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Join us to celebrate FIRE’s 30th anniversary!

October 24, 2026
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Muehlebach Tower | Kansas City Marriott Downtown
12th and Wyandotte | Kansas City, Missouri

Please Join us on Saturday, October 24 at 6pm

for FIRE Ball, FIRE Foundation’s largest fundraiser of the year!

This year FIRE will celebrate 30 YEARS of advancing inclusive Catholic education for students with learning differences throughout the Kansas City-St. Joseph Diocese.

The evening will be held in the Muehlebach Tower at the Kansas City Marriott Downtown. We will honor FIRE’s remarkable legacy, celebrate the impact of inclusion, and raise critical funds to expand opportunities for students and families across our diocese.

We look forward to celebrating this milestone and investing in the future of inclusive Catholic education with you!

Schedule

6pm

Silent Auction, Cocktails and Music

7:15pm

Blessing and Dinner

7:45pm

Program Fund-A-Need, Live Auction and Raffle Drawing

9pm

Dancing

Sponsorship Packages

This year your FIREBall Sponsorship will go beyond supporting a great event and meaningful mission.

You will also be recognized on FIRE’s website all year long as a member of the Founder’s Legacy Circle and help secure FIRE’s continuation for the next 30 years and beyond!

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  • Luminary Sponsor

    $30,000
  • Two tables of eight with premier placement
  • Table concierge service
  • Upgraded wine for your table
  • Valet parking
  • Recognition from stage
  • Full page name / logo in program, on screen and signage
  • Name / logo on website for Founder’s Legacy Circle
  • Beacon Sponsor

    $15,000
  • Two tables of eight with priority placement
  • Upgraded wine for your table
  • Recognition from stage
  • Half page name / logo in program, on screen and signage
  • Name / logo on website for Founder’s Legacy Circle
  • Radiant Sponsor

    $5,000
  • One table of eight
  • Name / logo in program and on screen
  • Name/Logo on website for Founder’s Legacy Circle
  • Spark Sponsor

    $1,500
  • Four tickets to the event
  • Name / logo in program
  • Name on website for Founder’s Legacy Circle

Underwriting Packages

FIRE Ball underwriting opportunities go beyond supporting a great event and a meaningful mission. Fully tax-deductible, underwriters will be providing critical funding that offsets direct expenses of the event.

You will be recognized at the event and on FIRE’s website all year long as a member of the Founder’s Legacy Circle and help secure FIRE’s continuation for the next 30 years and beyond!

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  • Dinner Underwriter

    $10,000
  • 100% tax deductible 
  • Full Page Name/Logo in program, on screen, signage at tables
  • Name/Logo on website for Founder’s Legacy Circle
  • Bar Underwriter

    $5,000
  • 100% tax deductible
  • Name/Logo in program, on screen, signage at bars
  • Name/Logo on website for Founder’s Legacy Circle
  • Entertainment Underwriter

    $5,000
  • 100% tax deductible
  • Name/Logo in program, on screen
  • Name/Logo on website for Founder’s Legacy Circle