Fur Ball

Individual tickets will become available in September. You can reserve seats today as a sponsor, or by becoming the captain of a table of ten!

We would love to discuss sponsorship opportunities with you, personally. Please email our event coordinator, Elizabeth, so we can learn more about your philanthropy goals.

To thank our sponsors, we post and print information about your brand to our thousands of friends and supporters. Our 24,000 Facebook followers, 15,000 dedicated newsletter readers, 2,700 Instagram followers, and 300 event attendees would love to know that your brand aligns with their own passion for pets. There are options for your business or family, no matter how you would like to support the event.

Custom Title Sponsorships

Your sponsorship ensures attendees have many ways to support Fur Ball
And that they have fun doing it!

A great way to stand out is by becoming the title sponsor of one of our activities. These activity sponsors are recognized amongst other Platinum or Gold Paw event sponsors, but they are also promoted whenever their sponsored activity is being advertised.

Golden Ticket Sponsor:
YOUR Company’s Golden Ticket

Give pets their second chance when you create the chance to win the vacation of a lifetime! The $100 Golden Ticket Vacation Raffle is the most highly advertised aspect of our dinner and auction. We promote you whenever your raffle is mentioned, including across social media, press, radio, the formal invitations, our website, email newsletters, and at the Fur Ball event. Owning this fundraiser is guaranteed to highlight your brand. Complimentary table for 10.

Monetary gift: $5,000
Donating trips as an in-kind sponsorship may be an option. Reach out for more information.

Ears and Tails Sponsor:
Ears and Tails, courtesy of YOU

Our auction begins with a fun game to get everyone on their feet. You can make every guest feel included as they all play to win $500 to spend that night at the auction. Help us set the tone for a lively and generous event! With every mention of the game on social media, in the program, in ticket descriptions, and more, your brand will be synonymous with Fur Ball fun. Four complimentary tickets.

Monetary Gift: $2,000
Or, an in-kind gift of services or goods to Fur Ball of $4,000

YOUR Custom Title Sponsorship:

We have limited opportunities to develop custom title sponsorships, best suited to your organization's goals, messaging, or ability to give in-kind. Please reach out to discuss the activities we are planning for 2025, or to share a way your organization can provide a unique experience at Fur Ball.

Sponsorship commitments will vary based on the agreed upon activity

Email us to get started as an activity sponsor

Platinum Paw Sponsorship

Thank you for your 'rare and incredibly valuable' support
8 Event Tickets

It's always our goal to have sponsors support the planning of the event, so that every dollar spent at Fur Ball can be applied directly to our mission. And, as one of the top sponsors, Platinum Paws are part of the foundation of Fur Ball.

We can't thank our Platinum Paw sponsors enough, but we do try to let everyone know that they support the homeless pets at CCHS. Advanced event advertising includes email blasts, press releases, radio advertising, and more, and at every point, we share the importance of our Platinum Paw sponsors.

❤️Mentioned in press and radio as "supporting" the event. Fur Ball, supported by YOU!
❤️Largest logo size in group recognition during advertising
❤️Dedicated Facebook and Instagram posts
❤️Three-quarter page in the event program, with the option to have it designed by us
❤️Wherever possible, your logo will be linked to the webpage of your choice
❤️Recognized individually on event signage and on ballroom screens individually
❤️Post-event, your logo printed in Paw Prints magazine

Monetary gift: $3,000
In-kind gift of services or goods to Fur Ball of $6,000

Platinum Paw sponsors are invited to join us at the Fur Ball with 8 complimentary tickets.

Let's talk about Platinum Paw Sponsorship!

Plus, all sponsors can choose to increase their visibility at the event. When sponsors choose to donate to the auction, their lot will be highlighted as a featured lot. Speak directly to guests in the auction lot description, to highlight your brand. We will also share featured lots individually on social media before the silent auction begins.

We offer a 20% ticket discount to sponsors inviting additional guests to the event.

Gold Paw Sponsorship

You are much more valuable than your 'weight in gold'
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As we advertise Fur Ball, we will reach our friends with social media coverage, email blasts, press releases, radio advertising, and more. Our Gold Paw sponsors will shine throughout!

