The 1950s-inspired fundraising event, which featured headliner Jay Leno, was held at the historic theater in New Brunswick to benefit STNJ’s mission to provide educational and community engagement programs for children, families and underserved residents. Funds also support the continued excellence of STNJ’s world-class mainstage performances.  

The DiLeo Family, through their foundation and along with NAIDB, has had a long-standing relationship of support with STNJ. From meaningful annual contributions to fund STNJ’s sensory-friendly programming to participating in the 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization’s recent transformative capital campaign, the foundation and firm are committed to seeing arts and education programming designed to inform and build future audiences.

Built in 1921 and designed by renowned architect Thomas Lamb, the historic State Theatre was a center of culture and arts since its earliest beginnings as a renovated silent-film palace through the 1960s. Transformed into a nonprofit performing arts center and reopened in 1988, the modern-day State Theatre New Jersey is Central New Jersey’s largest nonprofit arts venue. In addition to offering exceptional artistry across numerous genres, STNJ is committed to making world-class arts programming affordable and accessible to individuals of all ages and backgrounds.

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