The Pilgrimage Foundation is the non-profit entity of the Pilgrimage Music and Cultural Festival. Through this foundation funds are raised from donors, ticket sales and other activities which benefits the parks, Harlinsdale Farm, education, musicians and artists.

The Pilgrimage Foundation is the festival's means to giving back to the community and causes that are aligned with the festival's values of having a positive impact beyond the festival experience.

Over the past years, the Pilgrimage Foundation has given to Friends of Franklin Parks, MusiCares musicians in need, Dark Horse Institute as a scholarship to the local music engineering school, the American Red Cross, the City of Franklin and other scholarship and mentoring programs.