Chicago 15th Anniversary Gala
On May 4, 2023, 500 friends and supporters of OneGoal joined us at Rockwell on the River for a night of inspiration celebrating our milestone 15th anniversary. During the event we honored our four co-founders, heard stories of achievement from our Fellows and Alumni, and raised critical funds to ensure Chicago becomes a city of equity and opportunity for all students.
The First 15 Years
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John J. Dugan Award Recipient
OneGoal Co-Founders Matthew King, Eddie Lou, Jeff Nelson, and Dawn Pankonien
As we celebrated OneGoal’s 15th year and our growth from a small afterschool program serving just 32 students to a nationwide movement that has provided our classroom-based model to nearly 15,000 students, we honored the collective leadership of our co-founders whose bold vision has left an impactful legacy.
Eddie Lou
Jeff Nelson
Dawn Pankonien
Our Gala Speakers
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Host Committee
- Tim + Danielle Frank
- Jose Luis + Rosy Prado
- Chris + Anna Knight
- Kelsey Malnati Howell, Marc and Jeanne Malnati Family Foundation
- Matthew K. + Julie Simon
- Eric Sorensen, Cushman & Wakefield
Thank You to Our Sponsors
Presenting Event Sponsors – $100,000
Kim Keywell
Jessica + Andrew Sieja
Diamond Sponsors – $75,000
Chris Cox + Visra Vichit-Vadakan
Platinum Sponsors – $50,000
John + Maureen Dugan
Claire + Mike O’Grady
Gold Sponsors – $25,000
Analytics8
Basis Technologies
The Bluhm Family Charitable Foundation
BMO
Cleveland Avenue Foundation for Education
GCM Grosvenor
Guggenheim Partners
Northern Trust
Old National Bank
Silver Sponsors – $15,000
Sarah Berghorst + John Geis
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC
WF Fund
Bronze Sponsors – $10,000
Arturo + Renata Amezcua
CRG
Dell Technologies
Bhavana Devulapally + Bhavan Suri
Dominican University
Executive Construction Foundation
Tim + Danielle Frank
Mike + Alyse Gamson
Chris + Anna Knight
Eddie + Brittany Lou
Marc and Jeanne Malnati Family Foundation
OCA Ventures
Pure Storage
Quadrant Law
Red Hat
Matthew K. + Julie Simon
Allison + Darrell Williams & Unison Consulting
Honor Roll Sponsors – $5,000
Adtalem Global Education
Crankstart Foundation
William Douglass, Morgan Stanley
William Blair
In-Kind Sponsors
Cushman + Wakefield
Dr. Airies Davis, EdD, MBA, EtiKID Academy LLC
Northern Fork
Sponsorships
Each year, Gala sponsors help us build momentum and execute a fun, memorable, and successful evening. To join our esteemed group of sponsors for next year’s Gala, please contact Ryan Jameson: ryan.jameson@onegoalgraduation.org.
Platinum Sponsors
$50,000
Two event tables of 10 guests
Listing on website and printed gala materials
Full-page digital rotating deck ad space opportunity
Meet & greet with Fellows and VIPs at pre-event panel
Printed event invitation recognition*
Verbal recognition during the event
Gold
Sponsors
$25,000
Two event tables of 10 guests
Listing on website and printed gala materials
Full-page digital rotating deck ad space opportunity
Meet & greet with Fellows and VIPs at pre-event panel
Printed event invitation recognition*
Silver
Sponsors
$15,000
One event table of 10 guests
Listing on website and printed gala materials
Full-page digital rotating deck ad space opportunity
Bronze
Sponsors
$10,000
One event table of 10 guests
Listing on website and printed gala materials
*Please note that in order to take advantage of this sponsorship benefit for the 2024 Gala, we kindly request that you confirm your sponsorship by December 15, 2023.