Gala – Heart of Los Angeles

Please join us on May 8th for Heart of LA’s 36th Gala, “We Stand Together.” This inspiring evening includes dinner, performances, an auction, and the opportunity to stand together in support of Los Angeles’ youth. All proceeds will go towards programming at our MacArthur Park and South Los Angeles campuses, complementing and enhancing our youths’ academic experience, and bridging a widening resource gap for students and families in Los Angeles.

Honorary Hosts:

Daniel Ezra, Actor

Max Greenfield, Actor

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Diamond Sponsor

$50,000

20 Gala Reception Tickets

Reserved seating at 2 premium tables

Listing with logo on all event materials and on step & repeat

Opportunity to designate representative to serve on the Host Committee

2 mentions on social media

Logo + appreciation message featured on event screens (15 second screen time)

Attendance for 2 HOLA alumni at Gala

Platinum Sponsor

$25,000

12 Gala Reception Tickets

Reserved seating at 1 premium table

Listing with logo on all event materials

Opportunity to designate representative to serve on the Host Committee

1 mentions on social media

Logo + appreciation message featured on event screens (10 second screen time)

Attendance for 2 HOLA alumni at Gala

Gold Sponsor

$10,000

8 Gala Reception Tickets

Reserved seating at 1 table

Listing with logo on all event materials

Logo featured on event screens (5 second screen time)

Attendance for 1 HOLA alumnus at Gala

Heart Sponsor

$5,000

4 Gala Reception Tickets

Listing with logo on all event materials

Name featured on event screens (5 second screen time)

Champion Tickets

$1,000

2 Gala Reception Tickets

Name listed on Champion Thank You screen on event screens

Gala dinner and entertainment

Gala Ticket

$500

1 Gala Reception Ticket

Gala dinner and entertainment

Thank you so much to our Sponsors!

PRESENTING

Diane and Michael Ziering

DIAMOND

The Ezralow Family

PLATINUM

Capital Group Private Client Services

Johnny Carson Foundation

JPMorganChase Bank

Julie Jaffe

GOLD

Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG)

Alison Whalen and Steve Marenberg

Crystal Lourd

Dana and Tom Riccard

Danco Inc.

The Eisner Foundation

FOX Sports

Jill and Skip Koenig

Johnson Shapiro Slewett & Kole LLP

Justin and Michelle Reis

Lakers Youth Foundation

Leah and Sam Fischer

Los Angeles Rams

Mary and Daniel James

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

Paramount

Philip and Muriel Berman Foundation

Robert and Carolyn Roden Family Fund

Steve Cooper, Dew Point Capital

TELACU

Vikki and Kris Levine

The Wagner Foundation

HEART

Alison Petrocelli

Berkeley Research Group

Charter Communications

Candice and Dan Floyd

Eli & Edythe Broad Foundation

Eve Somer and Greg Yaitanes

Fairmont Century Plaza

Jaime Tisch

Jenna Grosfeld

JPMorganChase

Julia Sorkin

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Marc Herrouin

Mychelle Charters and Mads Jorge

Sara P. Mijares and Greg Del Fium

Sharon and Mauricio Oberfeld

United Talent Agency

Waymo

SPECIAL THANKS TO

J. Ben Bourgeois

JFEDLA

Padres

Host Committee and Board

GALA CHAIR

Zach Woolridge

HOST COMMITTEE

Graham Ballou

J. Ben Bourgeois

Dean Fluker

Robyn Horwitz

Casey Hursh

Jordan Kaye

Skip Koenig

Mauricio Oberfeld

Tom Riccard

Edwin Sanchez

Paul Schaeffer

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Alan R. Adelman

Graham Ballou

J. Ben Bourgeois

Ailen Salazar Bravo

Steven Cooper

David Dalton

Ray Daryabigi

Deborah Dougall

Daniel Floyd

Dean Fluker

Glenn D. Gritzner

Steven Hauser

Mary James

Skip Koenig

Yvonne Mariajimenez

Sara P. Mijares

Mitchel D. Moore

Mauricio Oberfeld

Tom Riccard

J. Warren Rissier

Chris Robichaud

Paul Schaeffer

Peter Schube

Alison Whalen

Zach Woolridge

BOARD FELLOWS

Silvano Romero

Edwin Sanchez

For questions regarding the 2026 GALA, sponsorship opportunities, or technical support with your donation, please reach out to our development team:

Cassandra Krause

Senior Director of Development

Email: CKrause@heartofla.org

Phone: (323) 528-4188

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