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DTSTAMP:20261023T194858Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260511
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260512
SUMMARY:Robin Hood Benefit
LOCATION:Jacob K. Javits Convention Center\, New York\, United States
DESCRIPTION:One May evening at the Javits Center that funds more than ha
 lf of a New York poverty foundation's annual grantmaking. Not open to t
 he public.\nhttps://globalsocialseason.com/events/robin-hood-benefit\nD
 ates: Held on the evening of Monday 11 May 2026 at the Javits Center. R
 obin Hood's own release\, issued the following day\, states that the be
 nefit 'separately garnered $73 million that will finance more than half
  of Robin Hood's overall annual grantmaking budget\, including emergenc
 y food\, housing\, education\, job training\, benefits access\, legal s
 ervices\, and more.' The evening also launched the organization's 'Camp
 aign for the Future - Endowing the Fight Against Poverty'\, a $1 billio
 n endowment drive anchored by a $100 million gift from the Bezos family
  establishing the Jackie Bezos Endowment for Early Childhood\, with a f
 urther $25 million pledged subject to a match.
URL:https://globalsocialseason.com/events/robin-hood-benefit
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Philanthropy
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DTSTAMP:20261023T194858Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270510
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270511
SUMMARY:Robin Hood Benefit (expected)
LOCATION:Jacob K. Javits Convention Center\, New York\, United States
DESCRIPTION:One May evening at the Javits Center that funds more than ha
 lf of a New York poverty foundation's annual grantmaking. Not open to t
 he public.\nhttps://globalsocialseason.com/events/robin-hood-benefit\nD
 ates: Not yet announced. The benefit has fallen on the second Monday in
  May for three consecutive years — 13 May 2024\, 12 May 2025 and 11 M
 ay 2026 — which gives 10 May 2027. Robin Hood does not publish the da
 te far ahead because the benefit is not sold to the public\; the date b
 ecomes public through the invitation and through press coverage on the 
 night.
URL:https://globalsocialseason.com/events/robin-hood-benefit
STATUS:TENTATIVE
CATEGORIES:Philanthropy
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