Please help reduce the financial burden of our teams.  Your generous donation goes a long way! We Need Your Support!

Frequently Asked Questions

Corporate Sponsorship

Three ways to give!

Donate by Check

To:

Port City Robotics

1319 Military Cutoff Rd
Suite CC#169
Wilmington, NC 28405

Port City Robotics is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
EIN: 47-5198975

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You can choose how to direct your donation!

Our yearly expenses include:

Wired Wizards:

Yearly Event Registration Fee (Regional): $5,000.
State Competition Registration Fee (If team qualifies): $4,000.
World Championship Entry Fee (If team qualifies): $5,000.
Robot Parts: $6,000.
Team T-Shirts
Truck rentals (for robot transport)
Travel Fund (depending on qualification of state or world events).

Mechanical Mages:

Registrations Fees and Robot Equipment: $2,000.

Frequently Asked Questions:

Frequently Asked Questions

Has Port City Robotics been reviewed by independent review organizations?

YES
!  Port City Robotics has earned the highest transparency rating by GuideStar, the world’s largest independent source of information on nonprofit organizations.

Can I direct my contribution to Port City Robotics?

YES, of course.    You can direct your donation to a specific team (i.e.  Wired Wizards or Mechanical Mages), or specific event entry fee, team travel fund, robot parts or our general fund. If you would like to sponsor a specific team event, just contact us before hand and we’ll explain the process.

Is this donation tax deductible?

Yes
!  Port City Robotics is a 501(c)3 tax-exempt organization & your donation is tax-deductible within the guidelines of U.S. law. To claim a donation as a deduction on your U.S. taxes, please keep your receipt as your official record.

Will I receive a receipt for my donation?

Yes
!  A donation receipt will be sent to you as soon as your donation is processed.

What will you do with my information?

We will not sell, share or trade our donors’ names or personal information with any other entity, nor send mailings to our donors on behalf of other organizations.

Does any part of my donation go toward political endorsements or private individuals?

No!
  Port City Robotics is an all volunteer organization. As such, no money goes towards political endorsements or private individuals.

How much of my donation goes to administrative fees?

None.
  We are an all-volunteer organization so administrative fees are kept at a very minimum and are covered by other funding.

What is the Port City Robotics Donor Privacy Policy?

Port City Robotics (PCR) will not sell, share or trade our donors’ names or personal information with any other entity, nor send mailings to our donors on behalf of other organizations.

Corporate Sponsorship

Corporate Pledge

Your company could pledge sponsorship for a post-season entrance fee or travel fund (i.e. World Championships) should the team qualify for the event.  If you would like to learn more about Port City Robotics and our robotics teams, please contact us!

Bronze Sponsorship – $256

Your company name will be listed on our website sponsors page.

Why 256?

256 is a special number!  It’s the unit of storage of all computers (the byte has 256 different values).  256 multiplied by two is 512,  multiplied by 4 (1024),  multiplied by 8 (2048), multiplied by 16 (4096).  Nerdy?  Yes, of course…it’s in our DNA!

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Silver Sponsorship – $512

Your company name will be listed on our website sponsors page and featured on the back of our uniforms (see pics below).

Gold Sponsorship – $1024

Your company logo will be placed on our website sponsors page & impact page, uniform, and robot (see pics below).

Platinum Sponsorship – $2048

Your company logo will be featured on our website’s home page, sponsors page & impact page, as well as on uniform, robot, and pit structure.

Diamond Sponsorship – $4096

Platinum Sponsors receive prominent positions for their company logos across all media including our website pages, uniforms, robot, pit, banners, and other distributed materials.  Logos on website pages will include links to your company website.  Finally, sponsors at this level are given a free VIP behind-the-scenes tour of competition events.

Financial information about this organization and a copy of its license are available from the State Solicitation Licensing Branch at 919-814-5400. The license (Charitable Solicitation License: SL012735) is not an endorsement by the State of NC.