Thank you for considering partnering with us! In 2025, sponsorships like yours helped us guide a group of community volunteers, many of whom had never worked on a community project before, to create Open Streets Lowell.
This event drew 1,000 people downtown for a one-day festival showing what downtown could look like without cars. The event was a success: local businesses reported a boost.
The team included Lowell newcomers, and they shared they were surprised that all it took was a shared vision and volunteer time to create a major festival in the center of downtown Lowell, with many planning to use the lessons they learned for community work this year.
Help us empower even more youth and adults to create impactful projects in 2026. Your continued support enables us to continue our mission of being an incubator and testing ground for creative ideas, a civic skill-building workshop for youth and adults, and a bridge between people of diverse backgrounds and identities. Our theory is that we can build civic skills through four pillars: Connect, Create, Grow, Celebrate. Below are just some aspects of our planned 2026 program:
Connect: A second year of Let’s Talk Lowell to bring Lowellians together to share their concerns, hopes, and ideas for community action.
Grow: The return of the Community Idea Summit, where facilitators teach Project Teams of youth and adults how to make their project ideas reality.
Create: Our upcoming Acre Art and History Activation project, that will allow community members to creatively show what they value about the Acre neighborhood to draw customers to Acre businesses.
Celebrate: Various volunteer and project recognition programs that reward, energize, and strengthen bonds between members of community teams.
We hope you’ll consider joining us to strengthen community when it’s needed most. To provide a sponsorship, please refer to the sponsor levels and instructions below.
If you would like to talk about DIY Lowell or have any questions, please feel free to reach out to Chris at chris@diylowell.org . Thank you for your generous support!
Sponsor Levels
| Visionary Partner $2,000 | Lead sponsor opportunity for the Community Idea Summit or a day of impact of your choice, plus benefits below |
| Civic Champion $1,000 | Logo on all 2026 marketing materials, website footer, and all newsletters, plus benefits below |
| Neighborhood Luminary $500 | Special highlight at Community Chill Night and in 2026 marketing materials, plus benefits below |
| Block Catalyst $250 | Two tickets to the fall Sunset Showcase, acknowledgement on all Community Chill Night materials, plus benefits below |
| Community Builder $100 | Social media shoutouts, your name on our website, and two tickets to Community Chill Night – A great level for small, local businesses! |
Sponsor via Paypal
Please use the button below to use a credit card or Paypal. If sponsoring with a payment online, please download and fill out our sponsor form and email it to info@diylowell.org along with your donation.
Sponsor via Check
You may also send a check made out to: Coalition for a Better Acre, DIY Lowell Fiscal Agent and sent to DIY Lowell c/o Coalition for a Better Acre, 517 Moody Street, Floor 3, Lowell MA 01854-4014.
Please download, print out, and include a sponsor form with your check.
Is it tax-deductable?
Yes! Here’s how it works: Coalition for a Better Acre, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to resident empowerment and sustainable community revitalization for current and future residents of Lowell and the Merrimack Valley, is DIY Lowell’s “fiscal agent.” They accept donations on our behalf and oversee disbursement of funds for DIY Lowell’s expenses.
Donations to DIY Lowell count towards Community Investment Tax Credit (CITC) program. Donations of $1,000 or more to CBA (including for DIY Lowell) are eligible to receive 50% of the amount of the donation back as a state tax credit. For questions or more information about CITC, contact Clare.Gunther@cbacre.org.
