With over 230,000 visitors each year, the Children’s Museum of Richmond offers opportunities for small as well as large organizations to gain visibility while demonstrating their support for our community’s children and families.

Serving as the community crossroads for families with children aged 1-8, as well as an important meeting venue for groups and organizations throughout the greater Richmond area, the museum provides attractive sponsorship packages that are designed to benefit both sponsors and the museum.

The support generated from the museum’s sponsorship program – as well as gifts from individuals, corporations and foundations – provides approximately 40 percent of the museum’s operating budget. This support allows admission prices to be waived for children with limited means, and keeps the museum reasonably priced for everyone.

A Children’s Museum of Richmond sponsor at any level is a valued partner and will be listed in the Museum’s high-traffic Lobby, on the Museum’s Web site and in the organization’s Annual Report and Newsletters.

The Children’s Museum of Richmond offers many options for sponsorship:

Visitor Sponsorships

Annual Membership Sponsor ($10,000)

As the Children’s Museum of Richmond’s premier program sponsorship, the Annual Membership Sponsor supports the Museum’s overall member program for one year.

School Visit Sponsor ($5,000)

The Children’s Museum of Richmond is committed to making the museum experience possible for all children, regardless of their ability to pay and seeks sponsors whose support will provide admission students for special programming.

Museum Mascot Sponsor ($8,500)

Introduced in June 2005, Seymour the Dinosaur is the Children’s Museum of Richmond’s community ambassador. A loveable figure that appeals to children and adults alike, Seymour will be available to make special appearances both in the museum and throughout the community at high
profile events.

Event Sponsorships

Legendary Santa Sponsor ($28,000 – Sold)

This sponsorship is designed to bring the excitement and wonder of the season to the museum when attendance is at its highest. This very Richmond, very exclusive iconic experience appeals to all generations.

Tea with Santa ($1,000 per event)

For over 70 years Legendary Santa has been a beloved holiday icon for Richmond area families. One of the most sought after events is Tea with Santa.

Super Stars of Summer ($20,000)

This program draws in large crowds of children and their families throughout the summer and involves appearances from popular children’s books and television, including Barney, Winnie the Pooh and more.

Kids’ Carniball ($1,000 – $10,000)

Hosted by the Children’s Museum of Richmond’s Guild, Kids Carniball is the museum’s premier event for families. Highlighting the world’s Carnival celebrations, Carniball brings the revelry and fun to more than 1,500 attendees in February.

Legendary Gingerbread Festival ($1,000 – $10,000)

The Legendary Gingerbread Festival was designed to demonstrate the creativity the Children’s Museum is best known for and is comprised of three events: the Visions of Gingerbread Showcase, the Gingerbread
Festival Gala&Auction and the Children’s Gingerbread Workshop.

CMoR Backyard 500 ($1,000 – $10,000)

This event allows children the opportunity to get outside and be active. Children choose sponsored retro pedal cars and drive around the track to win a certificate of completion and be entered into a drawing to win their own pedal car.

Day Sponsorships

Family ‘Toon Day ($15,000)

On a fall Saturday, the Children’s Museum plays host to the cartoon characters that children love. With performances and special attractions, the day offers Richmond area families the chance to spend
time with beloved television personalities.

Hispanic Heritage Day ($2,500)

Area families spend a Saturday in September at CMoR celebrating Hispanic Heritage. Throughout the day there are special theatrical performances as well as art projects, Spanish story time and festive snacks for children and their families.

National Family Volunteer Day ($2,500)

National Family Volunteer Day is a day of service designed to demonstrate the power of families who choose to volunteer together upon the communities in which they live and serve. The Children’s Museum is proud to be a venue that encourages family volunteering.

Halloween Hoopla ($15,000 – Sold)

The Children’s Museum of Richmond was the Halloween option of choice for over 2,000 visitors in 2008. Offering a safe alternative to house-to-house trick-or-treating, Halloween Hoopla provides a great
evening of scary fun and adventure to families with young children.

CMoR’s Birthday Bash ($2,500)

CmoR’s Birthday Bash is always a premier spring event. A fun filled Saturday in late March or early April always features special performances by some of Richmond’s most popular children’s entertainers, appearances by Seymour the Dinosaur all day, face painting, moon bounces, balloons,
and of course, cake and ice cream.

New Year’s Eve Bash ($2,500)

Museum visitors will ring in the new year with Radio Disney. A countdown to 12:00 noon, special story times, art activities and a Seymour-led parade make this established event a hit with families.

Month Sponsorships

Black History Month ($5,000)

As one of the first cultural centers visited by our community’s children, the museum is dedicated to honoring African-American History in a way that engages young people of every background.

National Reading Month ($5,000)

The importance of early reading is celebrated throughout March with guest readers and appearances by beloved literary characters every Saturday.

Preschool is Cool Month ($5,000)

This program hones in specifically on a portion of CMoR’s target audience, promoting literacy through daily activities including extended story time, character visits from children’s storybooks, Lobby Letters of the Day, and collaborative art projects.

Publication Sponsorships

Web Site (Cost: $ 6,000 per year)

CMoR’s newly revitalized web site receives over 4,400,000 hits per year.

Info Blast E-Mail Alerts (Cost: $500 per blast)

Each year 24 blast e-mail alerts are sent to over 8,5000 email addresses in the museum’s databases.

Post Card Calendar (Cost: $1,000 each)

Annually the museum conducts 6 mailings to 5,000 member and donor households.

Legendary Santa Program (Multiple levels from $ 1,000 to $ 3,500)

Legendary Santa has been a tradition in Richmond and Virginia for over 70 years. CMoR is proud to be the official, permanent headquarters for Legendary Santa. An estimated 7,500 programs are hand distributed to over 30,000 attendees each holiday season. Program sponsors and their families are
invited to an exclusive Legendary Santa evening event that includes:

• Access for your guests to visit with Legendary Santa in Santa Land
• Access to the Genworth Foundation Holiday Village
• Access to the Museum’s exhibits
• Complimentary hot chocolate and cookies

In-kind

Donations and sponsorships that directly defray the costs of museum events and programs are also welcome. Examples include food, equipment, floral arrangements or promotion. In-kind donations receive benefits at the level value provided.