NestPilot Community Sponsor Program
Become a NestPilot Community Sponsor
Foundation tools and seminars are free for the public, always — made possible by HOAs, churches, libraries, employers, foundations, and corporate donors who become NestPilot Community Sponsors. One service tier for everyone; tiered recognition for the partners who fund it.
Why this is structured as a sponsorship, not a paid tier
NestPilot Foundation is a 501(c)(3) public charity. Every Foundation tool, seminar, and educational resource is free for the public — there is no “Pro tier” on the Foundation, no “unlock with donation” mechanic, and no upsell to a commercial product. Community Sponsors fund the programs that serve the broader community; the deliverables below are recognition + mission-aligned community services, not product features.
Community Friend
$500
Listed as a Community Partner + quarterly impact brief.
- • Listed on the Community Partners page
- • Quarterly impact brief (seminars held, communities reached, plans built)
- • Tax-deductible (post-501(c)(3))
Community Supporter
$1,000
Above + branded recognition in seminar materials.
- • Above
- • Branded recognition in seminar slide decks and attendee handouts
- • Foundation acknowledgement on program pages
- • Tax-deductible (post-501(c)(3))
Community Patron
$2,500
Above + one dedicated community seminar per year + outcomes brief.
- • Above
- • One dedicated community seminar per year (HOA, church, library, or employer venue)
- • Pre/post literacy-survey outcomes brief for the seminar
- • Tax-deductible (post-501(c)(3))
Community Sponsor
$5,000
Above + a full year-round series of 4 community seminars.
- • Above
- • Four community seminars per year (a full year-round series instead of one)
- • Foundation acknowledgement across the series
- • Tax-deductible (post-501(c)(3))
- Top of regular ladder
Community Champion
$10,000
Above + branded community-wellness materials + annual community-wellness report.
- • Above
- • Branded community-wellness materials (decision worksheets, deadline guides) the partner can distribute
- • Annual community-wellness report tailored to the partner’s community
- • Tax-deductible (post-501(c)(3))
Named-gift tier · for foundations & institutional donors
Founding Community Partner
$25,000+
Foundations, corporate funders, and major community-organization donors who help establish the NestPilot Foundation’s first cohort of Community Partners. A small number of slots, named in perpetuity in Foundation founding records.
- Everything in Community Champion ($10K) tier
- Named in Foundation press releases
- Invitation to the annual Foundation update meeting
- Founding-cohort recognition (limited slots)
Tax-deductible (post-501(c)(3)). Founding Community Partners help fund the Foundation’s formation costs and first-year program operations. Conversations for this tier are founder-led; please reach out directly.
Inquire about a Founding Partner slotDiscuss a Community Sponsorship
Email john@nestpilot.org with your community (HOA, church, library, employer, foundation, corporate donor) and the tier you have in mind. The founder will respond within 2 business days.
Open ContactOr sponsor a specific program area
Foundation, corporate, or institutional funders who prefer to fund one specific program area can do so directly (with sponsor recognition appropriate to the gift size). Each area is a defined deliverable with measurable outcomes:
Community Seminar Series
Fund a 4–6 seminar series in a community of choice with pre/post literacy survey reporting.
Research Cohort Milestone
Fund a milestone of the 500-household longitudinal study (e.g., wave 1 baseline, wave 2 follow-up).
Education Library Project
Fund the production of a Foundation-branded education resource: glossary, decision worksheet, multilingual translation.
To discuss a program-area sponsorship, email john@nestpilot.org.
NestPilot Foundation is 501(c)(3) (filing in progress). Pre-501(c)(3) sponsorships support the Foundation’s formation and program launch and are not yet tax-deductible. Once 501(c)(3) status is granted, deductibility is generally retroactive to the formation date for IRS purposes; consult your tax advisor.