Sponsorships with the Montclair History center

Reach an engaged Montclair audience while supporting history programs that tell the community’s story

Your sponsorship underwrites the cost of creating and delivering our programs, which keeps them affordable and open to as many people as possible. When you sponsor with us, you help the Montclair History Center share the stories of Montclair’s diverse and complex history through research, education, and public programs.

Who You Reach

• More than 6,000 constituents receive our email announcement

• Between 5,000 and 10,000 followers across Facebook and Instagram

• More than 10,000 people attend Montclair’s Fourth of July Parade, where our float appears biennially

• More than 1,800 people took part in our virtual History at Home series this past year, with viewership reaching well beyond New Jersey

• Our YouTube channel has 1.06k subscribers and more than 125,126 video views

• Roughly 600 shoppers attend our annual Herb and Heirloom Tomato Sale

A Community Institution Since 1965

The Montclair History Center received a Preservation Service Award from the Montclair Historic Preservation Commission in 2022 for our virtual lecture series History at Home. Our Holiday House Tours were voted fourth in the nation by USA Today readers thanks for a 50 year partnership with the Garden Club of Montclair. Our Herb and Heirloom Tomato Sale is a Montclair tradition more than 45 years running, and our exhibition partnership with the Nubian Heritage Quilters Guild has continued for more than 20 years.

What Sponsors Receive

Benefits are matched to the level of support and the program you choose. They may include:

• Your logo on our website

• Recognition from the podium at events

• Signage at the program or event you support

• Recognition in our email announcements to more than 6,000 constituents

• A collaborative post on our social media channels

• Tickets to attend the program you sponsor

• Your logo on recorded programs on our YouTube channel

Where You Can Sponsor

Public Programs

• History at Home, our monthly virtual lecture series with historians and researchers

• Walking Tours through Montclair’s neighborhoods, architecture, and cemeteries

• The Hometown History Bus Tour, a two hour ride from one end of Montclair to the other highlighting Montclair’s history, people, neighborhoods, and architecture

• Price of Liberty Film series, our biennial film and discussion series on race, segregation, integration, and civil rights, screened at Montclair Film’s Cinema 505

Annual Events and Fundraisers

• Annual Herb and Heirloom Tomato Sale, a 45+ year tradition

• Fall Fest, held annually on the last Saturday of September in partnership with Montclair Community Farms

• Hometown Trivia night held every November at Just Jake’s in partnership with Hey Jersey Entertainment

• Annual Murder Mystery Fundraiser at the Crane House and Historic YWCA Museum

• Montclair’s Fourth of July Parade, where we sponsor our own float biennially

Exhibitions

• Holiday House Tours, held every December with period decorations by the Garden Club of Montclair

• Nubian Heritage Quilters Guild Exhibition, held biennially in the Crane House and Historic YWCA Museum

Let’s Find the Right Fit

Sponsorships begin at $100 and range up to underwriting a full program or series. We are glad to build something that fits your business and the audience you want to reach.

Contact Jeannette Wicks, Development Manager, at jeannette@montclairhistory.org or 973-744-1796.