Annual Gala

The 2025 French-American Foundation Gala took place at the Rainbow Room on June 9, 2025. The Foundation was honored to celebrate the following individuals for their outstanding contributions to strengthening the French-American relationship:

• Jean-Luc Allavena, Chairman and CEO, Atlantys Investors; Honorary Chairman, French-American Foundation–France
• Anne Dias Griffin, Board Member and Chair of the 2024 Young Leaders Program, FAF US; Founder & CEO, Aragon Global Management; Chair, The Dias Fellowship; Chair, Aragon Forward
• Dan Schulman, Former CEO, PayPal; Lead Director, Lazard; Lead Director, Verizon; Vice Chairman, Valor Capital; Chairman, Just Capital; Board Member, Cisco

Gala 2025 Sponsorship and Tables

• • Lead 50th Anniversary Celebration Sponsor: $100,000

    + Click to expand Benefits

    • Premium Table placement for 20
    • Brand/Name recognition on Step & Repeat
    • Private gourmet dinner for 8 in the Venetian Room, Villa Albertine (Designed by Stanford White, this jewel-like reception room is one of the few remaining masterpieces of New York’s Gilded Age)
    • Logo Placement on 50th Anniversary Marketing Materials for 6 months
    • Listed as 50th Anniversary Sponsor on Bus Shelter Ads for 6 months
    • Gala Press Release, Marketing Materials & Event Signage
    • Gala Journal: Double-Page Spread
    • 5 Branded posts to social media channels & mention in Gala LinkedIn post
    • Mention in Gala Newsletter
    • Logo/product/name placement:
      • Young Leader Gift Bags (Marseille, France; Oct. 2025)
      • Cyber Security Conference Gift Bags (Washington, D.C.; Dec. 2025)
      • Transatlantic Forum Dinners (6x)

• • Platinum Sponsor: $50,000

    + Click to expand Benefits

    • Prime Table placement for 10
    • Brand/Name recognition on Step & Repeat
    • Recognition from Podium
    • Logo Placement on 50th Anniversary Marketing Materials for 6 months
    • Listed as 50th Anniversary Sponsor on Bus Shelter Ads for 6 months
    • Gala Press Release, Marketing Materials & Event Signage
    • Gala Journal: Full-Page Ad
    • 5 Branded posts to social media channels & mention in Gala LinkedIn post
    • Mention in Gala Newsletter
    • Logo/product/name placement:
      • Young Leader Gift Bags (Marseille, France; Oct. 2025)
      • Cyber Security Conference Gift Bags (Washington, D.C.; Dec. 2025)
      • Transatlantic Forum Dinners (6x)

• • Gold Sponsor: $30,000

    + Click to expand Benefits

    • Priority Table placement for 10
    • Recognition from Podium
    • Gala Signage
    • Gala Journal: Half-Page Ad
    • Mention in Gala Newsletter
    • 5 Branded posts to social media channels
    • Logo/product/name placement at Transatlantic Forum Dinners (6x)
    • Mention in Gala LinkedIn post

• • Silver Sponsor: $15,000

    + Click to expand Benefits

    • Gala Table Seating for 5
    • Gala Signage
    • Gala Journal: Half-Page Ad
    • Mention in Gala Newsletter
    • Logo/product/name placement at Transatlantic Forum Dinners (6x)
    • Mention in Gala LinkedIn post

Individual Tickets: $2,000 per individual ticket

• • Will include seating for your ticket purchase count. The amount of $1,700 per ticket is fully tax-deductible.

Gala Journal: Purchase an ad in our printed Gala Journal

Support the 2025 Gala!

Purchase tickets, tables, Gala journal ads, or make a fully tax-deductible donation. If you prefer to process your payment by check or wire transfer, please email Margaret Fahey at gala@frenchamerican.org.