Ways to Support RadioActive

PRESENTING SPONSOR ($25,000)

Benefits include:

• Sponsor name included in all printed and digital references to RadioActive (non-exclusive)
• Two reserved tables of 10 at RadioActive
• Presenting sponsorship of the Patron Party, RadioActive Adventures, or the keynote speaker
• Six tickets to the exclusive Patron Party
• Up to two KCUR personalities assigned to your tables
• Live acknowledgement at Patron Party and from RadioActive stage
• * 125 on-air messages: 83 on KCUR / 42 on Classical KC
• Corporate logo or listing on printed/digital event materials
• Corporate logo/name on event signage and looping screen display

* On-Air Messages: allotted messages will have a 66% / 34% split between KCUR (15-second message) and Classical KC (20-second message). Messages are written by the sponsor, finalized by KCUR and approved by the sponsor. On-air sponsor messages must be used by 12/31/2025.

SIGNAL SPONSOR ($15,000)

Benefits include:

• Choice of presenting Adventures with added recognition at the Patron Party
• Six tickets to exclusive Patron Party
• Two reserved tables of 10 at RadioActive
• Up to two KCUR personalities assigned to your tables
• Live acknowledgement at patron event and from RadioActive stage
• * 100 on-air messages: 66 on KCUR / 34 on Classical KC
• Corporate logo or listing on printed/digital event materials
• Corporate logo/name on event signage and looping screen display

* On-Air Messages: allotted messages will have a 66% / 34% split between KCUR (15-second message) and Classical KC (20-second message). Messages are written by the sponsor, finalized by KCUR and approved by the sponsor. On-air sponsor messages must be used by 12/31/2025.

AIRWAVES SPONSOR ($10,000)

Benefits include:

• One reserved table of 10 at RadioActive
• Four tickets to the exclusive Patron Party
• * 75 on-air messages: 50 on KCUR / 25 on Classical KC
• Corporate logo or listing on printed/digital event materials
• Corporate logo/name on event signage and looping screen display

* On-Air Messages: allotted messages will have a 66% / 34% split between KCUR (15-second message) and Classical KC (20-second message). Messages are written by the sponsor, finalized by KCUR and approved by the sponsor. On-air sponsor messages must be used by 12/31/2025.

TRANSMITTER SPONSOR ($5,000)

Benefits include:

• One reserved table of 10 at RadioActive
• Two tickets to exclusive Patron Party
• * 50 on-air messages: 33 on KCUR / 17 on Classical KC
• Corporate logo or listing on printed/digital event materials
• Corporate logo/name on event signage and looping screen display

* On-Air Messages: allotted messages will have a 66% / 34% split between KCUR (15-second message) and Classical KC (20-second message). Messages are written by the sponsor, finalized by KCUR and approved by the sponsor. On-air sponsor messages must be used by 12/31/2025.

STUDIO SPONSOR ($3,500)

Benefits include:

• One reserved table of 10 at RadioActive
• Two tickets to exclusive Patron Party
• * 10 on-air messages on KCUR. Pooled acknowledgement messages will written by KCUR.
• Corporate logo or listing on printed/digital event materials
• Corporate logo/name on event signage and looping screen display

BECOME A PATRON ($1,500)

Benefits include:

• Two tickets to the exclusive Patron Party
• Cocktail reception and dinner for two with preferred seating at RadioActive
• Listing in RadioActive program
• Satisfaction in providing nonprofit, local support for KCUR's 1 million+ monthly users
• Note: There is a tax deductible value to your Patron-level support. We estimate the non-tax deductible portion to be $200 per attendee. A final accounting of the deductible/non-deductible value will be provided by the UMKC Foundation in February 2027. For advice concerning your personal tax situation, please consult your tax advisor.

ORGANIZE OR HOST A TABLE OF 10 ($2,500)

Benefits include:

• Table for 10 at RadioActive, including cocktail reception, dinner and dancing
• Online listing in select RadioActive digital materials
• JOY and satisfaction in providing nonprofit, local support for KCUR's 1 million+ monthly users

RESOURCES FOR TABLE HOSTS: click here to learn more about hosting or organizing a table at RadioActive.

Note: There is a tax deductible value to your Patron-level support. We estimate the non-tax deductible portion to be $200 per attendee. A final accounting of the deductible/non-deductible value will be provided by the UMKC Foundation in February 2027. For advice concerning your personal tax situation, please consult your tax advisor.

EXCLUSIVE OPPORTUNITY: SPONSOR FAMILY DINNER ($1,500)

For an additional investment, you may also sponsor the 2nd annual Generation Listen Family Dinner event on Saturday, April 25, 2026. This benefit for KCUR’s young professionals group, Generation Listen, is a farm-to-fork celebration featuring some of the city’s top chefs.

Benefits include:

• Two tickets to Family Dinner
• Two tickets to the VIP cocktail hour
• A sponsor gift and listing in event materials

BENEFACTOR BONUS ($1,500)

Bring more people to KCUR's table!

Consider adding the Benefactor Bonus to your support this year! With your additional investment of $1,500 you can help KCUR to fill at table at RadioActive.

Your support may assist younger attendees, emerging journalists who are interested in careers in public media, new civic leaders who have not yet become engaged with KCUR, or others you may wish to help us identify. This added gift is completely tax-deductible.