Save the Date: May 2, 2026

We’re thrilled to announce that our Evening for Hope gala will be held at a new and exciting location – the JW Marriott Washington, DC. 

This stunning venue will feature a spacious area for an extended cocktail hour, providing ample time and space for meaningful networking with fellow supporters and community leaders. More details and sponsorship opportunities will be announced in the coming months. 

With your incredible support, in 2025, we raised $1,830,321 to help provide a “Place Like Home” for the seriously ill children and families we serve at NIH—a special thank you to Tony Perkins for the wonderful job he did as our event emcee.

We are deeply grateful to our guests, sponsors, donors, and volunteers who made this unforgettable night possible.

Photos from the event are posted on our Flickr page.

Each year, an average of 1,500 families stay at The Inn free of charge while undergoing treatment at the NIH Clinical Center and helping to advance medical discoveries.  An Evening for Hope Gala supports the mission of The Inn to reduce the burden of illness on families, make childhood possible, and help advance NIH clinical research.

“We know it is an incredibly vulnerable and heroic pursuit when patients and their families undergo clinical trials. That’s why The Children’s Inn at NIH aims to reduce the burden of illness on families, make childhood possible, and help advance NIH clinical research. Our mission depends greatly on the generosity of our community. The importance of this event cannot be emphasized enough—the Evening for Hope Gala is instrumental in this endeavor, and we cannot do it without the partnership of industry and government.” 

–Jennie Lucca, CEO, The Children’s Inn at NIH