2025 NCCF Spring Luncheon

Each year, New Canaan Community Foundation hosts a benefit luncheon that raises critical funds to support our work in the community.  This year’s luncheon, being held on Thursday, May 1st, 11:30-2:00 at the New Canaan Country Club, will highlight our local work in Education. Our keynote speaker is Tara Westover.  Her first book, Educated, debuted at #1 on the New York Times bestseller list and remained on the list, in hardcover, for more than two years. A memoir of her upbringing in rural Idaho, the book was a finalist for a number of national awards and has been translated into 49 languages to-date. Time Magazine named Westover one of the 100 Most Influential People in 2019, and she was awarded the National Humanities Medal in 2023.  Her personal journey remains an example of the transformative power of education.  We are delighted to have Jane Stoddard Williams, a proud New Canaan native whose work in television and radio and passion for education have defined her work and volunteer life, join for a dynamic on-stage conversation.

Access for our Supporters

This event sells out annually with more than 350 community leaders and philanthropic residents in attendance. Tickets are available at the following levels with details of each level listed below:

Benefactor - $5000 (Sold Out)

Advocate - $3000 (Sold Out)

Partner - $500 (Sold Out)

Supporter - $250 (Sold Out)

Thank you to our Luncheon Committee

   AnnaLisa Blevins - Co Chair, Sarah Casey - Co Chair, Alice Burnham, Jamie Buschmann, Susan Carroll, Carolyn Crisafulli, Laura Dobbin, Erin Gaudreau, Beth Golden, Meghan Gould, Randi Hutton, Jessica Knowles, Ann Lydecker, Erica Moreno, Jennifer Ray, Molly Reich, Beth Stimpson, Lindsay Tucker, Anne Wagner

We have sold out of all available tickets.  Please reach out to Carrie Kurtz at ckurtz@newcanaancf.org or (203) 966-0231 to be placed on a Wait List.