ACL Festival cares about supporting good causes, and providing an opportunity for select organizations to gain support from thousands of enthusiastic, like-minded fans.

While you’re in Zilker Park, be sure to stop by to see how you can help ACL Cares organizations make a difference.

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Anthropos Arts

For 14 years, Anthropos Arts has been promoting equal opportunity in music education by bringing Austin’s top professional musicians into low-income, Title I schools to offer free lessons, workshops, master classes, and performance opportunities to at-risk middle and high school students. You may have seen the Anthropos kids on stage at ACL in years past, rockin out some Fela Kuti, Celia Cruz, and/or John Coltrane. These students learn from the best, and earn their lessons through hard work and dedication. Anthropos not only takes them to the big stages, but also brings virtuoso musicians into the schools to lead concerts and workshops on campus (even Grammy-winning ACL artists Ozomatli!). Come visit ACL Cares to learn more about the organization, meet the students, and find out how YOU can help change a student’s life through music! More Info >>

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Austin Music People

AMP is committed to making the economic development of the Austin live music industry a priority for our political and civic leaders, and to empowering and connecting Austin’s live music community members by providing powerful advocacy tools, participating in policy development, and representing live music interests in public and private forums. Donations and memberships to AMP allow us to advocate for Austin’s live music community members, from engineers and musicians to bookers and venues, and ensure the continued health of our industry as a key economic and cultural driver for the Live Music Capital of the World. More Info >>

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Conscious Alliance

Austin City Limits Music Festival and Conscious Alliance are proud to announce they will be teaming up to host an ‘Art That Feeds’ Food Drive at this year’s event. Patrons who donate 10 non-perishable food items will receive a FREE poster created by Anthem Branding! All food donations will benefit the local Capital Area Food Bank of Texas. Conscious Alliance always encourages food donations to be low-sodium and health oriented products. ORGANIC food donations are especially encouraged. Ramen noodles will NOT be accepted for a free poster. The food donation drop-off is located just across Barton Springs Road from the main entrance to the Festival. Most needed Items for an ‘Art That Feeds’ Food Drive: canned soups & stews, pasta, tomatoes & tomato sauce, rice, canned fruits & vegetables, tuna, oatmeal, whole grain/low sugar cereal, peanut butter, beans, baby food. More Info >>

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Green Mountain Energy

Prior to the Festival, attendees are offered the chance to purchase certified carbon offsets from Green Mountain Energy Company when buying their tickets on the festival’s website. By adding the $3.00 Green Mountain Energy® Fan Tag to a ticket, attendees offset 220 pounds of CO2. That’s like not driving a car 245 miles, recycling 550 aluminum cans, or as much as 13 trees can absorb in one year. C3’s commitment to track and offset ACL Festival’s carbon footprint, along with offering event goers an easy way to offset their own emissions, has helped to offset approximately 3,730 metric tons of CO2! This has about the same environmental impact as taking about 730 cars off the road for one year; or the amount of CO2 absorbed by approximately 500,000 trees in one year; or recycling approximately 20 million aluminum cans. All carbon offsets purchased from ACL Festival 2012 will benefit the SouthTex Greenwoods Farm Landfill in Tyler, TX! The landfill has special equipment that captures naturally occurring landfill gas, which contains methane. Methane is a harmful greenhouse gas with over 20 times the potency of carbon dioxide. The landfill gas is purified, injected into the local natural gas pipeline, and used to heat homes and businesses in the Tyler area. The project is third party certified by the Climate Action Reserve, which means the offsets are real, permanent, additional and verifiable. Did you forget to purchase your Fan Tag? Calculate and offset your carbon footprint here. More Info >>

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HAAM

Health Alliance for Musicians (HAAM) is a groundbreaking project that provides access to affordable healthcare to Austin’s low-income, uninsured working musicians. Formed in 2005, HAAM has served over 2,700 musicians many of whom say HAAM has changed their lives and saved their careers. Locals should come visit the HAAM ACL Cares booth for information about how you can get involved and make a personal impact on the overall health of Austin’s music community. For visitors, come learn about the value that the Austin community places on supporting its music community. Additionally, our affiliate service provider for hearing health, Estes Audiology, will be distributing free ear plugs at the HAAM booth. Hearing conservation is important for both musicians and music lovers alike. More Info >>

