Sponsorship
The pitch, start to finish
This page is our sponsorship package. Self-funded, no membership fees, powered by sponsors — here's what your support makes possible, who already backs us, and how to start.
Why sponsor a student team
A small budget doing outsized work
We're students doing real engineering with public results — and we treat sponsorships the way a nonprofit treats grants: with accountability for every dollar.
Real engineering, visible results
Students design, machine, and program a competition robot from scratch every season — and the results are public record, from league meets to the World Championship.
Your name where it counts
Sponsor logos go on the robot, our competition pit, team apparel, and this site — seen by thousands of students, mentors, and engineers across the season.
Tax-deductible and accountable
Donations run through registered nonprofits and are tax-deductible. Through HCB, our finances are public — you can see exactly where money goes.
An investment in people
Team alumni leave with CAD, programming, fabrication, and project-management experience that most people first meet in college or industry.
The track record
What we've done with past support
- 2nd
- Inspire Award at the FIRST World Championship
- 70+
- Kids taught in our robotics classes
- 13
- Awards in three seasons
- Top 3%
- Of FTC teams worldwide by scoring, 2025–26
FTC's highest honor — Lovelace Division, Houston, 2025–26 season
Self-designed curriculum, taught by team members
Official FIRST award record, 2023–2026
Ranked 200 of 8,324 active teams (FTCScout)
Where money goes
Three things, transparently
Through HCB, our finances are public — anyone can see what we spend, anytime.
The robot
Motors, electronics, custom-machined parts, and the spares that let us test ideas instead of rationing them. A competitive season is a hardware bill before it's anything else.
Competing
Event registration and league fees, and travel when results take us beyond Washington — like the FIRST World Championship in Houston.
Programs that stay free
Our LEGO robotics classes, open-source software, and public CAD. Sponsors are why a kid's first robotics class doesn't depend on what their family can pay for team membership.
Current sponsors
The companies behind the team
From global engineering companies to local businesses — this is what community-funded robotics looks like.
Platinum
Gene Haas Foundation
Supporting the team with grants since 2024.
Diamond
Amazon Robotics
Backing the 2025–26 season with funding and an industry mentor.
FRCTees
Discounted custom team jackets and apparel.
Gold
FIRST Robotics Washington
Polymaker
Onshape
Brown Bear Auto Supply
Team 2976
Pack of Parts
Learner Labs
Silver
Swyft Robotics
Aggriden Energy
Fabworks
Machines our aluminum chassis. Use code FTC23511 at checkout for 5% off — it supports us, too.
AoPS Academy Bellevue
Bronze
Tektite Business Solutions
Ways to give
Donations are tax-deductible
All three options run through registered nonprofits. For corporate sponsorships — tiers, benefits, and logo placement — email us and we'll send the full package.
One email starts it
Tell us who you are and what you have in mind — a student from our business team will reply with tiers, benefits, and exactly where your contribution would go.