ZAOstock
Sponsor Deck
Partner with ZAOstock
A community-built outdoor music festival at the gateway to Acadia National Park. Independent artists. One stage. All day. Tax-deductible.
Why Ellsworth
The founder bought a house in Ellsworth. This isn't a fly-in event - it's a local commitment. Year 1 of a multi-year festival built by a community that's been meeting every Monday for 90+ weeks straight.
Downtown Ellsworth just received National Historic Register designation and is a Main Street America Nationally Accredited Community (since Sept 2024). Heart of Ellsworth facilitated 28 events in 2025 with $391K in grants and 50+ sponsors. More than 30,000 vehicles a day pass through Ellsworth in summer on the only road routes to Acadia - which had 4.08 million visitors in 2025, an all-time record.
ZAOstock is part of the 9th Annual Art of Ellsworth during Maine Craft Weekend - a statewide event that drives traffic to every participating town. We're not starting from zero. We're plugging into existing infrastructure.
The Numbers
90+
Weekly Governance Sessions
400+
Daily Newsletter Editions
795
WaveWarZ Music Battles
4M+
Acadia Visitors (2025)
5
COC Concertz Events (partner)
27
Teammates Building This
Track Record
ZAO-CHELLA
Art Basel Miami, Dec 2024 - 16+ musicians, 100+ visual artists, 50+ music communities, ZAO HOUSE residency, Wynwood
COC Concertz (community partner)
5 monthly virtual concerts, free entry, artists from 4 countries
WaveWarZ
795 music battles, $37K+ in artist payouts, paid out instantly
ZAO Fractals
90+ consecutive weekly governance sessions, never missed a Monday
Three Ways to Partner
Ellsworth + Downeast Maine businesses
- •Logo on stage banner + printed lineup cards (200+)
- •Booth or table space at the festival
- •Verbal shoutouts during performances
- •Logo on zaostock.com (permanent)
- •Featured in local press outreach (Ellsworth American, BDN)
- •Wayfinding signage with your branding
- •Eligible support administered through New Media Commons, a fiscally sponsored project of Fractured Atlas
Digital creator brands and digital-native companies
- •Livestream overlay branding (YouTube, Twitch, ZAO OS)
- •Logo in digital attendance collectible (claimed by every attendee)
- •Sponsored segment in post-event highlight reel
- •Social media campaign across Farcaster, X, LinkedIn
- •Featured through the ZAO Festivals + COC Concertz partnership - monthly virtual events, 4+ months pre-event exposure
- •Mentioned in 400+ edition daily newsletter
- •Post-event metrics report: livestream views, social reach, content views
Year-round ZAO Festivals partnership (Stock, Ville, WaveWarZ) + COC Concertz partnership
- •Branding across ALL ZAO Festival events (not just ZAOstock)
- •Logo via the ZAO Festivals + COC Concertz partnership - monthly virtual concerts
- •Sponsor visibility in WaveWarZ music battles (795+ battles, growing)
- •Priority placement at ZAOVille (DMV) and future city expansions
- •Advisory board seat for founding ecosystem partners
- •Year-round partnership with quarterly reports
- •Eligible support administered through New Media Commons, a fiscally sponsored project of Fractured Atlas
- •Multi-year commitment with first-pick renewal
All tracks are flexible. We build packages around what works for you, not rigid tiers.
Two paths · pick what fits
Public · tax-deductible
Donor or grant. Funds route through Fractured Atlas (501(c)(3)) and New Media Commons (a fiscally sponsored project of Fractured Atlas), then through ENTERACT for production. Tax receipt issued by Fractured Atlas. Standard admin fee 6-8% via Fractured Atlas plus 2% ENTERACT treasury.
Commercial · sponsor-funded
Direct sponsorship deal. Funds route through ENTERACT (2% treasury) to production. 50% upfront, 50% before delivery. No tax receipt. Faster, simpler, no fiscal sponsor admin.
ZAO Festivals itself is not a nonprofit and ENTERACT is not a nonprofit. Eligible initiatives may use the public path for tax-deductible support.
Advisory Board
Adam Place
Founder & CEO, Songjam
Craig Gonzalez
Partnerships, Whop ($1.6B)
Tom Fellenz
NFT Music Hall, 40+ artists hosted
Tyler Stambaugh
Ex-JPMorgan, Magnetiq COO
Steve Peer
37 years Ellsworth music scene
The Event
Date
October 3, 2026
Time
12pm - 6pm
Venue
Franklin Street Parklet
Artists
Independent performers
Livestream
YouTube + Twitch + ZAO OS
Part of the 9th Annual Art of Ellsworth during Maine Craft Weekend (statewide)
Let's build something together
Packages are flexible. We'd rather find what works for you than force a tier.