City of Riverside Sponsorship Program
Staff Recommendations
July 1 - December 31, 2023
Summary of Recommendations:
Arts & Culture (ACAD)Annual Budget
Cash (ACAD)
Cash (RPU)
Total Cash
In-Kind (incl. Facilities)
Total Recommended Sponsorship
135,545
66,000
6,950
72,950
54,954
127,904
Instructions for Requesting
Police Explorers or Fire
Vehicle, if awarded:
For Explorers, go to:
HTTPS://WWW.
RIVERSIDECA.GOV/RPD/
CONTENT/EXPLORER-
PRESENTATION-REQUEST-
FORM.
For Fire Vehicles or
Personnel, go to:
HTTPS://WWW.
RIVERSIDECA.GOV/FIRE/
CONTENT/PUBLIC-
EDUCATION-REQUEST.
Important Information for Recipients
of in-kind Facilities:
It is the organizer's job to ensure
compliance with current CDC
COVID-19 restrictions/guidelines.
If event requires additional resources
not included in the application,
the organizer must pay all hard
costs. No sponsorship will be
awarded until organizer completes
and submits the Facility Reservation
application (s) to appropriate
staff. All fees/documents must be
paid/submitted 90 days in advance to
receive final permit.
Organization and Event/Project
* First-Time Request Event/Project Date Budget Attendance Ward Cash Request Recommended
Cash
Sponsorship -
ACAD
Recommended
Cash
Sponsorship - RPU
In-Kind Request Recommended
In-Kind Facilities Request Recommended In-Kind
(Facilities) In-Kind Value Cash Value Total Value of
Sponsorship
Category 1 - Outreach Events
1 Aquamotion Ability Foundation
Aquathon 11/11 4,450 200 3 500 250 0 N/A N/A Shamel
Park Pool
Waive pool rental ($600) and addtl. Fee
($35/hr.). Group will be responsible for
Facility Reservation app ($25 fee),
refundable deposit ($250), and
providing lifeguards per safety protocol
(American Red Cross policy re: guard-to-
patron ratio of 1:25). See top of column.
670 250 920
2 Arlington Business Partnership
Riverside Innovation Fair
Winter Wonderland
9/9
12/9
100,000/
50,000 10,000/5,000 5 10,000/5,000 5,000 0
For both events:
SEP/
Banner permit
fees, RPD
Services,
Booth/Vehicle
(RPU, 311, RFD,
RPD;
Public Works
For Innovation: RPD Booth
(contact
[email protected])
and Explorers(see
instructions at the top of
column). RFD Booth and
Vehicle (see instructions at
the top of this column).
RPU Booth
For Wonderland: RPD
Booth/Vehicle (contact
[email protected])
and Explorers (see
instructions above).
RFD Booth and Vehicle (see
instructions above).
RPU Booth
For both: SEP/Banner permit
fees
For Innovation:
Youth Innovation Center,
Mobile Stage.
For Wonderland:
Arlington Park,
Mobile Stage
For Innovation: Waive open space fee
($800) and addtl. hourly fee ($35),
Mobile Stage fee ($860) and BFYIC
hourly room rate ($40 - $55). Group will
be responsible for: App processing fee
($25), security deposit of $2,250 ($1,000
for open space, $1,000 for stage, $250
for room), Stage delivery/set-up ($600),
Rec Leader fees ($26.50/hr. per staff
member) and Instructor fees ($20 -
$25/hr. per Instructor), # of staff TBD by
PRCSD Supervisor. Group will work
directly with Site Coordinator for room
availability.
For Wonderland: Waive Mobile Stage
rental ($860) and Open Space fee
($1,000), plus fee for addtl. hours
($35/hr.). Group will be responsible for
Facility Reservation app ($25 fee),
refundable deposit for stage ($1,000),
stage delivery/set-up ($600), and staff
fees ($26.50/hr. per staff member, TBD by
PRCSD Supervisor). Group must
coordinate with Facilities Recreation
Services Coordinator re: approved
layout. See top of this column.
