Community Event Sponsorships

Community Event Sponsorships is sponsored by Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts. Supports area nonprofit organizations' events that are vital to their fiscal health, help them connect with community partners, and offer opportunities to celebrate and elevate their organization's impact, milestones, and mission.

Event Sponsorships - Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts and tags on every page of your site. Community Event Sponsorships Each year, we devote a small portion of our operating budget to support area nonprofit organizations’ events.

We know these events are vital to your organization’s fiscal health, that they help you more deeply connect with community partners, and that they offer opportunities to celebrate and elevate your organization’s impact, milestones, and mission. Event sponsorships also offer our staff and volunteers the opportunity to engage and partner with your team, and to learn more about your organization. How do you decide which requests to fund?

We strive to fund Community Event Sponsorships in a fair and equitable way.

We carefully consider each request to ensure that we are funding a wide variety of events who represent some or all of the following criteria: Donor, nonprofit, and student audiences Our broad geographic region Underserved/underrepresented groups and populations Additionally, we are proud to support and prioritize community events that align with our following strategic priority areas: Diversity, equity, and inclusion —events that celebrate, uplift, or advance equitable opportunities and representation for all communities.

Post-secondary education and economic mobility —events that promote access to, success in, or awareness of higher education and training pathways. A strong start for all children —events that support early childhood development, education, and the well-being of young children. Arts and creativity —events that foster creativity, support artists, and contribute to a vibrant local arts culture.

We are committed to being equitable in our sponsorship decisions. To ensure we maximize our impact across the community: Events must take place withing our 3-county region —Franklin, Hampshire, and Hampden We prioritize events that are free and open to the public. We aim to avoid sponsoring fundraising events.

While we deeply value the important work of our entire nonprofit community, our limited resources prevent us from supporting fundraising-specific events for a handful of organizations. One sponsorship per year, per organization . To ensure broad and diverse community support, each organization is eligible for one sponsorship annually.

Recurring sponsorships may be reduced or declined after 3 years. To ensure new organizations or previously declined sponsorship requests have access and opportunities, any event that receives sponsorships for three consecutive years could see future sponsorship amounts reduced or opportunities to sponsor declined.

This approach also helps us extend support to organizations that may not have received grant funding during the previous or current year. If your event aligns with the criteria above, we encourage you to submit a sponsorship request for consideration. Together, we can help create a more vibrant and equitable community.

How can my organization apply for an Event Sponsorship? We review and decline award sponsorship requests on a first-come, first-served basis at the start of our fiscal year! Our easy-to-use form captures all of the information needed for us to make a funding decision.

Once a request has been submitted, you’ll receive a confirmation email, and we will notify you of our funding decision within 5-7 business days after submission. How much money can my organization receive? You can apply for any amount, but our awards are typically between $500 and $1,500.

Community Event Sponsorship Request Diversity Equity & Inclusion Post Secondary Education & Training Early Childhood Education & Care County in which event is taking place How did you find out about our Community Sponsorship Program? Is your organization a 501(c)(3)? Anything else you’d like us to know when confirming this request?

Please upload any sponsorship materials (invitation, packet, etc.) * Please enter your email address so we can confirm receipt of your request. Director of Communications