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Photo below is CA State Treasurer Fiona Ma, Chris Babcock and Tulip the Pug at Fiona’s first fundraiser to support Chris Babcock Art Prep. To read all the details, click on mission and vision statement.
Chris Babcock Art Prep: Sponsorship Levels that Paint Possibility
Support creative confidence, emotional safety, and joyful learning. Your sponsorship helps kids choose their own imagery, learn real drawing and painting skills, and build portfolios—and feel seen and steady while they do it. Below are clear giving levels and exactly what each one buys for our studio and the children we serve.
Seed Sponsor — $1000
Sponsors one after‑school session for up to 4 students (materials included: sketchbooks, brushes, paints, ).
Provides 1 after school art teacher stipend so class stays small and personalized.
Recognition on our sponsor board and in one newsletter.
What you’re buying: basic supplies and the focused teacher time that lets each child explore and grow.
Brush Sponsor — $2,250
Sponsors a week‑long summer camp for 2 students (full materials + take‑home portfolios).
Funds one professional development workshop for instructors on trauma‑informed, play‑forward teaching.
Social media and classroom recognition.
What you’re buying: a whole week of immersive, choice‑driven instruction and stronger teacher practice around emotional safety.
Palette Sponsor — $3,500
Funds an 8‑week after‑school program for 5 students (materials, studio maintenance, and a small scholarship fund).
Supports community outreach to recruit underserved artists, ages 7 to 17.
Logo/name on our event banners, program brochures, and coffee table books of our students Arc of Practice Volumes. Volume 1 is coming out on June 1, 2026.
What you’re buying: ongoing classes that build technical skills, concentration, and a mini‑portfolio for each child—plus outreach to ensure access.
Studio Sponsor — $5,000
Underwrites a full session of classes (after‑school + workshop) serving up to 40 students across programs.
Purchases the best brushes and paints on the market; Princeton Velvet Touch Brushes and the only American genuinely toxin-free acrylic and oil paints by Natural Earth to provide the best experience painting and to protect children from the loophole in domestic and international law that allows art supply companies to have up to 10 percent lead and formaldehyde in their acrylic, oil, gouache and watercolor paint supplies.
Prominent recognition at exhibitions, on our website, and in press materials; opportunity to host a studio visit.
What you’re buying: the infrastructure that keeps our space safe, welcoming, and well‑equipped so every child can learn without limits.
Curator Sponsor — $10,000
Funds a full season of programming (after‑school series, summer camp scholarships, and multiple weekend workshops), serving up to 120 children with sliding‑scale access.
Purchases the best brushes and paints on the market; Princeton Velvet Touch Brushes and the only American genuinely toxin-free Natural Earth Acrylic and Oil paints to provide the best experience painting and to protect children from the loophole in domestic and international law that allows art supply companies to have up to 10 percent lead and formaldehyde in their acrylic, oil, gouache and watercolor paint supplies.
Custom impact report showing outcomes, student stories, and artwork; featured recognition at major events and on materials.
What you’re buying: broad, measurable impact—access, trained teachers, and sustained programming that enhances children’s critical thinking skills, and develops their imaginations and creative voices.
Champion Sponsor — $25,000+
Underwrites a year of equitable programming: curricula development, expanded staff training in emotional safety and art therapy principles, plus full scholarships for our in need outstanding potential portfolio building students.
Provides teacher stipends so class stays small and personalized.
Naming opportunity for a classroom or program series; quarterly impact briefings with student work samples.
What you’re buying: systemic change—scaling access, quality, and the emotional safety infrastructure that ensures art helps every child thrive.
Custom Sponsorships Prefer a targeted gift? Options include:
Scholarship fund for a cohort of students
Teacher training endowment (trauma‑informed, inclusive pedagogy)
Provides teacher stipends so class stays small and personalized.
Exhibition & portfolio night sponsorships to celebrate student work
How we measure impact
Attendance and retention rates
Progress in technical skills and portfolio development
Student self‑reports on confidence and emotional safety
Stories and artwork shared in annual reports and donor impact summaries
Next steps
Choose a level or tell us your interest and we’ll build a custom package with recognition and reporting that fits your goals.
We’ll send an impact proposal with timelines, expected outcomes, and sample student work from programs your gift will support.
Help us make art a place of joy, skill, and belonging for every child. Thank you for investing in curiosity, courage, and creative capacity at Chris Babcock Art Prep.
Founder Chris Babcock and CA State Treasurer Fiona Ma at The Paint and Sip Night at Chris Babcock Art Prep in June 2025. (That’s Tulip the chic therapy pug in Chris Babcock’s arms.)
Below is Chris Babcock’s speech she gave at the Paint and Sip fundraiser.