8,422 5,000 13,422
3 Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater
Redlands-Riverside*
Day for Kids
9/16 10,000 200 2 5,000 250 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0 250 250
City of Riverside Sponsorship Program
Staff Recommendations
July 1 - December 31, 2023
Organization and Event/Project
* First-Time Request Event/Project Date Budget Attendance Ward Cash Request Recommended
Cash
Sponsorship -
ACAD
Recommended
Cash
Sponsorship - RPU
In-Kind Request Recommended
In-Kind Facilities Request Recommended In-Kind
(Facilities) In-Kind Value Cash Value Total Value of
Sponsorship
4 California Baptist University
Public Innovation Lecture
on Architecture
9/13 8,000 300 1 4,000 500 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0 500 500
5 Casa Blanca Home of Neighborly Service*
Jacob's Spirit of Giving 12/16 15,000 300 4 5,000 500 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0 500 500 6 Chabad Jewish Community Center of
Riverside
Chanukah Festival 12/11 35,000 3,500 1 4,000 2,500 0 SEP fee SEP fee Parking spaces 3115-
3135
and 3091- 3111; 40 total
spaces @ $10 per space
for 5 hours per space
Recommended provisionally -
pending changes
to parking program.
400 2,500 2,900
7 Civil Rights Institute of Inland Southern
California
Second Thursdays: Civil Rights Author
Public Readings
7/1 - 12/31 2,750 250 1 1,375 750 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0 750 750 8 Community Health Systems, Inc.
Back to School Event
Holiday Smiles Event
7/12
12/18
5,500
5,000
1,000
300 2, 5 1,000
1,000 1,000 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0 1,000 1,000
9 Deaf Community of Riverside*
Deaf Awareness Day 9/16 pending 2,000 1 0 0 0
SEP fee, Bags
(500),
Booth/Vehicle
(RPD, RFD, CERT)
SEP fee, RPD Booth/Vehicle
(contact gfranco@
riversideca.gov; RFD Vehicle
and CERT (please see top of
this column for instructions).
RPU Booth and Bags (500).
CH Breezeway, Parking,
Promenade, 9th St.,
Mobile Stage/Audio
System
Waive Mobile Stage fee ($860). Group
will be responsible for: Facility
Reservation app ($25 fee), refundable
deposit ($1,000), stage delivery/set-up
($600), and staff fees ($26.50/hr. per
staff, TBD by PRCSD Supervisor).
3,276 0 3,276
10 Downtown Riverside Farmers Market
Weekly Farmers Market 7/1 - 12/31 101,401 500 weekly 1 2,000 1,000 0 Social Media/
Marketing for
two weekly
markets
N/A N/A N/A 0 1,000 1,000
11 Division 9 Gallery
Riverside Day of the Dead 11/4 80,000 40,000 1 20,000 6,000 1,000 SEP fee, Bags SEP fee, RPD services
at $2,500 (organizer
must pay difference
in service contract);
contact mcisneros@
riversideca.gov. RPU Booth
White Park on 11/3 and
11/4
plus mobile stage
fees assoc w/ closures,
barricades
Waive Open Space fee ($1,000)
for 2 days, addtl. hourly fee ($35), and
Mobile Stage rental ($860). Group will
be responsible for: Facility Reservation
app ($25 fee), security deposit of $1,250
($1,250 for open space and $1,000 for
stage), stage delivery/set-up ($600), and
staff fees ($26.50/hr. per staff member,
TBD by PRCSD Supervisor. See top of this
column.
