Annual Benefit and Celebration 2025
Join Us as We Celebrate the Kickoff of Our Fall Festival!
Thursday, September 18, 2025
Reception 6:00 - 7:00 pm CT
Dinner and Program 7:00 - 9:00 pm CT
Four Seasons Hotel Chicago, 120 East Delaware Place
Featured Speaker
Evan Osnos
Pulitzer Prize-winner | Staff Writer, The New Yorker
Bestselling Author, Wildland and Age of Ambition
Osnos will join us to speak to the essential role of civic trust and the unifying power of the humanities in strengthening democracy at a time of rising polarization and uncertainty.
Honoring
Ray and Judy McCaskey, Humanists of the Year
Dedicated civic leaders, philanthropists, and retired leaders in education and healthcare
Individual and Corporate Sponsorship Opportunities
The Annual Benefit is Chicago Humanities’ signature fundraiser, and one of Chicago’s premier fall events. Bringing together civic, corporate, and philanthropic leaders, we raise critical funds that bring our programs to life.
All proceeds from the evening ensure Chicago Humanities remains our city’s home for vital civic and cultural conversations as we fulfill our mission to amplify new ideas and voices in ways only the arts and humanities are able — with depth, power, perspective, and passion.
Thank you for your support, and we hope to see you there!
Sponsorship Levels
Benefit Co-Chairs
Liz Buchanan, NielsenIQ
Charles C. Calloway, Jr., Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Benefit Committee
Liz Buchanan, NielsenIQ
Charles C. Calloway Jr., Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Suzanne Gignilliat, Suzanne Gignilliat Inc.
Cheryl Harris, Allstate Insurance Company
Heather McWilliams, Chair, Board of Directors
Elizabeth Nolan, Bank of America
Meryl Rosen, The Chicago Winter Co.
For more information, please contact Michelle Schwartz, Corporate & Benefit Manager, at mschwartz@chicagohumanities.org