Urban Male Network

LXCL:Join us for an inspiring evening of dinner, celebration, networking, youth stories, and community impact while directly supporting UMN programming.

General Admission

Early Bird Special

LXCL:Our highest-level partnership, offering premier recognition and visibility throughout the Gala while demonstrating a major investment in Urban Male Network’s youth programs and future growth.

Presenting Sponsor

LXCL:Help amplify the story of UMN through event marketing, digital promotion, social media, email communications, and Gala recognition.

Marketing Sponsor

LXCL:Put your brand at the center of the evening by supporting the main stage experience, including speakers, youth recognition, entertainment, and special presentations.

Food Sponsor

LXCL:Support the Gala’s community and business engagement area while receiving prominent recognition throughout the Expo experience.

Stage Sponsor

LXCL:Host a reserved table for your company, organization, family, or guests while being recognized as a supporter of UMN’s mission and youth.

Table Sponsor

LXCL:A meaningful way for individuals, churches, small businesses, alumni, and community organizations to show their support for Urban Male Network and our young people.

Community Sponsor

LXCL:Showcase your business, nonprofit, program, or community resource and connect directly with Gala guests, partners, and community leaders.

Exhibitor Table

LXCL:Support the Gala through donated products or professional services such as food, printing, décor, photography, videography, entertainment, giveaways, or event support.

In-Kind Partner

Mentoring Young Men. Building Futures. Strengthening Communities.For more than a decade, Urban Male Network (UMN) has worked alongside young people throughout Chicago and surrounding communities, providing mentorship, leadership development, career exposure, employment opportunities, enrichment experiences, and safe spaces where youth can grow and thrive. Today, UMN reaches 500+ youth every week through programming in 10 high schools and 6 elementary schools. Over this summer and last summer, we also employed 250+ young people, providing paid work experience, mentorship, professional development, and exposure to future career pathways. Our impact continues at the Urban Male Network Empowerment Center, 6500 S. Carpenter Street, where youth and families have access to free after-school programs, weekend activities, workshops, mentoring, enrichment, and community resources.Now, we are preparing for our next chapter. Urban Male Network is expanding its programming and working toward the development of a future Workforce Development Hub that will connect young people to career preparation, skilled trades, entrepreneurship, workforce training, and long-term economic opportunity. To support this vision, we invite you to join us for the Urban Male Network 2026 Annual Gala: A Night of Impact, taking place in early December in Chicago.This special evening will bring together corporate partners, community leaders, elected officials, educators, families, mentors, and supporters to celebrate our youth and raise critical resources for the work ahead. Your support helps fund free mentoring, after-school and weekend programming, youth employment, career and workforce development, leadership training, enrichment experiences, Empowerment Center programming, and future expansion. This is more than a Gala.It is about helping a young person find a mentor, earn their first paycheck, discover a career, build confidence, and see possibilities beyond their current circumstances.Whether you attend, sponsor, reserve a table, exhibit, become a Community Supporter, provide an in-kind contribution, or make a donation, you become part of the village investing in our young people. Our 2026 Gala opportunities include:Presenting Sponsor &ndash; $7,500 Marketing Sponsor &ndash; $2,500 Stage Sponsor &ndash; $2,500 Food Sponsor &ndash; $2,500 Table Sponsor &ndash; $1,000 Exhibitor Table &ndash; $250 Community Supporter &ndash; $200 General Admission &ndash; $120 In-Kind Partnership Opportunities Available Current Sponsors:&nbsp;Ladies Of Virtue&nbsp;CIBC BankAkyaUChicago Medicine Don&rsquo;t just sponsor an event. Help change what&rsquo;s possible for a young person.Urban Male Network 6500 S. Carpenter Street, Chicago, IL urbanmalenetwork.org

Mentoring Young Men. Building Futures. Strengthening Communities.For more than a decade, Urban Male Network (UMN) has worked alongside young people throughout Chicago and surrounding communities, providing mentorship, leadership development, career exposure, employment opportunities, enrichment experiences, and safe spaces where youth can grow and thrive. Today, UMN reaches 500+ youth every week through programming in 10 high schools and 6 elementary schools. Over this summer and last summer, we also employed 250+ young people, providing paid work experience, mentorship, professional development, and exposure to future career pathways. Our impact continues at the Urban Male Network Empowerment Center, 6500 S. Carpenter Street, where youth and families have access to free after-school programs, weekend activities, workshops, mentoring, enrichment, and community resources.Now, we are preparing for our next chapter. Urban Male Network is expanding its programming and working toward the development of a future Workforce Development Hub that will connect young people to career preparation, skilled trades, entrepreneurship, workforce training, and long-term economic opportunity. To support this vision, we invite you to join us for the Urban Male Network 2026 Annual Gala: A Night of Impact, taking place in early December in Chicago.This special evening will bring together corporate partners, community leaders, elected officials, educators, families, mentors, and supporters to celebrate our youth and raise critical resources for the work ahead. Your support helps fund free mentoring, after-school and weekend programming, youth employment, career and workforce development, leadership training, enrichment experiences, Empowerment Center programming, and future expansion. This is more than a Gala.It is about helping a young person find a mentor, earn their first paycheck, discover a career, build confidence, and see possibilities beyond their current circumstances.Whether you attend, sponsor, reserve a table, exhibit, become a Community Supporter, provide an in-kind contribution, or make a donation, you become part of the village investing in our young people. Our 2026 Gala opportunities include:Presenting Sponsor – $7,500 Marketing Sponsor – $2,500 Stage Sponsor – $2,500 Food Sponsor – $2,500 Table Sponsor – $1,000 Exhibitor Table – $250 Community Supporter – $200 General Admission – $120 In-Kind Partnership Opportunities Available Current Sponsors: Ladies Of Virtue CIBC BankAkyaUChicago Medicine Don’t just sponsor an event. Help change what’s possible for a young person.Urban Male Network 6500 S. Carpenter Street, Chicago, IL urbanmalenetwork.org

Urban Male Network

Night Of Impact Sponsorship Opportunites

General Admission

$120

Early Bird Special

$75

Presenting Sponsor

$7,500

Marketing Sponsor

$2,500

Food Sponsor

$2,500

Stage Sponsor

$2,500

Table Sponsor

$1,000

Community Sponsor

$200

Exhibitor Table

$250

In-Kind Partner

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