5,715 7,000 12,715
City of Riverside Sponsorship Program
Staff Recommendations
July 1 - December 31, 2023
Organization and Event/Project
* First-Time Request Event/Project Date Budget Attendance Ward Cash Request Recommended
Cash
Sponsorship -
ACAD
Recommended
Cash
Sponsorship - RPU
In-Kind Request Recommended
In-Kind Facilities Request Recommended In-Kind
(Facilities) In-Kind Value Cash Value Total Value of
Sponsorship
12 Empower You Edutaintment
Faded Lipstick Theatrical Trilogy
and Poetry Slam
10/20 10,475 200, each show 2,5 2,950 2,500 0 Bags (750) N/A Stratton Center Meeting
Rm., Bourns Film and
Sound Recording Studios
Waive hourly rental fees ($65 - $105 per
day) for Community Ctr. and Banquet
Rms. (depends on availability), Film
Studio fee ($55/hr.), Sound Studio fee
($50/hr.). Group is responsible for: App
processing fee $25), refundable deposit
($250, each site), Rec Leader staff fees
$26.50/hr. per staff member), instructor
staff fees ($20 - $25/hr. per staff
member). Holiday/weekend overtime
may apply. Group must work with Site
Coordinator re: dates/times. No
meetings on City-observed holidays.
Please see additional information at the
top of this column.
1,900 2,500 4,400
13 Healthy Heritage Movement, Inc.
My Hair, My Health 8/28 20,000 500 1 3,000 500 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0 500 500 14 Inlandia Institute
Inlandia WrIT(e)s at the Library 7/1 14,500 1,000 1, 4 2,900 1,000 0 N/A N/A Riverside Public Library
- Main and Lara
branches
Library usage approved. Coordinate
with Library Director. 890 1,000 1,890
15 Janet Goeske Foundation
Fall Events: Independence Day
BBQ/50+ Health Fair/Veteran's
Day
7/1
5,000
24,500
1,800
250/100/100 3 4,000 500 750 Booth
RPD Booth
for 50+; RPU Booth for 50+,
RPU Cash Sponsorship is for
50+ Event only
N/A N/A 1,856 1,250 3,106
16 La Sierra Senior Center Advisory
La Sierra Senior Center Food Bank
2nd Annual Fourth of July Car Show,
Concert and Fireworks
7/1 - 12/31
7/4
300 monthly
15,000
225 monthly
25,000 7 12,500 for July 4 3,000 0
SEP/Banner
permit fees,
RPD Services,
Bags
(3,000/5,000)
SEP/Banner Permit fees. For
4th of July: RPD
services covered;
contact area commander;
RPU Booth and Bags (1.000)
For Food Distribution: Bags
(1,500)
Large Concert Stage
Audio
equipment, Audio
Specialist and park staff
(July 4)
Waive Mobile Stage fee ($860), Group
will be responsible for: Facility
Reservation app ($25 fee), refundable
deposit ($1,000), stage delivery/set-up
($600), and staff fees ($26.50/hr. per staff
member, TBD by
PRCSD Supervisor). Please see top
of this column.
3,410 3,000 6,410
17 Latino Network
Latino Network Student Leadership
Programs/Student Leadership Conference
9/9 10,475 50 2 2,200 500 0 N/A N/A N//A N/A 0 500 500
18 Love Riverside (Healthy Leaders Thriving
Cities)
Love Riverside City Serve Day
10/14 17,300 500 1, 5 3,400 1,000 200 SEP Permit fee SEP fee Hunt Park Parking Lot &
Fairmount Park Parking
Lot
Waive Open Space fee ($800 per
location) and addtl. hourly fee ($35).
Group will be responsible for :
Facility Reservation app and fee ($25),
refundable deposit ($1,250) and staff
fees ($26.50/hr. per staff member, TBD by
Supervisor). Group will coordinate with
PRCSD re: needed projects. See top of
this column.
