Children's Theatre Company is grateful to the local corporate and business community for their ongoing generosity and support of the arts. Nearly half of our $10 million annual operating budget is raised through contributed income, and we rely on our corporate and business partners to meet our goals. Thanks to our supportive community leaders, CTC serves nearly 250,000 young people and community members each year with our outstanding theatre productions, educational opportunities, and access programs.
For more information about corporate giving and sponsorship opportunities, please contact:-Rachel Smoka-Richardson, Director of Institutional Giving
612.872.5104 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
-Bill Rolon, Corporate Giving Officer
612.872.5128 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
- Corporate Donors List
- Program Sponsorships
- Curtain Call Ball Sponsorships
Thank you to our valued corporate donors:
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Adolfson & Peterson Construction
CarVal Investors
Chu Vision Institute
Data Recognition Corporation
Emerson Process Management Rosemount
Ernst & Young LLP
Faegre Baker Daniels LLP Foundation
Fallon
Federated Insurance Company
Fredrikson & Byron P.A.
Great Clips Incorporated
Hubbard Broadcasting Foundation
Hunt Electric Corporation
I.A.T.S.E. Local 13
IBM Corporation
JE Dunn Construction Minneapolis, MN
Mayo Clinic
Messerli and Kramer
MOM Brands
Pentair Foundation
Pentair Technical Products
Pepsi Bottling Group
Peregrine Capital Management, Inc. Fund of The Minneapolis Foundation
Rahr Foundation
RBC Wealth Management
Red Wing Shoe Co. Foundation
Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P.
Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
Securian Foundation
Sit Investment Associates Foundation
Social Lookout, LLC
SUPERVALU
Tennant Foundation
The Mad Hatter Tea Room & Eatery
The Paul Speltz AntiCable Audio Co. Inc.
The Private Client Reserve of U.S. Bank
Thomson Reuters
Tommy Bahama
Towers Watson
Twin Cities Orthodontic Associates
UnitedHealth Group
Valspar Corporation
Viking Electronics, Inc.
Children’s Theatre Company has a wide variety of sponsorship opportunities available to corporations, including productions, education and access programs, and special events. Sponsorships come with many perks, including marketing visibility to more than 250,000 CTC patrons; performance tickets, which can be used to recognize employees and thank clients; and the pride of supporting an award-winning theatre for young audiences.
Benefits are cumulative as giving increases. Sponsor benefits may include:- Logo recognition on collateral
- Recognition in the CTC playbills
- Recognition on the Donor Thank You page in the CTC playbills
- Private behind the scenes tour (must be arranged at least a week in advance)
- *Complimentary tickets to a CTC public performance during our season (to be used during the first two weeks of the run of the production)
- Opportunities to have employees, clients and associates attend the program you are sponsoring
- Invitations to exclusive donor events and gatherings, opening night receptions, meet-the-artist events, insider lunches, rehearsal sneak peeks, technical rehearsals, CTC workshops, and new play readings
- *Free room rentals to host a gathering or event (includes space, basic lighting, basic sound PA, and a rental coordinator; food and beverage, furniture, and maintenance costs are extra)
- 15% discount on single ticket purchases for your employees
- Other mutually agreed upon benefits tailored to sponsor’s specific needs
$5,000 Level - Supporting Role Players
Sponsorship benefits at this level include:
- *6 Curtain Call Ball tickets
- *8 complimentary tickets to CTC’s holiday production of Cinderella (to be used during the first two weeks of the show’s run)
- Invitation to the Cinderella opening night reception
- Half-page acknowledgement in Curtain Call Ball program (500+ impressions)
- Name recognition on lobby signage during Curtain Call Ball (500+ attendees)
- Name recognition in PowerPoint slide on the monitors in the Target Lobby during the run of CTC’s production of Charlotte’s Web (30,000 impressions)
- Name recognition as a Curtain Call Ball sponsor in the second program of the 2013-2014 season (40,000 impressions)
- Name recognition on CTC website (1 year)
- Name recognition on the Donor Thank You page in the CTC playbills (1 year)
Possible sponsorship opportunities at this level include:
- Fund-A-Need
- Silent Auction/Electronic Bidding Bar
- Bar (located in the Target Lobby)
- Cabaret Performance
- Valet and Coat Check
- *10 Curtain Call Ball tickets
- *10 complimentary tickets to CTC’s holiday production of Cinderella (to be used during the first two weeks of the show’s run)
- Invitation to the Cinderella opening night reception
- Full-page acknowledgement in Curtain Call Ball program (500+ impressions)
- Logo recognition on lobby signage during Curtain Call Ball (500+ attendees)
- Additional recognition in conjunction with your selected sponsorship opportunity
- Logo recognition in PowerPoint slide on the monitors in the Target Lobby during the run of CTC’s production of Charlotte’s Web (30,000 impressions)
- Logo recognition as a Curtain Call Ball sponsor in the second program of the 2013-2014 season (40,000 impressions)
- Logo recognition on CTC website (1 year)
- Name recognition on the Donor Thank You page in the CTC playbills (1 year)
- Corporate Donor List
- Program Sponsorships
- Curtain Call Ball Sponsorships
3M
Ameriprise Financial
Best Buy Children's Foundation
BMO Harris Bank
Cargill
CompuNET International Inc.
