National Philanthropy Day in the Desert

The 19th National Philanthropy Day Awards Luncheon
will held on Friday, November 7, 2025
Agua Caliente Resort Casino Spa, Rancho Mirage

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2025 Outstanding Honorees

Philanthropist - Angie Gerber
Non-Profit Founder - Rachel Druten, Tools for Tomorrow
Fundraising Volunteer - Dona Nixon
Philanthropic Organization - The Roost Lounge & Roost Foundation
Youth in Philanthropy - Dior Halum
Professional Fundraiser - Heidi Maldoon

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The 18th National Philanthropy Day Awards Luncheon
was held on Friday, November 1, 2024
Agua Caliente Resort Casino Spa, Rancho Mirage
Click Here for the 2024 National Philanthropy Day Impact Report

2024 Outstanding Honorees

Philanthropist - Bobbi Lampros
Non-Profit Founder - Sheila Thornton of One Future Coachella Valley
Fundraising Volunteer - Dick Shalhoub
Philanthropic Organization - Desert Oasis Healthcare
Youth in Philanthropy - Brooke Jennings
Professional Fundraiser - Josh Zahid

2024 NPD Sponsors
Presenting Sponsor - Edeltraud McCarthy

Awards Sponsors - H.N. and Frances Berger Foundation, RAP Foundation, US Bank
Luncheon Sponsors - McCallum Theatre, Bobbi Lampros, Bank of America, Contour Dermatology, Dick Shalhoub, Loma Linda University Children's Health, Barbara Rogers, Linda Rider, Mary Ann and Frank Xavier, Eisenhower Health
Table Sponsors - Variety of the Desert, CSUSB Palm Desert Campus, Jim & Carol Egan, Desert Arc, McCallum Theatre, Desert Oasis Healthcare, Animal Samaritans, Barker Foundation, Big Hearts for Little Hearts Desert Guild, Desert Care Network, Palm Springs Animal Shelter, Palm Springs Pathfinders, Shadow Mountain Golf Club/Lindi Biggi, Palm Springs Air Museum, First Foundation Bank, Loving All Animals, City of Indian Wells, City of Palm Desert, The Living Desert Zoo & Gardens

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The 2023 Outstanding Honorees — *2023* *National Philanthropy Day in the Desert Honorees (L to R):* Outstanding Fundraising Professional Stephanie Minor, Outstanding Youth in Philanthropy Abigail Cheley, Outstanding Fundraising Volunteer Lizette Vela, Outstanding Philanthropists Frank and Mary Ann Xavier, Outstanding Nonprofit Founder Yadira Regla-Cuevas; and Outstanding Philanthropic Corporation Dr. Timothy Jochen and Lee Erwin of Contour Dermatology. Photo by Michael Letterlough Jr.

The 17th National Philanthropy Day Awards Luncheon
was held on Friday, November 3, 2023
Agua Caliente Resort Casino Spa, Rancho Mirage

2023 Outstanding Honorees

OUTSTANDING PHIILANTHROPIST | MARY ANN & FRANK XAVIER
OUTSTANDING NON-PROFIT FOUNDER | YADIRA REGLA-CUEVAS

OUTSTANDING FUNDRAISING VOLUNTEER | LIZETTE VELA

OUTSTANDING PHILANTHROPIC CORPORATION | DR. TIMOTHY JOCHEN & LEE ERWIN, CONTOUR DERMATOLOGY

OUTSTANDING YOUTH IN PHILANTHROPY | ABIGAIL CHELEY

OUTSTANDING FUNDRAISING PROFESSIONAL | STEPHANIE MINOR

See the Videos from the 2023 Outstanding Honorees

Abby Cheley, Philanthropy in Youth

Stephanie Minor, Outstanding Fundraising Professional

Dr. Timothy Jochen & Lee Erwin, Contour Dermatology, Outstanding Philanthropic Corporation

Lizette Vela, Outstanding Fundraising Volunteer

Yadira Regla-Cuevas, Ezekiel’s Gift of Love, Outstanding Non-Profit Founder

Mary Ann & Frank Xavier, Outstanding Philanthropists

2023 Sponsors:
AAP Food Samaritans, Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, Animal Samaritans, Bank of America, Big Hearts for Little Hearts Desert Guild, Braille Institute, City of Indian Wells, City of Palm Desert, College of the Desert Foundation, Contour Dermatology, CSUSB Foundation, DAP Health, Desert Arc, Desert Care Network, Desert Oasis Healthcare, Edeltraud McCarthy, Eisenhower Health, Ezekiel's Gift of Love, First Foundation Bank, H. N. and Frances C. Berger Foundation, Hot Purple Energy, Jim & Carol Egan, Linda Rider, Living Desert Zoo & Gardens, Loma Linda University Health, Loving All Animals, Mary Ann & Frank Xavier, McCallum Theatre, Palm Springs Animal Shelter, Palm Springs Art Museum, Palm Springs International Piano Competition, Palm Springs Pathfinders, RAP Foundation, Shadow Mountain Golf Club / Lindi Biggi, The Joslyn Center, The Living Desert, University of California - Riverside, US Bank, and Variety-The Children's Charity.

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