Chicago Children’s Museum
2025 Gala

THANK YOU!

Thank you to everyone who supported Play. Create. Grow! Thanks to your generosity and joyful spirit, we surpassed our fundraising goal, raising $1.25 million to fuel playful. learning for every child. 

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Presenting Sponsors

John and Susan Naughton

Lead Sponsors

Aon
Cathy Fan and Justin Horvath 
The Jiménez Family 

Supporting Sponsors

Anna Maria and Nicholas David Antoine
Asiyanbi-Ozenne Charitable Fund  
Jay Beidler and Deborah Witzburg  
Ellenna and Jon Berger 
Jodi Block and Barry Malkin 
The Bundy & Sichol Families 
Elizabeth Collins and James Colbert 
The Dubnow Family 
Tara and Marc Giuliano  
Karen G. Harrison 
Russ and Kathy Ivinjack 
Doug and Michelle Kryscio
Scherrie Listecki  
Megan and Matt Noel 
Emily and Daniel North 
Neepa and Manish Patel 
Dr. Nicholas Pearce and Tammy Pearce  
Teresa Poggenpohl and Stephen Steiner
Cari and Michael J. Sacks  
Neetika Singh and Family 
Cindy Thompson 
Charles A. Tribbett III and Lisa Tribbett, Russell Reynolds Associates 
Jennifer Vachon and Craig Bonnell  
Carly and Brennan Warren
Thaddeus Wong and Emily Sachs Wong   
Ronna and Steve Zoll 

Apollo Global Management 
BDO USA, P.A. 
Blackstone Charitable Foundation
Bluhm Family Charitable Foundation 
Boston Consulting Group 
Brookfield 
Burke, Warren, MacKay & Serritella
CBRE  
DWS 
GCM Grosvenor 
Invesco 
ITW
KKR 
KPMG LLP 
Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC 
Mayer Brown 
Outline Interiors / Laura & Charlie Tribbett 
Peakline Partners 
Russel Reynolds Associates  
Winston & Strawn LLP