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Charity Event Guide 2025

The Orange County Business Journalโ€™s Charity Event Guide is your go-to resource for connecting with the regionโ€™s most impactful nonprofit events. From galas and fundraisers to community initiatives, this comprehensive guide highlights opportunities to support meaningful causes while fostering connections with Orange Countyโ€™s philanthropic leaders.

Inside you will find a calendar of the charity events planned for 2025. The Guide also showcases the top five fundraising dinner/galas, luncheons, golf events, and walk/runs from 2024.

Whether youโ€™re looking to sponsor, attend, or volunteer, the Charity Event Guide helps you make a difference.

 

2025 CALENDAR LISTINGS – Click the event name to visit the website

Januaryย 
Date Organization Event Name
25 Arts & Learning Conservatory Symphonic Soul Concert
31 Advance OC The Future of Philanthropy: A Convening of Courageous Capital
February
Date Organization Event Name
20 Black Chamber Education Fund Black Chamber Black History Month Future Leaders Luncheon
22 Catholic Charities of Orange County 35th Mardi Gras Gala
23 The Joyful Child Foundation 8th Annual BRAVE Race
25 LGBTQ Center Orange County Together We Belong
27 The Wooden Floor Driving Futures: A College Scholarship Benefit for Students of The Wooden Floor
March
Date Organization Event Name
1 Alzheimerโ€™s Association InspirationALZ Gala
1 CureDuchenne Napa in Newport
1 Servite High School Excellence in Leadership Dinner
8 American Cancer Society American Cancer Society Orange County Gala
8 Withย Hope, the Amber Craig Memorial Foundation 18th Annual 5K Walk/Run With Hope
9 Philharmonic Society of Orange County Philharmonic Ball: Music in Bloom
12 California State University, Fullerton Titans Give day of giving
15 Alzheimer’s Orange County Walk4ALZ 2025
15 Breakthrough T1D Southern California Breakthrough T1D Orange County “One Night in Venice” Gala
15 Jessie Rees Foundation | NEGU 14th Annual NEGU Gala
15 Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County 3rd Annual Walk to Feed OC
16 Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Orange Coast Women of Greatness Brunch & Bubbly
19 The Orange Catholic Foundation 22nd Annual Conference on Business & Ethics
19-23 Hoag Charity Sports Hoag Classic
21 Casa Teresa Dream Big Luncheon and Fashion Show
21 YMCA of Orange County Adventure Guides โ€˜AG Cupโ€™ Charity Golf Tournament
23 Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation Reaching for the Cure 10K, 5k Run, 5k Walk, Kids 1k
24 CHOC Foundation 13th Annual CHOC Classic presented by PMH Laboratory, Inc.
27 Beyond Blindness Vision Beyond Sight Gala โ€“ Building Bright Beginnings
29 City of Hope Let’s be Frank About Cancer
29 Cristo Rey Orange County High School ยกVIVA! 2025
29 Orange County School of the Arts Foundation Gala 2025: House of Muse
29 Radiant Health Centers 39th Annual Radiant Health Center Gala
29 Roosters Foundation of Orange County The Roosters Foundation Food and Wine Celebration
29 Vocational Visions The Great Adventure
April
Date Organization Event Name
2 Public School Defenders Hub Giving Day
4 Orange Lutheran High School 22nd Annual Gala Dinner & Show
4 Orangewood Foundation 21st Annual Scholarship Luncheon
6 Illumination Foundation Chefโ€™s Table
7 Miracles for Kids 7th Annual Miracles Golf Invitational
10 South County Outreach Empty Bowls 2025
10 The Drake Gives The Drake Gives 5th Annual Fundraiser Celebrating The Power of Music
12 American Heart Association Orange County Heart and Stroke Walk
12 Gold Rush Cure Foundation 10th annual โ€œCelebrating Childhood Cancer Heroesโ€ Gala
13 Laguna Playhouse One Night Only! Celebrating Broadway Divas Singing Showstoppers!
18 WISE Women Investing in Security and Education Tearing Down the Pink Wall – Cal State University Fullerton
