Sponsorship

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As one of the top five living history museums in the country with nearly 400,000 visitors annually, 1,046 acres, and 12 experience areas, Conner Prairie has ample opportunities for your business to achieve your corporate social responsibility, hospitality and marketing goals while supporting one of Indiana’s most beloved cultural institutions.

 

Conner Prairie sponsors may receive:

  • Opportunity to create targeted and unique promotions at popular festivals such as Headless Horseman and A Merry Prairie Holiday.
  • Discounts on admission and memberships for employees
  • Complimentary or discounted use of rental spaces
  • Networking opportunities with other sponsors and donors
  • Recognition through Conner Prairie communication channels
  • Association with Indiana's first Smithsonian affiliate and beloved institution

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Popular sponsorship opportunities include:
  • June: History on Tap
  • September: Jupiter Flights
  • October: Headless Horseman
  • December: A Merry Prairie Holiday

Also, please consider matching your employees' charitable contributions to Conner Prairie. It increases employee satisfaction while expanding your company’s community impact.

To create a customized sponsorship package or learn about availability, contact Emily Hitchcock at (317) 776-6000, ext. 265 or Hitchcock@connerprairie.org.

 

2025 Foundation, Corporate, and Government Support

 

 

  • Adventure Camp


  • Nature Programming

  • Headless Horseman Festival

     


  • Museums on Us, Headless Horseman, Student Leaders, History on Tap and Prairieships

  • Jupiter Flights Balloon Festival

  • A Merry Prairie Holiday

  • Mission Impact Fund

  • Free and Reduced Admission

  • Mission Impact Fund

  • History on Tap and Conner Prairie Golf Classic


  • Jupiter Flights Balloon Festival

  • Fishers Community Partner Programs


  • A Merry Prairie Holiday


  • Headless Horseman Corn Maze and Sunflower Fields

  • Promise Land as Proving Ground Programming


  • Conner Prairie Golf Classic


  • A Merry Prairie Holiday


  • Nature Programming

  • Official Membership Partner


  • A Merry Prairie Holiday


  • A Merry Prairie Holiday


  • Official Media Partner

  • Conner Prairie Golf Classic


  • Conner Prairie Free Day


  • A Merry Prairie Holiday


  • History on Tap


  • Jupiter Flights Balloon Festival


  • Jupiter Flights and Access Pass


  • Corn to Cocktail and Celebration of Corn


  • Museum Experience Center

  • Jupiter Flights Balloon Festival

  • Headless Horseman and A Merry Prairie Holiday

  • History on Tap


  • Conner Prairie Golf Classic

  • Community Impact


  • Free and Reduced Admission


  • History on Tap


  • Mission Impact Fund


  • K-12 Education Sponsor

  • History on Tap

  • Mission Impact Fund

  • Café on the Commons

  • 1859 Balloon Voyage and Headless Horseman

  • Adventure camp, Headless Horseman, and A Merry Prairie Holiday

  • Nature Programming

  • Jupiter Flights Balloon Festival

  • Mission Impact Fund

  • Transportation Fund

  • Conner Prairie Golf Classic

 

$2,500 and Below Partners

 

  • Alan and Linda Cohen Family Foundation

    Lenape Kinship and Connection

  • Amos Butler Audubon Society

    Black Birders Week

  • Apex Benefits

    A Merry Prairie Holiday

  • Aqua Systems

    History on Tap

  • Ayres Foundation

    Mission Impact Fund

  • Biddle Memorial Foundation

    Spring Break Camp

  • bo-mar

    Conner Prairie Golf Classic

  • Bravia Services

    Conner Prairie Golf Classic

  • Browning Day

    Conner Prairie Golf Classic

  • Community Foundation of Hancock County

    Free and Reduced Admission

  • Crowe LLP

    History on Tap

  • EDCO

    Conner Prairie Golf Classic

  • First Merchants Bank

    Conner Prairie Golf Classic

  • Gordon Plumbing

    History on Tap

  • Greenways Foundation

    Trail Maintenance

  • Hoover Hull Turner LLP

    History on Tap

  • Hot Box Pizza

    History on Tap

  • Hotel Tango

    Mission Impact Fund

  • Indiana Audubon Society

    Professional Development

  • Indianapolis Garden Club

    Pollinator Garden

  • Johnson Weaver Foundation

    Mission Impact Fund

  • Lilly Endowment Inc.

    Special recognition grant in honor of Eli (Ted) Lilly II and Adventure Camp

  • Markeys

    History on Tap

  • McAdams Family Foundation

    Mission Impact Fund

  • Meyer Najem

    History on Tap

  • MIBOR Realtor Foundation

    Free and Reduced Admission

  • Nelson and Frankenberger, LLC

    Conner Prairie Golf Classic

  • OneZone

    Conner Prairie Golf Classic

  • Penn and Beech Candle Co.

    Headless Horseman Festival

  • Roberts and Randall

    Conner Prairie Golf Classic

  • Ruth Lilly Philanthropic Foundation

    Lilly Farm Office

  • Schwartz's Trailer Sales Inc.

    Jupiter Flights Balloon Festival

  • Shepherd Financial

    Conner Prairie Golf Classic

  • Sprig and Plate

    Corn to Cocktail

  • The Penrod Society

    Harmonic History

  • Theineman

    Conner Prairie Golf Classic

  • Utility Protection Trainers

    Conner Prairie Golf Classic

  • Walmart Store #1557

    Free and Reduced Admission

  • West Fork Whiskey

    Corn to Cocktail

  • White's Ace Hardware

    Mission Impact Fund