The Loon Preservation Committee (Loon Center) where you are hoping to have the FF also has needs and is a non profit organization.
The Loon Preservation Committee is a 501(c)(3) organization. As such, all contributions are tax deductible to the full extent of the law.
Perhaps by choosing them as your charity for this year, you may have a better chance of obtaining the use of the facilities.
For more on the organization, click here:
http://www.loon.org/index.html
Just a thought.