Lied Center of Kansas

Very Important Partner (VIP) Sponsor

VIP Sponsors make a significant donation to the Lied Center because they recognize the importance of the performing arts to our community. VIP Sponsors not only have the satisfaction of supporting the arts, they enjoy a value of more than $40,000 in marketing benefits.

Contact Director of Development Megan Poindexter to learn more, meganp@ku.edu or 785-864-2788.

Did You Know?

Supporting the arts can help with employee retention and satisfaction.
Employees whose companies support social issues are 40% more likely to say they are proud of their company's values, and nearly 25% are more likely to be loyal to their employers than those whose companies do not.

Becoming a VIP Sponsor can help your business grow.
A study by Cone, L.L.C. indicated that 87% of Americans surveyed said they would switch from one brand to another, price and quality being about equal, if the other brand is associated with a good cause.

VIP Sponsor Benefits

Benefits include:

• • Recognition on the Lied Center’s electronic sign at 15th and Iowa
• • Recognition in Lied Center Presents programs, including a full page color advertisement
• • 20% discount on Lied Center Presents performances all season

VIP Sponsors are recognized with a sponsorship of a Lied Center Presents performance and they are recognized:

• • In advertising for the event and in the performance program
• • On stage before the performance

Additional performance-related benefits may include the following:

• • Complimentary tickets and reserved parking during the performance
• • A private reception for up to 30 guests in conjunction with the performance
• • Recognition (logo) on performance tickets

VIP Sponsors Enrich Our Community

VIP Sponsors play an important role in civic engagement. Supporting the arts leads to:

• • A richer community
  "There is no better indicator of the spiritual health of our city, its neighborhoods, and the larger region than the state of the arts. Through their diversity of feeling, their variety of form, their multiplicity of inspiration, the arts make our culture richer and more reflective." — Jonathan Fanton, president of the MacArthur Foundation
• • A positive school environment
  Studies show that students who experience the arts enjoy more success in reading, language, mathematics, thinking skills, social skills and are more motivated to learn.
• • Economic growth
  Studies show that access to the arts can aid communities in recruiting new residents and can bring revenue to the community.