Corporate Sponsorships

Good corporate citizens know that a strong cultural community helps the business community grow stronger. A partnership with the Fort Smith Symphony is a unique way for your business to deepen its commitment to community engagement and reach out to thousands of music lovers and youth touched by Symphony programming each year. Consider a corporate partnership with the Fort Smith Symphony to achieve your business objectives through support of the Arts.

Concert Sponsorship: $12,000
Concert Co-Sponsorship: $6,000
Guest Artist Sponsorship: $3,000
Orchestra Chair Sponsorship: $1,500
Symphony in the Schools Sponsorship: $500 and up
EARQUAKE! Concerts for Sixth Graders Sponsorship: $500 and up


Levels of corporate giving range from $500 to $12,000, with each giving level carrying with it valuable benefits including business listings, logo presence in our concert programs and season brochure, complementary concert tickets and much more! Corporate gifts can be made in installments if desired. Sponsorship opportunities include:


Orchestra Chair Sponsorship: $1,500 Click here to donate. [Download Form]
Popular among businesses and individual contributors is the sponsorship of an actual musician in the Fort Smith Symphony. This sponsorship significantly contributes to the artistic excellence of the orchestra to assure talented players in the ensemble. It’s also an excellent way to give back to the community, to assist in providing the top-notch concert events the Symphony produces each season!

Become an Orchestra Chair Sponsor and enjoy:
  ° Recognition next to your sponsored musician on the roster page in every concert program.
  ° The annual Orchestra Chair Sponsor Special Event, to meet your sponsored musician and see a Symphony rehearsal from the concert     stage!
  ° Private receptions held for Orchestra Chair Sponsors during concert intermissions.
  ° The Fort Smith Symphony’s end-of-season donor appreciation party in May 2009.

Fort Smith Symphony Advertising Opportunities, $600 or $1,000 Click here to donate. [Download Form]
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Phil Parker (Timpani)
with Sally & Elvin Frick
The Fort Smith Symphony offers advertisements in its concert programs to provide local businesses an opportunity to showcase their commitment to the Arts among the diverse audience that attends Symphony concerts. Advertisements appear in black and white and are tax-deductible as contributions allocated to the Symphony’s artistic and educational programs. Advertising rates are as follows:
The Fort Smith Symphony owes its success to the generous support of local businesses. Thank you to all of our corporate sponsors for the 2008-2009 season.

To learn more about sponsorships and advertising opportunities with the Fort Smith Symphony contact:
Allison B. Walden
Director of Development and Operations
(479) 452-7575, ext. 2
allisonatfss@aol.com


The Fort Smith Symphony is classified as a 501(c)(3) organization (Federal ID #71-0292138).
Contributions are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. For professional advice on tax matters related to any charitable gift, please consult your legal and financial counsel.

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