HIGH BEAM Foundation

05/27/2026

Last week to get your tickets!! Raffle closes on June 1!

05/04/2026

as you join our raffle to see behind the magic at Lucasfilm and Industrial Light & Magic!

04/24/2026

🔥2 ways to win!🔥Step behind the curtain of cinema history with an exclusive, private tour of Lucasfilm and Industrial Light & Magic. From the intricate models of Star Wars to the iconic artifacts of Indiana Jones and other iconic films, you’ll witness the artistry that has defined generations of storytelling. This rare experience includes a visit to the private Lucasfilm company store for bespoke merchandise. The tour is for a group of five people maximum.

To enter the raffle, you can:
1. Buy a raffle ticket
2. Follow us, like this post, and tag in the comments who you’d like to take on the tour with you! You’ll be entered for free into a contest to be included in the paid raffle. One person from social media will be advanced.

In compliance with CA law, raffle tickets cannot be purchased online. To find out where we will be for in-person opportunities to purchase tickets, contact us:
via email at: [email protected] or
DM us here.
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Tickets will be sold through June 1, 2026. The winner will be chosen in early June and announced via livestream from the airport as our next cohort departs on their journey with HIGH BEAM Foundation. The winner will also be contacted directly.

03/18/2026

Sometimes, you just have to happy cry… even if it’s in front of a crowd! We’re not embarrassed to say that we were the happy criers here. When you hear what our alumna said, you won’t blame us!

Mayte, an alumna from our first cohort, speaks at our 5th anniversary event about her experience with our program. She was the recipient of our inaugural Pol...

03/12/2026

This past Friday, we took our 5-year anniversary celebration to the tallest building in San Francisco! We launched our Momentous Moments campaign (stay tuned) surrounded by early supporters, students, and future partners, the energy was through the roof!

An extra special thank you to the undergraduate and graduate alumni, staff, and current students of Santa Clara University (photo 1) who really showed our students what happens when you choose a school that never lets you walk alone.

02/25/2026

A big thank you to Rick Steves' Europe and his customers for sharing the transformative power of travel with us! Rick and crew do such amazing work for their local and global community. Read more about it in their post.

02/12/2026

It’s raffle time! As part of our 5th anniversary year, we want you to have an experience as unique as our program. Step behind the curtain of cinema history with an exclusive, private tour of Lucasfilm and Industrial Light & Magic for up to five guests. Enter today: https://www.highbeam-foundation.org/high-5-raffle

If you can't buy a raffle ticket, all is not lost! We will sponsor one free raffle ticket for someone randomly chosen from everyone who likes, follows, and tags a friend that they want to go on the tour with. The chosen person will then be added to the actual raffle. Winner will be chosen on June 6 as we kick off our newest cohort!

01/09/2026

Deadline has been extended for this FREE program! Calling high school freshmen and sophomores!! Apply by Jan. 31 for the opportunity to expand your world with the 2026-2028 cohort! https://www.highbeam-foundation.org/apply-now

12/30/2025

Last days to make endless travel memories AND help others do the same!

Calling all travelers: There are only a few days left in our 2025 Season’s Givings holiday event!

Through this event, we welcome you to join in two great Rick Steves’ Europe holiday traditions: supporting nonprofits that work for the common good and making a resolution to explore our world on a Rick Steves tour in the coming year.

Here’s how it works:
Book a seat on any 2026 Rick Steves tour between now and December 31, 2025, and we’ll donate $100 to an important cause on your behalf (pssst, we also have dozens of tours on sale for up to $700 off). Simply book your tour, and during the sign-up process, you’ll be prompted to choose between the following organizations:

• American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
• Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)
• Rick Steves’ Europe Climate Smart Fund
• A collection of nonprofits providing experiences abroad to students from underserved communities: Teens of Color Abroad, Fund for Education Abroad, HIGH BEAM Foundation

Whether you want to marvel at a flamenco show in Sevilla or Madrid, brew the best pasta sauce of your life in a Roman cooking class, or ferry across Switzerland’s glassy lakes with jagged mountains overhead, we hope you’ll boost the positive impact of your travels by booking your next tour before the end of the year and helping us support one of these vital causes.

And if you plan to travel independently in 2026, you can still pitch in! We encourage you to learn about these nonprofits on the Season’s Givings web page and consider a personal donation to make this season—and future seasons—merrier and brighter for our fellow citizens of the world.

We wish you and yours happy holidays, and we hope to see you in Europe in 2026!

Learn more: https://www.ricksteves.com/tours/seasons-givings

Explore 2026 tours: https://www.ricksteves.com/tours

12/19/2025

How often does a travel company allow you to flex the power of travel in such impactful ways?✈️🎄