20th Anniversary Presenting
$75,000
3 tables · 30 tickets · premium seating
Presenting-partner logo across all event materials, sponsor statement for PR and a Society feature, and a full-page program ad in prime placement.
Choose PresentingDancing with the St. Louis Stars · 20th anniversary
IQorb is trading the courtroom for the ballroom
IQorb founder Sarah Schlafly is dancing with Dr. Jerry Heise for Independence Center, which helps St. Louis adults living with serious mental illness get back on their feet with jobs, housing, healthcare, and a community that has their back.
Saturday, January 23, 2027 · 6 PM · The Ritz-Carlton St. Louis
$21,100 raisedof our $50,000 goal
300members walk through IC's doors on an average day
~90%of Missouri adults with severe mental illness are unemployed. IC members logged 80 job starts in one year.
17 daysto see an IC psychiatrist, versus a 60 to 90 day wait elsewhere in the region
#2IC is the 2nd largest center of its kind in the world
Interactive exhibit
Step inside the Independence Center
At Independence Center, people are members, not patients. Click any room to see how members and staff work side by side to rebuild lives.
An illustration of IC's programs, not a floor plan.
Your wellbeing wheel
The Clubhouse helps members rebuild five aspects of their life: purpose through work, connection, a stable home, health, and learning. They matter for all of us.
Rate yourself: Think about the past week only. For each area, ask yourself how satisfied you feel with it right now, not how you think you should feel. 1 means it's been a real struggle, 5 means it's okay, and 10 means it's going great. Your three lowest scores get a small, doable idea to try this week.
Three small things to try this week
A reflection tool, not a diagnosis.
Check on your people
Isolation is one of the hardest parts of mental illness, and the Clubhouse exists so every member feels needed, wanted, and expected. Map the people in your life by when you last talked, then send a note to someone who has drifted to the edge.
- This week
- This month
- 2 to 6 months
- 6+ months
Sponsor our dance
Take your seat at the table
Dancing with the St. Louis Stars sold out the last two years. Sponsor tables are released before tables open to the public, and every sponsorship made through our page counts toward Sarah and Jerry's total.
Leaderboard
$40,000
2 tables · 20 tickets · premium seating
Logo on the live fundraising leaderboard with verbal recognition each time it is referenced, a half-page ad, and a dedicated post.
Choose LeaderboardCocktail Hour
$30,000
2 tables · 20 tickets · premium seating
Brand presence throughout the VIP cocktail hour, a half-page program ad, and an individual recognition post.
Choose Cocktail HourCha Cha
$20,000
2 tables · 20 tickets · preferred seating
Logo across event collateral and on-site signage, a quarter-page program ad, and an individual recognition post.
Choose Cha ChaTango Topper
$10,000
1 table · 10 tickets · preferred seating
Logo in the program, on the website, and on signage, plus a group recognition post.
Choose Tango TopperVirtual
$3,000
No seating included
Logo on the website and in the program, plus recognition during the livestream broadcast.
Choose Virtual
Download the full sponsorship packet (PDF)
Prefer to pay by check or donor-advised fund? Email [email protected] for an invoice.
Built by IQorb
The same visual thinking we bring to the courtroom
The Independence Center explorer works like our interactive premises exhibits, and the wheel and connection map turn personal data into a picture you understand at a glance. That is what IQorb does for complex cases.
Learn more at independencecenter.org. In crisis? Call or text 988.