PARTNERS & SPONSORS
CORPORATE PARTNERS
PROGRAMS AND EDUCATIONAL PARTNERS
Denver Economic Development & Opportunity (DEDO)
CORPORATE PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Become a Corporate Partner
ELK has a strong, 27-year presence in the metro Denver community, and we are committed to collaborating with many local organizations and businesses to identify community needs, increase organizational capacity, and fulfill our mission. There are many ways that we can partner to engage your employees and make a larger impact on youth in our community.
Opportunities
Every gift made to Environmental Learning for Kids (ELK) helps us fulfill our mission just as every living organism contributes to an ecosystem. Help ELK continue to grow and thrive in any economic climate by becoming a sponsor of one of our programs or events. ELK utilizes a variety of marketing and public relations tools, online and offline, to increase community outreach and awareness of our programs and partnerships. Become a part of ELK’s family and future! Together we can help youth succeed!
Community Clean Up Projects
Join ELK staff, board and youth for a service project at a local park, pond, or in the far Northeast community. Employees and their families will have the opportunity to improve parks, neighborhoods and communities that need it most.
Educational Presentations
- ELK History and Values, led by our Urban Rangers
- Intersectionality between environmental justice and outdoor equity
- Co-Creative outdoor learning spaces
Lunch ‘n Learn
Invite your staff for lunch and a short presentation about ELK. We would love the opportunity to promote your employee giving programs and/or recruit volunteers who love the outdoors, want to make a difference for youth or just want to get outside.
For more information about ELK’s Corporate Partnership opportunities, contact:
Sean Cortes, Development Director
(720) 8657-4390
scortes@elkkids.org
The Impact of Your Gift
$25,000
Allow ELK to expand its program offerings to new communities or schools. This enables ELK to establish programs in two additional schools, and each program serves an average of 25 students, which would result in 50 new participants.
$10,000
The donation might enable ELK to invest in capacity-building efforts. This could involve staff training, volunteer recruitment and training, or enhancing organizational infrastructure. While the impact might not be as immediately quantifiable, it can contribute to the organization’s long-term effectiveness and reach.
$5,000
Helps support ELK’s Urban Ranger youth employment program, helping us to expand the program and hire more youth.
$2,500
Helps support ELK’s Environmental Learning Activities for Families (LEAF) program and can provide the opportunity for 15 families to attend a camping trip.
Rocky Mountain
- Presenting Sponsor at one out of 3 exclusive ELK events
- 1 table of 10 at ELK'N Eggs Event
- Quarterly meeting w/ Executive Director
- Tabling opportunities at ELK events
- Marketing Opportunities:
- Logo on ELK Lobby TV that reaches an average of 800 guests monthly
- Sponsorship of one of ELK's trademark educational programs
- Logo on ELK Website
- Quarterly social media post - Volunteer opportunities
Sand Dunes
- Tabling opportunities at ELK events
- 1 table of 10 at ELK'n Eggs Event
- Marketing Opportunities:
- Logo on ELK Lobby TV that reaches an average of 800 guests monthly
- Logo on ELK website
- Bi-annual social media post
Mesa Verde
- Marketing Opportunities:
- Logo on ELK Lobby TV that reaches an average of 800 guests monthly
- Logo on ELK website
- 1 social media post a year
Black Canyon
- Marketing Opportunities:
- Logo on ELK Lobby TV that reaches an average of 800 guests monthly
Logo on ELK website
ELK DONORS
North American Elk
$10,000 +
Ann & Henry Klaiman
Argosy Foundation
Barbara Kingsolver
Charles Schwab
Denver Active 20/30 Children’s Foundation
Evo
George H. & Estelle M. Sands
Great Outdoors Colorado
Kettering Family Foundation
REI Cooperative Action Fund
Richard Reed Foundation
Scientific & Cultural Facilities District
The Gateway Fund II of the Denver Foundation
The Nature Conservancy
The North Face
The Trust for Public Land
The VF Foundation
The Wilderness Society
Tony Grampus Youth Services
Xcel Energy
Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep
$5,000 – $9,999
Bass Pro Shops & Cabela’s Outdoor Fund
Climax Molybdenum
Colorado Department of Human Services
Colorado Parks and Wildlife
Laird Norton Enterprises
M.B. Glassman Foundation
New Belgium Brewery
Quality Community Foundation
The Denver Foundation
The Piton Foundation
Tulsa Community Foundation
US Bank
Colorado Blue Spruce
$1,000 – $4,999
American Stars Cleaning Services
Annie Kao
Ashley Henson
Carrol Rhead
Charlie Atkins
Charnell Parker McMullen Bushman
Christopher Gallus
Conservation Colorado Education Fund
Stacie and Scott Gilmore
Craig Myles
Daniel P. Schwartz
Delta Dental of Colorado
Denver Office of Economic Development
Emily Thaxton
Gilmore Construction Company
Hispanic Access Foundation
Hollis Family Fund
Howard Israel and Mindy Israel Family Trust
Jessica Ostermick
Kensington Development Partners
Kristian Lichtenfels
Lacey Golonka
Laurie Troge
Loretta Pineda & David Burchette
Money/Arenz Foundation, Inc.
Ryan Nichols
Norris William Davis, III
Olsson Associates Foundation
Page
PB and K Family Foundation
Raymond Rivera
Robert Bayless
Ron Ramey
Samantha Palladino
Sarah Moore
Schoelzel Family Foundation
Stephanie Tanny
The Denver Foundation March On Fund
Theodore Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership
VF Outdoor LLC
