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Philanthropist Jean Shafiroff held a
celebration party on behalf of The New
York Women’s Foundation (NYWF) in New
York City to honor the work of the
Foundation and their upcoming
Celebrating Women® Breakfast event on
Wednesday, May 14th, 2025 at the New
York Marriott Marquis Hotel.
The signature NYWF event pays tribute to
extraordinary honorees and The
Foundation’s grantee partners who are
advancing innovative and bold solutions
to create an equitable and just future
for women and families in the New York
City metro area and beyond.
The Celebrating Women® Breakfast awards
are presented to a woman, group, or
organization whose achievements have
created a positive impact and influenced
the lives of and women and girls
everywhere. Prominent past honorees of
the Celebrating Women® Breakfast include
Hillary Rodham Clinton (Century Award
Honoree), Cyndi Lauper (Vision Award
Honoree), Tarana Burke, Christiane
Amanpour, Ana María Archila, Whoopi
Goldberg, Nikole Hannah-Jones, Gloria
Steinem, Queen Latifah and Dolores
Huerta (Century Award Honoree).
This year’s honorees include JPMorgan
Chase & Co. as the recipient of the
Vision Award, Jacqueline Woodson,
award-winning author and advocate, and
Fran Drescher, actress, activist, and
union leader, with the Celebrating
Women® Award for their profound
contributions to advancing gender equity
and justice.
Jean, a long-time board member and
supporter of the New York Women's
Foundation hosted the evening which saw
guests come together to honor the
incredible women whose charitable
endeavors resonate deeply with the
Communities across the City. The
evening’s entertainment was provided by
pianist Yui Kitamura, Violinist Kinga
Augustyn, and Broadway’s Bianca Lopez.
Notable attendees included: Jean
Shafiroff, Ana L. Oliveira, Devika Gopal
Agge, Candice Bushnell, Julia Haart,
Mary Baglivo, Helene Banks, Anastasia
Somoza, Susan Gutfreund, Chantal Lorbeer,
William Cavendish, Lilliana Cavendish,
Maryanne Grisz, Maribel Lieberman, Jason
Bauch, Betsy McCaughey (Former NYS
Lieutenant Governor), Roy Kean, David
Hochberg, Ryan Nessing, Andrew Simon,
Nicole Noonan and Stephen Knobel,
fashion designers Victor dE Souza, Fern
Clausius and Maurizo Mauro.
To attend the 2025 Celebrating Women’s
Breakfast, please reserve tickets at
www.nywf.org/cwb2025
About The New York Women’s Foundation:
The New York Women’s Foundation creates
an equitable and just future for women,
girls, gender-expansive individuals and
their families by investing in bold,
community-led solutions to ignite action
for gender, economic, and racial
justice. Since 1987, The Foundation has
invested $133 million in 500+
organizations, creating a vibrant
community of grantees, philanthropists,
advocates, innovators, and
change-makers.
To learn more about The New York Women's
Foundation's work to transform lives,
families, and communities, please visit
www.nywf.org
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About
Jean Shafiroff:
Jean Shafiroff is a philanthropist,
humanitarian, TV host, writer, and the
author of the book "Successful
Philanthropy: How to Make a Life By What
You Give". Jean works extensively as a
volunteer fundraiser and leader in the
philanthropic world. She serves on the
boards of 8 charitable organizations and
each year chairs upwards of eight to ten
different charity galas. She also
hosts and underwrites many large parties
in her homes for different
non-profits. Among the many causes she
champions are those involved in women’s
rights, rights of underserved
populations, health care, and animal
welfare. In addition to hosting her own
TV show, entitled Successful
Philanthropy, Jean Shafiroff often
appears on TV shows, podcasts and then
in the press about her fashion and
philanthropy. She is an international
leader who strives to motivate people of
all ages and backgrounds to get involved
in the philanthropic process.
Jean Shafiroff serves on the boards of
the French Heritage Society,
Southampton Hospital Foundation, NYC
Mission Society, Couture Council of the
Museum at FIT, New York Women's
Foundation, Casita Maria, Global Strays,
and Southampton Animal Shelter
Foundation Honorary Board. In addition,
she is a member of the Advisory Board of
the Historical Society of Palm Beach
County. A Catholic, Jean served on the
board of the Jewish Board for 28 years
and now is one of their honorary
trustees. Jean Shafiroff has been
honored numerous times by a variety of
charitable organizations for her work.
Jean Shafiroff is among the leading
ladies of philanthropy. For more
information, please visit
www.jeanshafiroff.com
For more information, please visit
www.jeanshafiroff.com
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