Sponsor Launch Lab. Multiple spots at every level.
Launch Lab gives Clark County teens ages 13 to 18 a free, nine-session program to build real businesses from scratch — zero cost to every student, now and forever. Your sponsorship is what makes that possible.
Co-sponsors share recognition equally. We never turn away a sponsor.
Where the money goes
✓ 9 sessions at Cardinal Community Center
✓ Up to 20 students per cohort · 2 cohorts per year
✓ The Soft Launch Event — students sell to the Clark County public
✓ Pitch Night — real judges, $250 seed prize
✓ Free to every student. Now and forever.
The Year 1 budget, in full: A Program Director costs $4,000. Session materials run $145. The Soft Launch Event costs $200. Pitch Night, including the seed prize, costs $650. Safety and compliance — background checks and training — costs $270. Organizational infrastructure costs $800. A small contingency adds $95. That's a full year, both cohorts, every event: $10,425 total.
No mystery line items. Ask, and we'll show you exactly where your sponsorship goes.
Find the level that fits
SEED SPONSOR — $500
2 spots per year · one per Pitch Night, across 2 cohorts
Funds a complete Pitch Night — the $250 cash seed prize plus programs, judge materials, and refreshments.
✓ Named as Seed Sponsor at Pitch Night, in front of the Clark County community ✓ Recognition in post-event communications to program families and community partners ✓ Written tax acknowledgment letter
PROGRAM YEAR SPONSOR — $2,500
2 spots per year · one per cohort, across 2 cohorts
Funds the primary sponsorship ask behind one complete Launch Lab cohort, paired with individual donations and grants to fully cover real per-cohort costs.
✓ Business name and logo on all cohort-specific program materials and event signage ✓ Opportunity to address students at one program session ✓ Two social media posts featuring your business ✓ Invitation to attend both cohort events as a featured guest ✓ Written tax acknowledgment letter
DUAL COHORT SPONSOR — $5,000
1 spot per year · covers both cohorts at the same per-cohort rate
Funds both Launch Lab cohorts for the full program year — both Soft Launch Events, both Pitch Nights, both seed prizes.
✓ Business name and logo on all WCEA program materials for the full sponsored year ✓ Named recognition at all four public events — two Soft Launch Events and two Pitch Nights ✓ Mid-year and end-of-year impact reports ✓ Four dedicated social media posts across the year ✓ Written tax acknowledgment letter
TITLE SPONSOR — $12,444
1 spot per year · funds the entire Year 1 budget
Funds the complete Year 1 Launch Lab operating budget — both cohorts, every event, full operations, Program Director compensation.
✓ Title sponsor designation: "[Your Business] presents the WCEA Launch Lab Year 1" ✓ Logo on every WCEA document, event, and marketing piece produced in Year 1 ✓ Named recognition at all four public events as the presenting sponsor ✓ Opportunity to present one Pitch Night seed prize ✓ Direct annual briefing with Program Director John Chaney ✓ Permanent recognition on the WCEA Founding Year donor record ✓ Written tax acknowledgment letter
What's available, all at once
Across all five levels, there are 33 sponsorship spots available per year — 4 Seed Prize spots, 18 Session spots, 4 Cohort spots, 4 Program spots, and 3 Title spots. If every spot at every level were filled, total sponsorship for the year would reach $82,000 — far beyond what running Launch Lab actually costs, which is exactly the point: multiple sponsors are welcome at every level, and no single business has to carry the program alone.
Ready to sponsor?
Contact John Chaney directly to find the level that fits.