This year’s laureates—Martin Cabrera, Jr., Stephen Colbert, Earvin “Magic” Johnson, Stefano Lucchini, and Darren Walker—will be honored at the annual Ripple of Hope Gala on December 9 in New York City.
2025 Ripple of Hope Laureates
Whether on the basketball court, the television screen, or in the boardroom, our 2025 laureates have used their platforms across finance, philanthropy, sports, and entertainment to uplift communities and champion meaningful causes.

“Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring those ripples build a current which can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance.”
–Robert F. Kennedy, 1966
— Robert Kennedy