Staff Funding Recommendations for July 1 - December 31, 2025 — Economic Development Committee, May 22, 2025

City of Riverside
Staff Recommendations for City Sponsorship
Events/Projects from July 1 - December 31, 2025
Organization/Event or Project

*Denotes New Organization
Date of
Event/Project
Council
Ward
Projected
Attendance
Event/Project
Budget
Cash
Request
Recommended
Cash
Sponsorship
ACAD
Recommended
Cash
Sponsorship
RPU
In-Kind
Request
Recommended In-Kind
Sponsorship
Facilities
Request
Recommended
Facilities
Total
Recommended
Cash
Sponsorship
Total
Recommended
In-Kind
Sponsorship
(incl. Facilities)
Total Value
of
Recommended
Sponsorship
Category 1 - Outreach
Events/Projects
1 Aquamotion Ability Foundation
Aquamotion Aquathon 10/18/2025 3 300 500 0 0 0 N/A N/A Shamel Pool Waive Pool Rental fee
($995.50 for 2-hr. block)
and fee for additional hours
($498). Group will be
responsible for the $35
application processing fee,
refundable security deposit
($361.25) and for hiring
lifeguards per American Red
Cross policy
(guard/swimmer ratio of
1:25). Please see notes at
the end of this column.
0 1,992 1,992
2 Arlington Business Partnership
Winter Wonderland
12/6/2025 -
12/20/2025 5 4,500 25,000 10,000 5,000 0
SEP/Banner Permit fees,
Booths offering free kids'
activities
SEP/Banner Permit fees; RPU
Booth; RPD Info Booth at 3
December dates valued at
$3,450 (contact
[email protected]
Hunt Park
Waive Open Space fee
($948 for 8 hr. block) and
fee for additional hours
($41.25). Group is
responsible for $35
application processing fee,
refundable deposit
($$1,378), and hourly
staffing fees of $25.25 (#
TBD by Supervisor. Please
see notes at the end of this
column.
5,000 4,498 9,498
City of Riverside
Staff Recommendations for City Sponsorship
Events/Projects from July 1 - December 31, 2025
Organization/Event or Project

*Denotes New Organization
Date of
Event/Project
Council
Ward
Projected
Attendance
Event/Project
Budget
Cash
Request
Recommended
Cash
Sponsorship
ACAD
Recommended
Cash
Sponsorship
RPU
In-Kind
Request
Recommended In-Kind
Sponsorship
Facilities
Request
Recommended
Facilities
Total
Recommended
Cash
Sponsorship
Total
Recommended
In-Kind
Sponsorship
(incl. Facilities)
Total Value
of
Recommended
Sponsorship
3 Baboon Stewardship*
IE International Food & Music
Festival
7/26/2025 - 7/27/2025 1 5k - 10k 100,000 0 0 0 SEP fee SEP fee Mobile Stage Waive Mobile Stage fee
($1,211.50) and fee for
additional hours ($140.75);
group is responsible for $35
application processing fee,
refundable security deposit
($1,000), delivery/set-up
fee ($845.00) and (2)
overnight security if stage
remains overnight. Please
see notes at the end of this
column.
0 1,594 1,594
4 CCS Education and Wellness
Center
Community Resource Project at
Project Food/The Riverside Free
Clinic
7/1/2025 -
12/31/2025 4 5,100 33,113.00 10,000 2,000 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A 2,000 0 2,000 5 Chabad Jewish Community
Center of Riverside
21st Annual Chanukah Festival
12/15/2025 1 3,000 47,000 8,500 3,000 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A 3,000 0 3,000 6 Community Health Systems, Inc.

Backpack Giveaway and Resources
Event
7/9/2025 2 2,000 7,000 1,000 1,000 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A 1,000 0 1,000 7 Community Health Systems, Inc.

Holiday Smiles Event 12/19/2025 5 1,500 5000 1000 1,000 0 Booths: RPU, Housing, PRCSD N/A N/A N/A 1,000 0 1,000
8 County of Riverside Philharmonic
Concert in the Park 8/16/2025 1 850 55,802 9,000 2,000 0 SEP Fee, RPD Info Booth SEP Fee, RPD Info Booth
valued at $268 (contact
[email protected])
Fairmount Park
Bandshell
and Open Space
Waive Bandshell fee ($948
for 8 hr. block) and fee for
additional hours ($41.25).

Group will be responsible
for $35 application
processing fee, refundable
security deposit ($1,378)
and hourly rate of $25.25
per staff member (# TBD
by PRCSD Supervisor).

