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The Iowa Children's Museum sincerely thanks our loyal supporters for enabling us to share our exhibits and programs with approximately 100,000 children, families, caregivers and educators every year. The following represent various ways that you or your company/organization can provide support to the museum through sponsorships. The Iowa Children's Museum works hard to provide a win-win partnership for the museum and our amazing supporters.
Exhibit Sponsor Make a commitment to The Iowa Children's Museum with an exhibit sponsorship and make a commitment to the children and families of our community. Your sponsorship allows The Iowa Children's Museum to refurbish and/or renovate existing exhibit space and programming so our guests can continue to flourish in the safe hands-on learning environment...that is SERIOUS FUN...that The Iowa Children's museum has become known for. Exhibit sponsorships available include CityStories, City Grocery, City Hospital, Pizzeria Pie, KICM Broadcast Studio, Playworks Theatre, Art & Design Studio, Notion of Motion, ImaginAcres, Under Construction, Lobby, Fish Tanks, Think Tank Gift Shop and ICM Changing Exhibits.
ICM Sponsor of the Month Use The Iowa Children's Museum venue to promote your business for an entire month! The Iowa Children's Museum's Sponsor of the Month program is available to enhance the programming for the specific month as well as promoting the sponsor's goods, services and community goodwill. Use the month to give The Iowa Children's Museum experience to your staff and their families. Distribute your business or organization's brochures, product and service information or special offers in our designated Sponsor of the Month area in our lobby. The ICM staff will enhance the month with unique programming that fits the month's theme and will tie in your business or organization. Your staff may be involved by coming to the museum to talk with visitors, offer a special activity or read to children. Can't live without your staff?? Leave the marketing of your business to us!
Family Free Night The Iowa Children's Museum Family Free Night is held in conjunction with the Coral Ridge Mall's Family Free Night. Family Free Night gives the opportunity for area residents and visitors alike to participate in family activities that they might not have known about or could afford. Family Free Night is held the last Friday of every month from 5-8pm. This is an exciting and busy time in the museum. Hundreds of guests find themselves in a place that magically transforms them to find the child within. The atmosphere of the museum is always a warm, inviting and safe place for children and families to play and learn together, and guests are very appreciative to the businesses that provide the free evening for their family to enjoy at The Iowa Children's Museum. Marketing opportunities abound for the sponsor of Family Free Night!
Event Sponsorship and In-Kind Donations The Iowa Children's Museum hosts community events that assist in our fundraising efforts while offering unique entertainment venues for our members and guests. Our fundraising events would not be possible without the support of the area business community, individuals and organizations.
Private Parties An exceptionally unique way to support The Iowa Children's Museum is by hosting a private party. Parties have been given by members of the community at their home, in an exclusive venue or at The Iowa Children's Museum! Simply invite your friends and family to join you in supporting the museum by asking for a free-will donation...and throw whatever kind of party you want! Previous parties have included a Derby Party, Hoe-Down, 50th Birthday Party and a party held at The Iowa Children's Museum!
Special Programming The Iowa Children's Museum is continually developing new programs to educate and entertain our guests and members. We strive daily to create exciting programming that the entire family and community can benefit from. Some of these programs have included The ICM Community Walk-About, Reading Incentive Program and Artists in Residence Program. We work hard to find partners within the community who are a good match and share beliefs in the mission of the program.
ICM Student Enrichment Scholarship Fund The Iowa Children's Museum has long been a destination of choice by area school teachers as a field trip opportunity for their students. Unfortunately, due to large budget cuts, the ability to take children on field trips is being jeopardized. The goal of the ICM Student Enrichment Scholarship Fund is to empower the Iowa City Community School District and surrounding school districts to enrich their elementary education curriculum by participating in field trips at The Iowa Children's Museum that reflect National Education Standards and tie directly to classroom instruction.
ICM for Everyone Program The Iowa Children's Museum is dedicated to providing quality informal learning opportunities to all children, regardless of their ability, economic status and cultural heritage or family structure. The ICM for Everyone Program provides ICM memberships for families in need through the generous donations of individuals, corporations and community organizations. For every ICM membership donated, a family or children's organization (such as MECCA Transitional Housing, DVIP or the Neighborhood Centers of Johnson County) will receive a year of unlimited access to the museum's exhibits and programs. The ICM for Everyone Program is the perfect way to honor an employee, teach about giving, recognize a loved one, help educate a child or show your support of The ICM!
For more information about sponsorship opportunities, please contact Fran Jensen, Director of Development & Marketing, at 319.625.6255 ext. 207 or email fjensen@theicm.org.
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