Stengthen A Legacy

The Spring Street YMCA was built in 1918 and was one of the first YMCAs in the country to specifically serve the Black community. Its successor, the Eldon & Elsie Ward Family YMCA, is an integral part of Columbus' history and serves a diverse community every day.

For more than 100 years, our passionate staff and dedicated supporters have partnered with the YMCA to bring positive change and transformation to strengthen the Near East Side. However, we are still challenged by growing inequities in Columbus and need your help to broaden services to reach even more neighbors.

You can help us write the next chapter. Your partnership gives the Eldon & Elsie Ward Family YMCA the resources to respond to emerging needs, expand access and create new opportunities for the people who call this community home. Join us in carrying this legacy forward and investing in a stronger tomorrow. 

Download Sponsorship Opportunities Form [PDF]

To learn more about sponsorship opportunities, please contact:
Lolita Haverlock 
Phone: 614-389-4298
Email: lolita.haverlock@ymcacolumbus.org)

Impact Levels

COMMUNITY CHAMPION - $10,000

  • 8 event passes with a reserved premium table
  • Prominent name and logo recognition at the event
  • Large branded banner displayed at the event and the community center for one year
  • Emcee recognition throughout the evening and inclusion in event materials
  • Name and logo recognition on the sponsorship webpage and YMCA social media

Your sponsorship can make an impact:

  • 20 families receive a 1-year membership to the YMCA, a place where they can feel like they belong, pursue a healthier lifestyle and access a variety of programs to help them reach their full potential.
  • 12 children from the Near East Side continue their academic achievement and advance social emotional learning at one month of YMCA Summer Day Camp


COMMUNITY LEADER - $5,000

  • 4 event passes with reserved seating
  • Prominent logo and name recognition at the event, including emcee recognition
  • Large branded banner displayed at the event and the community center for one year
  • Recognition in select promotional communications, on the sponsorship webpage and across YMCA social media
  • 12 adults receive a 1-year membership to the YMCA to start their journey to better health: spirit, mind and body

Your sponsorship can make an impact:

  • 1-2 months of free community programs designed to help families secure their path forward, such as financial education workshops
  • 6 children learn determination, build community and stay active on a YMCA competitive swim team for one season


COMMUNITY ADVOCATE - $2,500

  • 2 event passes
  • Logo and name recognition during the event
  • Small branded banner displayed at the event and the community center for one year
  • Recognition on the sponsorship webpage and YMCA social media

Your sponsorship can make an impact:

  • 5 teens join YMCA Leaders Club for a semester, where they hone their leadership skills and prepare for a future of driving change
  • 35 children discovertheirteam spirit and new ways to stay active in a 6-week skills and drills class focused on indoor sports


FRIEND OF THE COMMUNITY - $1,250

  • 2 event passes
  • Name recognition during the event
  • Small branded banner displayed at the event
  • Banner transferred to the community center for one year
  • 5 Children experience a life-changing week while making friends and trying new activities at summer camp

Your sponsorship can make an impact:

  • 10 Children jump into a pool forthe first time to learn life-saving water safety skills
  • 1 Field trip for teens to tour a local college and dream of what they can accomplish after graduation