Sponsor CreateAthon 2025

Partner with AIGA DC’s CreateAthon 2025!

AIGA DC’s annual CreateAthon is a 24-hour design marathon where creative professionals volunteer their skills to help local nonprofits with essential marketing and branding projects.

What does it take to create a 24-hour design marathon? Beyond talent and passion, it takes a lot of coffee, snacks, and community support! We’re now seeking sponsorship for CreateAthon DC 2025.

We are currently seeking sponsors to provide refreshments to fuel our teams and swag to thank our amazing volunteers. You can help us power this incredible event and get your brand in front of a dedicated audience of designers and creative leaders. By providing refreshments or swag, you’ll be a crucial part of our event, helping us deliver essential creative services to five DC-area nonprofits.

To learn more about sponsorship opportunities, please email us at designforgood@dc.aiga.org.

Participating Nonprofits this year include:

Archaeology in the Community
Committed to promoting the study and public understanding of archaeology. Archaeology in the Community offers educational programs and hands-on learning to engage young people and make the field of archaeology accessible to everyone.

Congress Heights Arts and Culture Center
Congress Heights Arts & Culture Center works to build community and cultural enrichment by serving as a neighborhood hub. They provide arts-related opportunities for residents, celebrating and amplifying local talent, especially in Wards 7 and 8.

Critical Exposure
Dedicated to youth empowerment and social justice through photography. Critical Exposure train marginalized young people to use their art and storytelling to advocate for change in their schools and communities and shift power dynamics.

The Heart Leaf Center
The Heart Leaf Center provides essential mental and behavioral health services, specializing in high-quality play therapy for children and families. Their mission is to offer a safe, therapeutic, and clinically sound environment to help children process trauma and anxiety.

Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company focuses on performance art and theater, producing new, audacious plays that challenge audiences. They champion radical inclusion and artistic bravery, aiming to be a catalyst for urgent social conversations in the D.C. arts community.

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art by Candace Sanders

By AIGA
Published October 13, 2025