When Our Kids Do Better, We All Do Better!
Program Sponsorship Opportunities
Your Support Will Help Us Provide STEM Education to Underprivileged Students in Our Community
Join us and Help Empower the Next Generation of Mount Vernon Youth
NORTHEAST STEM STARTER ACADEMY at Mt. Vernon
Program Sponsorships are a vital part of our mission to unlock the potential of underprivileged and at-risk students in the Mt. Vernon community. By sponsoring our programs, you can make a lasting impact on the lives of these students and help them discover the marvels of science. Join us in our efforts to provide STEM education to those most need it. Together, we can create a brighter future for all. Please contact us to learn about our Sponsorship Levels Below
- Sponsorship Levels -
$10 Million +
Contributions of $10 million or more will be pivotal in accomplishing our mission to impact the lives of Mount Vernon youth. In response to gifts of this amount, the center will honor the contributor with the opportunity to include the organization’s or individual’s name in the public title of the center: “Northeast STEM Starter Academy at Mt. by “PROVIDER’S NAME” for a five-year period. The center will also recognize the contributor as a sponsor for all public events during the first ten years.
Other recognition includes:
- Interactive exhibit created in collaboration with the center's exhibit design team that recognizes the contributor's brand or product.
- Exclusive Family & Friends Day for up to 300 people held annually for a five-year period. The half-day event includes tours of the center, media presentations, lunch, and other special activities.
- 300 free admission passes per year for the five-year period.
- 100 free passes to all special events held at the center.
- Unlimited free passes for all children of the organization's employees.
- 50% discount on all center merchandise.
- Opportunities to provide gifts or promotional items to center attendees.
- Opportunity to extend our relationship past the initial period for a significantly reduced financial commitment.
$7.5 Million
Contributions of $7.5 million will provide resources critical to the success of our mission. In response to gifts of this amount, the center will honor the contributor with the opportunity to include the organization or individual’s name for one of the center’s four major wings: the Technology Wing, the Science Wing, The Mount Vernon History Wing, and the Dining Room. The center will also recognize the contributor as a sponsor for all public events during the five years.
Other recognition includes:
- Interactive exhibit created in collaboration with the center's exhibit design team that recognizes the contributor's brand or product.
- Exclusive Family & Friends Day for up to 300 people held annually for a five-year period. The half-day event includes tours of the center, media presentations, lunch, and other special activities.
- 300 free admission passes per year for the five-year period.
- 100 free passes to all special events held at the center.
- Unlimited free passes for all children of the organization's employees.
- 50% discount on all center merchandise.
- Opportunities to provide gifts or promotional items to center attendees.
- Opportunity to extend our relationship past the initial period for a significantly reduced financial commitment.
$5 Million
Contributions of $5 million will tremendously impact on our building effort and operations. In response to gifts of this amount, the center will honor the contributor with the opportunity to include the organization’s or individual’s name for the center’s state-of-the-art 250-seat tech media community center or one of the three primary laboratories for a five-year term. The center will also recognize the contributor as a sponsor for all public events during the five years.
Other recognition includes:
- Interactive exhibit created in collaboration with the center's exhibit design team that recognizes the contributor's brand or product.
- Exclusive Family & Friends Day for up to 300 people held annually for a five-year period. The half-day event includes tours of the center, media presentations, lunch, and other special activities.
- 300 free admission passes per year for the five-year period.
- 100 free passes to all special events held at the center.
- Unlimited free passes for all children of the organization's employees.
- 50% discount on all center merchandise.
- Opportunities to provide gift or promotional items to center attendees.
- Opportunity to extend our relationship past the initial period for a significantly reduced financial commitment.
$2 Million
In response to gifts of this amount, the center will honor the contributor with the opportunity to include the organization’s or individual’s name for a five-year term in one of the center’s laboratories, classrooms, or smaller conference rooms. The center will also recognize the contributor as a sponsor for all public events during the five years.