Delta
Delux Corp Foundation
Dorsey & Whitnet LLP
Ecolab
Fox Sports North
General Mills Foundation
H.B. Fuller
Knock Inc.
Medtronic
Microsoft
Piper Jaffray
Target
Thrivent Financial
Travelers Insurance
Twins Community Fund
United Health Group
US Bank
Wells Fargo
Xcel Energy
Adolfson & Peterson Construction
CarVal Investors
Chu Vision Institute
Data Recognition Corporation
Emerson Process Management Rosemount
Ernst & Young LLP
Faegre Baker Daniels LLP Foundation
Fallon
Federated Insurance Company
Fredrikson & Byron P.A.
Great Clips Incorporated
Hubbard Broadcasting Foundation
Hunt Electric Corporation
I.A.T.S.E. Local 13
IBM Corporation
JE Dunn Construction Minneapolis, MN
Mayo Clinic
Messerli and Kramer
MOM Brands
Pentair Foundation
Pentair Technical Products
Pepsi Bottling Group
Peregrine Capital Management, Inc. Fund of The Minneapolis Foundation
Rahr Foundation
RBC Wealth Management
Red Wing Shoe Co. Foundation
Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P.
Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
Securian Foundation
Sit Investment Associates Foundation
Social Lookout, LLC
SUPERVALU
Tennant Foundation
The Mad Hatter Tea Room & Eatery
The Paul Speltz AntiCable Audio Co. Inc.
The Private Client Reserve of U.S. Bank
Thomson Reuters
Tommy Bahama
Towers Watson
Twin Cities Orthodontic Associates
UnitedHealth Group
Valspar Corporation
Viking Electronics, Inc.
Children’s Theatre Company has a wide variety of sponsorship opportunities available to corporations, including productions, education and access programs, and special events. Sponsorships come with many perks, including marketing visibility to more than 250,000 CTC patrons; performance tickets, which can be used to recognize employees and thank clients; and the pride of supporting an award-winning theatre for young audiences.
Benefits are cumulative as giving increases. Sponsor benefits may include:- Logo recognition on collateral
- Recognition in the CTC playbills
- Recognition on the Donor Thank You page in the CTC playbills
- Private behind the scenes tour (must be arranged at least a week in advance)
- *Complimentary tickets to a CTC public performance during our season (to be used during the first two weeks of the run of the production)
- Opportunities to have employees, clients and associates attend the program you are sponsoring
- Invitations to exclusive donor events and gatherings, opening night receptions, meet-the-artist events, insider lunches, rehearsal sneak peeks, technical rehearsals, CTC workshops, and new play readings
- *Free room rentals to host a gathering or event (includes space, basic lighting, basic sound PA, and a rental coordinator; food and beverage, furniture, and maintenance costs are extra)
- 15% discount on single ticket purchases for your employees
- Other mutually agreed upon benefits tailored to sponsor’s specific needs
$5,000 Level - Supporting Role Players
Sponsorship benefits at this level include:
- *6 Curtain Call Ball tickets
- *8 complimentary tickets to CTC’s holiday production of Cinderella (to be used during the first two weeks of the show’s run)
- Invitation to the Cinderella opening night reception
- Half-page acknowledgement in Curtain Call Ball program (500+ impressions)
- Name recognition on lobby signage during Curtain Call Ball (500+ attendees)
- Name recognition in PowerPoint slide on the monitors in the Target Lobby during the run of CTC’s production of Charlotte’s Web (30,000 impressions)
- Name recognition as a Curtain Call Ball sponsor in the second program of the 2013-2014 season (40,000 impressions)
- Name recognition on CTC website (1 year)
- Name recognition on the Donor Thank You page in the CTC playbills (1 year)
Possible sponsorship opportunities at this level include:
- Fund-A-Need
- Silent Auction/Electronic Bidding Bar
- Bar (located in the Target Lobby)
- Cabaret Performance
- Valet and Coat Check
- *10 Curtain Call Ball tickets
- *10 complimentary tickets to CTC’s holiday production of Cinderella (to be used during the first two weeks of the show’s run)
- Invitation to the Cinderella opening night reception
- Full-page acknowledgement in Curtain Call Ball program (500+ impressions)
- Logo recognition on lobby signage during Curtain Call Ball (500+ attendees)
- Additional recognition in conjunction with your selected sponsorship opportunity
- Logo recognition in PowerPoint slide on the monitors in the Target Lobby during the run of CTC’s production of Charlotte’s Web (30,000 impressions)
- Logo recognition as a Curtain Call Ball sponsor in the second program of the 2013-2014 season (40,000 impressions)
- Logo recognition on CTC website (1 year)
- Name recognition on the Donor Thank You page in the CTC playbills (1 year)