Become an Awards Dinner Sponsor

Help Support The National Press Foundation

The National Press Foundation’s 41st annual journalism awards dinner will honor top journalists Thursday, February 15, 2024, at the Ritz-Carlton Washington, D.C., 1150 22nd Street, NW.

The dinner brings together more than 600 journalists, communications professionals, philanthropists, policymakers and other influencers to celebrate the best in journalism and the First Amendment. All proceeds go to support NPF’s mission of “making good journalists better,” specifically our flagship journalism training programs, the Paul Miller Washington Reporting Fellowship and the Widening the Pipeline fellowship for journalists of color.

To purchase a table, place an ad in the dinner brochure for 2024’s dinner, or explore other opportunities to participate in this event, please contact Jason Zaragoza at jason@nationalpress.org.

Four reasons to support NPF’s annual journalism awards dinner: 

  1. The dinner is a great networking opportunity, bringing together over 600 journalists, communications professionals, policymakers, philanthropists and corporate executives.
  2. Brand positioning matters in Washington. This dinner is a high-value opportunity to present your brand to an audience of influentials.
  3. The dinner provides NPF’s largest source of unrestricted revenue. Your sponsorship shows support for quality journalism and the First Amendment. And it keeps our training free.
  4. The dinner is a truly enjoyable evening with memorable speeches, great food, fun, networking and a chance to meet the best journalists in the business.

 

Sponsorship Options

Premier Sponsor ($50,000+)
  • Three tables of 10 with priority seating
  • Representative seated at the head table
  • Recognition from the podium
  • VIP cocktail reception tickets for all guests
  • Free hotel suite on dinner night
  • Full-page ad on outside back cover of dinner program
  • Logo displayed on jumbotron and reception signage
  • Logo on awards dinner page of NPF website
  • Logo on sponsorship page in dinner program

 

Platinum Sponsor ($30,000+)
  • Two tables of 10 with priority seating
  • VIP cocktail reception tickets for all guests
  • Recognition from the podium
  • Full-page ad in the dinner program
  • Logo displayed on jumbotron and reception signage
  • Logo on sponsorship page in dinner program
  • Logo on awards dinner page of NPF website

Choose one other benefit:

    • Sponsor dinner after-party
    • Sponsor National Anthem
    • Sponsor the “Widening the Pipeline” Fellowship and receive credit on the webpage and story pages

 

Gold Sponsor ($25,000+)
  • Two tables of 10 with priority seating
  • VIP cocktail reception tickets for all guests
  • Full-page ad in dinner program
  • Logo displayed on jumbotron and reception signage
  • Logo on awards dinner page of NPF website
  • Logo on sponsorship page in dinner program

Choose one other benefit: 

      • Sponsor VIP cocktail reception SOLD
      • Sponsor the “Widening the Pipeline” Fellowship

 

Silver Sponsor ($20,000+)
  • Two tables of 10 with priority seating
  • VIP cocktail reception tickets for all guests
  • Full-page ad in dinner program
  • Logo displayed on jumbotron and reception signage
  • Logo on awards dinner page of NPF website
  • Logo on sponsorship page in dinner program

Choose one other benefit: 

  • Sponsor main cocktail reception
  • Sponsor a free Newsboy Cocktail *(any kind) for all guests SOLD
  • Sponsor flower arrangements at each table

 

 

Bronze Sponsor ($15,000+)
  • One table of 10 with priority seating
  • VIP cocktail reception tickets for all guests
  • Half-page ad in dinner program
  • Logo displayed on jumbotron and reception signage
  • Logo on awards dinner page of NPF website
  • Logo on sponsorship page in dinner program

Choose one other benefit: 

  • Sponsor Happy Hour for Paul Miller Fellowship alumni SOLD
  • Sponsor dinner menu SOLD
  • Sponsor coat check
  • Sponsor dinner program SOLD
  • Sponsor dinner seating chart SOLD

 

 

Benefactor ($12,000+)
  • One table of 10 with priority seating
  • VIP cocktail reception tickets for all guests
  • Logo on awards dinner page of NPF website
  • Logo displayed on jumbotron and reception signage

Choose one other benefit: 

  • Sponsor photo booth mirror SOLD

 

 

Patron ($7,500+)
  • One table of 10 with favored seating
  • VIP cocktail reception tickets for two guests
  • Logo on reception signage

 

 

Sponsor ($4,000+)
  • One table of 10 (with two complimentary bottles of wine)

 

NPF Awards Dinner

Photos from our 2023 dinner:

 

Sponsor Add-Ons

Additional Wine

Each table comes with two bottles of wine, one white and one red. Additional bottles can be purchased for $100 per bottle. All orders must be placed in advance.

High-Impact Signs
  • Custom Signage ($5,000)
  • Double-sided sign placed by registration, coat check or on escalators.

 

Ad in Dinner Program

Table Buyers 

Half Page ($1,000)

Full Page ($2,000)

Non-Table Buyers 

Half Page ($2,000)

Full Page ($4,000)