Please read comments at
the bottom of this column.
2,000 1,316 3,316
City of Riverside
Staff Recommendations for City Sponsorship
Events/Projects from July 1 - December 31, 2025
Organization/Event or Project

City Hall
Breezeway, City
Stage
Waive Mobile Stage fee
($1,211.50) and fee for
additional hours ($140.75);
group is responsible for $35
application processing fee,
refundable security deposit
($1,000), delivery/set-up
fee ($845.25). Please see
notes at the end of this
column.
0 4,152 4,152
10 Empower You Edutainment
Faded Lipstick: Spoken Word and
Music Trilogy
10/26/2025 5 200 9,000 9,000 1,000 0 Bags (500) N/A
Bourns YIC Film,
Recording Studio,
Classroom,
Lounge, The Box
Waive hourly rental fee
($93.75 - $128/day) for
Bourns YIC
Classrooms/Lounge, Film
and Studio fees ($177/hr.
each). Group will be
responsible for $35
application processing fee,
refundable security deposit
($361.25 ), and staff fees
of 25.25/hr. per staff
members (# TBD by PRCSD
Supervisor); coordinate
with Recreation Services
Coordinators on dates/times
and please read notes at
the end of this column.
1,000 1,455 2,455
11 Full Circle Players
Free Shakespeare in the Park
7/18/2025 -
07/19/2025 1 100 per show 13,400 1,000 750 0 SEP fee SEP fee Fairmount Band-
shell and White
Park
Waive Bandshell fee (2 days
X $948 = $1,896);
Additional hourly fee
($41.25, both days); Group
is responsible for $35 app
processing fee, refundable
$1,378 security deposit and
$25.25/hr. per staff
members (# TBD by PRCSD
Supervisor); please see
notes at the bottom of this
column.
750 1,996 2,746
City of Riverside
Staff Recommendations for City Sponsorship
Events/Projects from July 1 - December 31, 2025
Organization/Event or Project

*Denotes New Organization
Date of
Event/Project
Council
Ward
Projected
Attendance
Event/Project
Budget
Cash
Request
Recommended
Cash
Sponsorship
ACAD
Recommended
Cash
Sponsorship
RPU
In-Kind
Request
Recommended In-Kind
Sponsorship
Facilities
Request
Recommended
Facilities
Total
Recommended
Cash
Sponsorship
Total
Recommended
In-Kind
Sponsorship
(incl. Facilities)
Total Value
of
Recommended
Sponsorship
12 Janet Goeske Foundation
Fall Events
7/1/2025 -
12/31/2025 3 1,500 18,000 3,600 500 750 Booths
RPU (Cash and Booth for 50+
Fair); RPD Info Booth (contact
[email protected] to
coordinate booth and vehicles)
N/A N/A 1,250 0 1,250
13 Inlandia Institute
Riverside Book Festival 10/11/2025 1 10,000 75,000 15,000 3,500 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A 3,500 0 3,500 14 La Sierra Senior Center Advisory
La Sierra Food Bank (w/ Feeding
America)
7/1/2025 -
12/31/2025 7 255 families 600.00 N/A 0 0 Bags (4,000) Bags (4,000) N/A N/A 0 3,880 3,880 15 La Sierra University Church*
(La Sierra Disability Advisory
Committee)
Inland Empire Abilities Faire
7/20/2025 7 300 20,229 10,000 2,500 0 Booth (Any Dept.) SEP fee, RPU Booth N/A N/A 2,500 100 2,600 16 Martin Luther King High School
Band and Color Guard
MLK Band Review
11/15/2025 4 3,000 1,706 0 0 0 RPD
SEP Fee; RPU Booth; RPD
services valued
at $3,520 (contact
[email protected])
N/A N/A 0 3,620 3,620
City of Riverside
Staff Recommendations for City Sponsorship
Events/Projects from July 1 - December 31, 2025
Organization/Event or Project

Please see notes at the end
of this column.
1,500 2,964 4,464
18 Project Boon*
Back-to-School Backpack &
Grocery Giveaway TBD 6 2,000 69,450 20,000 2,000 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A 2,000 0 2,000 19 Riverside Cultural Consortium
Monthly Downtown Artswalk
and First Sundays
7/1/2025 -
12/31/2025 1 100,000 75,000 7,500 3,000 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A 3,000 0 3,000 20 Riverside National Cemetery
Support Committee
Concert for Heroes
7/3/2025 4 2,500 70,077 10,000 3,500 0 N/A Booth (RPU) N/A N/A 3,500 0 3,500 City of Riverside
Staff Recommendations for City Sponsorship
Events/Projects from July 1 - December 31, 2025
Organization/Event or Project

