2025 NPD Celebration Sponsorship

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Award Honorees


The Association of Fundraising Professionals Chapter of Greater Dallas is proud to present our National Philanthropy Day Honorees for 2025.

2025 Awards Recipients

  • 2025 Outstanding Philanthropist — Gayle & Jim Halperin
  • 2025 Outstanding Volunteer Fundraiser — Bernie DiFiore
  • 2025 Outstanding Fundraising Executive — Sharon Neal, CFRE
  • 2025 Outstanding Foundation — Dallas Mavericks Foundation
  • 2025 Outstanding Corporation — Atmos Energy
  • 2025 Outstanding Youth in Philanthropy — Juliet Cather
  • 2025 Special Recognition Award — Cheryl Unis Mansour

National Philanthropy Day celebrates the great contributions that those who work in all aspects of philanthropic outreach make to our community. The Greater Dallas Chapter of AFP was among the first to begin celebrating National Philanthropy Day.

Our 2025 National Philanthropy Day Celebration will be Thursday, November 13, 2025 at the Dallas Arboretum & Botanical Garden, when we will present the Greater Dallas Chapter's NPD awards. Click here to learn more.

Please click on any of these links to see a list of past honorees. Or click here to view a list of past award honorees.

If you have any questions, please contact the Greater Dallas AFP office.