Sponsorships
$50,000 Title Sponsor
$25,000 Underwriter Sponsor
$10,000 Presenting Sponsor
$5000+
DIRECTOR
Customized promotional packages are available for gifts over $5000.
$2000
YOUTH FRINGE
Youth Fringe showcases dozens of the area's most talented young performers. Youth Fringe events are free to the publc.
TEEN FRINGE
Teen Fringe was first added to the 2012 festival and features plays written and performed by teens.
VISUAL ART
Your sponsorship helps cover artist entry fees and exhibition expenses.
$1250-2500
VENUE
$1,250 Small Venue
(up to 100 seats)
$2,500 Large Venue
(200+ seats)
Venue sponsorship includes exclusive presence at one of our venues including lobby signage. The House Manager for that venue will also acknowledge your company name in the opening preshow announcement to the audience. You are encouraged to have on-site product display, sampling and/or couponing as appropriate. Other options would be considered.
$1000
FRINGE PRIZE
Visual artists have one hour to create an art piece with a secret ingredient. The winner is decided by the voting public.
OPENING/CLOSING PARTY
Over 1000 people attend opening and closure parties each year.
$600
PERFORMING ARTIST
Underwrite a scholarship for a single artist or a performing group for the festival. KC Fringe offers the opportunity to scholarship new talent that may not have enough funds for entry fees and other related expenses.
Cheryl Kimmi | Executive Producer, KC Creates | cheryl@kccreates.org | 816-516-4750
Fringe Sponsors
$10,000+ Presenting Sponsor
Mark Edelman - Theatre League
Missouri Arts Council
Neighborhood Tourist and Development Fund
$5,000 Youth & Teen Fringe Sponsor
The Richard J. Stern Foundation for the Arts - Commerce Bank Trustee
$1,000+ Donor
Exchange Bank Foundation
Visual Arts Sponsor
Henderson Engineering
Fringe Producers Circle
JoAnne Zingo and Joe Maino. Thank you for your five year commitment to support the Fringe!
Special Thanks
Union Station - George Guastello, Jerry Baber, Nale Uhl and Charlie Frank; A to Z Theatrical Supply; The Creativity Connection: Ron Zoglin and Deborah Shouse; The Folly Theatre; Henderson Engineering; INK Magazine; Johnson County Community College Performing Arts Series, Johnson County Public Library; Kansas City Ballet; Kansas City Public Library; KKFI 90.1 FM Community Radio - Maria Vasquez Boyd, Philip ‘Blue Owl’ Hooser, Michael Hogge; Mark Edelman and Theatre League; Mark Eimer Creative; Mike Burke of Burke Payne, LLC; The Missouri Arts Council; The Neighborhood Tourist Development Fund; Phil Smith; RareWire; Richard J. Stern Foundation - Commerce Bank, Trustee, Sam Bennett; Schlafly Beer; Service Printing and Graphics; Sprint; Strawder & Loewenstein, LLP; VMA; and The World War I Museum
KC Fringe is an all volunteer organization including staff, board and festival helpers. KC Fringe is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization chartered in the State of Missouri.