Sponsors & Partners
French World Festival 2027
One language. Five continents. One stage.
Sponsorship Levels
Your support brings the French World Festival to life: it funds artists’ travel, free community events and our youth education programs. All donations are fully tax-deductible.
Friend
$500 – $5,000
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Logo in the festival program
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VIP pass
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Recognition on social media
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Donor certificate
Patron
$5,500 – $9,500
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Named sponsorship of a session
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VIP pass + dinner reception
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Exclusive meeting with selected artists and authors
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Press recognition: logo in the program and on social media
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Visibility at two venues
Founder
$10,000+
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Festival presenting sponsorship
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Priority visibility across all materials
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Full VIP access and private meetings
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Opportunity to speak at a key event
In-Kind Sponsor — Founder Level
Le Petit Journal joins the festival as a founding sponsor, contributing more than $10,000 in media coverage, marketing and visibility within Southern California’s Francophone community.
Institutional & Community Partners
These partners support the festival financially, host flagship events on their campuses and at their iconic venues, and help expand the reach of Francophone culture in Southern California.
Institutions & Diplomacy
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Consulate General of France in Los Angeles
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Québec Delegation in Los Angeles (Government of Québec)
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FACC SoCal / La French Tech San Diego
Higher Education & Universities
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UCLA—University of California, Los Angeles
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UC San Diego (UCSD)
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USC—University of Southern California
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UC Berkeley
Educational & Language Organizations
Alliance Française of San Diego
Alliance Française of Pasadena
Alliance Française of San Francisco
Alliance Française of Berkeley
French Alliance of Silicon Valley
French School of San Francisco
French School of Berkeley
French Lycée of San Diego
French Lycée of Los Angeles
French American School of San Diego
Language Academy
Clotilde Bookstore
The Bishop's School
Cultural, Arts & Software Partners
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Druide Informatique / Antidote
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Athenaeum Music & Arts Library (La Jolla)
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French Conservatory of Music (Los Angeles)
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Éditions Gallimard
Philanthropic Gifts — Individual & Organizational Donors
The French World Festival is proud to recognize the generous gifts of individual donors and philanthropic organizations that make our mission possible.
Founder Level
Ann Craig — A passionate Francophile with a deep love of France and its culture, Ann Craig supports the festival through an annual gift dedicated to funding programs at the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library. The French World Festival gratefully recognizes her as Honor Patron for her enduring commitment to Francophone culture in Southern California.
Corporate Matching
Gift Programs
Did you know that your gift could count twice—or even three times? Many companies, particularly in California, offer employee matching-gift programs that multiply the impact of every contribution to the French World Festival. We warmly encourage donors to ask their employer whether such a program is available.
Technology
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Google — 1:1 matching up to $10,000 per employee per year.
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Apple — 1:1 matching up to $10,000 per year.
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Qualcomm — 1:1 matching of full-time employees’ gifts, from a $50 minimum up to $2,500 per year.
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Salesforce — Known for its 1:1 matching program and strong volunteer-grant framework.
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Intuit — Matches employee gifts up to $5,000 for eligible organizations.
Biotechnology & Health
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Amgen — Headquartered in Thousand Oaks; strong matching initiatives and educational support.
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Gilead Sciences — Based in Foster City; a significant community-giving and employee-matching program.
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Genentech — Frequently matches employee gifts to educational and community organizations.
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Kaiser Permanente — Regional participation in employee gift matching for health and human services.
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LPL Financial — Offers an employee matching-gift program.
French Companies in California
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Sanofi — A major French pharmaceutical and biotechnology group with a California presence (Sanofi Genzyme sites). 1:1 matching up to $5,000 per year for full-time employees.
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L’Oréal — French cosmetics leader with offices and brand headquarters in California, including NYX Professional Makeup in El Segundo. 1:1 matching up to $25,000 per year for full- and part-time employees.
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Schneider Electric — French energy-management and automation multinational with offices and research centers in California. 1:1 matching of gifts from employees and retirees for most 501(c)(3) organizations.
The amounts and terms of these programs may change. We invite every donor to confirm current details with their employer’s human-resources department or benefits portal.
Become a Partner
Contact us today to join the adventure.