23 Grandma’s House of Hope Help Them Home 2025 – Raising Funds to Restore Lives in Orange County
23 WISEPlace Help Them Home
24 OneOC The Spirit of Volunteerism Awards
25 Lauraโ€™s House The 10th Annual Brighter Futures Luncheon at the Balboa Bay Resort.
26 Art & Creativity for Healing Black & White 25th Anniversary Ball
26 Concordia University Irvine The 23rd Annual Gala of Stars
26 Girls Inc. of Orange County Girls Inc. of Orange County Annual Gala
26 Girls Inc. of Orange County Girls Inc. of Orange County Speakeasyย 
26 LGBTQ Center Orange County Indigo Ball: OUT to Empower
26 Think Together Curriculum Kit Build
27 Make-A-Wish Orange County and the Inland Empire It’s In The Bag
30 The Wooden Floor 13th Step Beyond Annual Breakfast
Mayย 
Date Organization Event Name
1-30 Free Wheelchair Mission Move for Mobility
1 Groundswell A Wave of Hope: Annual Fundraising Gala
2 American Red Cross of Orange County Orange County Heroes Awards
2 Girl Scouts of Orange County Voice for Girls
2 Habitat for Humanity of Orange County Leaders Build Challenge
2 Homeless Intervention Services of Orange County Annual HIS-OC Message in a Bottle Fundraiser
2 Irvine International Academy PTO In May We Dance With IIA
3 CHOC Glass Slipper Guild The 31st Annual Glass Slipper Guild Gala: Notte di Eleganza
3 Community Action Partnership of Orange County Community Action Partnership of Orange County’s 60th Anniversary Gala
3 MemorialCare Saddleback Medical Center Foundation Spring Gala
3 Mercy House Living with Heart Gala
3 Orangewood Foundation Orangewood Challenge & OrangewoodFEST
3 Reimagine 75th Anniversary Celebration
3 The Prentice School Education Elevated Gala
3 Wells of Life Run4Water 5K/1K
4 Kure It Cancer Research The Big Dill Pickleball Tournament
5 Big Brothers Big Sisters of Orange County & the Inland Empire 48th Annual Big Brothers Big Sisters Golf Tournament
7 Orange County Rescue Mission Women for Hope Picnic
9 Otra Mas | Equine Therapy & Horse Rescue Grace and Grit Ladies Luncheon: Honoring Trailblazing Women
10 Casa Youth Shelter Casa Youth Shelterโ€™s Bootstrap Ball
10 Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Great Strides Orange County
10 Susan G. Komen Susan G. Komen OC Pink Tie Party
12 Elephant Cooperation Elephant Cooperation’s 5th Annual Golf Fundraiser
12 Providence St. Joseph Hospital Foundation Annual Golf Tournament
14 Share Ourselves Share Ourselves’ 32nd Annual Wild & Crazy Taco Night
15 Newport Harbor Educational Foundation Newport Harbor Home & Garden Tour
15 Waymakers Swing for Kids Golf Tournament
16 Alzheimerโ€™s Orange County Golf Fore Alzheimer’s Golf Tournament
16 Catholic Charities of Orange County Inspirational Catholic Womenย 
16 Crean Lutheran High School The Saints Dan Fink Memorial Golf Classic
16 Scouting America, Orange County Council Annual โ€˜Good Sea Scoutโ€™ Dinner
17 CHOC Foundation CHOC Gala
17 Court Appointed Special Advocates of Orange County CASA Celebration
17 Human Options Serious Fun Gala
17 Project Hope Alliance 11th Annual Anti-Gala
20 Orange County United Way 2025 Womenโ€™s Philanthropy Fund Breakfast
22 Bowers Museum Terracotta Warriors Gala
22 MVS Foundation and CSUF Center for Leadership Mental Health and Wellness Workshop for C-Suite Executives
23 Boys Hope Girls Hope 31st Annual Golfers Classic
29 Hoag Hospital Foundation 38th Annual Circle 1000 Foundersโ€™ Celebration Brunch
29 Impact Giving 16th Annual Dinner & Awards Event
31 J.F. Shea Therapeutic Riding Center Annual Gala
31 MOMS Healthy Beginnings, Bright Futures Gala
31 Pacific Symphony Pacific Symphony Gala
TBD Court Appointed Special Advocates of Orange County Kids for CASA Pinwheel Project
June
Date Organization Event Name
1-30 Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County 9th Annual Food From The Bar Campaign
