2025 Illumination Gala | June 14 | The Ritz-Carlton
A BRILLIANT EVENING
We are thrilled to share that generous donors have given more than $4.1 million through the Illumination Gala to support the breakthroughs that change the ways we prevent and treat cancer at Siteman Cancer Center. Special thanks to our lead ambassadors, Elizabeth Mannen Berges and Jim Berges, and our celebrity guest hosts, Andy Cohen and Justin Willman, for an unforgettable evening full of hope.
Illumination is The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital’s premier gala that raises money for cancer research at Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and WashU Medicine. Illumination is truly an unforgettable evening of hope, entertainment, and philanthropy. Since 2007, this extraordinary gala has raised over $48 million to support more than 185 cancer research projects leading to new ways to prevent and treat cancer.