Concert Sponsorship Opportunities

Marin Art and Garden Hosts Summer Concerts from July through August

Our beloved Summer Concert Series is an eight-part event that brings thousands of attendees together from Marin and the greater Bay Area to experience live music in a welcoming, family-friendly garden setting. With an average of 300 guests, concerts are a perfect opportunity to get your business in front of an engaged local audience.  We have a range of sponsorships available for businesses who want to sponsor one concert or the whole series.

Presenting Sponsor—$10,000

1 available

 

This sponsorship package is the Presenting Sponsor for the entire

Summer Concert Series and will receive the following recognition:

This sponsorship package is the Presenting Sponsor for the entire Summer Concert Series and will receive the following recognition:

  • Presenting Sponsor of all 8 Summer Concerts
    • Summer Concerts on the Lawn: July 10, 17, 24, 31, 5-7pm
    • Concerts in the Redwood Amphitheater: August 7, 14, 21, 28, 5-6pm
  • Logo and “Presenting Sponsor” listing on all advertising and signage
    • Includes ads in Marin Magazine, Pacific Sun, Tiburon Ark and Marin Arts
  • Verbal Recognition at each concert
    • 300 attendees per concert
  • Listing on Marin Art and Garden Center website with link to website
    • 10K visits during concert months
  • Recognition in monthly newsletters to all newsletter subscribers
    • 5,500+ subscribers
  • Eight dedicated social posts prior to concerts
    • 50,000 Facebook reach
    • 5,000 Instagram reach with 1, 000 interactions/month
  • Large VIP Table or Reserved Seating for eight at all eight concerts
    • Early entry
    • Reserved Table/Seating Signage with name or logo
    • Gourmet charcuterie board for 8
    • 8 snack coupons from the Watering Can
    • 8 free drink coupons
    • 4 parking passes

The fair market value of goods and services offered in exchange for Summer Concert Sponsorship at the $10,000 level is valued at $3,200.  The remaining $6,800 is tax deductible. If you plan to receive the VIP Table Packages, your donation is not fully tax-deductible.

Premier Sponsor—$5,000

2 available

This sponsorship package covers four concerts: either the four Gazebo Lawn concerts

or the four Redwood Amphitheater concerts and includes the following benefits:

  • Sponsor of four Summer Concerts (choose one of the following locations)
    • Summer Concerts on the Lawn: July 10, 17, 24, 31, 5-7pm
    • Concerts in the Redwood Amphitheater: August 7, 14, 21, 28, 5-6pm
  • Logo and “Premier Sponsor” listing on all advertising and signage
    • Includes ads in Marin Magazine, Pacific Sun, Tiburon Ark and Marin Arts
  • Listing on Marin Art and Garden Center website with link to website
    • 10K visits during concert months
  • Recognition in monthly newsletters to all newsletter subscribers
    • 5,500+ subscribers
  • Four dedicated social posts prior to concerts
    • 50,000 Facebook reach
    • 5,000 Instagram reach with 1,000 interactions/month
  • Large VIP Table or Reserved Seating for 8 at all four of either the Gazebo Lawn or Redwood Amphitheater concerts plus:
    • Early entry
    • Reserved Table/Seating Signage with name or logo
    • Gourmet charcuterie board for 8
    • 8 snack coupons from the Watering Can
    • 8 free drink coupons
    • 4 parking passes

The fair market value of goods and services offered in exchange for Summer Concert Sponsorship at the $5,000 level is valued at $1,600.  The remaining $3,400 is tax deductible. If you plan to receive the VIP Table Packages, your donation is not fully tax-deductible.

Music Lover Sponsor—$1,000

8 available

This Sponsorship package covers one summer concert

on either the Gazebo Lawn or Redwood Amphitheater.

This Sponsorship package covers one summer concert on either the Gazebo Lawn or Redwood Amphitheater.

  • Listing on Marin Art and Garden Center website with link to website
    • 10K visits during concert months
  • Recognition in monthly newsletters to all newsletter subscribers
    • 5,500+ subscribers
  • One dedicated social post prior to concerts
    • 50,000 Facebook reach
    • 5,000 Instagram reach with 1,000 interactions/month
  • One large VIP Table or Reserved Seating at selected concert with 8 Summer Concert tickets plus:
    • Early entry
    • Reserved Table/Seating Signage with name or logo
    • Gourmet charcuterie board for 8
    • 8 snack coupons from the Watering Can
    • 8 free drink coupons
    • 4 parking passes

The fair market value of goods and services offered in exchange for Summer Concert Sponsorship at the $1,000 level is valued at $400.  The remaining $600 is tax deductible. If you plan to receive the VIP Table Packages, your donation is not fully tax-deductible.

Dance Partner Sponsor—$500

Unlimited

This Sponsorship package covers one summer concert

on either the Gazebo Lawn or Redwood Amphitheater.

This Sponsorship package covers one summer concert on either the Gazebo Lawn or Redwood Amphitheater.

  • Listing on Marin Art and Garden Center website with link to website
    • 10K visits during concert months
  • Recognition in monthly newsletters to all newsletter subscribers
    • 5,500+ subscribers
  • One dedicated social post prior to concerts
    • 50,000 Facebook reach
    • 5,000 Instagram reach with 1,000 interactions/month
  • Four Summer Concert tickets plus:
    • Early entry
    • 4 snack coupons from the Watering Can
    • 4 free drink coupons
    • 2 parking passes

The fair market value of goods and services offered in exchange for Summer Concert Sponsorship at the $500 level is valued at $100.  The remaining $400 is tax deductible. If you plan to receive the VIP Table Packages, your donation is not fully tax-deductible.

IRS Guidelines for Gifts from Donor Advised Funds to Support MAGC Events

Thank you for your interest in giving to the Marin Art & Garden Center events from your Donor Advised Fund (DAF) or Family Foundation.

We sincerely appreciate your generosity and support!

To ensure your gift follows the current IRS guidelines for DAF/Family Foundation support of an event, we would like to share the below guidelines with you.

  • Raffle tickets, tickets to galas and other special events, auction items, and benefits conferred in connection with a DAF/foundation grant are not permitted.
    • IRS has specifically ruled that fair market value associated with fundraising events cannot be separated, a practice known as “bifurcation.”
      • For example, with Edible Garden, if the price of the ticket is $200 and the FMV fair market value (non-tax-deductible amount) is designated to be $50, the donor must pay from sources other than her DAF/foundation for the full value of the ticket ($200) and not just for the non-tax-deductible amount ($50).
    • We recommend you confer with your financial advisor to confirm if any of these examples of how donors may still use their DAF to support an event would work for you:
      • A donor could sponsor the event, and not attend, and pay fully out of the DAF/foundation.
      • A donor could sponsor the event using DAF/foundation funds and attend by purchasing an individual ticket through non-DAF/foundation funds.
      • A donor could sponsor the event, join the event as a guest of another donor/table guest, and pay fully out of the DAF/foundation.
      • A donor could sponsor the event and host the afforded number of people at their chosen level as long as they pay for the seats at the lowest ticket price ($200 for Edible Garden) outside of their DAF.
        • As an example, a $1,500 sponsor that covers 2 guests, could pay for their sponsorship with $400 from a different source of funds, and then give an additional gift of $1,100 out of their DAF.

 

Please email Tod Thorpe, Director of Development at tod.thorpe@maringarden.org to discuss your gift to Marin Art and Garden Center