Profile in Courage Award Gala

About the Gala

The John F. Kennedy Library Foundation’s Profile in Courage Award gala provides crucial unrestricted financial support to the JFK Library’s free in-person and virtual programming, which serves hundreds of thousands of adults and children annually through educational offerings, arts and culture performances, Kennedy Library Forums, and more. A highlight of the gala is the presentation of the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award to a public official who has exemplified the quality that President Kennedy most admired: political courage.

Supporting the Gala

Sponsorships for the gala range from $5,000 to $250,000, and individual tickets are $2,500. To learn more about supporting the 2024 gala, please contact Sarina Sadana at Gala@JFKLFoundation.org or (617) 514-1656.

Contributions are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law, less $240 in benefits per attendee. Please note that the IRS does not allow gifts made through a donor advised fund or private foundation to be applied to any portion of an event ticket, which is $2,500 for the gala. Please consult your financial or legal advisor regarding your specific situation. The JFK Library Foundation’s Tax ID number is 04-6113130.

With Gratitude

The JFK Library Foundation salutes 2023 Gala Chair Robert F. Rivers, Chair and CEO of Eastern Bank, and the generous supporters of the 2023 Profile in Courage Award Gala for helping to steward President Kennedy's legacy. Through their partnership, the Library is able to bring President Kennedy's message of service, sacrifice, courage, and patriotism to new generations so that they may discover a leader who believed we all have something special to give back to our country.

Leadership Benefactors
Raytheon Technologies

Legacy Laureates
The Richard K. and Nancy L. Donahue Charitable Foundation 
Eastern Bank
Gourmet Caterers
Jill and Ron Sargent
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP

Legacy Champions
Bank of America
The Boeing Company
Hahn & Company
The Kochon Foundation
Liberty Mutual Insurance
M&T Bank
State Street Corporation 
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Anonymous (2)

Presidential Partners
AT&T
Beam Suntory
Citizens Energy Corporation 
Tushara Dilanie
The Law Firm of Kenneth R. Feinberg and Camille S. Biros
Chris and Hilary Gabrieli
John Hancock
Robert K. Kraft
Bob and Patricia Rivers 
Santander
Heidi and Scott Schuster
Takeda
Kaiyuan Wang
Write the World

Celebration Patrons
Governor James Blanchard and Janet Blanchard & DLA Piper (US) LLC
Robert Epstein Family Foundation
Fidelity Investments
JPMorgan Chase
Michele and Howard Kessler
Jacqueline B. Mars
Bill McCarron & Prime Buchholz LLC
National Grid
Nutter
Rockland Trust
Schooner Foundation
United States-Japan Foundation
Anonymous

Dinner Sponsors
Allen & Gerritsen
Carrie and George Bell
Berkshire Bank
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
The Boston Foundation
Boston Red Sox
Dr. Gwendolyn Boyd Bright and Mr. Cephus L. Bright
Consigli Construction Co., Inc.
Denterlein Worldwide
Drew Company
Eversource 
EY
Carol and C. Bernard Fulp
David Gasson
Jim Geraghty
Christine Heenan
Felicia Rhue Howard and Winifred Lefft Jones
J.C.C. Fund / Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry of New York, Inc.
The Joyce Foundation
Sue and Jim Kelleher 
The Honorable & Mrs. Paul G. Kirk, Jr.
Korn Ferry
KPMG
Leader Bank
The Lebowitz-Aberly Family Foundation
Jack Leslie and Caroline Pech
Marne Levine and Philip Deutch
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
LOTTE Biologics
Senator Margie Bright Matthews, Senate District 45 (D)
McKinsey & Company
Matha Keen McNally
New Balance
The New England Council
O'Shea Law Firm, LLC
Richard and Sally Phelps
Point32Health
PwC
Putnam Investments
Steven Maze Rothstein and Susan Maze-Rothstein
Tom Samoluk and Carrie Smotrich
Tatiana Schlossberg and George Moran
Heather Smith and Associates LLC
Treatment Limited
Sheel Tyle and Sejal Hathi
KC Wallace
Weber Shandwick
Pamela Wickham
Anonymous (2)

As of October 27, 2023

The Profile in Courage Award Gala was previously known as The May Dinner.

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