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Partners & Sponsors

Partner With HMS

Connect your brand with community media, civic storytelling, creative culture, and global audiences.

Why Partner

Reach. Trust. Community.

HMS is where brands earn something advertising alone can't buy: the trust of communities who own their own media.

A Trusted Institution

For forty years, HMS has been the platform Houston turns to for its own stories. Aligning with HMS means standing inside that credibility — not interrupting it. Your name appears beside the voices the community already believes in.

Audiences That Reflect the World

Houston is one of the most diverse cities on earth, and HMS reaches across every neighborhood, language, and generation — then carries those stories to partner communities on six continents. Reach audiences other media simply cannot.

Multi-Platform Presence

Television, radio, podcasts, digital news, and live events — one partnership places your brand across the full HMS ecosystem, from the broadcast screen to the room where the community gathers.

Sponsorship Packages

Choose Your Partnership

Five tiers, one mission. Each level deepens your visibility and your impact on community media.

Community Supporter
$2,500/ year

For local businesses and individuals who want their support seen.

  • Logo on the HMS supporters page
  • Quarterly social media recognition
  • HMS supporter window decal
  • Invitations to member screenings
Become a Partner
Media Partner
$7,500/ year

For brands ready to appear on air and in the community.

  • Everything in Community Supporter
  • On-air sponsor credits across programming
  • Logo placement in two HMS series
  • Featured listing in the HMS newsletter
Become a Partner
Global Partner
$40,000/ year

Carry your brand from Houston to HMS's international network.

  • Everything in Impact Sponsor
  • Recurring on-air features and interviews
  • Co-branded content with global partners
  • Title sponsorship of a community series
  • Quarterly impact and reach reporting
Become a Partner
Legacy Partner
Custom/ year

For institutions ready to put their name on the next forty years.

  • Everything in Global Partner
  • Naming rights for a studio, program, or initiative
  • Permanent legacy recognition at HMS
  • A custom multi-year impact partnership
  • A seat in shaping HMS's strategic direction
Become a Partner
Beyond Packages

More Ways to Partner

Digital Advertising

Reach engaged audiences across HMS digital and streaming channels.

Event Sponsorship

Put your brand at the center of forums, galas, and screenings.

Business Spotlight Features

A dedicated profile that tells your story to the community.

Sponsored Media Segments

Branded content produced to HMS broadcast standards.

Community Impact Partnerships

Fund programs that change neighborhoods and earn lasting goodwill.

Corporate Visibility

Position your company as a champion of independent media.

Media Kit

Get the Full Sponsorship Package

Our complete media kit details audience reach, platform demographics, production capabilities, and the full range of partnership benefits — everything your team needs to make the case internally.

What's Inside

Reach, results, and the full menu of options.

From neighborhood-level engagement numbers to global distribution maps, the HMS sponsorship package gives partners a clear, honest picture of where their support goes and what it returns.

Download Sponsorship Package (PDF)

The media kit is available on request — reach out and our partnerships team will send it the same day.

A Houston business owner featured in an HMS sponsored spotlight segment
Let's Talk

Build the Future of Independent Community Media

Join the brands and institutions investing in storytelling that informs, inspires, and connects Houston to the world. Our partnerships team is ready when you are.