The Smithsonian Folklife Festival is supported by federally appropriated funds; Smithsonian trust funds; contributions from governments, businesses, foundations, and individuals; in-kind assistance; and food, recording, and craft sales. General support for this year's Festival comes from the Music Performance Fund, with in-kind support provided through Motorola, NEXTEL, WAMU-88.5 FM, WashingtonPost.com, Pegasus Radio Corp., and Icom America.
Alberta at the Smithsonian is produced in partnership with the Government of Alberta, with the collaboration of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts and the Ministries of Community Development and the International and Intergovernmental Relations. Lead support was received from the Government of Alberta, the City of Calgary, and the City of Edmonton, with major support from the Athabasca Regional Issues Working Group (RIWG), ConocoPhillips, Enbridge Corporation, EnCana Corporation, and Suncor Energy Inc., and contributions from Alberta Beef Producers, Canadian Forces, The Fairmont Washington, D.C., Molson Canadian, Nova Chemicals Corporation, and PetroCanada. Major in-kind assistance was provided by Caterpillar Incorporated, KitchenAid, Weatherford International Ltd., and Whole Foods Market. Collaborative support was provided by Alberta Canola Producers Commission, Australian Outback Collection (Canada) Limited, and City Lumber Corporation.
Carriers of Culture: Living Native Basket Traditions is produced in collaboration with the National Museum of the American Indian and Michigan State University Museum. Major support comes from the National Museum of the American Indian, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Smithsonian Women's Committee on the occasion of its 40th anniversary. Additional funding is provided by the Alaska State Council on the Arts and the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians.
Been in the Storm So Long is produced in collaboration with the National Museum of African American History and Culture. Established by Congress in 2003, the new museum is devoted to the documentation of African American life, art, history, and culture. The museum's collections will cover topics as varied as slavery, post-Civil War Reconstruction, the Harlem Renaissance, and the civil rights movement.
Nuestra Música: Latino Chicago is produced in collaboration with Chicago's Old Town School of Folk Music and the Cultural Institute of Mexico. This program has been funded by the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool.