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Benefitting the Education Fund, the Women’s Forum philanthropic initiative provides unrestricted financial awards of $10,000 to women over the age of 35 pursuing their first college degrees.

Since 2011, our annual fundraising event, named for Forum founder Elinor Guggenheimer, has gathered Forum members and guests to honor both our Education Fund Scholars and trailblazing women leaders from across the city.

This year, we will be honoring three renowned journalists who are leaders in our event theme: Misinformation Warriors.

Accurate information is a bedrock of a strong democracy and free markets.  Our honorees are relentlessly working to uphold the values on which our society is based. We know this will be an engaging and dynamic conversation in addition to the inspirational awarding of our Education Fund Award scholars.

2023 Elly Awards Sponsors*

GOLD SPONSORS $25,000

3M

Dede Thompson Bartlett & Marcy Syms

Citi

Pamela J. Craig

S&P Global

Sy Syms Foundation

Lulu C. Wang

SILVER SPONSORS $15,000

Bloomberg Philanthropies

Con Edison

MetLife

Transit Wireless

SPONSOR A SCHOLAR $10,000

Barbara Marcus/Penguin Random House

Dianne Patterson

Maria Morris

Muriel F. Siebert Foundation

RAIOLA/Co.

BRONZE SPONSORS $ 7,500

The Estée Lauder Companies

Franklin Templeton/FTCI

Mary T. McDowell

 

(*List includes those with donations of $7,500 and up and is in formation)

 

Participation Opportunities

PLATNUM Sponsor $50,000

• 2 Premiere tables of 10 at the Luncheon
• A named Education Fund Scholar
• Prominent placement on digital and printed event materials

 

GOLD Sponsor $25,000

• Premiere table of 10 at the Luncheon
• A named Education Fund Scholar
• Prominent placement on digital and printed event materials

 

SILVER Sponsor $15,000 

• 8 premium seats at the Luncheon
• A named Education Fund Scholar
• Recognition on digital and printed event materials

 

BRONZE Sponsor $7,500

• 5 prime seats at the Luncheon
• Recognition on digital and printed event materials

 

SPONSOR A SCHOLAR Ticket $10,000

• Premium seat at the Luncheon
• A named Education Fund Scholar
• Recognition on digital and printed event materials

 

BENEFACTOR Ticket $1,500 

• Premium seat at the Luncheon
• Recognition on digital and printed event materials

 

PATRON Ticket $750

• Prime seat at the Luncheon
• Recognition on digital and printed event materials

 

Guest Ticket $500 

• Seat at the Luncheon

 

Forum Member Ticket $350

• Available to Women’s Forum members only
• Seat at the Luncheon

 

Entire event will benefit the Women’s Forum of New York, Inc. Tax ID# 13-3098501. Contributions are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law. The non-tax deductible portion for each in-person guest is $160.