The high-stakes world of the Hamptons gala
Federal funding cuts have put more pressure on nonprofits to raise money.
From The Times
August 19, 2025

Facing federal funding cuts, nonprofit art institutions are increasingly relying on elaborate parties to lure the nation’s elite into donating.

A woman in a strapless gown seated at a gala table turns and looks off to the side.

Inside a Hamptons gala for the superrich. →

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