25th Anniversary Gala
Saturday, November 7, 2026
Crowne Plaza Springfield
5:00-8:30 pm
Our Generous Sponsors.
We proudly recognize our 25th Anniversary Gala sponsors, whose transformative philanthropy helps save lives and correct the injustice of wrongful conviction.
Innocence Warriors
Anonymous
David and Laurie Farrell
Marilyn Hall
Stefan and Natalia Kozak
Bud and Mary Jo Potter
Diane and Dennis Rumme
Justice Reformer
Fletcher Farrar and Mary Jessup
Stephanie and Onsi Kamel
Dr. Stephanie Kok
Gina Kovach and Dave Steward
Don and Wanda Tracy CFLL Charity Fund
Truth Seeker
Ray and Anne Capestrain
Chandana Nandi
Sheila Stocks-Smith & Lawrence J. Smith
Investigator
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Jeff and Tina Bennett
Larry Golden, Illinois Innocence Project Founding Director
Abraham Lincoln Unitarian Universalists
Aruna Mathur
Carolyn Patterson and Martin Jordan
Dr. Stephen and Lisa Stone
Our Leadership Donors.
We gratefully acknowledge our leadership donors, whose exceptional generosity gives voice to the wrongfully convicted and the cause of innocence.
Defender
Mary M. Beaumont
Harry and Deborah Berman
Dr. Subhash and Rambha Chaudary
Nancy Ford, Emeritus Professor of Legal Studies and Public Affairs
Surinder Kumar Jain
John J. Hanlon Law Office LLC
Naomi Lynn
Dr. Babu Prasad
Jim Reed Jr.
Randall and Karen Witter
Advocate
Mr & Ms. Mike Holton
Cozen O'Connor
Robert Markfield
David Racine
Richard and Jackie Schmack
John and Donna Waters