Other recognition includes:
- Interactive exhibit created in collaboration with the center's exhibit design team that recognizes the contributor's brand or product.
- Exclusive Family & Friends Day for up to 200 people held annually for a five-year period. The half-day event includes tours of the center, media presentations, lunch and other special activities.
- 200 free admission passes per year for the five-year period.
- 100 free passes to all special events held at the center.
- Unlimited free passes for all children of the organization's employees.
- 50% discount on all center merchandise.
- Opportunities to provide gifts or promotional items to center attendees.
- Opportunity to extend our relationship past the initial period for a significantly reduced financial commitment.
Other Ways to Help
There are Many Ways to Support NSSA
If you’ve been thinking that it’s time somebody did something to improve the future for our at-risk youth, now is your chance to act. There are many ways you can support this important project:
Thank you for considering this vital role in our movement to change the future for the many children of Mount Vernon’s public school population and beyond. We look forward to working with you with passion and urgency to make this dream a reality.
When our kids do better, we all do better!
Volunteer
Work at the center or serve on a board.
We have many volunteer roles to fill – instructor, administrative, marketing, Board, – the list goes on.
Many hands make light work.
Sponsor An Exhibit or Program
Corporations and individuals can sponsor an exhibit to showcase the technology and/or science associated with their interest, product or brand., or sponsor an educational program by lending financial support or personnel.
Impact
Transforming Lives: Success Stories of Impact from our STEM Education Initiatives
Do you see our future doctors, scientists, technologists and engineers? We do!
We’re so proud of our more than 3,500 participating students over these past ten years who live in Mt. Vernon; the NSSA intends to help them beat the odds that right now, in Mt. Vernon, are against them.
With the kind backing of our friends and supporters, we are providing our children with access and exposure to enhanced, challenging STEM learning that, when coupled with hard work and persistence, will allow them to break through existing barriers and achieve lifelong success.
As proud as we are of our more than eighty prior programs and the many accomplishments, the future of our children and our community demands that we do more.
Discover the impact that the NSSA has had on the lives of underprivileged and at-risk students. Through our STEM educational programs, we have empowered these students to unlock their potential and pursue their dreams. Read their stories and be inspired by their accomplishments.
Looking Forward
The Center: Together We Can Change the Trajectory for an Entire Community.
We Have the Vision.
Help Us Make It a Reality.
Research indicates that technology and science centers have a positive educational impact on the children of the community and the community in general. Additionally, they can improve the economics and culture of the community and the surrounding communities. The NSSA at Mt. Vernon will offer a host of interactive exhibits, a planetarium, various laboratories, and a broad range of student-based programs directly aligned with the Board of Education curriculum, internships, and other opportunities to prepare youth for four-year colleges and meaningful careers.
This hands-on educational resource will reflect the NSSA’s commitment to and support of the community. The center will feature a broad collection of interactive technology and science exhibits, many of which are aligned with and made possible through the support and guidance of local and national corporate partnerships.
The center will partner with public school leadership to ensure that at-risk students have access to state-of-the-art science and technology resources that prepare them for careers as teachers, scientists, computer technologists, doctors, and engineers.
Funding: All capital to fund the construction is audited by an independent major accounting firm, and audits are made publicly available. The initial fundraising goal is $5 million.
Executive Summary
For many reasons, public school children of Mount Vernon are falling behind at an alarming rate. Evidence suggests they are not prepared for participation in our global economy, especially regarding STEM-based subject matter.
The Northeast STEM Starter Academy at Mt Vernon will ensure Mount Vernon public school students have access to state-of-the art science and technology resources that prepare them for careers as teachers, scientists, computer technologists, doctors and engineers. It will produce transformative change for Mount Vernon children as well as cultural and economic change for the city and region.
Read our Executive Summary to learn more about:
- the critical situation in Mount Vernon
- how a technology and science center can be a solution
- how you can help, including naming opportunities for donors
