The 2026 Summer Gala — an evening honoring the next generation of leaders
Sunday, August 2nd · Liberty House on the water · Black Tie
An intimate evening — early bird seating is limited
Some galas raise money.
This one raises leaders.
The overlooked student becomes the keynote. The mentee becomes the mentor. The first-generation kid becomes the first of many.
The Ali Leadership Summer Gala.
We don't ask you to imagine what your support could do. We can show you what it already has.
More than twenty distinguished speakers have stood before our fellows — among them:
It's a transformative experience that empowers you with the belief that you can be a catalyst for change.
— Anisa Robinson, Ali Leadership Fellow
A young person walks onto that stage — and walks off knowing the room believes in them.
Golden hour on the waterfront. The Manhattan skyline across the harbor. A family-friendly evening built around the fellows themselves.
Step out at Liberty House as the sun lowers over the harbor — the skyline sharpening, the Statue of Liberty at your shoulder, refreshments waiting on the terrace.
Mentors, educators, elected leaders, families, and the fellows themselves — one of the most inspiring rooms you'll stand in all year.
A stirring address on what happens when a generation is given the tools — and the belief — to lead.
Outstanding Ali Leaders are celebrated in front of the room. This is the moment the whole evening is built around — and the one you'll remember.
An elegant buffet-style dinner as the skyline lights up across the water — often seated beside the very fellows the evening supports.
You arrive as a guest. You leave as part of someone's story.
In every city, there are young people aged 16 to 22 with the instincts to lead — and no one telling them so. The Ali Leadership Institute finds them, trains them through civic education, leadership literacy, and mentorship, and funds the community projects they dream up. Your evening at the gala carries all of it.
We seek out passionate youth brimming with leadership potential — and tell them what too few have: you have what it takes, and you won't do it alone.
Accomplished mentors, public speakers, and elected officials build their voice, discipline, and confidence — leaders of thought, speech, and heart.
Graduation is the beginning. We seed our fellows' capstone projects with real dollars — turning their visions into change their communities can see.
Torchbearers of the Civil Rights Movement's legacy — with their sights set on tomorrow.
Scroll — and walk into the room.
Candlelight. The skyline. One hundred futures.
Your seat is waiting.
Every ticket directly funds the fellowship — the training, the mentors, and the seed grants behind every number you just read.
For the first to say yes.
An evening with the next generation of leaders.
The evening is better shared.
For businesses and individuals who want their name behind the next generation of leaders.
Plant the seeds of leadership.
Help write the next chapter.
Legacies, built one leader at a time.
The beacon of the evening.
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Questions about partnership? We'd love to talk — abeera@alileadership.com
Candlelight, crystal, and a hundred reasons to say yes.
A two-minute reservation. An evening you'll carry with you. Ticket sales close August 1st.
Early Bird $100 · Standard $150 — nearly 100% tax-deductible
Bronze $1,000 · Silver $2,500 · Gold $5,000 · Diamond $10,000
Swipe through the evening
Waterfront elegance in Liberty State Park — the Manhattan skyline as your backdrop, the Statue of Liberty as your witness.
Golden hour on the water, chandeliers inside, skyline outside. A setting worthy of the young people being honored beneath it.
The water, the skyline, and a room full of young people dressed for the future they're building.
Black Tie. Tuxedos, evening gowns, and formal attire — an elegant evening deserves it.
Yes. The gala is a family-friendly, alcohol-free evening, with refreshments and an elegant dinner served throughout the night.
Directly into the Ali Leadership Institute's programs: civic education, leadership literacy, mentorship, and seed funding for community capstone projects led by fellows aged 16–22.
Tickets are a contribution to a nonprofit organization and are generally tax-deductible; consult your tax advisor and your receipt for specifics.
Yes — Liberty House is wheelchair accessible. For specific accessibility or dietary needs, reach out ahead of the evening and we will gladly make arrangements.
Email abeera@alileadership.com for tickets, partnerships, or anything else.
