Thank you for supporting 2023 Gala: The Future is Play!

Thank you to this year’s Gala: The Future is Play sponsors, donors, event partners and attendees! This year we raised more than $1.2 million to make a better world through play and joyful human connection for the children of today and tomorrow.

We cannot thank you enough for your generous support that propels the success of Chicago Children’s Museum.

Our annual gala raises vital funds that allow us to create extraordinary playful learning experiences for years to come – both in the museum and within our communities.

 

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2023 Sponsors

Presenting Sponsors

  • Allstate Insurance Company

    BDO USA, LLP | Mike Dean

    Jodi Block and Barry Malkin

    Burke, Warren, MacKay & Serritella, P.C.

    Clayco

    Cresset Partners | The Berghorst Foundation Inc

    Cathy Fan and Justin Horvath

    Karen G. Harrison and Walter Freedman

    William and Heather Kelley

    Morgan Stanley

    Sacks Family Foundation

    Wintrust Wealth Management | Bruce A. Comiskey

    Thaddeus Wong and Emily Sachs Wong

  • Asiyanbi-Ozenne Charitable Fund

    Prue and Frank Beidler, Deborah Witzburg and Jay Beidler

    Ellenna and Jon Berger

    Blackstone

    The Bluhm Family Charitable Foundation

    Blakely and Harvey Bundy

    Boston Consulting Group

    Citadel and Citadel Securities

    Daniels Consulting Group, LLC.

    DLA Piper, LLP

    EY

    Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc.

    Stacie Frank and Jay Ablian

    GenPact

    Tara and Marc Giuliano

    Goldman Sachs & Co.

    Illinois Tool Works Inc.

    Russ and Kathy Ivinjack

    KKR

    Megan and Will Jiménez

    Kellanova

    KPMG LLP | Brad Gauntlett

    Doug and Michelle Kryscio

    Todd Lippman | CBRE Inc.

    Andrew Miller

    Dr. Nicholas A. Pearce | The Field Foundation of Illinois, Inc.

    PwC

    Jeffery and Dena Perry | Lead Mandates LLC

    Teresa Poggenpohl

    Rex Sessions | Winston & Strawn LLP

    Seyfarth Shaw LLP

    Neetika Singh and Afzal Hemani

    Allison Steigleder

    Jennifer Vachon and Craig Bonnell

    W.W. Grainger, Inc. | Laurie Thomson

    Walton Street Capital, LLC

    Carly and Brennan Warren

    Ronna and Steven Zoll

  • Apollo Global Management (in honor of Russ Ivinjack)

    Carol Barnett

    Brad Gauntlett

    David C. & Sarajean Ruttenberg Arts Foundation

    Ginsberg Jacobs LLC

    The Hechtman Group Ltd. (in honor of Thaddeus Wong)

    Lakeshore Beverage

    Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC

    McDermott Will & Emery LLP

    Nuveen

    Sue Reynolds

    Jennifer Steans and James Kastenholz

    Lisa Brown Tribbett (in honor of Laura Tribbett)

    Brian and Nikki Wilkinson

    Eileen Zoll

  • Benjamin Moore & Co.

    BIÂN Chicago

    Brizo

    Chicago Bulls

    Chicago Cubs

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra | Stacie M. Frank

    DineAmic

    Kravet

    Outline Interiors

    Stark Carpet

    The Shade Store

    Waterworks

  • Berco’s Popcorn

    BlackOak Technical Productions

    Kehoe Designs

    Moët Hennessy USA

Gala Co-Chairs

Tara Giuliano | Nuveen
John Geis | Cresset Partners

Gala Committee

Ellenna Berger
Jodi Block
Bruce A. Comiskey
Cathy Fan
Karen G. Harrison
Eiren Hendrie
Megan Jiménez
Teresa Poggenpohl
Courtney Theo
Laura Tribbett
Ronna Zoll