Please join us for our 2024 Annual Benefit party on June 21st at the Webb Institute.

As stewards of the former Herbert L. Pratt estate, the Institute received a 2022 Preservation Award from Preservation Long Island for the historically sensitive design by Bentel & Bentel Architects of the Couch Academic Center, a new facility for teaching, learning, and collaboration in Glen Cove.

The June Benefit Party is our principal fundraiser of the year and one of the best parties of the season! Tickets and Sponsorship Packages are available for purchase online now. We hope you can join us!

2024 Benefit Party Co-chairs:
Carol Bentel FAIA, Edward Dugger, and Victoria Greenleaf

Benefit Committee Members (list in formation):
Meredith & Frank Olt, Sarah & Rob Trust, Lloyd Zuckerberg, Jocelyn & Christian Wenk, Corinne & Bill Langdon, G. Bruce Knecht & Harry van Dyke, Pia & Robert Crary

Tickets start at $200 for Advocate level (and $125 for Young Preservationists). Collector level tickets available at $300 and Steward level at $500.*

Can’t make the party? Make a fully tax-deductible donation in lieu of a ticket purchase.

Become a 2024 Annual Benefit Sponsor

Click on the benefit party Underwriter levels below for sponsorship package details and benefits.

DIAMOND - $10,000
  • Recognition on Preservation Long Island website and in benefit promotional materials
  • Use of the Preservation Long Island gallery or another designated property for a private event
  • 8 tickets to annual benefit party
  • Name/logo listed on invitation insert and at annual benefit venue
  • Free employee (or family member) admission to Preservation Long Island house museums
  • Onsite recognition at Preservation Long Island gallery during in-person exhibitions
PLATINUM - $5,000
  • Recognition on Preservation Long Island website and in benefit promotional materials
  • Use of Preservation Long Island Gallery for a private event
  • 6 tickets to annual benefit party
  • Name/Logo listed on invitation insert and at annual benefit venue
GOLD - $2,500
  • Recognition on Preservation Long Island website and in benefit promotional materials
  • 4 tickets to annual benefit party
  • Name/Logo listed on invitation insert and at annual benefit venue
SILVER - $1,500
  • Recognition on Preservation Long Island website and in benefit promotional materials
  • 2 tickets to annual benefit party
  • Name/Logo listed on invitation insert and at annual benefit venue

If you need assistance with your ticket or sponsorship purchase, please contact Katiana Anglade, Development Director at: [email protected] or call our office during business hours at 631-692-4664 extension 109.

*The cost of goods and services for Annual Benefit tickets is $75 per person. A tax receipt with full details about the tax deductibility of your contribution will be sent.

Image Credit: “Webb Institute.” Photos by Kyle Koleda.

Thank You to Our Generous 2024 Benefit Sponsors (updated 5/1/24)

Michelle & Timothy Gokey

Beverly & Robert Kissam

Jocelyn & Christian Wenk

Learn more about the almost 1000 country estates built on Long Island in our book:

Long Island Country Houses and Their Architects, 1860-1940

This important volume is a rich compendium of the architects and firms who designed these grand examples of domestic architecture during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.