New York Women’s Foundation named beneficiary of Kering Foundation dinner

The New York Women’s Foundation will receive support from the Kering Foundation’s fifth Caring for Women Dinner on Sept. 10 in New York City. The funding will bolster the foundation’s Girls and Young Women Fund, which backs community partners serving girls, young women and gender-expansive youth across New York City.

Why it matters: - The Caring for Women Dinner raises money for organizations working to end gender-based violence. - Support from the event will help expand The New York Women’s Foundation’s work with girls, young women and gender-expansive youth in New York City. - The dinner brings together philanthropy, advocacy and public visibility around survivor-centered solutions.

What happened: - The New York Women’s Foundation was named one of four beneficiaries of the Kering Foundation’s fifth Caring for Women Dinner. - The event is scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026, at The Pool in New York City. - The other beneficiaries are Activating Change, Fondo Semillas and JBWS. - The evening will be hosted by founding co-hosts Salma Hayek Pinault and François-Henri Pinault. - Additional hosts include Pamela Anderson, Simone Biles, Benicio Del Toro, Nacho Figueras, Dakota Johnson and Lorna Simpson.

The details: - Funding will support The New York Women’s Foundation’s Girls and Young Women Fund. - The fund was established in 2015. - The fund supports community partners across New York City. - Those partners work to expand opportunities, strengthen leadership and improve well-being for girls, young women and gender-expansive youth. - Ana L. Oliveira, president and CEO of The New York Women’s Foundation, said: "We must act now, and we must act together. This partnership strengthens our ability to support our communities." - The Kering Foundation was founded in 2008. - The Kering Foundation focuses on ending gender-based violence through survivor-centered organizations, prevention efforts and partner mobilization.

Between the lines: - The beneficiary list shows the Kering Foundation is spreading support across multiple organizations and geographies, not concentrating the dinner’s fundraising on one group. - The New York Women’s Foundation’s inclusion reinforces the link between gender-based violence prevention and broader work on economic, racial and gender justice. - The event also uses celebrity hosts to broaden attention for a cause that can struggle to compete for public visibility.

What's next: - The dinner is expected to generate funds for the named beneficiaries at the Sept. 10 event. - The New York Women’s Foundation will use the support to advance its community-based grantmaking through the Girls and Young Women Fund. - More information about the Kering Foundation is available at the Kering Foundation's website. - More information about The New York Women’s Foundation is available at the foundation's website.

The bottom line: - The Kering Foundation’s dinner will channel high-profile fundraising toward organizations working to reduce gender-based violence, with The New York Women’s Foundation positioned to direct new support to New York City communities.