Put your business behind Spearfish’s stage.
Since 1906, The Matthews has been downtown Spearfish’s home for the arts. A partnership puts your business behind the shows, classes, and community nights we host all year, with recognition built in and Impact Credits to spend on what matters to you. A collaboration, not an ad buy.
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150+events every year
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40,000+people reached
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200+artists given a stage or a wall
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100+young people in youth theater
Brings to Spearfish
Dominique the Film
We partnered with Dominique the Film and the artist’s family to open our doors for a free community event that brought together over 180 people from across the Northern Hills. Because The Matthews covered all costs, the evening was accessible to everyone, and that visibility helped the film gain statewide attention. Shortly afterward, South Dakota Public Broadcasting selected it for a multi-year broadcast run.
Tony DeBlois & the Sinatra Tribute
During our sold-out Frank Sinatra Tribute, audiences were treated to an unforgettable performance by Tony DeBlois, a musician born blind and autistic, performing alongside the South Dakota Jazz Orchestra. Events like this remind us why live performance matters, and partner support is what brings artists like Tony to Spearfish.
Partnership Levels
Every level includes the benefits listed with it, plus Impact Credits your business spends on what matters to you: seats for families, your name on a production, a night in the room. Partnerships run twelve months from the day they begin.
Your name in the house
- Community Friend
- $500
- Partner listing, quarterly social recognition, and a year-end impact summary.Includes 1 Impact Credit
- Supporting Patron
- $1,000
- Everything above, plus a digital partner spotlight.Includes 2 Impact Credits
- Arts Advocate
- $1,500
- Everything above, plus lobby screen placement and a donor wall listing.Includes 3 Impact Credits
Seats for your neighbors
- Cultural Champion
- $2,500
- Everything above, plus 6 community seats and a newsletter partner strip.Includes 4 Impact Credits
- Arts Visionary
- $5,000
- Everything above, plus 10 community seats, a partner story feature, and VIP reception invites.Includes 6 Impact Credits
The room is yours
- Presenting Benefactor
- $10,000
- Everything above, plus 20 community seats, 2 room nights, and season underwriting lockup.Includes 10 Impact Credits
- Leadership Circle
- $15,000
- Everything above, plus 40 community seats, 3 room nights, and custom activation planning.Includes 15 Impact Credits
- Founders Circle
- $20,000
- Everything above, plus 60 community seats and 4 room nights.Includes 20 Impact Credits
What can Impact Credits buy?
- Community Seats
- 1 credit
- 10 tickets credited to your business for community members.
- Accessible Pricing Initiative
- 1 credit
- 5 reduced-price tickets for community access.
- Workshop Access Scholarships
- 1 credit
- 5 workshop passes for community members.
- Lobby Screen Placement
- 1 credit
- Your brand on the digital display for one month.
- Playbill Impact Panel
- 1 credit
- Featured panel in the playbill for one production.
- Website Gallery Highlight
- 1 credit
- Highlight tile on the Matthews website for one month.
- VIP Access
- 1 credit
- Four VIP passes for a scheduled event.
- Underwriting Tag
- 2 credits
- Your name on every show in a production run.
- Partner Story Feature
- 2 credits
- Full feature story across newsletter, website, and lobby.
- Room Night
- 2 credits
- Private use of The Matthews for your event.
- Community Table Sponsor
- 2 credits
- Host a branded community table at an event.
- Concert Series Sponsor
- 3 credits
- Season-level name recognition across the concert series.
Not sure which level fits? Tell Heath what you’re after: your name in front of the community, seats for families who couldn’t otherwise come, something for your team, youth programs, or a whole season. He’ll build the partnership around it.
Coeur Mining, Sanford Underground Research Facility, Monument Health, LPL Financial and 7 other partners already stand behind our stage. Meet them all.
Questions
How long does a partnership last?
Twelve months from the day it begins.
How do Impact Credits work?
Every level includes the benefits listed with it, plus a set number of Impact Credits. You spend credits on whatever matters most to your business, from community seats to a night in the room, any time during your twelve months. Credits you don’t use expire when the term ends.
What do we hear from you at the end?
Every partner receives a year-end impact summary showing what your partnership made possible.
Is a partnership tax-deductible?
The Matthews is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit (EIN 36-3652212). Because a partnership includes recognition and benefits, check with your tax advisor on how to treat yours.
Rather talk it through? Call Heath at 605-642-7973, or email [email protected].
Let’s build yours.
Tell Heath Johnson, our Executive Director, what your business cares about, and he’ll put together a partnership around it.
