PUT YOUR NAME BEHIND SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS.
Erie does not need another logo placed beside another vague promise.
It needs rooms that open. Tools that work. Programs that return. Artists and instructors with the resources to do serious work. Audiences who know where to find it. A calendar that keeps its word.
An Erie Labor Temple sponsorship turns your support into visible public work inside a working cultural building.
Underwrite a night, a program, a returning series, an access initiative, a major production need, or the year itself. Your support can help cover materials, technical production, documentation, program access, exhibition preparation, equipment, and the practical infrastructure that allows the work to continue.
Your name is not the work.
Your name stands beside the result.
Choose a level below, or talk with us about building a sponsorship around something your organization wants to make possible.
One night. A returning series. Public access. The year itself.
01 BOLT $500
One useful piece of the work.
02 CIRCUIT $1,500
One complete public program.
03 SWITCH $3,500
A returning series.
04 TRANSFORMER $7,500
A major production priority.
05 POWER GRID $15,000+
Annual operating current.
WHY SPONSOR // WHAT IT POWERS // LEVELS // RECOGNITION // INQUIRY
CULTURAL INFRASTRUCTURE IS NOT BUILT BY APPLAUSE.
It is built by people willing to help pay for the room, the tools, the materials, the technicians, the documentation, and the next date on the calendar.
01 // OPEN THE ROOM
Help cover the practical requirements that allow people to enter, gather, learn, watch, listen, and make.
02 // CARRY THE WORK
Give a program enough current to become more than a one-night experiment.
03 // LEAVE THE PROOF
Support documentation, reporting, and a public record of what happened and who helped make it possible.
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO PUT IN MOTION?
Begin with the public result. ELT will build the sponsorship around the work required to produce it.
Public Programs
Event production, technical needs, materials, hospitality, and documentation.
Possible sponsorship route →
Workshops + Access
Scholarships, reduced-cost seats, materials, and instructor support.
Possible sponsorship route →
Exhibitions
Walls, lighting, installation, interpretation, documentation, and public programs.
Possible sponsorship route →
Equipment + Signal
Audio, projection, lighting, recording, and media infrastructure.
Possible sponsorship route →
Studios + Working Space
Preparation and practical improvements that return rooms to productive use.
Possible sponsorship route →
Archive + Public Record
Found In Building research, preservation, digitization, and storytelling.
Possible sponsorship route →
CHOOSE THE CURRENT.
Every sponsorship begins with a defined piece of work. The level determines the scale of that work, the duration of the partnership, and the recognition and reporting attached to it.
01 // COMMUNITY UNDERWRITER
BOLT
$500
Help one useful piece of public work land.
BOLT support puts a practical piece of the work in place: materials on the table, basic production covered, the room documented, or access opened to people who might otherwise stay outside it.
MAKES POSSIBLE
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Materials, access, or technical support for one public night
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A defined piece of production the program needs to happen
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Photography or documentation that leaves a public record
Your name appears alongside the night or initiative you helped move from idea to calendar.
02 // PROGRAM UNDERWRITER
circuit
$1,500
Give a complete program the current to run.
CIRCUIT sponsors help carry the production, technical, material, hospitality, access, and documentation needs of a focused ELT event or public program.
MAKES POSSIBLE
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The core production costs of one complete public program
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Materials, program labor, technical support, and guest experience
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Promotion, documentation, and reduced-cost public access
Recognition follows the work from announcement through the night itself and into the public recap.
03 // SERIES UNDERWRITER
switch
$3,500
Turn a strong idea into a returning public signal.
One good night can make noise. A returning series creates expectation, public habit, and cultural memory.
SWITCH support helps an ELT program return across multiple dates with greater continuity, stronger production, clearer documentation, and an audience that knows it can come back.
MAKES POSSIBLE
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Multiple dates for a returning ELT program or cultural series
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Consistent production, materials, technical support, and staffing
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Audience development, public access, and documentation across the run
Your name remains connected to the series throughout its supported run.
04 // ANCHOR UNDERWRITER
TRANSFORMER
$7,500
Change what the building is capable of doing.
TRANSFORMER partners help ELT take on work that cannot be carried one night at a time: a major program season, an exhibition, a public-access initiative, a scholarship pool, a documentation system, or a significant equipment and production priority.
