You’re invited to the 75th Anniversary Gala! 

On this special occasion, we will honor extraordinary champions for their invaluable contributions to the field of preservation and longstanding support of vibrant communities. The 75th Anniversary Gala is an important occasion for us to reflect on 75 years of preservation and recognize those leaders, partners, and supporters who contributed to that history while exploring how we can build on its impact to best serve the public—now and into the future.

When: Thursday, October 16, 2025
6PM | Cocktail Reception
7PM | Dinner and Award Ceremony
9PM | Dancing and After-Dinner Drinks 

Where: Metropolitan Club of New York, New York City

Honorees
Transformational Initiative: African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund
Transformational Philanthropists: Peter L. and Isabel Malkin
Transformational Organization: VERANDA
 
Chairs
Phoebe and Bobby Tudor

Vice Chairs
Christy Brown and the Honorable Tod Sedgwick
Tracy and Senator Bill Frist

Honorary Co-Chairs
Phylicia Rashad
Darren Walker
Bunny Williams

Host
Mo Rocca

Host Committee
Diana Barrett and Bob Vila 
Anne and Douglas Brinkley 
Randy Bryant and Cecelia Gore Bryant 
The Honorable Donna Colson and Eric Colson 
Timothy Corrigan 
Damien Dwin and Nicole Washington 
Steven Gambrel  
Alexa Hampton 
Marilynn and John Hill 
Nancy Lee and Jonathan Kemper
Peter Kies 
David Kleinberg 
Kathleen and Marshall Miller
Mara Miller and Jesse Carrier 
Alex Papachristidis 
Lawrence "LAW" Parker
David Scott Parker
Adam Pendleton
Robert A.M. Stern 
Geneva and Chuck Thornton 
Julie and David Uihlein
Timothy P. Whalen
Thomas L. Woltz
in formation as of July 11

75th Ambassadors
Michael A. Andrews, Ambassador Victor H. and Joan Ashe, Robert M. and Anne Bass, Peter H. and Susan Brink, Carolyn S. Brody, Laura and President George W. Bush, J. Revell Carr, Susan E. Chapman-Hughes and Christopher Hughes, Kevin and Mary Daniels, Jack Davis, Mary Werner DeNadai, Katherine and David Dickenson, Susan Guthrie Dunham and Michael Dunham, Susan Fant, Richard W. and Sarah Freeman, Harvey B. and Lucinda Gantt, Joe Grills, Elizabeth Edwards Harris, William B. Hart and Constance Eaton, J. Roderick and Kay Heller, Marilynn and John Hill, J. Myrick Howard, Bruce D. and Gail Judd, Jonathan and Nancy Lee Kemper, Karl A. and Nancy Komatsu, Peter L. and Isabel Malkin, Mary Means, Vincent Michael and Felicity Rich, Marita Rivero, Margaret Russell, Lisa See and Richard Kendall, Barbara G. and Dwight Sidway, Katherine Ann Slick, Joan and T. Eugene Smith, Robert A.M. Stern, Camille Jones Strachan, G. Jackson Tankersley, Jr. and Jennifer Evans, Charles and Geneva Thornton, David and Julia Uihlein, Candace King Weir, Timothy P. Whalen, Thomas L. Woltz, Arthur P. Ziegler

To be included on the invitation, please respond by Friday, July 11. National Trust’s 75th Anniversary Gala is a benefit evening. All contributions are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law. Please note that tickets and tables cannot be refunded. For further information, please contact Julia Clark, Gala and Donor Engagement Consultant, at [email protected]

Register here to pay online with a credit card. Sending a check or paying via wire transfer, please review bank information below.

Paying by check? Please make your check out to the National Trust for Historic Preservation and send to the following address:

National Trust for Historic Preservation
ATTN: Development
600 14th Street NW
Suite 500
Washington, DC 20005

Want to send in your payment? Please fill out this PDF form here, along with your form of payment.

Paying by Wire Transfer?

Bank name:  Bank of America
Bank address: 1800 K Street, NW; Washington, DC 20006
ABA #: 026009593 
ACH #: 054001204 
Concentration AC #: 0019-1423-5164
Account name: National Trust for Historic Preservation
Reference:  NAME OF ORGANIZATION OR PERSON

CANCELLATIONS
Tickets, tables, and donations are non-refundable and non-transferrable.