Grammy Award-winning pop singer Olivia Rodrigo announced Monday that she’s leading a benefit festival in California in August for nonprofits serving women and girls, two of which are affiliated with the Johns Hopkins University.

The Daisy Chain Fields festival will take place in Great Park in Irvine, California, on Aug. 29 and feature a star-studded, all-women lineup that includes Rodrigo, Chappell Roan, Doechii, Katseye and Stevie Nicks, among others. The music festival, named for wild and beautiful daisies with strong and unbreakable chains, seeks to engage attendees on issues affecting girls and women across the globe, and will direct net proceeds to organizations that serve them, according to the website.

The festival’s 10 beneficiaries include Jhpiego, a Johns Hopkins-affiliated nonprofit that focuses on maternal and child health, and the university’s Center for Indigenous Health. Others include Black Mamas Matters Alliance, the National Women’s Law Center and Planned Parenthood.

“I’ve had a dream of doing this festival for years, and I am so ecstatic it’s finally coming true,” Rodrigo shared in an Instagram post. “I firmly believe that joy, community, and music can be the drivers of meaningful change, and I’m hopeful this festival will be just that.”

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The Johns Hopkins Center for Indigenous Health marked its official opening in 1991. The center produces health equity programs, research and policy advocacy that blend Western sciences with Indigenous sciences and culture.

The center depended on the federal government for 60% to 65% of its funding, but budget cuts eliminated much of it, executive director Allison Barlow told The Banner. Barlow said the center had applied for three times as many grants as it normally would, though staff members said they did not hear back on some.

Individual donations and private philanthropy from groups such as the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation have helped make up for what the federal government used to provide, Barlow said. Rodrigo, 23, is now a part of that. Barlow said she burst into tears when she learned about the opportunity a couple weeks ago.

Rodrigo was interested in a program called Family Spirit, where health educators train caregivers, especially young moms, during pregnancy and early childhood on caring for a new baby, Barlow said. A couple of team members met with Rodrigo via Zoom on Thursday and discussed the program, as well as mental health and poverty rates among Indigenous women. Barlow said Rodrigo was thoughtful and humble.

One of Barlow’s colleagues told Rodrigo, “To have someone like you stand by our side means the world to us,” and Rodrigo became emotional, Barlow said.

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Jhpiego has been around since 1973 and has managed hundreds of millions of dollars in grants from federal agencies such as the U.S. Agency for International Development and in philanthropic funding that reaches over 30 countries.

An analysis found the nonprofit received more than $352 million in fiscal year 2025, a 133% year-over-year increase, but officials warned the funding came with limitations. In 2025, the group laid off employees.

A spokesperson for Jhpiego did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The festival’s announcement comes on the heels of Rodrigo releasing her third studio album, “You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love.” The 13-track project topped the Billboard 200, similar to her two previous albums. Those projects, “Sour” and “Guts,” were certified six-times platinum and three-times platinum respectively by the Recording Industry Association of America this year.

Presale for the Daisy Chain Fields festival begins at 1 p.m. Wednesday.