THE GRAND KICKOFF FOR america’s 250th CULMINATING ON JULY 4th ON THE NATIONAL MALL

*NOTE: THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT, Select sponsorships remain, to be placed on the Wait List please contact events@nationalmall.org

AMERICA’S BALL for THE MALL will welcome a glittering crowd of 600+ partners and champions to celebrate and support our mission on America’s Front Yard in honor of the U.S. Semiquincentennial - America’s 250th anniversary in 2026.

The Trust’s invitation-only marquee gala will be a monumental evening, against the backdrop of the soaring Washington Monument and the U.S. Capitol, as we come together on the National Mall to honor our nation’s history and its founding in 1776, and celebrate its future.

AMERICA’S BALL for THE MALL will honor all 50 states and territories, feature the Trust’s 2026 History, Heroes & Hope Awards and welcome special guests to celebrate the National Mall’s history and purpose, center stage for the historic American milestone on July 4, 2026.

View the 2026 AMERICA'S BALL for THE MALL Sponsor Packet
 
 

THANK YOU TO OUR GENEROUS 2026 Sponsors

LEAD Sponsor

 

MARQUEE SponsorS

 
 

“STARS & STRIPES” RECEPTION Sponsor

 
 

Signature State Table Sponsors

 
 

Gold Sponsors

Altria
Blue Cross Blue Shield Association - Federal Employee Program
The Boeing Company
BP America
The Business Council
Business Roundtable
Capital Group
Chick-fil-A
Clark Construction
Andrew Heinle & Jerry Penso
Hensel Phelps
Hilton
Korn Ferry
Debby and Dan McGinn
Merck & Co., Inc.
National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors
National Confectioners Association
Pinnacle Financial Partners
Puck
Purple Strategies
PwC
Shadow Search
The Whiting – Turner Contracting Company

Silver Sponsors

Alpha Corporation
Elizabeth Reagan Bingham
BGR Group
Brunswick Group, LLC
Mary and Armeane Choksi
Consigli Construction
Deloitte
Kristin & Mark Damato
Distilled Spirits Council of the U.S. and Responsibility.org
Elevance Health
GE Aerospace
Greater Washington Board of Trade
Kevin Kruse
Linder Global Events
LSG
Narrative Strategies
PCMA
PNC Bank
Southern Company
Stanley Black & Decker
TD Bank
Uber Technologies, Inc.
Volkswagen Group of America
VOX Global
Zirkelbach Strategies

BRONZE Sponsors

Betsy Jordan
Ed & Martie Samek
Tenenbaum Law Group PLLC
Vault Consulting LLC
Leslie Frazier Whaley

In-Kind Partners

Linder Global Events

Media Partners

 
 
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PAST BALL FOR THE MALL AND HISTORY, HEROES & HOPE AWARD HIGHLIGHTS

ABOUT THE HISTORY, HEROES & HOPE AWARD

The Trust for the National Mall created the History, Heroes & Hope Award in 2014 to honor the spirit and ideals that the National Mall represents for our country. The Award has recognized dedicated public servants, long-time volunteers, and patriotic donors.

The History, Heroes & Hope Award has traditionally been presented during the Trust’s annual fundraising gala and other events, with an audience of prominent business leaders, philanthropists, members of Congress and public officials.

Previous recipients of the History, Heroes & Hope Award have included:  

  • 2025: Josh Harris, Managing Partner, Washington Commanders, Rosie Rios, Chair America250 U.S. Congressional Commission, Maryland Governor Wes Moore and Maryland First Lady Dawn Moore, and Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin and First Lady Suzanne S. Youngkin

  • 2024: Mellon Foundation, accepted by President Elizabeth Alexander, Dave Grohl, 19-time Grammy-winning Musician, Author, Director, George C Wolfe, 3-time Tony-winning playwright, Director, Rustin film

  • 2023: Sheila Johnson, Founder and CEO of Salamander Collection, and Her Excellency Emily Haber, German Ambassador to the United States

  • 2022: Jon Batiste & Suleika Jaouad, Award-Winning Artists & Activists, and Sharon Percy Rockefeller, President and Chief Executive Officer of WETA-TV

  • 2021: Lonnie G. Bunch III, Secretary of the Smithsonian, and José Andrés, Chef/Owner of ThinkFoodGroup and Founder of World Central Kitchen

  • 2020: The Honorable Lamar Alexander, Senator (R-TN)

  • 2019: The Honorable Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and the late Congressman John Dingell (D-MI)

  • 2018: Donald Adam and Annemarie Emmet, Volunteers-in-Parks Program Volunteers 

  • 2017: David M. Rubenstein, Co-Founder and Co-Chairman, The Carlyle Group

  • 2016: Jonathan Jarvis, Former Director of the National Park Service 

  • 2015: John E. “Chip” Akridge III, Founder and Chairman of the Board, Trust for the National Mall

For more details on previous History, Heroes & Hope Awardees, click here.