1,815 1,200 3,015
19 Mercy House*
National Night Out 8/1 2,000 150 6 1,000 250 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0 250 250 20 My Learning Studio
Explore Riverside Together 10/7 24,120 1,200 1 750 750 0 SEP Permit fee,
Bags (300),
Booth/Vehicle
(RPD, RFD,
CEDD)
SEP permit fee, RPD Tour
(contact
[email protected]),
RFD Vehicle (see instructions
at the top of this column)
N/A N/A 1,931 750 2,681
21 Passion to Love and Care Ministry
Family Day and Community Resources 8/13 2,000 50 6 700 250 0 N/A N/A Bryant Park Community Room N/A 0 250 250
City of Riverside Sponsorship Program
Staff Recommendations
July 1 - December 31, 2023
Organization and Event/Project
* First-Time Request Event/Project Date Budget Attendance Ward Cash Request Recommended
Cash
Sponsorship -
ACAD
Recommended
Cash
Sponsorship - RPU
In-Kind Request Recommended
In-Kind Facilities Request Recommended In-Kind
(Facilities) In-Kind Value Cash Value Total Value of
Sponsorship
22 Performance Riverside/RCCD Foundation
Performance Riverside's Discovery
Theater Art Access Outreach Program
2/10 309,700 700 1 5,000 1,000 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0 1,000 1,000 23 Project 57 Inland Empire
Casa Blanca Documentary Premiere
by Project 57 IE
10/7 13,500 150 4 6,750 750 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0 750 750 24 Riverside Arts Academy
RAA Summer Program 6/1 18,469 150 2 10,000 2,000 0 N/A N/A N/A Collaboration between PRCSD and
RAA. Day camps will operate weekly
(Fridays) from 9AM - 2PM. Facilities
include Community Center Basement,
Conference Rm., Community Rm.,
Auditorium, Rms. A, D, E, F, G, H, I,J, K, L.
No staff or other non-personnel
resources will be provided by PRCSD.
No camps on City-observed holidays.
Please see top of this column.
0 2,000 2,000
25 Riverside Arts Council
Riverside Art and Music Festival 9/30 15,000 10,000 1 8,000 2,500 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0 2,500 2,500 26 Riverside Cultural Consortium
Monthly First Sundays and Artswalk 7/1 - 12/31 70,000 50,000 1 5,000 3,500 0 SEP fee SEP fee N/A N/A 75 3,500 3,575 27 Riverside Downtown Partnership
Riverside Art and Music Festival 9/30 17,500 3,500 1 0 0 0 SEP fee SEP fee White Park Waive Open Space fee ($1,000) and
addtl. Hourly fee ($35). Group will be
responsible for: App processing fee
($25), refundable deposit ($1,250),
alcohol fee ($125) and staff fees
($26.50/hr. per staff member, TBD by
1,215 0 1,215
28 Riverside Lesbian Gay Bisexual
Transgender Queer Pride, Inc.
Riverside Pride Festival
9/10 110,000 5,000 1 5,000 2,000 0
SEP permit fee,
Bags (200),
RPD Services
RPD Services valued
at $3,050 (contact
mcisnerosriversideca.gov.
RPU Booth and Bags (200)
N/A N/A 3,319 2,000 5,319
29 Riverside National Cemetery
Support Committee
Concert for Heroes
7/3 65,000 9,000 4 5,000 3,500 0 SEP fee,
RPU Booth SEP Fee N/A N/A 75 3,500 3,575
30 Salute to Vets
Annual Parade TBD 25,000 5,000 1 4,500 1,000 0
SEP fee,
RPD Services,
Post-Parade
Cleaning
SEP fee, RFD Vehicle (see
instructions at the top of
column)
N/A N/A 1,931 1,000 2,931
City of Riverside Sponsorship Program
Staff Recommendations
July 1 - December 31, 2023
Organization and Event/Project
* First-Time Request Event/Project Date Budget Attendance Ward Cash Request Recommended
Cash
Sponsorship -
ACAD
Recommended
Cash
Sponsorship - RPU
In-Kind Request Recommended
In-Kind Facilities Request Recommended In-Kind
(Facilities) In-Kind Value Cash Value Total Value of
Sponsorship
31 Science and Technology Education
Partnership (STEP)
STEM LEAPS, STEM in Public Utilities,
STEPCON23
7/10 142,691 18,000 3, 5, 6 7,500 500 5,000
July 2023: Police
& Fire - STEM
LEAPS; RPU -
STEM in Public
Utilities;
October 2023 -
all 3 as exhibitors
at
STEPCON23;
Bags (1,500)
RPD Booth/Tour (contact
[email protected]).
