carousel ...

New This Year: Free Carousel Horse Art Exhibit with Featured Artist Wyland, Famed Marine Life Artist and Children’s Environmental Education Advocate   COSTA MESA, Calif. (Aug. 4, 2017) – Orange County-based, national non-profit Festival of Children Foundation will present the 16th annual Festival of Children®, a high-impact, high energy, month-long event in September at South ...

Famed Marine Life Artist and Children’s Environmental Education Advocate Wyland Joins as Featured Celebrity Artist   COSTA MESA, Calif. (July 28, 2017)  – The carousel, long the symbol of carefree childhood, has taken on new meaning as the national, non-profit Festival of Children Foundation (FOCF) prepares to launch its first Carousel Horse Art Exhibit in September ...