Manhattan Institute, and its flagship magazine City Journal, have long fought to keep America and its great cities prosperous, safe, and free. In an age of conformity and cancellation, Manhattan Institute scholars and City Journal writers boldly advance evidence-based arguments that challenge the status quo and enrich our nation’s public discourse.

Host Committee Levels

Presenter: $250,000  Special recognition in the dinner program; Recognition in the formal invitation; Special recognition in master of ceremonies’ remarks; Table of 12, premier seating; Invitation to daytime programming featuring MI scholars; VIP reception access for all guests

Patron: $150,000 Special recognition in the dinner program; Recognition in the formal invitation; Special recognition in master of ceremonies’ remarks; Table of 10, premier seating; Invitation to daytime programming featuring MI scholars; 2 VIP reception tickets

Benefactor: $75,000 Special recognition in the dinner program; Recognition in the formal invitation; Special recognition in master of ceremonies’ remarks; Table of 10, premier seating; Invitation to daytime programming featuring MI scholars

Champion: $50,000 Recognition in the dinner program; Recognition in the formal invitation; Table of 10, premier seating; Invitation to daytime programming featuring MI scholars

Sponsor: $25,000 Recognition in the dinner program; Recognition in the formal invitation; Table of 10, preferred seating

Supporter: $15,000 Recognition in the dinner program; Recognition in the formal invitation; Table of 10

 

Please reach out to Saga Lisslo (slisslo@manhattan.institute) with any questions about tickets or sponsorships.

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About Abigail Shrier

Abigail Shrier is a senior fellow at Manhattan Institute and a columnist at The Free Press. Ms. Shrier is the New York Times bestselling author of Bad Therapy: Why the Kids Aren’t Growing Up (2024) and the national bestseller Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters (2020), which was named a “Best Book” by the Economist and the Times of London. Her works have been translated into 25 languages.

In 2025, Ms. Shrier received the Samizdat Prize for courageously resisting censorship and in 2021, the Barbara Olson Award for Excellence and Independence in Journalism.

Ms. Shrier holds an AB from Columbia College, where she received the Euretta J. Kellett Fellowship; a BPhil from the University of Oxford; and a JD from Yale Law School.