11th ANNUAL
AWARD CEREMONY


The 11th Annual Long Island Imagine Awards was held Tuesday, April 25, 2023.
The 11th Annual Long Island Imagine Awards was held as an in-person event for over 450 guests with an online livestream of the program on Tuesday, April 25, 2023. This gala event was created to offer formal acknowledgement to some of Long Island’s most effective and innovative nonprofit organizations. Over 150 nonprofit applications were submitted to win $5,000 grants in each of six categories: *NEW* DEIA, Innovation, Leadership Excellence, Rising Star, Social Impact and Arts and Culture, and an additional $3,000 Fan Favorite award and $1,000 participant choice award. Of this pool of worthy applicants, 24 were selected as finalists and one in each category was announced as the winner. Thanks to our Diamond Sponsor SterlingRisk Insurance, $1,000 was also granted to each finalist.
OUR FOUNDER

Ken Cerini, CPA, CFP, FABFA
Managing Partner
OUR EMCEE

Doug Geed
Anchor
Judges
Winners Videos
EVENT PHOTOS
FINALISTS

BETHPAGE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION
DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION & ACCESSIBILITY (DEIA) AWARD

BETHPAGE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION
DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION & ACCESSIBILITY (DEIA) AWARD

CERINI & ASSOCIATES, LLP
SOCIAL IMPACT AWARD

CERINI & ASSOCIATES, LLP
SOCIAL IMPACT AWARD

CERTILMAN BALIN
LEADERSHIP EXCELLENCE AWARD

CERTILMAN BALIN
LEADERSHIP EXCELLENCE AWARD

THE CLAIRE FRIEDLANDER FAMILY FOUNDATION
ARTS & CULTURE AWARD

THE CLAIRE FRIEDLANDER FAMILY FOUNDATION
ARTS & CULTURE AWARD

FLAGSTAR BANK
INNOVATION AWARD

FLAGSTAR BANK
INNOVATION AWARD

VANGUARD BENEFITS
RISING STAR AWARD

VANGUARD BENEFITS
RISING STAR AWARD