12TH ANNUAL

AWARD CEREMONY

The 12th Annual Long Island Imagine Awards was held Wednesday, May 1, 2024.

The Long Island Imagine Awards was created as a way to showcase the nonprofit sector and all the good work that it does, as well as provide opportunities for deeper collaboration within the sector. The event acts as an opportunity to meet new people, discover new organizations doing business on Long Island, develop new relationships, and learn from the organizations that are being honored.

Long Island based nonprofits competed against each other in 6 categories – Arts & Culture; Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Accessibility (DEIA); Innovation; Leadership Excellence; Rising Star; & Social Impact, with the winner in each category winning a $5,000 grant. In addition, the 24 finalists, 4 in each category, each received a professionally produced video, which was showcased the night of the event, and two free tickets to the event. ADDITIONALY, THANKS TO OUR DIAMOND SPONSOR, STERLINGRISK, EACH FINALIST WILL RECEIVE A $1,000 CHECK! This is in addition to the other awards.

Ken Cerini, CPA, CFP, FABFA

Managing Partner

Jenn Seelig

Anchor

Judges

Winners Videos

EVENT PHOTOS

THANK YOU DIAMOND SPONSOR STERLINGRISK

THANKS TO STERLINGRISK, EACH FINALIST WILL RECEIVE $1,000 THE NIGHT OF THE EVENT

12TH ANNUAL

FINALISTS

BETHPAGE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION

DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION & ACCESSIBILITY (DEIA) AWARD

Long Beach Martin Luther King Inc.

New York LGBT Network, Inc.

SCO Family of Services

The Women’s Diversity Network

CERINI & ASSOCIATES, LLP

SOCIAL IMPACT AWARD

Bethany House of Nassau County

Rise Life Services

SCO Family of Services

Winters Center for Autism

CERTILMAN BALIN

LEADERSHIP EXCELLENCE AWARD

Robert Ciatto, President/CEO – ACLD (Adults and Children with Learning & Developmental Disabilities)

Suzanne Chimera, President and Co-Founder – Hair We Share

Shannon Boyle, Executive Director – New Ground Inc.

David Kilmnick, Founder and President – New York LGBT Network, Inc.

THE CLAIRE FRIEDLANDER FAMILY FOUNDATION

ARTS & CULTURE AWARD

Art League of Long Island

CoDanceCo, Inc. dba Dancing Classrooms Long Island

Gold Coast Arts Center (GCAC)

Spirit of Huntington Art Center

FLAGSTAR PRIVATE BANK

INNOVATION AWARD

Developmental Disabilities Institute

Green Inside and Out

Spirit of Huntington Art Center

VANGUARD BENEFITS

RISING STAR AWARD

Birthday Wishes of Long Island

Hair We Share

Holocaust Memorial & Tolerance Center of Nassau County

Little Saint Nick Foundation

HALL OF FAME WINNER

2024 HALL OF FAME

Jovia Financial Credit Union
Hall of Fame Winner

The Viscardi Center, Inc.

12th ANNUAL SPONSORS

DIAMOND SPONSOR

PLATINUM SPONSORS

GOLD SPONSORS

SILVER SPONSORS

BRONZE SPONSORS