The 24th Annual D.C. Gala Benefit
Wednesday, February 7, 2024 at 7:30pm
Join us at the John F. Kennedy Center for a one night-only-event, featuring a premier performance by the incredible Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in the Opera House, followed by an evening soirée in the Nations Gallery.
Proceeds support Ailey's local D.C. programs, including new works, Arts-In-Education activities, and scholarships to talented young dance students in the Washington area to attend The Ailey School in New York.
CO-CHAIRS
Lyndon K. Boozer
Sela Thompson Collins
Lisa Warner Wardell
Yelberton R. Watkins
VICE CHAIRS
Joyce Brayboy
Michael Collins
Lawrence Duncan III
Anthony A. Lewis
Tanya Leah Lombard
John Mason
Jennifer M. Stewart
Nicole Venable
Katharine Weymouth
CORPORATE CHAIR
Chris Womack, President and Chief Executive Officer, Southern Company
HONORARY COMMITTEE
Congresswoman Joyce Beatty
Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester
Congresswoman Shontel Brown
Congressman Troy Carter
Congressman Emanuel Cleaver
Congressman Dwight Evans
Congressman Al Green
Congressman Hank Johnson
Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove
Congresswoman Robin Kelly
Congresswoman Barbara Lee
Congressman Gregory Meeks
Congressman Donald Payne, Jr.
Congresswoman Lauren Underwood
Congressman Marc Veasey
Senator Raphael Warnock
Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman
Senator Laphonza Butler
This evening is made possible by the generosity of the following:
GALA SPONSOR
SPIRIT SPONSOR
PREMIER BENEFACTOR
Altria
Baker McKenzie
Sela & Art Collins
Diageo
Daria L. & Eric J. Wallach
Lisa Warner Wardell
Wells Fargo
PRINCIPAL BENEFACTOR
AARP
FedEx
T-Mobile
Verizon
MAJOR BENEFACTOR
Albertsons / Safeway
Amazon Web Services
American Express
AT&T
Michael E. Collins
Comcast
Google
Reynolds
Ridgely Walsh
Robinhood Markets
The UPS Foundation
Values Partnerships
BENEFACTOR
Adtalem
Calpine
Charter Communications
Fluor
Philip Morris International
Stewart Strategies & Solutions
Walmart
PATRON
Aflac
American Health Care Association
Michael Malafronte
Pharma
Washington Gas
Listings as of February 5, 2024