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Opportunities for Support
Please contact Lane Alexander at 773.281.1825 to discuss potential sponsorships.
 | Leo Harris Youth Scholarship Program
February-August
30-45 Attendees
Young tap dancers study with master teachers in intensive classes, workshops, choreographic residencies and seminars
| Title Sponsor: $15,000
Sponsor: $10,000
Associate Sponsor: $5,000
Supporting Sponsor: $2,500
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| "We All Got Rhythm"
Year Round
K-12 Lecture Demonstration
30-50 schools
15,000-20,000 students per year
| Title Sponsor: $15,000
Sponsor: $10,000
Associate Sponsor: $5000
Supporting Sponsor: $2500 |  | After School Classes
September-May
6-15 Students per Class
Paul Revere Elementary School
Uplift Community School
St. Sabina Academy
Salvation Army Cultural Center
| Title Sponsor: $5,000
Sponsor: $2,500
Associate Sponsor: $1,500
Supporting Sponsor: $1,000 |  | Community Classes for Adults
Year Round
75-100 students
The Tap Studio
| Title Sponsor: $1,500
Sponsor: $1,000
Associate Sponsor: $500
Supporting Sponsor: $250 |
 | 20th JUBALEE . . . Step Into the Night
November 19th, 2009
1000-1500 Attendees
Premier Fundraising Gala at the Pritzker Pavilion and the Harris Theater Featuring the Chicago Debut of Step Afrika!
| Title Sponsor: $20,000
Sponsor: $10,000
Associate Sponsor: $5,000
Supporting Sponsor: $2,500 |  | Winter Tap JAMboree - Youth Focus
February 28-March 1, 2009
400-600 attendees
Leo Harris Tap Scholarship audition, classes, concert
Beverly Arts Center -- Beverly, Chicago | Title Sponsor: $5,000
Sponsor: $2,500
Associate Sponsor: $1,500
Supporting Sponsor: $1,000 | 
| Windy City Rhythms - Chicago Focus
May 29-31, 2009
750-1,000 attendees
National Tap Dance Day concerts
Museum of Contemporary Art - Downtown Chicago
| Title Sponsor: $7,500
Sponsor: $5,000
Associate Sponsor: $2,500
Supporting Sponsor: $1,500 |  | Rhythm World - National Focus
July 27-August 9, 2009
10,000 - 12,000 attendees
Summer Festival of Tap, percussive arts
Opening Night Concert at Jay Pritzker Pavilion
Classes at Chicago Fine Arts Building, Roosevelt University
Additional performances at MCA, Ganz Hall (Roosevelt)
| Title Sponsor: $15,000
Sponsor: $10,000
Associate Sponsor: $7,500
Supporting Sponsor: $5,000 |  | Global Rhythms - International Focus
November 19-21, 2009
4,000 - 6,000 attendees
International percussive arts series
Harris Theater in Millennium Park
Featuring Chicago debut of Step Afrika!
| Title Sponsor: $35,000
Sponsor: $25,000
Associate Sponsor: $15,000
Supporting Sponsor: $7,500
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Capital investment enables strategic initiatives and organizational development. Chicago Human Rhythm Project has grown between 15% and 50% every year for 7 consecutive years and has matched every contributed dollar with earned income from more programs in more communities serving more people. CHRP’s budget has grown from $216,000.00 in 2001 to $1,087,000.00 in 2008 and the number of people attending concerts, educational programs and community outreach programs has grown from 4,000 to 40,000. Strategic investments by the Chicago Community Trust, the Joyce Foundation and the MacArthur Fund for the Arts and Culture at the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation and Prince Charitable Trusts have enabled CHRP to become an important contributor to Chicago’s vibrant cultural communityBecome a "Founder" and enable CHRP's growth and stability
 For profit corporations, they call it "capital investment." Nonprofit corporations also need investments to grow whether by expanding staff, upgrading information systems and technology, expanding facilities or launching new programs.
Founder: $100,000
| In-Kind - 2008 gifts included:  American Airlines $12,000
WTTW promotional spots $73,000
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