❤️Mid-sized logo in group recognition during advertising
❤️Dedicated Facebook and Instagram graphics in a post celebrating our Gold Paw sponsors
❤️Listed in the Press Release
❤️Half page in the event program
❤️Wherever possible, the logo will be linked to your home page or preferred social media profile
❤️Recognized on event signage and on ballroom screens as a group
❤️Post-event, your logo printed in Paw Prints magazine

Monetary gift: $1,500
In-kind gift of services or goods to Fur Ball of $3,000

Gold Paw sponsors are invited to join us at the Fur Ball with 4 complimentary tickets.

Join us a Gold Paw Sponsor

Learn more about sponsorship, or get started, when you email our event coordinator, Elizabeth!

Plus, all sponsors can choose to increase their visibility at the event by donating to the auction and becoming a "featured lot"! Ask about a discount for additional tickets, to ensure you have all the seats you need to bring colleagues, partners, preferred vendors, or important clients, along to the Fur Ball.

Table Captain

Get 'the gang' together and reserve a table for ten
10 Event Tickets

Bring friends, family, colleagues, together for a fun night as a Table Captain!

Reserve a table for ten at the event on Friday, November 7, 2025 now, and submit the names of your guests when tickets are open for the general public. Your fun night out will support thousands of pets as you bid on exciting auction packages, enjoy dinner and drinks with us at the I Hotel and Illinois Conference Center, and network with a community of pet lovers.

Reserve a Table

This is not a sponsorship, and does not include promotion of you or your brand in the Fur Ball's event marketing or in the ballroom. We are delighted you would like to join us as a guest!

Silver Paw Sponsorship

Your support is 'sterling and true'
2 Event Tickets

We will be celebrating our Silver Paw sponsors throughout advanced event advertising, and at the event itself!  email blasts, press releases, radio advertising, and more,

❤️Small-sized logo in group recognition during advertising
❤️Group graphic on Facebook and Instagram to celebrate our Silver Paw sponsors
❤️Quarter page in the event program
❤️Wherever possible, your logo will be linked to your home page or preferred social media profile
❤️Recognized on event signage and on ballroom screens as a group
❤️Post-event, your name printed in Paw Prints magazine

Monetary gift: $1,000
In-kind gift of services or goods to Fur Ball of $2,000

Silver Paw sponsors are invited to join us at the Fur Ball with 2 complimentary tickets.

Become a Silver Paw Sponsor

Or, email Elizabeth to get started!

If you'd like to make sure your brand is seen by attendees, consider donating to the auction for some additional visibility as a "featured lot". Only sponsors can be highlighted as a featured lot, where your lot description can include messaging directly from you. Featured lots are also shared on social media before the auction begins, and highlighted on event night.

Friend of Fur Ball

Thank you for the support and friendship!
Event Tickets not included

The "Friend of Fur Ball" sponsorship is a great way to show the community that you value homeless pets. As an independent nonprofit, it's our friends like you that keep doors open to pets in need. Thank you for giving generously to the Fur Ball, and the shelter!

❤️Company name listed in text in the hex color of your choosing
❤️Group graphic on Facebook and Instagram to celebrate our Friends
❤️Friends of Fur Ball thanked on a full-page event program ad, as a group
❤️Wherever possible, your company name will be linked to your home page or preferred social media profile
❤️Recognized on event signage and on ballroom screens as a group
❤️Post-event, your name printed in Paw Prints magazine

Monetary gift: $500
In-kind gift of services or goods to Fur Ball of $1,000

Thank You for Being a Friend

We'd love to hear from you; email Elizabeth to discuss the sponsorship!

For being a sponsor, you'll also have opportunities to increase your visibility at the event through the auction! Sponsors can donate items to become "featured lots" and speak directly to our attendees through the auction lot description. Featured lots will also be promoted

Friend of Fur Ball does not include tickets to the event on Friday, November 7. We would love for our "Friends" to join us and offer a 20% discount to sponsors for added tickets.

Thank you for considering sponsorship of Fur Ball. It's always our goal for our generous sponsors to support the event, so that every dollar donated at the Fur Ball will be given directly to our mission. If your organization or family would like to join us at Fur Ball, please email us with questions, or to pledge a sponsorship! Email Elizabeth, our event coordinator, at Elizabeth@cuhumane.org. If you prefer to jump righin, you can also register your sponsorship online. Please note that some offers of exposure are time sensitive, as they are subject to production timelines. If you have a question about whether an opportunity for radio coverage, the press release, or event program have passed, please reach out. 

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