3 Casa Teresa 45th Annual Neill Sullivan Legacy Golf Classic
10 Public Law Center Volunteers for Justice Event
17 Project Access Project Access Annual Charity Golf Tournament
19 Hoag Hospital Foundation 2025 Hoag Summer Fest
20 Lauraโ€™s House The HOPE Golf Tournament at the Tijeras Creek Golf Club.
26 Habitat for Humanity of Orange County TCA Gold Tournament for Habitat OC
26-29 Stars & Stripes Children’s Foundation Stars & Stripes
27 Kure It Cancer Research Rivals Cup Golf Tournament
July
Date Organization Event Name
4 Laguna Niguel Family YMCA Run in the Parks 5K & Kids Race
13 High Hopes Head Injury Program Eric Marienthal and Friends Concert Benefiting High Hopes
17 Ronald McDonald House Orange County RMHOC Annual Charity Golf Tournament
19 Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Pipeline to a Cure
19 Jessie Rees Foundation | NEGU Night of Joy
26 Oceana Oceanaโ€™s 18th Annual SeaChange Summer Party
27 KidWorks KidWorks Festival of Chefs
August
Date Organization Event Name
2 The Teen Project Hot Summer Nights
3 CHOC Foundation CHOC Walk in the Park presented by Disneyland Resort
7 Big Brothers Big Sisters of Orange County & the Inland Empire Igniting Potential at the Big A
9 Sherman Library & Gardens Newport Beach Summer Garden Party
16 Friends of the Santa Ana Zoo Zoofari
16 Newport Bay Conservancy Gourmet by the Bay
23 Festival of Arts & Pageant of the Masters California Dreamin’: A Benefit for the Arts
23 Muckenthaler Cultural Center Muckenthaler Annual Gala: The Great Gatsby
23-9/1 Hope Builders 10 Days for Launching Careers
TBD Scouting America, Orange County Council Annual Stars and Stripes ‘Good Scout’ Cornhole Classic
TBD Share Ourselves Share Ourselvesโ€™ 30th Annual Back to School Program
TBD Town & Country Town & Country’s 2025 “A Night of Hope” 2nd Annual Gala
Septemberย 
Date Organization Event Name
4 Free Wheelchair Mission Miracle of Mobility
4 Sherman Library & Gardens Sherman Library & Gardens First Annual Botanical Ball
7 LGBTQ Center Orange County SipTember
10 Hoag Hospital Foundation 2025 H.E.R. Summit
11 Bracken’s Kitchen Hungry Games 8.0
12 Boys & Girls Club of Laguna Beach Night at The Ranch
13 Fullerton Family YMCA Crab Feast & Auction Under The Stars
13 Global Center for Women and Justice at Vanguard University Amplify Gala
13 Rosary Academy Rosary Academy 60th Anniversary Celebration
13 The Ecology Center Green Feast – The Ecology Center
13 Vanguard University’s Global Center for Women and Justice Vanguard Universityโ€™s Global Center for Women and Justiceโ€™s Annual Amplify Luncheon
15 Jessie Rees Foundation | NEGU 15th Annual NEGU Golf Classic
15 Southern California Hospice Foundation 18th Annual Hospice Charity Golf Tournament
17 Scouting America, Orange County Council Citizens of Character
18 MISSION VIEJO FAMILY YMCA 15th Annual โ€˜Fore the Kidsโ€™ Golf Tournament
19 Mission San Juan Capistrano Romance of the Mission Gala
20 The Autism Community in Action (TACA) Ante Up For Autism
20 Thomas House Family Shelter Brick By Brick: Paving Our Way to Emerald City Annual Celebration
21 HomeAid Orange County Project Playhouse Auction Party
25 Big Brothers Big Sisters of Orange County & the Inland Empire 61st Annual Gourmet Dinner
25 The Wooden Floor 19th Annual Keep the Promise Wine Tasting Benefit
26 Fristers Celebration Gala
26 The Literacy Project SAVOR 2025
27 Augie’s Quest to Cure ALS 19th Annual Tradition of Hope Gala
27 J.F. Shea Therapeutic Riding Center Annual BBQ & Family Faire
27 Orange County Museum of Art ArtSense Gala 2025
29 Orange County Rescue Mission 16th Annual OC Charity Classic
29 Team Kids 6th Annual Team Kids Golf Classic
TBD Black Chamber Education Fund Black Chamber Annual Banquet
TBD Court Appointed Special Advocates of Orange County CASA OC 40th Anniversary
TBD CureDuchenne 14th Annual Getzlaf Golf Shootout
