The Teen Tour Band has been a valued institution in Burlington for more than 75 years. However, it’s not just musicians who help create the impactful legacy of the organization.
The Teen Tour Band Boosters provide parent/guardian volunteer chaperone support to the band for local parades and concerts, small regional tours and international tours. They also fundraise to offset the cost of participation, keeping the band inclusive and accessible for all.
In 2003, the Boosters established an agency fund with the Burlington Community Foundation, providing the organization with a sustainable annual revenue source.
“We started the agency fund with the Burlington Community Foundation as we had some donors that wanted to know that their gift would have a long-lasting legacy for the future rather than being consumed in short order,” said 2025 President Steve Butterworth. “It also allowed us to set up a source of donations that would cover our basic operating costs.”
Butterworth said the organization is comprised 100% of volunteers and the annual grant generated by the agency fund covers basic operating costs, allowing all other fundraising to support keeping tour costs low and accessible for band members and their families. Being associated with BCF also raises the profile of the Boosters in the community, he said.
For supporters who want to know that their support will a leave a legacy for the future of the Boosters, the BCF agency fund will give them that assurance.
“Having the fund managed by the BCF is highly valued as it is difficult to do so in a volunteer organization that has board turnover,” Butterworth said. “This way we know the funds are well managed and safeguarded.”