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HeadCount

HeadCount is a grassroots organization that uses the power of music to register voters and raise political consciousness. Since 2004 we’ve staged voter registration drives at over 2,000 concerts and signed up over 175,000 voters. We reach young people and music fans where they already are – at concerts and online – to inform and empower. Our message is not about what party you support or where you land on an issue. It’s that you must speak to be heard. More Info >>

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Love Hope Strength

Love Hope Strength (LHS) is an international, music-centric cancer charity dedicated to saving lives, one concert at time. The mission is to save lives, right now, with the advances that have already been made in cancer care. We do not fund cancer research, rather we use our funds to: o Build and support cancer centers around the globe. o Build awareness of global cancer needs. o Build international marrow databases through the “GET ON THE LIST” campaign. More Info >>

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Rock the Vote

Rock the Vote’s mission is to engage and build political power for young people in our country. Founded twenty years ago at the intersection of popular culture and politics, Rock the Vote is growing its team and its campaigns in 2012, to support the tidal wave of young people who want to get involved in elections and seize the power of the youth vote to create political and social change. Over the last two decades, Rock the Vote has registered more young people to vote than any other organization or campaign, and we intend to register and turn out millions more in years to come – and to be the best-informed place online where young people can find out what they need to know before casting a ballot. After years of declining participation at the polls, a new generation of young voters has arrived. Millions of new voters between the ages of 18 – 29 cast ballots in 2004, 2006, and 2008. Rock the Vote is dedicated to building the political power and clout of the Millennial Generation by registering and turning out young people, by forcing the candidates to campaign to them, and by making politicians pay attention to youth and the issues they care about once in office. More Info >>

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SIMS

The SIMS Foundation provides a range of mental health services for Austin musicians and their families. Austin’s music community has an enormous impact on our city’s culture and economy. Sadly, many of our hardworking musicians still struggle financially and live without access to mental health care. Due to the unstable nature of the business, musicians face a unique set of stressors. Irregular hours, financial insecurity, hectic travel schedules, and proximity to alcohol and drugs can take a toll on musicians. This stress can lead to or intensify depression, anxiety, relationship issues, addictions and even suicidal ideation. That’s why SIMS is here to help. Thank you, Austin, for supporting local music by supporting SIMS since 1995. It is an honor to live in a city that values the health and well-being of its creative workforce! More Info >>

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Solar Community

Since 2007, Solar Community LLC has been in business in the Central Texas market supporting residential, commercial, and non-profit customers to help Austin become a more sustainable and renewable city. We are a leading solar integrator and contractor with national coverage and delivery capabilities that offers solar energy design, installation and solar project services. Solar Community is dedicated to making solar power easy and affordable for everyone. We help customers learn about their electric consumption, educate them on why solar may be a smart choice, and work with them step by step to go solar. Solar Community has partnered with C3 Presents to provide an off-grid solar electric system for this year’s Festival. We will have a solar shade structure so folks can cool off, learn about solar power and ACL’s greening efforts, and charge their cell phones. This structure will also power the Info Center and select site enhancements. Stop by and check out the latest in solar technologies and meet our team! More Info >>

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The Nature Conservancy

The mission of The Nature Conservancy is to protect the lands and waters on which all life depends. Lots of emphasis on WATER this year, one of Texas’ most precious commodities/resources and what you can do to protect and conserve it. The demographic at ACL and the core values of the festival organizers align perfectly with our mission and our outreach strategy, which centers around meeting people where they find that combination of the great outdoors, live entertainment and like-minded people who value nature and all it provides. In Texas, we have protected over 862,000 acres of land in the Austin area, and our work has helped to safeguard the Edwards Aquifer, Barton Creek and the Pedernales River. We strive to engage people with nature for nature, and we believe that responsible conservation of natural resources makes people’s lives better. More Info >>

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Vote the Environment

The Vote the Environment campaign seeks to connect peoples’ environmental passions with the power of their vote by encouraging people to register to vote, learn about candidates’ environmental records and vote for the world they want to live in. Stop by our booth to snap a photo and participate in our #becauseilove campaign. More Info >>

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