Celebrating 15 Years of Possibility
This year’s gala marks a milestone: 15 years of elevating student voices, unleashing untapped potential, and building a legacy of lasting impact.
Be Part of What Comes Next
Join us as we honor this journey and unveil a bold new chapter—co-created with the students we serve and powered by champions like you. Your presence isn’t just appreciated—it’s catalytic.
An Experience with Heart
Enjoy inspired dishes and inventive cocktails, then be moved by a soul-stirring performance from YOLA (Youth Orchestra Los Angeles), featuring Minds Matter students whose stories will stay with you long after the final note.
Bid, Believe, Build Futures
From once-in-a-lifetime getaways to curated local gems, our silent auction offers more than indulgence—it’s a direct investment in driven students charting their path through the Minds Matter program. Every bid fuels dreams, every dollar builds futures.
This Night Matters
Don’t miss an evening where purpose meets celebration, and every moment is designed to inspire, connect, and ignite change. Reserve your place in the story—we’re just getting started.
Thank You to Our Sponsors
Presenting Sponsor
Senior Sponsors
Other Sponsors
YOLA – Youth Orchestra Los Angeles
YOLA provides young people, ages five through eighteen, with free instruments, intensive music instruction, and opportunities to perform on stages in their communities and around the world.
Launched in 2007, YOLA has been adapted to meet the needs of communities across Los Angeles. Since the program’s inception, YOLA musicians have received more than six million hours of instruction and performed for audiences of millions—from neighborhood concerts and community events to the Hollywood Bowl and the Super Bowl Halftime Show.
Today, the program operates at sites across the city, including the Judith and Thomas L. Beckmen YOLA Center at Inglewood, which opened in 2021 as YOLA’s first permanent, purpose-built facility.
About YOLA
Gallery of Past Gala Moments
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Be Part of a Movement That Transforms Lives
We invite you and your company to sponsor Minds Matter Southern California’s Rooted in Impact, Rising for More Gala on October 16—featuring a powerful performance by the acclaimed YOLA Youth Orchestra Los Angeles, alongside our brilliant Minds Matter scholars. Your sponsorship fuels real change and opens doors that once felt out of reach. Flexible sponsorship levels ensure alignment with your mission and budget. By completing the interest form below, you ignite possibility and help dreams take flight.
Your commitment directly propels Minds Matter scholars toward college and beyond. Every day, we deliver personalized, forward-thinking programs that nurture ambition, build resilience, and break barriers. Your support turns potential into progress, reshaping futures for our students and their families.
Let’s join forces to elevate dreams and expand opportunity.
Fill out the form today—your impact begins now.