Note: KZCF has made changes to its sponsorship policy. Please review the following information carefully.

The Kalamazoo Community Foundation (KZCF) supports nonprofit events and activities that provide opportunities for people to connect, celebrate, learn, collaborate and grow as a community.

Our sponsorships provide opportunities for mutually beneficial partnerships, especially regarding our community investment priorities of equity and education. All sponsorship proposals will be evaluated to ensure alignment with our objectives to cultivate new donors, enhance grantee relationships, promote community awareness and advance our community’s shared goals of racial, social and economic justice.

Eligibility

We sponsor events and activities held by 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations and corporate entities in Kalamazoo County. Sponsorship dollars allocated by KZCF are dedicated to two funding purposes:

  1. Providing recurring sponsorship support to community-based organizations.
  2. Sponsoring opportunities that specifically nurture new partnerships or deepen existing partnerships and collaborations with key stakeholders.

Review Process

KZCF sponsorships are invitation only and aimed at maximizing KZCF’s exposure. Any organization or corporation with whom KZCF is interested in sponsoring will receive an invitation via email to apply for a sponsorship.

We recognize that some organizations or corporate entities may still wish to submit their sponsorship opportunities for consideration without having received an invitation. In these instances, we ask that you send us an email providing the basic details of your sponsorship request, including the event purpose, date and expected number of attendees. Please note that sponsorship requests submitted less than two months before the intended event will not be considered.

Once reviewed, a member of our team will contact you to provide an immediate decision on your sponsorship request or schedule a 30-minute meeting to further discuss it.

While we know that golf outings, distance runs, walks and races are valuable strategies for fundraising and community engagement, we do not have the capacity to sponsor those events at this time.

For any questions, please contact our communications officer, Erika Whitehead at ewhitehead@kzcf.org.