Join Us to Celebrate the 20th Anniversary of Icahn Stadium
Join Us to Celebrate the 20th Anniversary of Icahn Stadium
In 2025, we proudly celebrate the 20th anniversary of Icahn Stadium, one of New York City’s premier sports venues, at our annual Gala. Held at the beautiful Urban Farm at Randall’s Island Park, this year’s Gala will take place on Tuesday, June 10, 2025, at 6 PM.
Join us for a fantastic summer evening to celebrate the Stadium’s two-decade legacy of athletic excellence and community spirit in New York City. Enjoy delicious local food and creative cocktails, and vibe to the sounds of our community-based band and sunset views against the City skyline and waterfront backdrop.
The Gala is RIPA’s premier event—attracting over 400 attendees and raising more than $1 million annually to help maintain the park and continue to enhance your favorite programs all throughout the year.
2025 Honorees
Pinky Keehner
A devoted New Yorker and former Vice President of Randall’s Island Park for 20 years, Pinky helped create a state-of-the-art sports facility for kids in NYC. After discovering the life-size bronze Discus Thrower in storage, she was inspired to write the acclaimed book “Discus Thrower Meets Peter Pan” and restore the statue to its rightful place on Randall’s Island. We honor her generous contributions to both the park and the city. Her book, dedicated to RIPA, donates all proceeds back to the park.
Alex Egan
Pat Dormer
Tickets & Contributions
Randall’s Island Park Alliance Inc., is registered, qualified, and recognized as a 501(c)(3) Public Charity by the Internal Revenue Service. Contributions are tax deductible to the extent allowed by the law; the non-deductible portion of each dinner ticket is $300.
For additional questions or to pay by check or bank transfer, please contact the Alliance by phone 212.860.1899 or email [email protected].
Purchase A Ticket
Includes 10 tickets, table seating, banner recognition at one sports field of your choice at Randall’s Island Park for 1 year, and recognition on the Gala website
Includes 10 tickets, table seating, private corporate or family picnic on the Urban Farm or at Icahn Stadium, and recognition on the Gala website
Includes 10 tickets, table seating, private corporate team-building event, and recognition on the Gala website
Includes 10 tickets, table seating, personalized tour of Randall’s Island Park, and recognition on the Gala website
Includes 5 tickets and recognition on the Gala website
Includes 2 tickets and recognition on the Gala website
Includes 1 ticket and recognition on the Gala website
1 ticket to attend the Gala for buyers under 21
This donation is 100% tax deductible
Food, Music, Drinks and Fun!
Gala Leadership
Akshay Madhavan
RIPA Board of Trustees
Co-Chairs
Jonathan May
Nancy F. Neff
President
Deborah A. Maher+
Treasurer
Andrea K. Feirstein
Secretary
Richard B. Gross
Chair Emeritus
Richard J. Davis
Trustees
Eloise Ackman
Cesar Argueta Jr.
Timothy Barefield
Robert Bose
Rodney Cohen
Brenda DiLuigi
Susan M. Donoghue+,
Commissioner
Douglas F. Eisenberg
Sandra Frenz
Mark I. Greene
Sunil Gulati
Justin G. Hamill
Daniel Ifcher
Mack Kline
Megan Kinney
Dean I. Landis
Hon. Mark Levine+
Akshay Madhavan
Tnyetta Mitchell
Dave Pearson
Bradford R. Peck
David Salerno+
Nina Scheller
Lauren Starr
Brette Tannenbaum
Wray Thorn
Peter van der Goes
Matthew Washington
Sherri Williams
+Ex Officio
Honorary Trustees
Michael Bloomberg
Karen Cohen
Susan Danilow
Jerome L. Goldman
David Howe
Richard Mack
Bimla Picot
Betsy Barlow Rogers
Patricia Shifke
Thomas W. Strauss
Andrew Tisch
Thanks to Our Supporters
Platinum
Bloomberg Philanthropies
Charina Foundation
Manhattan Soccer Club
Yorkville Youth Athletic Association
Gold
Alex Egan and Celene Menschel
Champlain Hudson Power Express
Citi
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Juliana and Jonathan May
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Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
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Super Soccer Stars
Silver
Andrea Feirstein and Frank Schiff
DREAM Charter School
Lucy Fato and Matthew Detmer
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Nancy and Daniel Neff
Rodney Cohen
The Cohen Family Foundation
Bronze
Ana-Maria Wheatcroft and Jonathan Kellner
Brenda DiLuigi and Michael Osnato
Cosmopolitan Soccer League
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Jack & Sarah Raslowsky
Kate and Brad Peck
Katryn and Tim Barefield
Ira Leventhal
Marcela and Sunil Gulati
Melissa and Wray Thorn
Mr. Jonathan Kellner and Ms. Ann-Marie Wheatcroft
Pinky Keehner and Bob Blakely
Predators Lacrosse
Rachel Moresky and Akshay Madhavan
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Susan and Greg Danilow
The Kinney Family
The Pearson Family
The Scheller Family
Wendy and Douglas Eisenberg
Xavier High School
Patron
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Columbia Grammar and Preparatory School
Devon Martin and Noah Lansner
Dr. Jonathan T. Deland and Emme L. Deland
Faith Rosenfeld and Jaime Castro
FFF Academy NYC
Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Hee Family Foundation
Mondo
New York Road Runners, Inc.
New York City FC
Ocean Breeze Park Alliance
Rich and Nan Davis
Robert Bose and Zach Hennessey
Sherri Williams and Lee Sossen
St. Bernard’s School
The Brearley School
The Chapin School
The Dalton School
The Landtek Group
The Nightingale-Bamford School
The Spence School
The Town School
Trinity School Athletics
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Donor
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Alex Domeyko
Alex Gardner
Amy Hungerford
Andrea Shapiro Davis and David Nocenti
Anonymous
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Chris Solarz
David Moore
Deborah Maher and Lawrence Zona
De Salvo Family
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Ellen Ravitch and Pak Yeoh
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Eric Weil/Reservoir Films
George A. Hirsch
Geto & de Milly, Inc
HBIC-Tech, LLC
Hunter Roberts Construction Group
Jamin Dershowitz
Jeanna Sondag
Jessica Marinaccio
Jim Kaufman
John and Kelly de Csepel
Karin Morse and Larry Tremblay
Kathleen and Loren Riegelhaupt
Kadija Ferryman
Kerin and Jason Hempel
Leslie Blauner
Leslie Myers
LiRo-Hill
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Lisa and David Carnoy
Lori Shecter
M – F Athletic & Perform Better
Matthew and Sibi Washington
Michael and Mary Darling
Michael and Myra McCormack
Michael and Rebecca Gamzon
Miguel Urquiola
Nancy Havens-Hasty and Dozier Hasty
Nancy Prince
Octavia Fisher
Paula Cyhan
ParaDocs Worldwide, Inc.
Parking Systems Plus
Pat Shifke
Paula and Robert Stein
Peter J. Canning
Platinum Integrators Inc.
Ricardo Zurita Architecture & Planning
Robert J. Cummins Family Foundation
Roy J. Zuckerberg Family Foundation
Samantha Weston
Sandler Search Associates
Sarah Constantine
Sibi and Matthew Washington
Stephanie Dabek
Susan and Peter Kessler
Terence Gerchberg
The Morrison & Foerster Foundation
The Nelson/Connolly Family
The Rosenthal Family
The Will and Carolyn Tisch Blodgett Fund
The Wittenberg Family
Tnyetta and Max Mitchell