Give a family their episode.
Each episode costs $1,800 to produce. Sponsors cover $1,200 of that - the rest is contributed by SamuelJon Media. Your name is attached to something that genuinely matters.
The people who made Episode One possible.
Episode One of A Seat at the Table exists because of these two. They believed in this before there was anything to show. That is what a founding sponsor is.
SamuelJon Media produces every episode of A Seat at the Table at no cost to the families we serve. Their contribution is not just a sponsorship. It is the reason this series exists.
samueljonmedia.com →
James' Triumph was founded by Sierra and Cody Pollock after the loss of their son James Jerome. They are the family at the heart of Episode One. Their sponsorship of this series is an act of generosity that runs deeper than any dollar amount.
jamestriumph.org →
Vendella generously provides the space where every episode of A Seat at the Table is filmed. A beautiful, welcoming room that doesn't feel like a studio. It feels like a place where a real conversation can happen.
vendellacoffee.com →Not a commercial placement. A genuine act.
Sponsoring an episode of A Seat at the Table is not an ad buy. It is a community act that connects your name directly to a family finally getting the chance to introduce their child to the world.
Your name is listed as a series sponsor on the A Seat at the Table page - where every family's episode lives. Every person who comes to this site to watch any episode will see your name there. Not just one family's video. All of them.
"Your sponsorship doesn't just fund a production. It funds a permanent record of a child's life - one that lives on the internet for as long as Manny's Fund does."
Families never pay anything. Every episode is fully free to the families we serve. Sponsorship is what makes that possible.
Ready to put your name on something that matters?
Start the Conversation →Businesses and organizations who believe this matters.
Sponsoring this series is not about brand exposure. It is a community act. Any business or individual who believes bereaved families deserve to be seen is welcome here.
A single episode sponsor. $1,200. A family's child on screen forever.
Start the Conversation →Listed on the series pages. Every episode. Every family.
The episodes end with one thing only - the child's name. That moment belongs entirely to the family. Sponsors are not in the video.
What sponsors receive is a permanent listing on the A Seat at the Table page - the two places on this site where every family's episode lives. Anyone who comes here to watch any episode - now or five years from now - will see your name there. That is not one video. That is the whole series.
[Child's Name]
That is the last thing viewers see. The child's name. Nothing else.
The Watch page on mannysfund.org — where every family's episode lives.
Permanent. Visible to everyone who comes to watch any episode.
That is what sponsorship looks like. Your name on the pages where grieving families come to watch. Permanent. Quiet. Meaningful.
Know a business that should be part of this?
If you are reaching out to a potential sponsor on behalf of Manny's Fund, here is a message that has worked well:
My name is [your name], and I am reaching out on behalf of Manny's Fund, a Minnesota nonprofit supporting families who have experienced the loss of an infant or child.
We are currently producing A Seat at the Table - a filmed conversation series where bereaved families sit across from Sam and Stacey, whose son Manny is the reason this exists, and introduce the child they carry to anyone who will listen. It is not an interview. It is not a grief documentary. It is two families having a conversation they both needed.
The series will live on the Manny's Fund website as a permanent resource for grieving families in the Twin Cities and beyond. It is faith-centered and open to all families.
We are looking for a small number of community sponsors. Each episode costs $1,800 to produce. Sponsors cover $1,200. In return, your name is listed permanently on the A Seat at the Table page - where every family's episode lives. Not just the episode you fund. The whole series. Every family. Anyone who comes to this site will see your name there.
Given the community you serve, I thought you might be the right kind of person to have this conversation with. Would you be open to a brief call?
Ready to sponsor an episode?
Reach out directly. We'll talk through which episode might be the right fit, what the timeline looks like, and answer any questions you have before anything is committed.