Become A Supporter
Make-A-Wish® wants its partners to know they’re valued. We are dedicated to building long-term, integrated strategic alliances with our corporate partners. The Foundation believes that “integrated” and “strategic” mean that each alliance focuses a myriad of the corporation’s valuable assets towards helping advance the mission of the Foundation, both nationally and at the local level.
Ideally, each corporate sponsorship is crafted as a Five Star alliance and entails all five of the following:
Wish Granting Funds
Working capital dollars that can be channeled by the national office to chapters to underwrite the granting of wishes and operational functions of the charity.
In-Kind Resources
Budget-relieving products and services needed for wish granting, wish enhancements and/or operations.
Marketing and Advertising Support
Blue-chip advertising opportunities for Make-A-Wish to share its mission, programs and philosophy, thereby enabling chapters to increase donations and volunteers, ensuring more wishes are granted.
Employee Activation
A corporation’s commitment to educating its workforce about the mission of Make-A-Wish and to encourage their active involvement, volunteerism, referrals and donations.
Liasons
A company’s commitment to provide introductions to corporate partners, vendors, manufacturers or business colleagues who may be able to become additional sponsors and/or supporters of Make-A-Wish.
Make-A-Wish offers national sponsorship levels to suit the needs of every company that would like to be part of its mission. Our sponsors know their contributions are devoted to a mission that has a positive impact on thousands of sick children, and their employees often become some of our most valued supporters.
Mission Champions
$5 million minimum guaranteed annual cash and in-kind commitment. A national sponsor wishing to wrap around the Make-A-Wish® mission, adopt title sponsorship of a wish platform or sponsorship of a signature campaign, claim ‘premier’ category status, and receive maximum recognition rights and benefits from Make-A-Wish.
Wish Champions
$1.5 million minimum guaranteed annual cash and in-kind commitment. A national sponsor wishing to wrap around the Make-A-Wish mission, adopt a co-sponsorship position of a wish platform or signature campaign, and receive substantial recognition rights and benefits from Make-A-Wish. Three-year commitment is required.*
Cause Champions
$500,000 minimum guaranteed annual cash and/or in-kind commitment. A national sponsor wishing to adopt a co-sponsorship of a wish platform, and receiving numerous recognition rights and benefits from Make-A-Wish. Three-year commitment is required.*
Fundraising Advocate
A company wishing to name Make-A-Wish its “charity of choice” and conduct its own fundraising through internal and external channels to benefit Make-A-Wish. Minimum guarantee of $250,000 annually. One year or short-term commitments are permitted.
* Certain minimum cash requirements due upon contract signing. The financial commitments above are based upon resources directly benefiting and donated to Make-A-Wish, and do not include the value associated with the successful activation of the alliance. Make-A-Wish seeks partners committed to providing a minimum of a 1:1 sponsorship/activation ratio.
Become a Sponsor
Make-A-Wish’s sponsors are a key part of helping grant wishes to children with life-threatening medical conditions. Our partners range from small businesses to some of the world’s largest, most are recognizable corporations, and each is committed to helping Make-A-Wish enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy. We have a number of local and national sponsors during our Season of Wishes including Famous Dave’s, Macy’s, Middle Tennessee Electric, Atmos Energy, American Equity Mortgage, Bob Parks Realty, Mercedes Benz, Kirkland’s, Crowe Horwath, Direct Buy of Cool Springs, and many more.
If you would like to aid our mission or learn about how we can fit into your sponsorship goals, please email us, or feel free to contact:
Ashley Davis at (615) 221-2200 ext. 112
By post mail or in person:
Make-A-Wish Middle Tennessee
8119 Isabella Lane, Suite 105A
Brentwood, TN 37027
