One night.
A lifetime of opportunity.
Allen University’s signature fundraising event. Each year, alumni, leaders, and friends gather to celebrate excellence and raise scholarship funds for deserving students, so they can achieve “All That Can Be Imagined.”
- Signaturefundraising event for scholarships
- Tax-deductiblegifts to Allen University
- Since 1870Allen has opened doors
Every seat at the table is a seat in a classroom.
Many Allen students are the first in their families to attend college. Scholarships are often the difference between enrolling and staying home, and between stopping out and walking across the stage.
- Open the doorHelp talented students afford an Allen education.
- Keep them enrolledClose the gap that forces students to leave.
- Honor a legacyThe Richard Allen Awards celebrate leaders who serve.
- Be seen doing goodSponsors are recognized before a room of Columbia’s leaders.
Choose your level of impact.
Every sponsorship supports UNCF scholarships for Allen students, and puts your name in front of the leaders, alumni, and partners in the room.
- Top sponsorPresenting partner
Platinum
$30,000- Premier seating: three tables of 8
- Live greetings or brief remarks as top sponsor
- Name or logo highlighted during the event
- Full-page ad in the souvenir journal
- Featured on Allen University social media
- Link to your website on Allen’s website
- Name featured on event memento
- Listing on all event promotional materials
- Leadership partner
Gold
$15,000- Premier seating: two tables of 8
- Recorded greetings during the event as a top sponsor
- Name or logo highlighted during the event
- Full-page ad in the souvenir journal
- Listing on event promotional materials
- Champion
Silver
$7,500- Two tables of 8
- Name or logo highlighted during the event
- Full-page ad in the souvenir journal
- Listing on event promotional materials
- Supporter
Bronze
$5,000- One table of 8
- Name or logo highlighted during the event
- Half-page ad in the souvenir journal
- Listing on event promotional materials
- Host a table
Table
$2,000- One table of 8
- Quarter-page ad in the souvenir journal
- Listing on event promotional materials
Can’t attend, or want to give at your own level? Every scholarship gift counts.
Make a gift →Join us for the evening.
- $200Individual ticket
- $2,000Table of 8, with a quarter-page ad
To pay by check, make it payable to Allen University and mail it to:
Allen UniversityAttn: Division of Institutional Advancement/Gala
1530 Harden Street
Columbia, SC 29204 Reserve tickets →
Put your message in every guest’s hands.
Feature your organization, or honor a graduate or loved one, in the Gala souvenir booklet. Full-color rates:
- Full page$6008.5 × 11 in.
- Half page$3008.5 × 5.5 in.
- Quarter page$2005.5 × 4.25 in.
Artwork requirements
- 300 dpi copy and artwork
- Print-ready PDF with bleed marks preferred
- All fonts embedded in the file
- The submission deadline is announced each year
Reserve your place at the table.
Our team will help you choose the right sponsorship, table, or booklet ad for your company or family. Gifts to Allen University are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.
Email Gala@AllenUniversity.edu- Mr. Ti BarnesVice President for Institutional Advancement(803) 605-7524TBarnes@allenuniversity.edu
- Mindy HillAdministrative Assistant to the Vice President, Division of Institutional Advancement(803) 376-5725MHill@allenuniversity.edu