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CITY SPONSORSHIP PROGRAMFISCAL YEAR 2024/2025 – FALL CYCLEEconomic Development CommitteeMay 23, 2024Community & Economic Development Department RiversideCA.gov2
•City Sponsorship Program–Local non-profit organizations –City Funds and/or in-kind services•Summer Application (July 31 deadline) –events produced from January 1 – June 30•Winter Application (January 31 deadline) –events produced from July 1 – December 31BACKGROUND1 2 5/10/2024
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•City-Sponsored Events/Projects must:–Promote the City as a desirable destination–Enhance the quality of life for residents–Advance Riverside’s multicultural community–Encourage neighborhood identity and pride –Promote cultural and artistic awareness–Include a significant outreach component •All applicants must be IRS 501(c) nonprofit organizations•Funds cannot be used for operational costsREQUIREMENTS RiversideCA.gov4
Education CultureCommunity Services Feeding ProgramsSpecific Populations(Differently-Abled/Youth/Seniors)Arts/HumanitiesMilitaryAppreciationHealth/Fitness/Athletics
APPLICANT FOCUS AREAS
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A SAMPLING OF CURRENT APPLICANTSAquamotion Ability FoundationCommunityHealth SystemsScience and TechnologyPartnership RiversideCA.gov6
•Applicants are invited to attenda Sponsorship 101 Workshop•Applicants are required to submit written reports EXPECTATIONS5
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1. Projected Attendance2. Previous Attendance3. History of Service to Community4. Connection to the City Strategic Plan5. Eligible Monetary Request (50%, 35%, or 20%, based on previous requests)• 6. Projected Cost per Participant7. Cultural Program8. Diversity, Equity, Inclusion –Ability–Culture–Ethnicity–Families–Seniors–Children & Youth9. Council Ward 10.Availability of Requested ResourcePROGRAM EVALUATION CRITERIA RiversideCA.gov8
Envision Riverside 2025 Strategic Plan PrioritiesCross-Cutting Threads
STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT
Arts, Culture & RecreationCommunity Well-Being7
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1. Receive, review, and provide input on staff recommendations for the City SponsorshipProgram for the six-month period of July 1 – December 31, 2024; and2. Recommend that the City Council approve City Sponsorship support in the form ofmonetary funding and/or in-kind contributions of $143,324 for charitable and communityevents, which are produced by local non-profit organizations; and3. Approve a $25,000 sponsorship to the Riverside African American Historical Society, forrenovations to the Martin Luther King, Jr. monument and surrounding area.4. Receive and file Table Sponsorship report for July 1 – December 31, 2023.5. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to make non-substantive changes to therecommendations.RECOMMENDATIONS9