All proceeds (after costs) from the Harvest Classic go to benefit the Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation. Money is raised through rally admission fees, donations from our sponsors, t-shirt sales, proceeds from the auction, and raffle ticket sales. The CTMC is a completely grassroots, all-volunteer organization, so there is no staff payroll or administrative fees to drain money away from the charity.
We donate our proceeds to our local central Texas Candlelighters it is the most effective way to support the kind of locally-oriented, person-to-person programs that directly benefit children fighting cancer and their families. Programs that are not supported by any other charity organization.
Want to “make it a million?” We do too!
We never thought we’d be even talking about a 20th Harvest Classic, but around #13, we did start dreaming about how cool it would be to raise a total of a million dollars for the Candlelighters. Check out our progress below, and if you want to help us get there, you can hit the Paypal donation link, donate directly at the rally, or give us a shout!
| Rally Year | Donation to Candlelighters | Cumulative Donations |
| 2003 | $5,500 | $5,500 |
| 2004 | $21,090 | $26,590 |
| 2005 | $23,000 | $49,590 |
| 2006 | $25,000 | $74,590 |
| 2007 | $31,000 | $105,590 |
| 2008 | $40,100 | $145,690 |
| 2009 | $52,000 | $197,690 |
| 2010 | $53,038 | $250,728 |
| 2011 | $46,819 | $297,547 |
| 2012 | $60,000 | $357,547 |
| 2013 | $59,000 | $416,547 |
| 2014 | $66,000 | $482,547 |
| 2015 | $35,000 | $517,547 |
| 2016 | $82,453 | $600,000 |
| 2017 | $90,000 | $690,000 |
| 2018 | $60,000 | $750,000 |
| 2019 | $75,000 | $825,000 |
| 2020 | $60,000 | $885,000 |
| 2021 | $25,000 | $910,000 |
| 2022 | ??? | |
| Total (so far!) | $910,000 |