*Denotes New Organization
Date of
Event/Project
Council
Ward
Projected
Attendance
Event/Project
Budget
Cash
Request
Recommended
Cash
Sponsorship
ACAD
Recommended
Cash
Sponsorship
RPU
In-Kind
Request
Recommended In-Kind
Sponsorship
Facilities
Request
Recommended
Facilities
Total
Recommended
Cash
Sponsorship
Total
Recommended
In-Kind
Sponsorship
(incl. Facilities)
Total Value
of
Recommended
Sponsorship
21 Science and Technology
Education Partnership (STEP)
STEM in Public Utilities Learning Lab,
STEM in Law Enforcement and Public
Safety), STEPCON25
7/1/2025 -
12/15/2025 3, 5, 6 10,000 182,663 7,500 500 5,000
Bags (2,500), RFD and
RPD Services, STEM Leaps
Bags (1,000), RPU Booth, RPD
Services/STEM LEAPS - contact
[email protected]
Three days at the
Bourns YIC in July,
RPD Magnolia
Station, RFD Fire
Training Center,
RPU Water
Treatment and
RERC
Organizer has an
agreement in place with
PRCSD; for RPD sites,
contact
[email protected];
please see notes at the end
of this column.
5,500 0 5,500
22 Southern CA Jr. Golf Foundation
Girls Golf Programming 7/12/2025 -
12/31/2025 1 100 5,000 2,500 750 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A 750 0 750 23 Victory Outreach Riverside
3rd Annual Fight Against Fentanyl
Car Show
7/19/2025 4 200-400 17,595 5,000 750 0
SEP fee, RPD will request
extra patrols from on-duty
personnel
N/A Empty parking lot,
Porta-Potties N/A 750 100 850
Subtotals, Category 1 34,250 5,750 40,000 27,667 67,667 Category 2 - Events/Projects
with Added Outreach
24 Arts Connection*
Mucho Gusto Fest 9/20/2025 1 2,000 60,000 30,000 1,500 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A 1,500 0 1,500 City of Riverside
Staff Recommendations for City Sponsorship
Events/Projects from July 1 - December 31, 2025
Organization/Event or Project

Please see notes at the
bottom of this column.
750 2,000 2,750
City of Riverside
Staff Recommendations for City Sponsorship
Events/Projects from July 1 - December 31, 2025
Organization/Event or Project

Group will be responsible
for $35 application
processing
fee; refundable security
deposit ($2,378 for Open
Space and Stage),Mobile
Stage delivery/set-up
($845.25), hourly staffing
fees of $25.25/hr. (# TBD
by Supervisor), and
overnight security (2), if
stage is staying on-site
overnight. Please read
notes at the end of this
column.
8,500 5,022 13,522
28 Evergreen Memorial Historic
Cemetery
Founders' Day Front Row Fireworks
on the 4th of July
7/4/2025 1 1,500 16,900 2,000 1,500 0 Info Booth
RPD Info Booth valued at
$1,150 (contact
[email protected])
N/A N/A 1,500 1,150 2,650
29 Inland Empire Contemporary
Ballet, Inc.

Inland Empire Dance Festival
8/15/2025 -
8/17/2025 1 500 30,000 3,500 1,000 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A 1,000 0 1,000 City of Riverside
Staff Recommendations for City Sponsorship
Events/Projects from July 1 - December 31, 2025
Organization/Event or Project

Please see notes at the end
of this column.
750 2,110 2,860
31 Mission Inn Foundation
48th Annual Mission Inn Run
10/18/2025 -
10/19/2025 Various
7,000 runners
and 10,000
participants
142,000 28,000 8,000 0 RPU Booth
RPU Booth; RPD Services valued
at $3,000, and organizer must
pay additional $8,200)
Fairmount Park,
Martha McLean
Park
Waive Open Space fee
($948 for 8 hr. block) and
fee for additional hours
($41.25). Group is
responsible for $35
application processing fee,
refundable deposit
($1,378), and hourly
staffing fees of $25.25 (#
TBD by Supervisor. Please
see notes at the end of this
column.
8,000 4,172 12,172
32 Riverside Arts Council
Riverside Art & Music Festival 9/27/2025 1 8,000 45,000 10,000 4,000 0 SEP Fee See Riverside Downtown Partnership
White Park and
Mobile Stage
See Riverside Downtown
Partnership 4,000 0 4,000
City of Riverside
Staff Recommendations for City Sponsorship
Events/Projects from July 1 - December 31, 2025
Organization/Event or Project