MAKES POSSIBLE
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A major exhibition, program season, or public-access initiative
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Equipment or infrastructure that expands what ELT can produce
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Sustained production, promotion, documentation, and measurable outcomes
This level includes sustained recognition, a defined body of work, and documented outcomes built around the supported initiative.
05 // FOUNDING OR ANNUAL PARTNER
BOLT
$15,000+
Help hold the whole system.
POWER GRID partners provide substantial annual support across ELT’s public calendar, production capacity, documentation, access, and working infrastructure.
These limited partnerships are built around clear shared goals, appropriate visibility, defined boundaries, and proof of work. They are for businesses, institutions, and individuals who understand that durable public culture requires more than a successful opening night.
It requires a system capable of turning the lights back on next week.
MAKES POSSIBLE
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A year of dependable programming and operating continuity
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Production capacity, equipment, access, and support across multiple programs
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A stronger public calendar, documented impact, and the power to keep returning
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In-kind equipment
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Materials
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Printing or fabrication
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Professional services
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Hospitality
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Media or documentation
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Program-specific collaboration
YOUR NAME FOLLOWS THE WORK
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Supported program or initiative page
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Onsite signage
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ELT sponsor board
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Relevant social and newsletter credit
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Announcement and recap recognition
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Hospitality or preview opportunities
Recognition is scaled to the partnership and confirmed before the work begins.
SAMPLE REPORTING FORMAT
ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLE — NOT ACTUAL ELT RESULTS
SPONSOR IMPACT REPORT
SUPPORTED WORK
Work Under Voltage: Three-Night Public Program Series
Sponsor support helped cover program materials, technical production, reduced-cost admission, documentation, and front-of-house needs across three public events.
DATES DELIVERED
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Three scheduled programs delivered
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Three programs completed as announced
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Final documentation issued within 30 days
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
184 verified visits
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142 individual attendees
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42 returning visits
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76 first-time ELT visitors
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61% of attendees identified as Erie residents
Attendance was recorded through advance registration, door check-in, and verified event headcounts.
ACCESS CREATED
September 12–October 24, 2026
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12 scholarship admissions
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20 reduced-cost admissions
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$640 in direct public-access value
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No participant was required to publicly identify as a scholarship recipient
Sponsor support allowed ELT to expand access without reducing instructor, artist, or production resources.
PUBLIC REACH
18,420 verified digital impressions
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7,860 social media accounts reached
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3,240 event-page visits
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1,146 sponsor-linked email opens
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284 direct event-link clicks
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6 community calendar or media listings
Figures reflect available platform analytics and exclude unverified estimates.
DOCUMENTATION
A complete public record of the supported work
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96 edited photographs
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Three short-form recap videos
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One written field report
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Three archived event listings
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Sponsor credit on relevant program pages, signage, announcements, and recaps
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Final media folder delivered to the sponsor
WHAT THE SUPPORT COVERED
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Program materials and consumable supplies
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Audio, projection, and technical support
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Reduced-cost and scholarship access
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Front-of-house and guest experience needs
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Photography, video, and written documentation
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Promotion and community-calendar distribution
NEXT CURRENT
The supported series demonstrated enough attendance and repeat participation to justify a second program cycle.
Sponsor support also helped ELT retain reusable technical equipment, improve its check-in process, and establish a repeatable reporting format for future public programs.
32 reduced-cost or fully supported seats
The sponsorship did not fund a moment. It increased ELT’s ability to do the work again.
REPORTING STANDARD
All final sponsor reports distinguish among:
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Verified attendance
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Returning participation
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Access provided
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Confirmed public reach
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Work delivered
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Funds or in-kind support applied
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Documentation produced
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Capacity retained after the program
Real work. Recorded clearly. Reported with receipts.
PUT SOMETHING IN MOTION.
Tell us what you want to make possible, what matters to your organization, and the level of support you are considering.
01 // ELT reviews the inquiry
We identify the strongest program, access, infrastructure, or annual partnership fit.
02 // We define the work
The proposed outcome, schedule, recognition, responsibilities, and reporting are put in writing.
03 // Both parties approve
Nothing is announced or treated as committed until the terms are approved.
Edward Patrick Kranz
Founder & Managing Director
Erie Labor Temple
1701 State Street
Erie, PA 16501
erielabortemple@gmail.com
(814) 218-3782