Corporate Sponsors

Wakefield is grateful for the support of our Corporate Sponsors.

Auction Sponsorship (levels vary)

The Wakefield Auction is the largest fundraising event for the school each year. Nearly 200 people attend this event in the new George L. Ohrstrom Jr. Theater & Auditorium on Wakefield’s campus. Benefits of sponsorship include, but are not limited to, logo placement in the event program and website, logo placement on a promotional “driveway” banner on campus, logo placement on the Parent Portal and new Wakefield website (January 2024 launch), and recognition in the Annual Report. Giving levels are $1,000, $2,500, and $5,000 for this event.

Appeal Matching Gifts

In 2023, Wakefield received its first corporate matching gift in honor of Giving Tuesday. The response from our community was incredibly positive and some remarked on how they thought the business was wonderful for offering this opportunity! Wakefield can offer matching gift opportunities up to three times per year and can offer multiple matches at once from individual, corporate, or foundation donors.

Employer Matching Gifts

Does your company offer matching gifts for its employees? This is a wonderful way to encourage social responsibility and philanthropy in the workplace, while also taking advantage of tax deduction opportunities. Wakefield currently accepts employee(r) matching gifts through Benevity.

Athletics Sponsorships

New this year, Wakefield has begun offering custom sponsorship opportunities for the athletics teams. We can work with your budget and sports team preference to find ways in which you can support our athletic needs while giving your business recognition and exposure to the Wakefield community. Possible benefits to sponsorship can include:

  • Company logo on the new Wakefield website (January 2024 launch) as an Athletics sponsor
  • Company logo in Wakefield’s Annual Report
  • Advertising space in the school yearbook
  • Social media shout-outs
  • Company logo on practice or shooting shirts
  • Shout-out at starting line-ups and halftime (as applicable)
  • Company logo on the gym scoreboard

Arts Sponsorships

Also new this year, Wakefield’s Performing Arts department is seeking out sponsorships to help underwrite production costs. As with Athletics Sponsorships, we can work with your budget to find the best fit for your business. Theater productions often have 150-200 attendees per performance (3-4 performances per production). Possible benefits to sponsorship can include:

  • Company logo on the new Wakefield website (January 2024 launch) as an Arts sponsor
  • Company logo in Wakefield’s Annual Report
  • Advertising space in the school yearbook
  • Social media shout outs
  • Advertising space in the production playbills
  • Company logo in the production playbills
  • Sponsor poster or other recognition opportunity in the theater lobby

Booster Banner Sponsorship - $500

This sponsorship includes a 6’ x 4’ banner that is hung in either the school gym or the soccer field (depending on space availability) and benefits Wakefield’s Arts & Athletics Departments. In the 2022-2023 academic year, Boosters Club raised enough funds to purchase a gently used utility vehicle and new equipment storage shed for the Athletics department. In the 2023-2024 school year, the Boosters Club proceeds will largely benefit Wakefied’s Arts department, helping underwrite a special field trip (show and private tour at the Kennedy Center) for the Theater Club as well as additional materials for unique projects (ex: natural dyeing workshop for Upper School) in the Visual Arts department.

Contact Us

For more information about any of the above ways to give, or to explore other possible options, please contact Director of Development Karissa Epley ([email protected] or 540-253-7502) to discuss possibilities for partnership.