Kering Foundation’s New York dinner raises $5 million for four women’s organizations

The Kering Foundation raised more than $5 million at its fifth annual Caring for Women dinner in New York, with proceeds supporting four organizations working to combat violence against women and children: Activating Change, Fondo Semillas, JBWS and The New York Women’s Foundation.

Held on September 10 at The Pool, the event was co-hosted by Salma Hayek Pinault, François-Henri Pinault, Pamela Anderson, Simone Biles, Dakota Johnson, Benicio Del Toro, Nacho Figueras and Lorna Simpson, with Colman Domingo serving as master of ceremonies.

The guest list included Martha Stewart, Julianne Moore, Nina Garcia, Alex Consani, Karlie Kloss, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Lindsey Vonn, Mick Fleetwood and Cindy Bruna, among others.

The evening featured a live auction of items and experiences contributed by Kering brands and artists, including Gucci, Balenciaga, Bottega Veneta, Pomellato and Lorna Simpson.

For the first time, the fundraising also included an online silent auction, with contributions from Simone Biles, Gucci, Ginori 1735, Brioni and Saint Laurent. The auction is open to the public through September 14.

François-Henri Pinault, chairman of Kering and the Kering Foundation, said the dinner was established five years ago in response to rising violence against women and children.

“Salma and I founded the Caring for Women Dinner five years ago because we refused to accept the rise in violence against women and children as a new normal,” he said. “The extraordinary generosity of this community has helped transform that conviction into action.”

The event concluded with a performance by Rita Ora, followed by an afterparty featuring Paris Hilton as DJ.

Established in 2008, the Kering Foundation supports organizations working to prevent and address gender-based violence and provides support for survivors. The foundation says it has supported one million women survivors and worked with more than 130 nonprofit organizations across six countries.