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Annual Gala

Giant  Steps  Gala honoring Laurie M. Tisch

On Thursday, April 24, 2025, the Children’s Museum of Manhattan (CMOM) celebrated its annual gala honoring Founding Board Chair Laurie M. Tisch. The evening was record-breaking, drawing more than 550 guests and raising $5 million to support CMOM’s mission.

The event spotlighted CMOM’s unwavering commitment to early learning, arts access, and family enrichment along side its biggest giant step yet: a future 80,000-square-foot home at 96th Street and Central Park West, scheduled to open in 2028.

Explore event photos, learn more about Laurie’s journey with CMOM, and see the Museum through the eyes of a parent.

Stay tuned for details about our 2026 Gala—we can’t wait to share what’s next.

If you are interested in learning more about the event or how to get involved, email Adena Kerstein at [email protected].

Highlights from the Gala

Thank You To Our Supporters

As of April 15, 2025

Platinum:

Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund

Gold:

Julia Arnhold & Lane Gerson
Carolyn Tisch Blodgett & Will Blodgett
Linda E. Johnson & Bruce C. Ratner
Miyoung E. Lee & Neil Simpkins
Lugano
The John P. and Anne Welsh McNulty Foundation
The Tang Fund

Silver:

Miguel & Jacklyn Bezos
Bloomberg Philanthropies
Jeff Gates & Mike Moran
Hearst

Bronze:

Sarah Arison
Mimi & Michael Boublik
The Dimon Family
Judith & John J. Hannan
Vincent & Anne Mai
Crystal McCrary McGuire & Raymond J. McGuire
Mary St. Martin & Matthew Messinger
New York Football Giants
NFL Foundation
Fiona & Eric Rudin
The Paul E. Singer Foundation
The Stuchin & Schultz Families
Lizzie & Jonathan Tisch
Steve Tisch

Leader:

Kara & Dov Barnett
Bel Air Investment Advisors
The Lawrence B. and Elyse Benenson Charitarian Foundation
Bernstein Private Wealth Management
Kathryn & Kenneth Chenault
Maria Cuomo Cole & Kenneth Cole
Eagle Capital Management, LLC
Nicole Kaye Evans
Nancy Fisher & Marc Kirschner
Ann B. Friedman
Ambassador Jane Hartley & Ralph Schlosstein
The Himmel Family
Kitty Patterson & Tom Kempner
Brittany Morgan Kurz & Zach Kurz
The Lafer Family
Sheila & Bill Lambert
Marisa & Michael Leister
Betty & John Levin
Jennifer & Scott Mackesy
Mastercard
Marti Meyerson & Jamie Hooper
Maddy Moelis & Kevin Valles
Diane L. Morris
Nickelodeon
OHA
Rakhi Patel & Deepen Parikh
Nancy & Fred Poses
Steve Rattner and Maureen White
Shawmut Design and Construction
Andrew Shore & Josefina Hamren
Melanie Shorin & Greg S. Feldman
Sarika Singh & Vivek Bantwal
Carla Solomon
Abigail Spangler
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
Sewit Teckie & Beeneet Kothari
Tessler Family
Emily Tisch Sussman & Kevin Craw
Alexandra Traber McNamara and Chris McNamara
Sue & Ed Wachenheim
Joe & Clara Wu Tsai
Yuting Zeng & Matthew Magliocco
Laurie Zucker Lederman & David Lederman

Collaborator:

Steve, Bill, and Bill, Ashe Capital Management
Sarah & Maximilian Cascante
Anne-Cecilie Engell Speyer
Joanne Leonhardt Cassullo
Amy & Eric Chen
Christie’s
Coretz Family Foundation
Dan & Pamella Roland DeVos
Renée S. Edelman
Jessica & Michael Grad
Agnes Gund
Hauser & Wirth
Peggy & George W. Hebard III
Gisella Lemos Kahn & Andrew Kahn
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
Melony & Adam Lewis
Michael & Renny Lewis
Bryan Lourd
Mary Stewart Malone & Brian Schneider
Peter & Leni May
Northern Trust
OceanFirst Bank
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
Stephen Rosenthal
Stephanie & Matthew Sharp
Sandra & Tony Tamer
Lita Tandon & Jim Ligtenberg
Nadia Zilkha

Additional Supporters:

Sushmita Banerjee & Julien Ghesquieres
Candace K. Beinecke
Frank & Deenie Brosens
Peter Davidson
DeMartini Family Foundation
Anne & Joel Ehrenkranz
David Geffen Foundation
The Meg and Bennett Goodman Family Foundation
Arjun Gupta Family Foundation
Richard & Debbie Jelinek
Rebecca & Tyler Morse
The Edward John and Patricia Rosenwald Foundation
George Schweitzer & Kate Kelly
Beth & David Shaw
Liz & Mayo Stuntz
Diane & Tom Tuft
Ann Ziff