2025 Gala
Please contact Megan Beck at BeckM2@si.edu or NPG_Gala@si.edu.
Tables
$250,000–$500,000 | Lead Sponsor
Exclusive, customized recognition and hospitality benefits are available.
$100,000 | Host Committee
SATURDAY, NOV 15, 2025
- One table for up to ten guests with premier placement at the Portrait of a Nation Gala
- Opportunity to host a distinguished guest at your table
- Onstage recognition in program remarks
- Invitation for all table guests to attend the VIP reception with honorees before the event
- Text recognition in select national media releases
- Name or logo recognition on invitation, Gala program, and website
FRIDAY, NOV 14, 2025
- Invitation for four guests to an exclusive evening with honorees and other distinguished guests (limited capacity)
OTHER
- Opportunity to customize an experience for ten guests (e.g., curator-led private tour of an exhibition or honoree portraits after installation)
- Choice of listing as a sponsor for an exhibition or program at the Portrait Gallery for one year
- All benefits below in blue
Estimated fair market value of goods and services provided: $4,400
$50,000 | Benefactor
SATURDAY, NOV 15, 2025
- One table for up to ten guests with prominent placement at the Portrait of a Nation Gala
- Invitation for all table guests to attend the VIP reception with honorees before the event
- Name recognition on invitation, Gala program, and website
FRIDAY, NOV 14, 2025
- Invitation for two guests to an exclusive evening with honorees and other distinguished guests (limited capacity)
OTHER
- Invitation for six guests to a curator-led viewing of honoree portraits after installation
- Text recognition within the museum for one year
- All benefits below in blue
Estimated fair market value of goods and services provided: $3,700
$25,000 | Patron (Limited Availability)
SATURDAY, NOV 15, 2025
- One table for up to ten guests at the Portrait of a Nation Gala
- Invitation for two table guests to attend the VIP reception with honorees before the event
- Name recognition on invitation, Gala program, and website
OTHER
- Invitation for four guests to a curator-led viewing of honoree portraits after installation
- Text recognition within the museum for one year
- All benefits below in blue
Estimated fair market value of goods and services provided: $3,400
TICKETS
$10,000 per ticket | Supporter (Limited Availability)
SATURDAY, NOV 15, 2025
- Seating with premier placement at the Portrait of a Nation Gala
- Invitation to attend the VIP reception with honorees before the event
- Name recognition on invitation, Gala program, and website
FRIDAY, NOV 14, 2025
- Invitation to an exclusive evening with honorees and other distinguished guests (limited capacity)
OTHER
- All benefits below in blue
Estimated fair market value of goods and services provided: $650
$5,000 per ticket | Friend
SATURDAY, NOV 15, 2025
- Seating with prominent placement at the Portrait of a Nation Gala
- Invitation to attend the VIP reception with honorees before the event
- Name recognition on invitation, Gala program, and website
OTHER
- Invitation to signature Portrait Gallery national events
- Recognition in the Smithsonian Annual Report
- All benefits below in blue
Estimated fair market value of goods and services provided: $500
$2,500 per ticket | Individual (Limited Availability)
SATURDAY, NOV 15, 2025
- Seating at the Portrait of a Nation Gala
OTHER
- Invitation to a curator-led viewing of honoree portraits after installation
- Invitations to receptions for exhibition openings and other special programs at the Portrait Gallery through 2026
Estimated fair market value of goods and services provided: $500
Deadline to appear in the printed program is October 31, 2025.
