St. Jude Detroit Gala

Thank you for joining us on January 31, 2026 for the St. Jude Detroit Gala at the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation. We hope you enjoyed a festive afternoon in support of the lifesaving mission of St. Jude: Finding cures. Saving children.®

Matching gifts are an easy way to increase your donation to St. Jude — at no additional cost to you! Many employers support your altruistic efforts by offering matching gift programs to your favorite charities. Check if your employer will match your gift to St. Jude or contact us at matchinggifts@stjude.org.

All proceeds from this event benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, where families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or food — so they can focus on helping their child live.

For information on sponsorship or volunteer opportunities at next year's event, please contact Megan Phelps at megan.phelps@alsac.stjude.org.

Every child deserves a chance to live their best life and celebrate every moment. When you support St. Jude, you can help make cures possible for kids with cancer. Together, we can save more lives.

St. Jude patient Beckett

Choose the right planned gift for you

St. Jude patient Han, pictured with family

IRA charitable contributions

If you're 70 ½ or older, you can contribute to St. Jude from your IRA and potentially receive tax benefits. You can have your IRA administrator use our sample letter.

Donor-advised funds

You can recommend a grant from your donor-advised fund by calling your fund manager or by signing in to your granting institution and selecting St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

Gifts of stock

When gifting stock, you can reference our transfer form, or call us at (800) 395-4341 to inform us of your gift, so we can properly acknowledge your gift and provide you with a tax receipt.

Charitable gift annuities

Charitable gift annuities may interest you if you want to transfer cash or securities to St. Jude and receive lifetime payments for yourself or a loved one.

Thank you to our committee

Event Co-Chairs
Sarah Ford • Kelle Ilitch

Committee Members
Barbara Askar-Kouza • Beatrice Boutros • Raghad Farah • Marla Feldman • Calvin Ford • Lorron James • Alexandra Julian • David Pian • Manal Saab, Emeritus National Board Member • Jennifer Scappaticci • George Simon, National Board Member • Josee-Anne Wakefield • Jeff Watt • Hiba Yazbeck • Shannon Zwiesler