Partner with the Des Moines Art Center
and demonstrate your commitment to the community
The Art Center offers businesses, foundations, and organizations of all sizes partnership opportunities. These collaborations provide the greater Des Moines community with funding for FREE public exhibitions, museum education programs, and innovative community outreach events, while providing unique marketing opportunities, creative entertainment options, and excellent employee benefits.
ORGANIZATION PARTNER LEVELS & BENEFITS
EXECUTIVE ANGEL ($50,000 +)
* 30 invitations to members' only events
* Discounts in the Museum Shop for your employees, clients, etc.
* Plus all benefits listed below
EXECUTIVE FELLOW ($20,000 - $49,999)
* Recognition on the website
* 25 invitations to members’ only events
* Discounts in the Museum Shop for your employees, clients, etc.
* Consultation with Art Center director of curator regarding collecting art
* Plus all benefits listed below
EXECUTIVE PARTNER ($10,000 - $19,999)
* Exclusive Exhibition sponsorship opportunities (Contact the Art Center Director of Development for detailed information) which includes logo recognition in all collateral materials
* 20 invitations to members’ only events
* Discounts in the Museum Shop for your employees, clients, etc.
* Plus all benefits listed below
CORPORATE PARTNER ($5,000 - $9,999)
* Exclusive Program sponsorship opportunities (Contact the Director of Development for
detailed information) which includes logo recognition in all collateral materials
* Opportunity to use corporate logo with program recognition
* 15 invitations to members’ only events
* Discounts in the Museum Shop for your employees, clients, etc.
* Opportunity to host one corporate event at the Art Center with no rental fee (other fees
will apply)
* Invitation to lunch and tour of exhibition with Art Center Director and Senior Curator
* Plus all benefits listed below
BUSINESS PARTNER ($2,500 - $4,999)
* Corporate name listed on annual recognition piece in Art Center lobby for the fiscal year
* 10 invitations to members’ only events
* Discounts in the Museum Shop for your employees, clients, etc.
* Invitation to annual Thank You Party for all Art Center donors contributing $2,500 or more
* Plus all benefits listed below
SMALL BUSINESS PARTNER ($1,000 - $2,499)
* 5 invitations to members’ only events
* Discounts in the Museum Shop for your employees, clients, etc.
* $5 off all new memberships for your employees
* Opportunity to host Corporate dinner on Thursday with private docent after dinner
* Plus all benefits listed below
CORPORATE MEMBER ($500 - $999)
* Listing in the Annual Report
* 2 invitations to members’ only events
* Discounts in the Museum Shop for your employees, clients, etc.
For detailed information about becoming a Des Moines Art Center Corporate Sponsor, contact Emily Bahnsen, development director, via e-mail or 515.271.0338.
Thank you to our GENEROUS Sponsors
$50,000+
Bravo Greater Des Moines
Wallace Foundation
$20,000 – $49,999
The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts
Dupont Pioneer
The Fred Maytag Family Foundation
Iowa Arts Council
Meier Bernstein Foundation
National Endowment for the Arts
Nationwide Foundation
NPI Security
Prairie Meadows
Principal Financial Group Foundation, Inc.
$10,000 – $19,999
Aviva USA Corporation
The Brown Foundation, Inc. of Houston
Casey's General Stores, Inc.
Cowles Charitable Trust
Elizabeth Firestone Graham Foundation
Homesteaders Life Company
Meredith Corporation Foundation
Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation
Substance Architecture
Vision Iowa
Wells Fargo Bank Iowa, N.A.
$5,000 – $9,999
American Equity Investment Life Insurance Company
Aveda Institute of Des Moines
Bank of America Foundation
Casey's General Stores, Inc.
Faegre Baker Daniels
GuideOne Insurance
The Iles Family - Dunn's Funeral Homes
ING
International Fine Print Dealers Association
John Deere Des Moines Operations
Lillian Goldman Charitable Trust
Peter H. & E. Lucille Gaass Kuyper Foundation
Substance Architecture Interiors Design
Variety - The Children's Charity
Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield
Willis Auto Campus
$2,500 – $4,999
American Enterprise Group, Inc.
Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass
Bank of the West
Bankers Trust Company
Belin McCormick, P.C.
Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines
FBL Financial Group
Henry G. and Norma A. Peterson Charitable Trust
Humanities Iowa
Hy-Vee, Inc.
J.E. Dunn Construction
Joseph M. Dorgan Trust
KPMG LLP
US Bank
West Bancorporation Foundation
$1,000 – $2,499
Charles Gabus Ford
Essex Meadows, Inc.
Frank Miller Scholarship Fund
Integer Group
LightEdge Solutions
Target
The Vernon Company
$500 – $999
Ben-Pullen Arts & Culture Scholarship Fund
Connie Wilson Design
In-Kind Contributors
Big Green Umbrella Media
Boesen the Florist
Capital 106.3 (Clear Channel)
The Des Moines Register
Embassy Suites
Iowa Public Radio
Mediacom
The Suites of 800 Locust