RPU Booth and Bags (1,000)
Three days at the
Bourns Family Youth
Innovation Center in
July;Mag Station, Fire
Training Center; RPU
RERC and Waste Water
Plant
RFD Training Facility. For Bourns YIC, this
event is a collaboration between the
City of Riverside Parks, Recreation and
Community Services Department
(PRCSD) and the Bourns Foundation.
Group will work directly with the site
Coordinator on dates and times.
970 5,500 6,470
32 Riverside University Health System
(RUHS) Foundation
Festival of Trees Holiday Festival
11/24 188,000 7,500 1 2,000 1,000 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0 1,000 1,000 33 Women Strengthening Women
Struggle Strong Workshops 7/2 5,000 360 4 2,500 750 0 Bags (300) N/A N/A N/A 0 750 750 Subtotal: Category 1 46,500 6,950 37,870 53,450 91,320 Category 2: Entry Fees with Added
Outreach Component
34 California Citrus State Historic Park *
Non Profit Management Corp.
Citrus Heritage Festival
9/30 28,000 2,000-3,000 5 0 0 0
SEP/Banner
Permit fees,
RPD Services,
Bags (2,000)
RPD Services valued at
$860, the cost of
2 officers; any additional
cost to be covered by
organizer (contact
mcisneros@riversideca.
gov), RPU Booth and Bags
(2,000)
N/A N/A 2,440 0 2,440
35 Evergreen Memorial Historic Cemetery
Founders' Day Front Row Fireworks 7/4 14,035 2,300 1 2,500 2,000 0 SEP/Banner
Permit fees,
RPU
SEP and Banner permit
fees, RFD Vehicle (see
instructions at the top of
this column)
N/A N/A 0 2,000 2,000
36 Full Circle Players
Electra by Sophocles adapted by Rib
Crisell
10/26 20,470 600 1 1,500 750 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0 750 750 37 Girls on the Run Riverside County*
Girls on the Run Fall 2023 5K 11/4 21,800 200 5 10,000 250 0 SEP/Banner
Permit fees, RPD,
Bags (5)
SEP/Banner permit fees,
Bags (100)
Arlington Sports
Park N/A 222 250 472
38 Inland Empire Contemporary Ballet, Inc.
Inland Empire Dance Festival 8/26 15,500 500 1 5,500 500 0 Bags (250), Booth
(any that
are appropriate)
N/A the Box N/A 0 500 500
City of Riverside Sponsorship Program
Staff Recommendations
July 1 - December 31, 2023
Organization and Event/Project
* First-Time Request Event/Project Date Budget Attendance Ward Cash Request Recommended
Cash
Sponsorship -
ACAD
Recommended
Cash
Sponsorship - RPU
In-Kind Request Recommended
In-Kind Facilities Request Recommended In-Kind
(Facilities) In-Kind Value Cash Value Total Value of
Sponsorship
39 Mission Inn Foundation
46th Annual Mission Inn Run 10/21 142,443 5,000 1 10,000 8,000 0 SEP/Banner
Permit fees,
Booth/Vehicle
(RPD, RFD)
SEP/Banner Permit fees;
RPD services valued
at $2,500 (organizer
must pay the difference
in service contract);
RPD Booth/Vehicle, and
Explorers (see top of
column). Contact
mcisneros@riversideca.
gov for services and
gfranco@riveriversideca.
gov for booth/vehicle. RFD
Vehicle and CERT (see top
of this column for
instructions). RPU Booth.
Fairmount Park,
Martha McClean
Waive Open Space fee ($800 each for
Fairmount, Bonaminio, McClean),
addtl. hourly fee ($35),. Group is
responsible for: Facility Reservation app
and fee ($25), security deposit of $1,250
for Open Space, staff fees ($26.50/hr.
per staff member, TBD by PRCSD
Supervisor. See top of this column.