TBD Working Wardrobes Working Wardrobes 35th Anniversary Gala
TBD Families Forward Light Up the Night Gala
October
Date Organization Event Name
2 Laguna Beach Chamber of Commerce Taste of Laguna Food and Music Festival
3 Friendly Center Friendly Center’s Annual One Heart Gala
4 Council on Aging – Southern California An Evening of Comedy
4 Providence St. Joseph Hospital Foundation Providence St. Joseph Hospital Soirรฉe 2025
4 Sherman Library & Gardens Sherman Library & Gardens First Annual Botanical Ball
9 CHOC Foundation CHOC Let’s Talk Mental Health Luncheon
9 Junior Achievement of Orange County & Inland Empire 21st Annual Stock Market Challenge
9 Orange County Grantmakers (OCG) Annual Summit
10 Otra Mas | Equine Therapy & Horse Rescue Icon of San Juan Capistrano
11 Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Orange Coast BE GREAT Gala
11 City of Hope Promises of Hope
11 Lauraโ€™s House Lauraโ€™s House Annual Gala: Raising awareness for Domestic Violence Awareness Month, at the Hyatt Regency Irvine
11 Miracles for Kids 2025 Annual Night of Miracles Gala
11 Soka University of America Celebrating a Vision of Peace Gala
11 UC Irvine UC Irvine Anti-Cancer Challenge
13 Scouting America, Orange County Council The Inaugural OC ‘Character’ Golf Classic
14 CureDuchenne Second Annual Ladies Luncheon Newport Beach
18 Make-A-Wish Orange County and the Inland Empire The Make-A-Wish Gala
19 Onco-Ballet Foundation Onco-Ballet Community Performance
19 UPLIFT Youth Foundation UPLIFT Youth Foundation I 5th Annual Fundraiser: Community Celebration for Youth Wellness
25 Boys & Girls Clubs of Huntington Valley Great Futures Start Here Annual Benefit Dinner & Auction
TBD Beyond Blindness Dr. Frank Villalobos Fall Golf Classic
TBD Easterseals Southern California Strides for Disability
TBD Habitat for Humanity of Orange County Keys to 100 Event
TBD Illumination Foundation Womenโ€™s Philanthropy Luncheon
TBD Harvesters 33rd Annual Harvesters Fashion Show & Luncheon
Novemberย 
Date Organization Event Name
1 Orange County United Way Orange County United Wayโ€™s 2025 Gala
2 City of Hope Walk for Hope
3 Concordia University Irvine The 36th Annual Concordia University Irvine – Golden Eagle Golf Classic
6-9 Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Hook the Cure
8 Kure It Cancer Research Kure It’s Let’s Save Lives Gala
8 Providence St. Jude Medical Center A Walk Among the Stars Fashion Show & Gala
9 LGBTQ Center Orange County BBQ – Beverages, Bites & Queens
10 Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum November 10th Marine Corps Birthday
12 Impact100OC Annual Presentation- 2025 Grant Giving Event
13 Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFPOC) 40th Annual National Philanthropy Day Luncheon
15 Alzheimer’s Orange County Alzheimer’s Orange County Annual Gala
15 Scouting America, Orange County Council OC Scouting Gala
15 Tilly’s Life Center Tillyโ€™s Life Centerโ€™s (TLC) 11th Annual โ€œI Am Givingโ€ Gala
20 Orange County Community Foundation 2025 Annual Meeting Luncheon
20 Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County Annual โ€œNo Lunchโ€ Lunch
27 Orange County Rescue Mission 12th Annual Turkey Trot OC 5K
TBD Girls Inc. of Orange County Girls Inc. of Orange County College Bound Luncheon
TBD KidWorks KidWorks Cars & Cocktails
TBD Share Ourselves Share Ourselvesโ€™ Thanksgiving Food Distribution
December
Date Organization Event Name
5 Court Appointed Special Advocates of Orange County Friends of CASA Holiday Luncheon
6 Providence Mission Hospital Foundation Providence Mission Hospital Foundation Gala
7 Child Guidance Center Holiday Tree Fantasy
10 Donna Clervi Foundation Holiday Fundraising Brunch
13 Hoag Hospital Foundation 59th Annual Christmas Carol Ball
TBD Share Ourselves Share Ourselvesโ€™ 56th Annual Adopt A Family

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