2025 Project:
Safe Homes
Thank you for going above and beyond for the 2025 Project, benefiting so many great causes including Safe Homes of Augusta, GA! Our original goal of $10,000 was blown out of the water.
We raised $10,000+ in November alone during official fundraising month. Our grand total of $18,842 went to purchasing supplies, food, baby items, and holiday gifts for so many survivors and their families.
Following the 2025 Project, Illuminate makes an annual in-kind donation to Safe Homes in the amount of $500 per year.
The Gabby Petition Foundation
$1,000 of our fundraised efforts was donated to The Gabby Petito Foundation.
On August 27, 2021, Gabby’s life was cut short at the young age of 22. She was on a cross-country road trip with her fiancé, Brian Laundrie, visiting national parks when he strangled her to death. This devastating event highlights the horrific reality that some individuals can become perpetrators of violence against those they should cherish and safeguard.
The mission of the foundation is to help support locating missing persons and to provide aid to organizations that assist victims of domestic violence situations, through education, awareness, and prevention. strategies.
The Impact
1.7k
100%
3+
Candles Shared
Proceeds Donated
Shelters Funded
Hand-poured items delivered as symbols of healing and support to survivors across the network
Every dollar from our collection goes directly to funding crucial shelter items
Providing support and necessary funded items to those that need it most
ASHLEY bravely submitted SAFE HOMES for consideration to be selected as our next Project.
2025 Project Nominee: Ashley
“Being able to give back to such a vital resource within my very own community means so much that I struggle to even articulate my feelings. It sends a message that I have been repeating to all survivors I encounter: You matter. You can overcome the situation. These are the folks who can help you do it” - Ashley