Community Builder Sponsorship

Join a community-wide effort to invest in critical services across Whatcom County!

These meaningful sponsorships make sure that donations to United Way’s Community Impact Fund go where they’re needed most— to the hardworking programs and nonprofits furthering our mission to build financial stability for every person in Whatcom County. Together, we can remove barriers and open doors for our friends and neighbors working to become financially secure.

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Why become a Community Builder Sponsor?

Being a sponsor makes good business sense. Organizations that give back to the communities they serve build trust with consumers and  employees. By sponsoring United Way of Whatcom County, you aren’t just supporting one nonprofit, you’re supporting a collaborative network of over 20 local nonprofit organizations working to help our most vulnerable friends and neighbors get back on their feet.

Your brand matters. Build a brand based on philanthropy and we all win!

Sponsorship Benefits

  • Lead the charge in changing lives in Whatcom County!
  • Increase your brand exposure and reputation with affiliation to United Way, an internationally recognized and trusted organization.
  • Have your logo featured on our United Way T-shirts and other merch.
  • Create a culture of giving back and boost morale in your organizations. Companies that give back to their communities often have higher employee satisfaction and consumer buy-in.
  • Take pride in knowing your company is helping address our community’s most pressing needs. When you give to United Way, you help to strengthen our whole community by breaking cycles of poverty and providing positive pathways for our friends and neighbors in Whatcom County.

Sponsorship benefits vary depending on sponsorship level. For more information about becoming a Community Builder Sponsor, please contact us at hello@unitedwaywhatcom.org

What is Corporate Social Responsibility?

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) refers to the idea that companies aren’t just responsible for their own bottom line and their shareholders, but that they should also give back in a way that benefits the community around them. In an age of increased economic hardship, climate change, glaring health care disparities, and other pressing issues happening both locally and across the globe, it’s important to both employees and customers that the companies they work for and do business with are giving back in meaningful ways.

By partnering with United Way, you are aligning yourself with a trusted and vetted local organization that is deeply invested in the work of creating a better Whatcom County for all. As a convener of community giving, our team uses the latest ALICE data to zero in on the biggest challenges facing our friends and neighbors and invests donations where they will have the greatest impact. 

We know there are many barriers that keep those who are struggling from achieving financial stability. Instead of investing dollars in a single area, United Way mobilizes the power of community by sending out donations to over 20 local nonprofit organizations at once! Each and every organization undergoes a rigorous vetting process, so you can trust that your dollars are being put to good use!

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Sponsorship Giving Levels

$20,000 Hero Level Sponsorship

$15,000 Champion Level Sponsorship

$10,000 Game Changer Level Sponsorship

$5,000 Difference Maker Level Sponsorship

$2,500 Leader Level Sponsorship

THANK YOU TO OUR COMMUNITY BUILDER SPONSORS!

We appreciate our corporate sponsors so much. Thank you for your support, trust, and partnership. United, we are changing lives in Whatcom County.

HERO LEVEL SPONSOR

Samson Rope Technologies

CHAMPION LEVEL SPONSOR

PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center

GAME CHANGER LEVEL SPONSORS

bp Cherry Point Refinery

WECU

DIFFERENCE MAKER LEVEL SPONSORS

Hub International

Peoples Bank

PowerTek Electric

PSE Foundation

BrandSafway

LEADER LEVEL SPONSORS

Eichleay

Industrial Credit Union

Phillips 66 Ferndale Refinery