BENEFIT opens application process to select nonprofit beneficiaries for upcoming 2026 Crossroads Music Festival
LEESBURG, Va. (Jan. 29, 2026) – BENEFIT, a coalition of Loudoun County musicians and community leaders, is accepting applications from nonprofit organizations to be selected as grant award recipients for its upcoming 2026 Crossroads Music Festival.
Nonprofit organizations that provide services to children in Loudoun County are encouraged to apply. BENEFIT will be accepting applications beginning Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026. Applications for review are due no later than 5 p.m., Friday, Feb. 27.
The mission of BENEFIT is to unite people with music to raise funds and awareness for nonprofit organizations that provide services to children in Loudoun County.
The funding for grant awards will be raised from net proceeds from BENEFIT’s 2026 Crossroads Music Festival which will take place in downtown Leesburg, Virginia, September 18 and 19.
To qualify for the BENEFIT 2026 grant awards, nonprofit applicants must:
- be a 501(c)(3) organization that provides services to children in Loudoun County
- complete the online application form found at www.BENEFIT.live no later than 5 p.m., Feb. 27, 2026
- submit a 45-second video that highlights the service or program a BENEFIT grant would allow the organization to provide to children in Loudoun County (non-professionally produced video preferred)
BENEFIT will then highlight the selected organizations on its BENEFIT and Crossroads Music Festival websites and social media pages, and in its 2026 Crossroads Music Festival event materials in order to raise awareness and support for the nonprofit’s mission, as well as the greater mission of BENEFIT. Grant recipients will also be encouraged to collaborate with BENEFIT in its 2026 fundraising efforts.
The grant amounts will be determined after the event and will be awarded in November 2026.
Nonprofit organizations providing services to children in Loudoun County that wish to apply to be selected to receive funding from BENEFIT’s 2026 Crossroads Music Festival can find the application and instructions for submitting videos on BENEFIT’s website, www.BENEFIT.live.