6,221 8,000 14,221
40 Pink Ribbon Place
Pink on Parade 10/21 28,100 1,500 1 2,500 1,000 0
SEP/Banner
Permit fees,
RPD Services and
Pink
Ribbon Vehicle,
RFD
Engine
SEP/Banner Permit fees;
RPD Booth/2 Motors.
Contact
[email protected];
RFD Engine and ATV (see
instructions
at the top of this column).
Ryan Bonaminio
Park, Mobile Stage
Waive Open Space fee ($1,000),
addtl. hourly fee ($35), and Mobile
Stage fee ($860). Group is responsible
for: Facility Reservation app and fee
($25), security deposit of $2,250 ($1,250
for Open Space, $1,000 for Mobile
Stage), Stage delivery/set-up ($600) and
staff fees ($26.50/hr. per staff member,
TBD by PRCSD Supervisor). See top of
this column.
2,841 1,000 3,841
41 Positive Vibes Musicians Movement*
3rd Annual Reunion Jazz and Blues Fest 9/3 172,500 2,000 1 30,000 1,500 0 SEP/Banner
Permit fees,
RPD Services,
Booth/Vehicle
(any)
SEP/Banner Permit Fees
2 days Access to White
Park and Dales Senior
Center rooms, restrooms,
kitchen, banquet hall,
and patios. All fees and
permits. And inside park
cycle barricades, porta-
potty, waste/sanitation
removal
N/A 125 1,500 1,625
42 Riverside Aquatics Association
2023 Summer Age Group Championships 7/20 40,000 3,100 1 9,000 1,000 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0 1,000 1,000 43 Riverside County NAACP Youth Council
Nowhere to Run 11/3 14,750 400 1 2,950 1,000 0 Bags (800) N/A Stratton Center for play rehearsals
No rental fees required as meetings
are held during regular operating
hours (MON-FRI - hours may vary). Group
is responsible for: Facility
Reservation App ($25 fee), Group will
work with Site Coordinator re: dates and
times. Please see top of column for
additional information.
0 1,000 1,000
44 Riverside Educational Enrichment
Foundation (REEF)
Citrus Classic Bike Ride 10/7 15,000 500 3 3,000 1,000 0 SEP/Banner
Permit fees, RPD
Bike Safety
SEP/Banner Permit fees;
RPD services valued at
$2,500 (organizer will
be required to pay
the difference in
service contract)
and RPD Safety Booth
and Explorers (see top
of column). Contact
mcisneros@riversideca.
Gov for services and
[email protected]
v for booth/vehicle.
Possible use of park(s)
for rest stops
Waive Open Space fee ($800) and fee
for addtl. hours ($35) for each site.
Group is responsible for: Facility
Reservation app ($25 fee), security
deposit ($250), and staff fees ($26.50/hr.
per staff member, TBD by PRCSD
Supervisor). See top of this column.
5,235 1,000 6,235
City of Riverside Sponsorship Program
Staff Recommendations
July 1 - December 31, 2023
Organization and Event/Project
* First-Time Request Event/Project Date Budget Attendance Ward Cash Request Recommended
Cash
Sponsorship -
ACAD
Recommended
Cash
Sponsorship - RPU
In-Kind Request Recommended
In-Kind Facilities Request Recommended In-Kind
(Facilities) In-Kind Value Cash Value Total Value of
Sponsorship
45 Riverside Medical Clinic Charitable
Foundation
9th Annual Bullying Prevention
Conference
11/17 43,500 450 1 1,500 750 0 N/A N/A NA N/A 0 750 750 46 Riverside Food Systems Alliance
Taste of Riverside 9/21 11,420 175 2 2,500 1,000 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0 1,000 1,000 47 SoCal Tri-Counties Branch,
International Dyslexia Assn.
Decoding & the Struggling Reader 9/23 17,450 125 1 750 0 RPU Booth N/A N/A N/A 0 750 750 Subtotal: Category 2 19,500 0 17,084 19,500 36,584