2025 Annual Benefit
Thursday, May 8, 2025
The Beverly Hilton
Thanks to this community’s generosity, we raised more than $750,000 at Para Los Niños’ 45th Anniversary Gala!
On May 8, 2025, more than 400 Angelenos came together at the Beverly Hilton to celebrate PLN’s 45 years of community impact. The evening included the beloved tradition of Para Los Niños Charter Elementary School 4th graders reading their poems, proudly proclaiming their identities. Our PLN Charter Middle Schoolers delivered a hilarious history lesson on our organization’s growth. Staff members from our Youth Workforce Services, United Mental Health Promoters, and Domestic Violence Support Service programs provided just one example of how our expanded services have enabled them to wrap around a family for educational, economic and emotional support.
One of the most impactful moments of the night brought together a PLN Charter Elementary School alum, Luna, and our PLN Familia Award Honoree, U.S. Representative Lucille Roybal-Allard. Their parallel stories truly demonstrated the power of courageous leadership and how it inspires future generations to sustain the movement toward progress, regardless of where they come from or how they start.
Together, we also acknowledged the very real impact our organization and community face as a result of discriminatory rhetoric that leads to unjust policies. As so much in this moment seems uncertain, you can count on PLN staying true to its mission in the years to come and as we have for the past 45 years. We do this with all of you, an incredible network of partners, volunteers, donors, funders and elected officials.
THANK YOU, from all of us at Para Los Niños, for being a part of this powerful community.
PREMIER SPONSOR
Caruso Family Foundation
CHAMPION SPONSORS
Anonymous Champion
Gail and George Baril
Ann Daly
The Kaplan Family Fund
Walter Parkes and Laurie MacDonald Charitable Foundation
ADVOCATE SPONSORS
Kelly and Bill Burton
Madeleine Heil and Sean Peterson
Cathy and Ed Hession
Supervisor Lindsey P. Horvath, Los Angeles County, 3rd District
Holly and Albert Baril
Lorraine Prieto Berchtold and Joe Berchtold
Susan and Scott Edelman
Judith and Donald Katz
Marjorie and Steven Lewis
Andrei Muresianu
Alex Amirkhanian
Cindy and Jake Winebaum
Malin Wong and James Kissane
Capital Group Companies
