ABOUT THE EVENT

Date: Thursday, October 9, 2025
Time: 6:00 PM
Location: Jones Day Rooftop, 300 New Jersey Ave NW, Washington, DC

This year marks both our 15th Anniversary and our 3rd Annual Grantee Awards Presentation and Celebration. We are excited to announce that our special guests will be Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Maryland) in conversation with Terry Moran, independent journalist and former ABC Senior News Correspondent. The event program will feature the announcement of our 2026 Grantees, updates on ongoing litigation, and the presentation of the Champion of Justice Awards to Bill O’Reilly, retired partner, Jones Day, and Seth Waxman, Partner, Wilmer Hale. The event will kick off at 6:00 PM at the beautiful Jones Day rooftop located at 300 New Jersey Ave NW. Come and show your support for the amazing work The Barbara McDowell Social Justice Center is doing to fight injustices and catalyze change.

SHOW YOUR SUPPORT

Please consider sponsorship of the 15th Anniversary Barbara McDowell Social Justice Center’s Celebration. Your support is crucial in our efforts to advance social justice initiatives and recognize outstanding contributions in this field.

Cocktails and Hors d’oeuvres will be served.
Business Attire is suggested.

SPONSORSHIP LEVELS

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The Barbara McDowell Social Justice Center
3607 Whispering Lane
Falls Church, VA 22041

The Barbara McDowell Social Justice Center is recognized by the IRS as a public charity and tax exempt 501 (c)(3) organization.

  • “We are honored and fortunate to have received critical support from the Foundation. On behalf of our organization and the many thousands of people who have benefitted from the work made possible by your support, we thank you for the strategic investments you have made in high impact advocacy across the country.”

    Florida Institutional Legal Services, 2014 Grantee

  • “Thanks to the Barbara McDowell Foundation we were able to protect the rights of individuals to share and receive food in accordance with their religious and moral convictions, setting forth a precedent that has helped prevent similar laws elsewhere.”

    Maria Foscarinis, Executive Director, National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty, 2012 Grantee