Sponsors

Last year's phenomenal success was due to significant donations and gifts from around our community and on campus. If you're interested in donating, please contact Todd Bruns at [email protected].

Our Sponsorship Levels are:

  • Platinum Sponsor: Gifts of $750+
    • Full page ad (5" x 8") in event program
    • Swag Bag insertion - provide your coupon or flier for inclusion in Swag Bags distributed to the first 350 attendees
    • Priority listing in sponsor list on event poster
    • Complimentary copy of event poster
    • Complimentary limited-edition logo t-shirt
  • Gold Sponsor: Gifts of $500+
    • Half page ad (4" x 5") in event program
    • Swag Bag insertion - provide your coupon or flier for inclusion in Swag Bags distributed to the first 350 attendees
    • Inclusion in sponsor list on event poster
    • Complimentary copy of event poster
  • Silver Sponsor: Gifts of $250+
    • Stamp ad (2" x 2") in event program
    • Inclusion in sponsor list on event poster
    • Complimentary copy of event poster
  • Gifts under $250
    • Inclusion in sponsor list on event poster
    • Complimentary copy of event poster

THANK YOU to the generous donations of the 2026 sponsors! These donations made it possible to offer fantastic complimentary tote bags to the first 350 attendees and to have logo t-shirts for this event. We could not have done this event without you!

PLATINUM SPONSORS: Gifts of $750+

Tarble Arts Center

$2000 Gift

Tarble Arts Center
The Tarble Arts Center is on a mission to "bring the arts to the people." Tarble is the teaching museum on the campus of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois. With an artist-centered approach, the Tarble presents an annual program of rotating exhibitions that provide experiential encounters with art of international significance and local relevance. An onsite Collection Lab, Design Lab, and Education Lab are hubs for transdisciplinary activity, positioning art as a primary tool for research, advancing knowledge, and interpreting the world we live in. The outcomes of this experimentation produce projects, publications, and opportunities that reach EIU students, community members, regional partners, and international collaborators both in museum and wherever they are. The Tarble’s ongoing stewardship of a permanent collection of contemporary art, American Regionalism, and folk art provides opportunities for study and reflection to students of all ages.


Cosmic Games

In-Kind gifts valued at $1500

Thank you to Cosmic Games for tournament prize support and swag bag donations! Cosmic Games is located at 1402 Broadway Ave Suite C, Mattoon, IL 61938.


Dr. Bernie Ranchero/Ranchero Clinic

$750 Gift

Dr. Ranchero is a well-respected pillar of the Charleston community, a member of the EIU Board of Trustees, and recently launched his own private practice clinic on 18th Street in Charleston, IL.


Dr. William Weber

$750 Gift

Dr. William Weber is an emeritus faculty and former VPBA of EIU, and the founder of the William Weber Study Abroad grant.


GOLD SPONSORS: Gifts of $500+

County Market

In-Kind Gift valued at $350

Associate owned Country Market is located at 551 W. Lincoln Avenue in Charleston IL. Website https://www.mycountymarket.com/


Midgard Comics

In-Kind Donation valued at $350

Your comics location in Charleston, IL. Located at 430 W. Lincoln Avenue in Charleston, IL. Website https://www.midgardcomics.com/


SILVER SPONSORS: Gifts of $250+

Domino's

In-Kind gifts valued at $270

EIU Comic Fest thanks Domino's and Adriane Sparks for the in-kind donation of 10 large pizzas and 8 single topping pizza certificates in the support of the event.


Next Table Top Games

$250 Gift

At Next Tabletop, we’re passionate about bringing games to new audiences around the world with partnerships that preserve the heart of your game. Our goal is simple: to bridge creators and players worldwide around the next tabletop. Website https://www.facebook.com/61577998498966/mentions/


Gifts Under $250

Sirius Unbound

$150 Gift

Resource for collectible trading cards and table-top games, including Magic: The Gathering and Dungeons & Dragons. Located at 501 7th Street, Charleston, IL. Website https://www.siriusunbound.com/


Blue Crow Lavender

$100 Gift

Blue Crow Lavender
Kaylee Kirkland's Blue Crow Lavender, is a locally-owned business out of Champaign, IL, specializing in watercolor prints, lazier cut prints, and mini-comic series.


GRANTS


City of Mattoon Tourism Grant

City of Mattoon Tourism Grant

Funding provided in part by the City of Mattoon Tourism Board. Website https://mattoon.illinois.gov/government/tourism/


City of Charleston Tourism

City of Charleston Tourism Grant

Funding provided in part by City of Charleston Tourism Fund. Website https://www.charlestontourism.org.


Coles County Arts Council

Funding provided in part by the Coles County Arts Council. Website https://www.colescountyartscouncil.org/.