Join us on
May 18, 2026

for an unforgettable evening of whimsy and wonder at the Brooklyn Museum! There will be cocktails, dinner, awards and special after party entertainment.

VIP Cocktails

5:30pm-7:15pm

Cocktails

6:00pm-7:15pm

Dinner and Awards

7:30pm-9:00pm

After Party

9:00pm-10:30pm

Through every chapter of life, through the routine or the unexpected… whatever life brings, we’ve got you!

Nearly 300,000 patients count on The Brooklyn Hospital Center (TBHC) each year. Whether seeking lifesaving trauma care following an accident, a safe delivery as a first-time mother, a knee replacement, dental surgery or vaccinations for school-aged kids, our community can find it all at TBHC!

We can offer all of this – and so much more – thanks to generous support from our friends and partners. So please join us in celebrating the many ways we’ve got you at the 2026 Founders Ball!

All VIP sponsors will receive special public recognition as a Hospital Hero

Honorees

Lizanne Fontaine
Chair, Board of Trustees
The Brooklyn Hospital Center
Founders Medalist
Robert DiGregorio
PharmD, FNAP
Chief Pharmacotherapy Officer
The Brooklyn Hospital Center
Walter E. Reed Medalist

Our Generous Lead Sponsors

Cocktail reception exclusively underwritten by:
New York Cancer & Blood Specialists

Our Generous Friends

Wanyong and Christopher Austin
Ilene Fiszel Bieler
BNY Wealth
Brookfield Properties/Ali Esmaeilzadeh
Martha Bakos Dietz and Stephen Dietz
Dr. Harry and Freida Dym
Jessie McClintock Kelly
King & Spalding
LAZ Parking
Joel and Susan Leitner
Metropolitan Commercial Bank
Metz Culinary Management
The Phoenix Rehabilitation & Nursing Center
Susan & Bill Rifkin and Stephanie Neville & Alan Beller
Maria & George Ramirez/MFR Securities, Inc.
Joseph Samulski and Cynthia Hammond
Gary and Celeste Terrinoni
TF Cornerstone