Eleventh Annual Gala

Tuesday, April 28, 2026
6 pm – 9 pm

EL COYOTE
L.A.’s iconic hangout, where everyone is always welcome

7312 BEVERLY BOULEVARD
LOS ANGELES, 90036

DIVISIVE TIMES DEMAND OUR BEST. GALA. EVER.

Please join us for a down-home, kick back, good vibrations
party to celebrate the amazing Big Sunday community and
the countless ways we have all come together in
kindness, compassion, friendship, unity and love

Big Sunday connects people through helping. We see the world
not as “haves-and-have-nots” but as “haves-and-have-mores”.
Everyone has some way that they can help somebody else,
and we all have to look out for one another.

We are incredibly proud of how many people we’re able to help –
and equally proud of the endless opportunities we provide
for folks to help others.

But what thrills us the most is that in a divided and divisive world,
we’ve been able to engage, empower and unite good-hearted people
of all ages, races, religions, means, sexual orientations and political bents
in the name of respect, understanding, and kindness.

In these very challenging times, we think that’s more important than ever.
So we wanted this year’s gala to be a warm and wonderful party celebrating
Big Sunday’s diversity, inclusiveness  and love of a good time for all.

We are delighted to invite you to a totally fun, only-in-LA evening
where we can all enjoy good food, great music,
a lot of laughs, and the unbeatable company of one another.

We hope you can join us!

Thanks to our generous (and growing list) of sponsors!

The Smidt Foundation

Live Nation
Skloff Family Fund

The Judy & Bernard Briskin Family Foundation
Nan & Victor Joseph
Michael & Aliza Lesser
Howard & Susan Mandel
Abby Wolf-Weiss & Daniel Weiss

Corwin Family Foundation
The Melvoin Family
O’Melveny & Myers, LLP
Miramax
The Narrative Method
Linda Perlman
Zazi Pope & Jack Cairl
George Schweitzer & Kate Kelly
Tichenor & Thorp Architects

Alan Bernstein
American Business Bank
David & Stephanie Berenbaum
Harold & Stephanie Bronson
Christine Callahan & Jon Glickman
Bert Deixler & Leslie Swain
Duffy, Kruspodin, LLP
Endeavor
Fifth Season
Sam & Leah Fischer
Glen & Elizabeth Friedman
Susan Freudenheim & Richard Core
The Hausner Family Foundation
Adam Goldberg & Sarah Hennelly
Hillside Memorial Park and Mortuary
Lido Advisors
Albert Litewka & Erika Rothenberg
The Hernan Lopez Family Foundation
Mattel
Stephen & Jesse Nathan
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Larry Rogow & Jyoti Sarda
Lawrence H. Title
Jon Vein & Ellen Goldsmith-Vein and The Gotham Group
Valley Presbyterian Hospital
Victura Consulting

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

STEPHANIE BERENBAUM, CHAIR   * DAVID BARON   * ALAN BERNSTEIN
CHRISTINE CALLAHAN   * ALEX CANTER   * INA COLEMAN
NIKKI COTTON   * MATTHEW HANSEN   * SHARON HAUPTMAN
HILARY HOFFMAN   * VICTOR JOSEPH   * ALIZA LESSER
DAVID LEVINSON   * ALBERT LITEWKA  * DR. HOWARD MANDEL
ZAZI POPE   * BILLY RAY  * MICHAEL SKLOFF
TIFFANY SMITH-ANOA’I   * JULIO SOBRAL *  RAUN THORP
JON VEIN  * KENDIS WILBOURNE  * ABBY WOLF-WEISS

Please contact gala@bigsunday.org or call 323-549-9944 for Sponsorship information.
Big Sunday is a nonprofit organization under section 501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue Code. Federal Tax ID #: 42-1765317

[Thanksgiving Stuffing Event] “Our Thanksgiving wouldn’t be the same without you guys. It warms my heart and replenishes my faith to witness such kindness in action.”

- -A.Z., Los Angeles