On June 22, Block Club Chicago—Chicago’s nonprofit, reader-funded
newsroom dedicated to delivering essential coverage of the city’s diverse
neighborhoods—is hosting our annual spring gala in celebration of our
five-year anniversary.
We invite you to celebrate with us by sponsoring Cheers to 5 Years.

Support the future of neighborhood news and make our communities better through local journalism. Partner with Block Club Chicago now!
Platinum Sponsor $25,000 | Gold Sponsor $15,000 | Silver Sponsor $10,000 | Bronze Sponsor $5,000 | |
Logo inclusion on all promotional materials 171k FB followers, 170k Twitter followers, 49k Instagram followers | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Event tickets | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
Verbal recognition from the stage | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Reserved table at the event | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Ads in the morning newsletter (110,000 readers) | 5 | |||
Sponsored podcast episodes | 4 | |||
Ads in neighborhood-specific newsletter 671-7,000 readers | 6 | 6 | ||
Homepage ad placement (Example: 3.3M page views/month from 1.7M unique readers) | 1 month | 2 weeks | ||
1-year group subscription package for 20 | ✓ |
Join The Party
To secure your sponsorship, learn more or customize your sponsorship package, please contact Maple Walker Lloyd, Director of Community Engagement, at 773-688-9206 or maple@blockclubchi.org.
Read our Sponsorship Guidelines here.
