Celebrating Home & Community Gala 2026
The Waldorf Astoria Grand Ballroom
Thursday, October 8, 2026 | 10:30pm – 1:30am
Join us on Thursday, October 8, 2026 to celebrate Breaking Ground's 36 years of service to New York City and to honor distinguished individuals in enterprise and City government who have devoted their careers to the creation of affordable housing and economic opportunity for people from all walks of life.
Our Honorees
The Related Companies
Bruce Beal, Jr. and Frank Monterisi, Jr.
and
Julie Menin
Speaker of the New York City Council
Gala Co-Chairs:
Andy D'Amico
Michael J. Franco
Michelle Herrick
Paul Logan
Kara McShane
David Picket
Alan Wiener
Honoree
Event Details
The Waldorf Astoria Grand Ballroom
301 Park Ave
New York, NY 10022
Thursday, October 8, 2026, 10:30pm
6:30 PM Cocktails / 7:30 PM Dinner & Program
Dress: Cocktail and Business Attire
Sponsorship
Gala Sponsorships support Breaking Ground's outreach and housing programs that serve more than 12,000 vulnerable New Yorkers each year. Thank you for helping to extend our reach and ensure that Breaking Ground can have the greatest possible impact across our outreach and housing resources in New York City.
- Premier table of 12 guests for dinner
- Name/logo displayed on all event signage and materials as Investor Sponsor
- Donor name/logo on Breaking Ground gala web page and recap
- A social media post acknowledging your sponsorship on Breaking Ground’s social media accounts
- Prime table of 10 guests for dinner
- Name/logo displayed on all event signage and materials as Developer Sponsor
- Donor name/logo on Breaking Ground gala web page and recap
- Preferred table of 10 guests for dinner
- Name/logo displayed on all event signage and materials as Builder Sponsor
- Donor name/logo on Breaking Ground gala page and recap
- Half-table of 5 guests for dinner
- Donor name/logo on Breaking Ground gala page and recap
- $5,000: Full-page color digital ad - 8.5"w x 11"h
- $3,500: Half-page color digital ad - 8.5"w x 5.5"h
Format for ads: minimum resolution of 300 DPI – JPEG, EPS or PDF files
Deadline for all ads/greetings: October 9, 2025
Ads will be featured in a continuous loop on large HD screens throughout the event.
Or download and fill out the form below
Sponsorship Form & Benefits Listing
Our Sponsors
We gratefully acknowledge this year's Celebrating Home & Community Gala sponsors. Your gifts ensure that Breaking Ground is able to help more of the most vulnerable New Yorkers come indoors and build lives of dignity and security in housing.
Frank Monterisi, Jr.Executive Vice President
Since joining Related in 2007, Mr. Monterisi has been involved in the development of over 5,000 residential units, $5 Billion of project cost and 7 Million square feet of space in New York and Chicago. He has been involved in the development of projects such as Willet’s Point, Harborside 4, Hunter’s Point South, MiMA, Lantern House and Riverwalk in New York; and The Row, 400 Lake Shore Drive, 500 Lake Shore Drive, and 111 West Wacker Drive in Chicago.
He is a board member of the YMCA of Greater New York and the Long Island City Partnership. Prior to Related, he served as an Officer in the Marine Corps for six years. Mr. Monterisi resigned his commission as a Captain after serving in Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan in 2004. He is a graduate with Honor and Distinction with a Bachelor of Science in History from the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland and he received his Masters of Business Administration from the Harvard Business School in Boston, Massachusetts.