*Denotes New Organization
Date of
Event/Project
Council
Ward
Projected
Attendance
Event/Project
Budget
Cash
Request
Recommended
Cash
Sponsorship
ACAD
Recommended
Cash
Sponsorship
RPU
In-Kind
Request
Recommended In-Kind
Sponsorship
Facilities
Request
Recommended
Facilities
Total
Recommended
Cash
Sponsorship
Total
Recommended
In-Kind
Sponsorship
(incl. Facilities)
Total Value
of
Recommended
Sponsorship
33 Riverside Downtown Partnership
Riverside Art & Music Festival 9/27/2025 1 8,000 45,000 0 0 0 SEP fee SEP fee, RPU Booth White Park Waive Open Space
Fenced fee ($1,129.75
for 8-hr. block) and fee for
additional hours
($39.50/hr.) and
$25.25/hr. staffing fee (#
TBD by Supervisor)
for additional hours
($39.50). Group will be
responsible for $35
application processing
fee; refundable security
deposit ($1,378), alcohol
service fee ($165) and
$25.25 hourly staffing fees
(# TBD by Supervisor);
please see notes at the end
of this column.
0 1,230 1,230
34 Riverside Educational
Enrichment
Foundation
Riverside Citrus Classic
10/18/2025 Various 600 15,000 2,500 1,000 0 RPD Bike
Safety Booth
SEP fee, RPD Info Booth valued
at $2,480, and organizer must
pay remaining $2,480 (contact
[email protected] re:

Special Events, Booth and
Vehicle)
N/A N/A 1,000 2,580 3,580
35 Riverside Uptown Kiwanis
Charities
Casino Royale
9/6/2025 4 250 30,000 10,000 500 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A 500 0 500 City of Riverside
Staff Recommendations for City Sponsorship
Events/Projects from July 1 - December 31, 2025
Organization/Event or Project

Parking Lots on
Market St.,
between 11th and
12th Streets
N/A 3,000 13,890 16,890
37 Spanish Town Heritage
Foundation
Spanish Town Pozole Festival 2025
9/13/2025 1 200 6,700 2,000 750 0 Bags (200) N/A N/A N/A 750 0 750 38 The CARE Project*
Casino Night 9/20/2025 1 150-200 20,000 5,000 500 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A 500 0 500 39 Vitality Development
Foundation*
Riverside Boxing Show
9/6/2025 4 400-700 42,000 46,355 1,500 0 N/A N/A Villegas Park Community Center
Villegas Community Center
Banquet, Meeting, Dance,
and Boxing Rooms, Gym
and Kitchen (Collaboration
with PRCSD); please see
notes at the end of this
column.
1,500 0 1,500
City of Riverside
Staff Recommendations for City Sponsorship
Events/Projects from July 1 - December 31, 2025
Organization/Event or Project

Group must coordinate with
Recreation Services
Coordinators at both
sites re: dates/times.

Please see notes at the end
of this column.
500 5,966 6,466
Subtotals, Category 2 34,750 0 34,750 38,120 72,870
Annual Arts and Cultural Affairs
Division (ACAD) Budget for Cash
Sponsorship: $152,082
Summary of Recommendations
City Sponsorship
July - December, 2025
Cash Sponsorship:

Arts and Culture: $69,000
Utilities: $ 5,750
In-Kind Sponsorship: $65,787
Total Recommended
Sponsorship: $140,537
For Special Events:

Application must be
submitted 60 business
days in advance. For
application, go to:
https://www.riversidec
a.gov/park_rec/arts-
cultural-affairs/forms-
permits/special-events
For Riverside Fire
Department Booths/
Vehicles, Application
must be submitted 45
days in advance. For
Application, please go
to:
https://riversideca.gov
/fire/content/
public-education-
request
If event requires
additional resources not
included in the
sponsorship application,
the organizer must pay
all hard costs. To receive
sponsorship, organizer
must complete/ submit
the PRCSD Facility
Reservation Application
to the requested site's
Recreation Services
Coordinator/Asst.

Recreation Services
Coordinator. All fees
must be paid 90 days in
advance to receive final
approval. All site usage
is dependent
upon availability.

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