Port of Long Beach Sponsorships

The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners recently approved 156 sponsorships totaling $508,150, enabling community organizations to host a wide variety of events and programs.

In turn, the events help the Port of Long Beach to highlight its role in international trade and social responsibility.

Since 2007, the Port of Long Beach has distributed more than $10 million through its Community Sponsorship Program to support events and projects that focus on education, the arts, the environment and social justice, while also providing the Port a platform to communicate with residents and other audiences.

The Harbor Commission approved a $1.25 million community sponsorship budget for the 2023 fiscal year that began Oct. 1. Requests for sponsorship funding are open twice a year, in March and September.

“Participating in community investment by sponsoring these admirable organizations is paramount to our mission at the Port,” said Port of Long Beach executive director Mario Cordero.

“As an economic engine for the region, it is our duty to support the community that supports us.”

“We are thrilled every year to fund these very deserving organizations. They breathe life into our communities while celebrating diversity and civic engagement in the region,” said Long Beach Harbor Commission President Sharon L. Weissman.

The Long Beach Municipal Band’s annual summer concerts in the park series is sponsored by the Port of Long Beach.

Some of the events and programs awarded funds in the latest round of sponsorships are the Alamitos Heights Improvement Association’s Tree Planting Campaign, the Puente Latino Association’s December Holiday Food Distribution and the Catalina Island Conservancy Symposium.

Through their events, sponsorship recipients are required to help the Port get out the word on its maritime and commercial interests. Port staff members also participate in some of the sponsored events to help provide information about the Port.