Partnership Application

We are excited to offer a Friends of The Water Tower membership to individuals for $40 per year. Our friends will receive the ability to rent event space at TWT, invitation to TWT networking events, and recognition in the TWT lobby. Funding from this category will be used to support our programming such as STEAM events with 8-12 grade students, Water Workforce training, and more.

The Corporate Friends of The Water Tower membership is for small businesses, organizations, and other entities to engage with and support the ecosystem of innovation at TWT. Membership includes ability to rent event space at TWT, invitations to TWT networking events for up to 2 individuals from the company, and recognition in the TWT lobby. We greatly appreciate your support in our mission to provide solutions for water utilities.

Innovation Partners and Associated Benefits 

Premier Partner Tier 1 – Accelerators $15,000 per year 

• • Listed in TWT building, annual report, website, and newsletters 
• • Entity-specific social media posts • Invitation to special networking events 
• • Teaching slots for training courses and workshops 
• • Sponsorship of anchor events at no additional cost 
• • 3 months of free demonstration/laboratory space per year 
• • 10% Discount on Co-working Membership

Built Environment Innovation Partner –$12,500 per year

• • Listed in TWT building, annual report, website, and newsletters
• • Ability to donate built-environment product to display at The Water Tower facility 
• • Built-environment product featured in digital map in TWT lobby
• • Real-world testing. Access to multiple sources including water, wastewater, and stormwater assets and flows
• • Problem-Solving Pioneers. Access to leading industry experts & resources to help design, test, and validate the latest technologies
• • Talent Pool and Pipeline. An active ecosystem for recruitment and training for tomorrow’s water workforce 
• • Quarterly outreach to facilities contacts such as product blogs
• • Ability to participate in Built Environment Demo Day (registration fees apply)
• • 5% Discount on Co-working Membership

Premier Partner Tier 2 – Innovators $10,000 per year 

• • Listed in TWT building, annual report, website, and newsletters 
• • Entity-specific social media posts • Invitation to special networking events 
• • Teaching slots for training courses and workshops 
• • Sponsorship of anchor events at no additional cost 
• • 2 months of free demonstration/laboratory space per year 
• • 10% Discount on Co-working Membership

Premier Partner Tier 3 – Incubators $5,000 per year 

• • Listed in TWT building, annual report, website, and newsletters 
• • Entity-specific social media posts 
• • Invitation to special networking events 
• • Teaching slots for training courses and workshops 
• • Sponsorship of anchor events at no additional cost 
• • 25% Member discount on demonstration/laboratory space 
• • 5% Discount on Co-working Membership

Like our Founding Partners, which were an elite group of early supporters of The Water Tower, funding from our Sustaining Partners is critical to sustaining the organization’s programming. The funding for this level is $30,000 annually. Our Sustaining Partners will automatically be sponsors of and have unique access to programming events as described below.

• Listed in TWT building, annual report, website, and newsletters
• Entity-specific social media posts
• Opportunity to have digital space in lobby or hub to highlight company specific projects or products.
• Sponsorship of special networking events
• Involvement in training course development and key teaching slots
• Involvement in workshop and webinar development and key speaking slots
• Sponsorship of anchor events at no additional cost; for golf tournament this includes a hole sponsorship
• Access to media equipment and editing support for 3-5 min video or 15-30 min podcast (2 per year)
• 3 months of free demonstration/laboratory space per year
• 10% Discount on Co-working Membership