Please Note: Cincinnati Children’s Sponsorship application for FY25 (July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2025) is closed

Cincinnati Children’s Sponsorship Guidelines FY26

FY26 (July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026) 

Application for Organizations

Sponsorship Overview

Cincinnati Children’s sponsorship guidelines provide a framework for sponsoring partnerships, activities, and initiatives aligned to our child health mission and goals.  Sponsorship funding is limited and based on annual budgetary allocations, alignment with strategic priorities, and adherence to sponsorship guidelines.  The goal is for sponsorships to benefit Cincinnati Children’s, the sponsorship partner, and our shared vision of improving child health in the community.

Sponsorship Eligibility - Guiding Principles

Sponsorship funding is limited and based on annual budgetary allocations and adherence to sponsorship guidelines.  All requests cannot be funded due to a limited budget.  To be considered, an application must meet sponsorship criteria.  Priority is given to initiatives that best impact our child health mission and goals.  Requests for FY26 sponsorship funding should be made through the online request application.  Sponsorship requests received after the deadline (April 15, 2025) will not be considered.

 
Requests Eligible for Sponsorship

To be eligible for sponsorship, organizations must:

• Align with Cincinnati Children’s mission and vision (https://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/about)

• Align with Cincinnati Children’s strategic goals and child health priorities. In particular, our Pursing Our Potential Goals to:

  • Drive excellent and equitable child health outcomes

  • Promote safe and supported families

  • Ensure every child has a path to achieving their full potential

  • More information on health priorities can be found in our Community Health Needs Assessment

• Submit an online application at http://www.communityrelationsconnect.org/sponsorship

  • Requests submitted via email or mail will not be considered until an online application is completed.

• Sponsorship awards range between $250-$5,000; the median sponsorship amount is $2,500.

 Sponsorships are given to organizations with a non-profit/501c3 status AND that demonstrate:

• Direct impact on children and families in the community through activities and initiatives

• Active community engagement in Cincinnati Children’s primary service area of the Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area and areas of Regional importance to Cincinnati Children’s mission, which includes the following counties:

  • Ohio: Adams, Butler, Clermont, Hamilton, Montgomery, and Warren

  • Kentucky: Boone, Campbell, and Kenton

  • Indiana: Dearborn

• Meaningful improvement to ensure excellent and equitable child health with measurable outcomes

• An opportunity to create long-term partnerships and leverage volunteer opportunities

• Evidence-based activities and initiatives

• Positive Cincinnati Children’s brand exposure 

Requests Not Eligible for Sponsorship

The following requests are not eligible for Sponsorship and will not be considered:

• Mission Misalignment

  • Activities and initiatives that are duplicative or in conflict with Cincinnati Children’s mission and vision

  • Causes/missions not tied to child health or social determinants of health

  • National or international organizations/events that do not benefit the local community

• Fundraisers

  • School-sponsored runs, walkathons, athletic events, golf-outings, or athletic group sponsorships

  • Capital improvements/physical improvements to land or structures

  • Individual or team fundraisers for organizations or athletic groups

  • School-affiliated orchestras, bands, choirs, drama groups, yearbooks, class parties, or class or team projects

• Other Ineligible Criteria

  • General operating expenses, debt reduction, endowment campaigns, or undesigned fund requests

  • Hospitals or medical research studies

  • Political candidates, organizations, or events

  • Religious activities, in whole or in part, for the purpose of furthering religious doctrine

  • Requests that benefit an individual person or family

  • Travel expenses

Application Instructions

The sponsorship application is for activities and initiatives occurring July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026 (Fiscal Year 2026 – FY26) and will open on Friday, March 14, 2025.

• The Application can be found at http://www.communityrelationsconnect.org/sponsorship

• All requests for FY26 sponsorship funding should be made by Tuesday, April 15, 2025 at 5 PM EST.

  • Sponsorship requests made after the deadline will not be considered.

• Organizations that are seeking funding for multiple activities or initiatives should complete a separate application for each request.  Please only include information for one sponsorship request on each application submitted.

  • Applications containing multiple requests will need to be resubmitted individually before being considered for sponsorship.

Decision Timeline, Payment, and Logo Usage/Ad Development

• Decisions regarding sponsorship requests will be communicated to the email provided in the application. All applicants will receive an email notification after the review period.

• Payment to the organization will occur once an invoice, W-9, and other requested documents are received and processed.

• Logo Usage and Ad Development: If a sponsorship includes logo usage or an ad, please contact communityrelations@cchmc.org 90 days before the print deadline and indicate this on the application. Please note, the Community Relations Department cannot provide a copy of the logo - all logo requests must complete the formal Brand Usage Agreement process to receive and use Cincinnati Children’s logo.

The Community Relations team is available to assist in this process.  Please contact Community Relations at communityrelations@cchmc.orgor 513-636-9327 for questions or comments.